Larry Fessenden Twists Classic Horror Tropes To Reflect His Own Modern Concerns
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Larry Fessenden Twists Classic Horror Tropes To Reflect His Own Modern Concerns

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Larry Fessenden, through his production company Glass Eye Pix, shepherded many low-budget, independent horror films into the world. For decades, as he’s done this, he’s also carved out his own career as a writer/director (and actor – he turns up as one of the radio performers in the epilogue to…

‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ Season 2 Episode 6 Recap: “Where Is He?”
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‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ Season 2 Episode 6 Recap: “Where Is He?”

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What a wunderkammer of an episode. From its opening moments, in which grumbling orcs desert Adar’s army rather than fight, to its closing image, of catapults hurling flaming rocks that arc through the night sky on their way to rain death and destruction on the sprawling Elf city of Eregion,…

‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ Season 2 Episode 4 Recap: “Eldest” (Featuring Tom Bombadil!)
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‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ Season 2 Episode 4 Recap: “Eldest” (Featuring Tom Bombadil!)

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Ents. Orcs. Elves. Barrow-wights. Wizards, good and evil. Two different kinds of proto-hobbit. A Galadriel battle sequence. A Watcher in the Water. Tom freaking Bombadil. “Pulling out all the stops” is a perfectly valid, even noble, approach for any series belonging to a genre that shows us the spectacular —…

‘Grimcutty’ Ending Explained: A Meme Becomes An IRL Monster And Hurts Teens In Hulu Horror Flick
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‘Grimcutty’ Ending Explained: A Meme Becomes An IRL Monster And Hurts Teens In Hulu Horror Flick

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Move over, Big Brother! Someone new is watching – and his name is Grimcutty (or your parents – more on that below). The self-titled star of the new Hulu original film, which premiered October 10, is one for the digital age. Call it The Ring for Generation Z, Grimcutty isn’t…