Title: Brian Keene's Ghoul
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Year: 2012
Director: Gregory M. Wilson
Writer: William M. Miller (Screenwriter)
Rating: NR
Length: 81 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.78:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1
Subtitles: English

Stars:
Stephen Alderfer as Injured Miner
Tim Bell as Martin Kreider / Ghoul
Jacob Bila as Doug Keiser
Sean Braud as Miner
Chelsea Bruland as Deb Lentz
Barry Corbin as Grandfather

Plot:
Something ghastly haunts Golgotha Cemetery – an entity of unspeakable evil…and insatiable hunger. It is the summer of 1984, a time that should be full of lazy, carefree days for 12-year-old Timmy (Modern Family’s Nolan Gould) and his two best friends, Doug and Barry. But when a teenaged couple goes missing among the gravestones of the local cemetery, the bloodcurdling legend of a horrific ghoul begins to seem more like reality than myth. As the body count rises, Timmy and his friends are forced to confront their worst fears when they unearth long-buried secrets and unleash not only their personal demons…but also the one lurking underground! Based on the novel by Brian Keene comes GHOUL, a tale of terror about the convergence of monstrous inhumanity and a ravenous, inhuman monster.

Extras:
Scene Access
Featurettes
Closed Captioned

My Thoughts:
This is a film that the Chiller Channel put out. While I have seen better.... I found this one to be worth the time put in to watch it. Kind of like a horror version of Goonies. But don't jump at it thinking it will be as good as Goonies... not so. It really is more or less an average horror TV Movie.

My Rating:
Out of a Possible 5

Title: Insidious
Trailer |IMDb |Wikipedia |
Year: 2011
Director: James Wan
Writer: Leigh Whannell (Writer)
Rating: Rated PG-13 : Thematic Material, Violence, Terror and Frightening Images, and Brief Strong Language
Length: 103 Min.
Video: Widescreen 2.40:1
Audio: English: DTS-HD Master Audio: 5.1
Subtitles: English, Spanish

Stars:
Patrick Wilson (1973) as Josh Lambert
Rose Byrne as Renai Lambert
Ty Simpkins as Dalton Lambert
Lin Shaye as Elise Rainier
Leigh Whannell as Specs
Angus Sampson as Tucker

Plot:
From the makers of Paranormal Activity, INSIDIOUS is the terrifying story of a family who, shortly after moving, discovers that dark spirits have possessed their home and that their son has inexplicably fallen into a coma. Trying to escape the haunting and save their son, they move again only to realize that it was not their house that was haunted.

Extras:
Scene Access
Bonus Trailers
Featurettes
BD-Live

My Thoughts:
This is one that was recently given to me... just got it yesterday. It is one I never seen before. Reading other's reviews is seems this one is pretty much evenly divided between those that like it and those that don't. As I normally do... before watching the film I watched the trailer. Going by the trailer it looked like it had potential. After watching it I can say while I did enjoy it... I think it should have been better. Going by the trailer alone I would have expected more from it. Going by the reviews I have read I am not surprised. But over-all I would say this one is worth the time put in to watch it.

My Rating:
Out of a Possible 5

Title: Trick 'r Treat
IMDb |Wikipedia |Trailer |
Year: 2008
Director: Michael Dougherty
Writer: Michael Dougherty (Writer)
Rating: Rated R : Horror Violence, Some Sexuality/Nudity and Language
Length: 82 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, French: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Spanish: Dolby Digital: 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish

Stars:
Dylan Baker (1959) as Steven
Rochelle Aytes as Maria
Quinn Lord as Sam/Peeping Tommy
Lauren Lee Smith as Danielle
Moneca Delain as Janet
Tahmoh Penikett as Henry

Plot:
A creepy, darkly comic celebration of the scariest night of the year from producer BRYAN SINGER (director of X-Men and Superman Returns) and writer-director MICHAEL DOUGHERTY (co-scripter of X2 and Superman Returns ). Trick 'R Treat takes the Creepshow/Tales from the Crypt approach to nefarious new depths with four interwoven tales set on Halloween night: a high school principal (DYLAN BAKER) moonlights as a vicious serial killer; the quest of a young virgin (ANNA PAQUIN) for that special someone takes a gruesome turn; a group of teens carries out a cruel prank with disastrous consequences; and a cantankerous old man (BRIAN COX) battles a mischievous trick-or-treating demon.

