Tag: Thriller

My Favorite Horror Movies from Every Year Since I Was Born: 1986

August 14, 2026

Way back in the neon-colored mists of 1986, I was nothing but a fourteen-year-old weirdo navigating her unsteady way through eighth and ninth grades. Amid all the hairspray and hormonal meltdowns, though, a few choice horror movies managed to rise above the angsty fray, and I’ll talk about them momentarily. But first, as usual, aside … More My Favorite Horror Movies from Every Year Since I Was Born: 1986

Revisiting Thriller with Boris Karloff: Season 2, Episode 9 – “A Third for Pinochle”

July 31, 2025

Jumping back into season two of Thriller, we’ve come to episode nine, “A Third for Pinochle,” directed once again by Herschel Daugherty and written by Mark Hanna and Boris Sobelman. This installment, another one based around a murder plot, is far more comedic than most of the episodes so far, recalling both Arsenic and Old … More Revisiting Thriller with Boris Karloff: Season 2, Episode 9 – “A Third for Pinochle”

Movies: Fright (1971)

March 20, 2025

The small but potent “babysitter in peril” subgenre was cemented into the horror lexicon by 1978’s Halloween and 1979’s When a Stranger Calls; but what many might not realize is that way back in 1971, the UK produced what is widely considered the first full-length example of the form, Fright, directed by Peter Collinson (most … More Movies: Fright (1971)

Revisiting Thriller with Boris Karloff: Season 2, Episode 8 – “Letter to a Lover”

February 4, 2025

It’s time to dive back into Boris Karloff’s Thriller. This time, we’ll discuss season two, episode eight, “Letter to a Lover.” This installment was directed by Herschel Daugherty and based on a stage play by Sheridan Gibney. I don’t know anything about the original play but the episode itself seems to suffer from a somewhat … More Revisiting Thriller with Boris Karloff: Season 2, Episode 8 – “Letter to a Lover”