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**Directed by: Wes Craven**
**Starring: Heather Langenkamp, Robert Englund, Johnny Depp, Ronee Blakley**
**Rated: R**
**Running Time: 1 h 31 m**
**TMM Score: 4.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Atmosphere, Story, World Building, Characters, Creativity**
**WEAKNESSES: Schmaltzy Moments**

A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

October 25, 2019

A slain child murderer returns to haunt the dreams of the children whose parents killed him.

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**Directed by: Jack Sholder**
**Starring: Robert Englund, Mark Patton, Kim Myers**
**Rated: R**
**Running Time: 1 h 27 m**
**TMM Score: 2 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Some Story Elements, Practical Effects, Dream Sequences**
**WEAKNESSES: Entire Third Act**

A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)

October 25, 2019

A teenage boy is haunted by Freddy Krueger in his dreams, and he believes that Freddy might be possessing him.

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**Directed by: Adam Marcus**
**Starring: John D. Lemay, Kane Hodder, Kari Keegan**
**Rated: R**
**Running Time: 1 h 27 m**
**TMM Score: 2 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Some Story Elements, It’s Fun**
**WEAKNESSES: It’s Incredibly Stupid**

Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993)

October 25, 2019

After being blown up, Jason’s soul possesses a morgue worker and he tries to find a member of the Voorhees family so that he can be reborn through magic.

A16JtAcqgBL._SL1500_.jpg — The Ruins (2008)

**Directed by: Carter Smith**
**Starring: Laura Ramsey, Jena Malone, Jonathan Tucker, Shawn Ashmore**
**Rated: R for Strong Violence and Gruesome Images**
**Running Time: 1h 30m**
**TMM Score: 2 Stars**
**STRENGTHS: Good Ideas, Decent Deaths**
**WEAKNESSES: Amateur Writing, Too Familiar, Silly Character Motivations**

The Ruins (2008)

October 24, 2019

A group of friends find themselves on a hostile dig site.

The Dark Half (1993)

October 21, 2019

After a writer kills off his pseudonym the pseudonym manifests and terrorizes the writer and his family.

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**Directed by: Roman Polanski**
**Starring: Johnny Depp, Frank Langella, Lena Olin, Emmanuelle Seigner**
**Rated: R for Some Violence and Sexuality**
**Running Time: 2 h 13 m**
**TMM Score: 3 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Story, Directing**
**WEAKNESSES: Pacing, Tone**

The Ninth Gate (1999)

October 19, 2019

A rare books dealer is drawn into a conspiracy with supernatural overtones after accepting a new job offer from a mysterious and wealthy patron.

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**Directed by: Ronny Yu**
**Starring: Jennifer Tilly, Brad Dourif, Katherine Heigl, Nick Stabile, Gordon Michael Woolvett**
**Rated: R for Strong Horror Violence and Gore, Language, Some Sexual Content and Brief Drug Use**
**Running Time: 1 h 29 m**
**TMM Score: 2.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Humor, Some Special Effects, Some Story Elements**
**WEAKNESSES: Some Story Elements, Human Characters**

Bride of Chucky (1998)

October 18, 2019

Charles Lee Ray’s ex-girlfriend Tiffany resurrects the serial killing doll Chucky, and through a series of unfortunate events, becomes a doll herself. The two engage in a killing spree as they trek across the country towards Charles’ grave.

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**Directed by: John Lafia**
**Starring: Alex Vincent, Jenny Agutter, Gerrit Graham, Christine Elise, Brad Dourif**
**Rated: R**
**Running Time: 1 h 30 m**
**TMM Score: 1.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Chucky Fights**
**WEAKNESSES: Literally Everything Else**

Child's Play 2 (1990)

October 18, 2019

Chucky (somehow) returns to once again try to claim Andy’s soul.

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**Directed by: Don Mancini**
**Starring: Jennifer Tilly, Alex Vincent, Fiona Dourif, Brad Dourif, Michael Therriault, Adam Hurtig**
**Rated: R for Strong Horror Violence, Grisly Images, Language, Brief Sexuality and Drug Use**
**Running Time: 1 h 31 m**
**TMM Score: 2.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Last Fifteen Minutes, Character Progression**
**WEAKNESSES: Production Design, Pacing, Acting, Plot Holes**

Cult of Chucky (2017)

October 18, 2019

Chucky works his way into the insane asylum where Nica Pierce is being kept, and meanwhile, Andy Barclay tries to hunt down his old rival once and for all.

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**Directed by: Jack Bender**
**Starring: Justin Whalin, Perrey Reeves, Jeremy Sylers, Travis Fine, Brad Dourif Dakin Matthews**
**Rated: R for Horror Violence and Language**
**Running Time: 1 h 30 m**
**TMM Score: 1 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Some Humor**
**WEAKNESSES: Writing, Directing, Story, Acting**

Child's Play 3 (1991)

October 18, 2019

Chucky once again returns to trouble Andy Barclay, who is now a teenager living at military school.

