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John Carpenter’s Suburban Screams: It Wouldn’t Be Halloween Without Him

John Carpenter’s Suburban Screams: It Wouldn’t Be Halloween Without Him

By John Kirk

ReviewJim SlotekOctober 16, 2023John Carpenter’s Suburban Screams, John Carpenter., Horror, Halloween, Drama, Based on a true story, fact based dramaComment

Two Witches: Witches Without a Cause

Two Witches: Witches Without a Cause

By John Kirk

ReviewJim SlotekOctober 3, 2022Horror, Two Witches, Pierre Tsigaridis, Rebekah Kennedy, Kristina Klebe, Tim Fox, Belle Adams, Halloween Comment

Muppets Haunted Mansion: Beloved Characters Bring Gentle Chills, Big Life Lessons

Muppets Haunted Mansion: Beloved Characters Bring Gentle Chills, Big Life Lessons

By Karen Gordon

ReviewJim SlotekOctober 8, 2021Muppets Haunted Mansion, Taraji P. Henson, Will Arnett, Danny Trejo, Ed Asner, Children's movies, Kermit, Miss Piggy, Gonzo the Great, HalloweenComment

Original-Cin 2020 Halloween Special: The Films That Most Freaked Us Out

Original-Cin 2020 Halloween Special: The Films That Most Freaked Us Out

By Original-Cin Staff

Ravers: Low-Budget Sort-Of Zombie Film Too Awesomely Weird to Miss

Ravers: Low-Budget Sort-Of Zombie Film Too Awesomely Weird to Miss

By Thom Ernst

Review, PreviewJim SlotekOctober 28, 2020Ravers, Horror movies, Bernard Pucher, Georgia Hirst, Zombies, Halloween, Drugs, Mutants, Parties, Lucio Fulci, Tough women, Natasha HenstridgeComment

Making Monsters: Jumbled Horror Raids the Oeuvre for Bits and Pieces, Frankenstein-Style

Making Monsters: Jumbled Horror Raids the Oeuvre for Bits and Pieces, Frankenstein-Style

By Thom Ernst

Review, PreviewJim SlotekOctober 16, 2020Making Monsters, Horror, Tim Loden, Alana Almer, Halloween, Jonathan CraigComment

Your weekend film roundup: What to see (and skip) in the theatres

Halloween: Clever Reboot Revives the Chills, Boosts the Thrills of Original Slasher Film

By Jim Slotek

We're Terrified! Original Cin Critics Fess Up to Their Top 5 Scare-fests

By Jim Slotek, Liam Lacey, Karen Gordon, Kim Hughes and Bonnie Laufer

ReviewJim SlotekOctober 30, 2017Horror, horror-comedy, Halloween, classics, drama, critics picks