Nightmare Cinema is a horror anthology film about an abandoned movie theatre. People are lured in by their own name appearing on the marquee and given a ticket. They walk inside and watch their worst nightmare play out in front of them, starring them. It’s a great concept for a horror anthology and one that could easily become a series if the cost can be justified.
Two Sentence Horror Stories is an anthology horror series inspired by the subreddit of the same name. The series was created by Vera Maio for the CW Seed, the CW’s original free streaming platform, and currently has two seasons. Season 2 is available to stream on Netflix, and that’s the focus of this review.
This week, we take a look at the Masters of Horror episode We All Scream for Ice Cream. This is one of the few (arguably two) slasher episodes of the series directed by a master of paranormal horror. Tom Holland is the creator of Child’s Play and Fright Night. He’s also responsible for two of the better Stephen King adaptations: The Langoliers and Thinner. The full write up is at The Avocado.
My experience on TikTok is not the typical experience, what with me being an elder millennial media critic on an app that champions teenagers dancing to the latest hits.
Introducing Spookier Times. This is a new biweekly podcast about everything horror, Gothic, and weird fiction across media. I’m incredibly proud of the project and the opportunities it affords in media criticism.