Child's Play (1988)

October 18, 2019

A single mother gives her son the latest toy craze- a Good Guys doll- for his birthday, only to find out that her particular doll has been possessed by the soul of a serial killer. What a bummer…

MV5BMTEwNTk0NDUwNDdeQTJeQWpwZ15BbWU3MDQ3NzcyNjE@._V1_SY1000_CR0,0,672,1000_AL_.jpg — The Midnight Meat Train (2008)

**Directed by: Ryuhei Kitamura**
**Starring: Bradley Cooper, Vinnie Jones, Leslie Bibb**
**Rated: R for Sequences of Strong Bloody Gruesome Violence, Grisly Images Involving Nudity, Sexual Content and Language**
**Running Time: 1 h 40 m**
**TMM Score: 2.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Slasher Scenes**
**WEAKNESSES: Acting, Plot Holes**

The Midnight Meat Train (2008)

October 17, 2019

A photographer becomes obsessed with a man whom he thinks is a serial killer who preys on late night commuters.

Candyman (1992)

October 17, 2019

A skeptical grad student accidentally summons a murderous urban legend.

The Amityville Horror (2005)

October 15, 2019

The Lutz family is haunted by evil spirits in their new home.

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**Directed by: Frank Henenlotter**
**Starring: Kevin Van Hentenryck, Teri Susan Smith, Beverly Bonner**
**Rated: NR (Suggested R for Comic Horror Violence and Gore and Some Nudity)**
**Running Time: 1 h 31 m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS:Writing, Creature Design, Story**
**WEAKNESSES: *Definitely* Not for Everyone**

Basket Case (1982)

October 14, 2019

A young man travels to New York with his deformed Siamese-twin brother in a basket with plans for vengeance on the doctors that separated them against their will.

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**Directed by: Frank Henenlotter**
**Starring: Kevin Van Hentenryck, Judy Grafe, Annie Ross**
**Rated: R**
**Running Time: 1 h 30 m**
**TMM Score: 2.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Creature Design, Bizarre Turns**
**WEAKNESSES: Different Tone Than The First**

Basket Case II (1990)

October 14, 2019

Following the events of Basket Case, Duane and his Siamese-twin brother, a mutant named Belial flee the hospital where they are taken and join up with a troupe of wayward freaks.

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**Directed by: Frank Henenlotter**
**Starring: Kevin Van Hentenryck, Annie Ross, Gil Roper**
**Rated: R for Graphic Monster Violence, Sensuality and Language**
**Running Time: 1 h 25 m**
**TMM Score: 2 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Monster Effects, Some Humor**
**WEAKNESSES: Most Humor, Pacing, Boring Writing**

Basket Case III (1991)

October 14, 2019

Following the events of “Basket Case 2”, Duane recovers from his delusional breakdown and learns that Belial will soon become a father.

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**Directed by: Richard Shepard**
**Starring: Allison Williams, Logan Browning, Steven Webber**
**Rated: TV-MA**
**Running Time: 1 h 30 m**
**TMM Score: 2.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Themes**
**WEAKNESSES: Acting, Execution**

The Perfection (2018)

October 13, 2019

A musical prodigy seeks out the star pupil of her former school, and the encounter sends both musicians down a dark path.

81rlitNn8GL._RI_.jpg — Housebound (2014)

**Directed by: Gerard Johnstone**
**Starring: Morgana O’Reilly, Rima Te Wiata, Glen-Paul Waru, Ryan Lampp**
**Rated: NR (Suggested R for Some Language and Comic Violence)**
**Running Time: 1 h 47 m**
**TMM Score: 3 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Story, Tone, Comedy**
**WEAKNESSES: Pacing**

Housebound (2014)

October 12, 2019

After being arrested and put on house arrest, Kylie must learn how to live with her mother Miriam and her stepfather Graeme in the house she grew up in, which, Miriam is convinced, is haunted.

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**Directed by: Sam Raimi**
**Starring: Bruce Campbell, Ellen Sandweiss, Richard DeMainicor, Betsy Baker, Theresa Tilly**
**Rated: NC-17**
**Running Time: 1 h 25 m**
**TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Independent/ Low Budget Masterpiece, Special Effects, Pacing, Cinematography, Directing, Schmaltzy Acting**
**WEAKNESSES: -**

The Evil Dead (1981)

October 11, 2019

Five friends travel to a cabin in the woods for a groovy time, but after they discover a dark book and mysterious recordings left by the cabin’s previous owners, strange and horrific things begin to happen.

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