Directed by Jon Watts Clown, about a man turning into a child-eating clown, is disturbing and thus incredibly effective. It's one of those troubling horror movies that, though it follows certain conventions, wades into frightening, disgusting territory and provokes incredibly upsetting feelings within the viewer. On one hand such feelings may make it easy to write … Continue reading Clown (2014)
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Poltergeist (1982)
Directed by Tobe Hooper/Steven Spielberg In Poltergeist a vengeful spirit takes over a suburban household and won't leave. At first it's a novelty, providing one of the more amusing moments of the film in which the family plays with the mysterious forces that we as a movie audience know to run away from. Then a tree … Continue reading Poltergeist (1982)