Episode 386: 'Varsity Blood' (2014)
from Adventures in Movies! Hosted by Blake Heath/Nathaniel Muir
Another month, another Stephen King adaptation. But this is a good one. Easily one of the best of this century. But Mike Flanagan is not stopping with just one season of Carrie. We talk about what he has planned and whether that is a good thing. Scream has been though a lot of the decades. It destroyed slashers while also breathing new life into them. Ghostface became an icon. And the series became on of the most dependable ever seen in horror. Even after taking a few years break, it came back just as strong as before. The recent entries have been met with some controversy, however. Halloween horror movies are filled with parties gone wrong. Varsity Blood takes the set up and picks up the pace (at least, the speed some of the actors deliver their lines), adds a place called the Park and Puss, and throws in a racist mascot to differentiate itself. It ends up being a mess that is not bad enough to be good, but not so bad that you want to throw your remote at the screen. It is way more confusing than it has to be. It has gallons of blood, yet unimpressive kills. It pretty much sucks. But is there enough good to at least check out for 31 Days of Halloween? Adventures in Movies! is hosted by Nathaniel and Blake. You can find Nathaniel on Instagram at nathaninpoortaste. Blake can be found on Twitter @foureyedhorror and on Instagram at foureyedhorror. You can reach us personally or on Twitter @AdventuresinMo1. Music in the background from https://www.FesliyanStudios.com
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We continue Halloween season with one of horror's most tried and true premises for the spooky season. On this episode, we are going back to high school with football players, cheerleaders, and a Halloween party. And to top it all of, there is a honky tonk boyfriend to make sure things go just as they should.
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