Extras:
Scene Access
Bonus Trailers
Animated Short: Season's Greetings with Optional Commentary

My Thoughts:
I always loved anthology horrors. While it is technically an anthology horror... it isn't the way I know anthologies at least. Instead of having 3 or 4 separate short stories along with a wraparound storyline... this one is done more like a regular movie with all the stories intertwined with each other. While not bad... I prefer the traditional format of an anthology. Now with that said... I did enjoy all the stories in it... even though I did have some of the stories figured out ahead of time. I liked the one with the girls finding dates. That storyline has Anna Paquin in it... who I find adorable. I have enjoyed her since I first saw her as Sookie in True Blood. I normally don't go for blondes... but in the case of Anna Paquin I think she looks better as a blonde. Over all I enjoyed it quite a bit.

My Rating:
Out of a Possible 5

Title: The Good Witch's Destiny
IMDb |Trailer |Wikipedia |
Year: 2013
Director: Craig Pryce
Writer: Annie Young Frisbee (Writer), Rod Spence (Original Characters By)
Rating: TV-PG
Length: 83 Min.
Video: Full Frame 1.33:1

Stars:
Catherine Bell as Cassie Nightingale
Chris Potter as Jake
Hannah Endicott-Douglas as Lori
Matthew Knight as Brandon
Peter MacNeill as George
Catherine Disher as Martha

Plot:
All Cassie Nightingale (Catherine Bell) wants for her birthday is for her family and friends to be together. While her husband Jake (Chris Potter) suggests an intimate dinner at a fancy restaurant in their hometown of Middleton, Cassie would rather have a party at The Grey House, with all her loved ones in attendance. And since Jake's kids, Brandon (Matthew Knight) and Lori (Hannah Endicott-Douglas), are growing up with lives of their own, it might be their last chance to unite as a family for a long time.


My Thoughts:
This morning I watched this year's news addition to the Good Witch franchise. This is film number 6 and I am enjoying them just as much now as I did when I originally saw the first one. This series of films has become one of my favorite things about the Halloween season. One I hope to continue for years to come... though with the way this one played out I wouldn't be surprised if this is the last in the franchise. If you like family films with a touch of fantasy... I recommend checking out the entire Good Witch franchise.

My Rating:
Out of a Possible 5

Title: Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season Six
Wikipedia |IMDb |Trailer |
Elated with having Buffy back from the dead, her friends never wonder if she may have been in a better place. Only Spike knows the truth and as Buffy struggles to readjust to life, she begins a relationship with Spike that torments her as much as it brings her fleeting comfort. Yet even as Buffy fears that the magic that brought her back has somehow changed her, Willow's growing reliance on magic is an addiction she can barely control - and one that threatens everyone.

Episodes:
1. Bargaining (Part 1)
2. Bargaining (Part 2)
3. After Life
4. Flooded
5. Life Serial
6. All the Way
7. Once More, With Feeling
8. Tabula Rasa
9. Smashed
10. Wrecked
11. Gone
12. Doublemeat Palace
13. Dead Things
14. Older and Far Away
15. As You Were
16. Hell's Bells
17. Normal Again
18. Entropy
19. Seeing Red
20. Villains
21. Two To Go
22. Grave


Stars:
Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy Summers
Nicholas Brendon as Xander Harris
Emma Caulfield as Anya Jenkins
Michelle Trachtenberg as Dawn Summers
Amber Benson as Tara Maclay
James Marsters as Spike
Alyson Hannigan as Willow Rosenberg

My Thoughts:
While over-all I enjoyed this season... I never cared much for the Trio of nerds that caused Buffy so much trouble. But the last few episodes made up for that. This season also contains my least favorite episode ever... Once More with Feeling. I am not a music fan and hate musicals. I did enjoy the episode Normal Again... I have seen the storyline in several fantasy style series... where they make Buffy believe she is a normal girl in an asylum...that vampires and demons and The Slayer is all in her mind. With this season watched... only one more season to go.

My Rating:
Out of a Possible 5