Halloween Double Feature 2026 (Part Two): Pumpkinhead Movie Review

Part 2: Pumpkinhead Film Review https://youtu.be/4uIQ4Zn9Ijc You really could skip watching Pumpkinhead and just listen to the Misfits song Pumpkinhead, it literally tells you everything that happens in it. https://youtu.be/aJ1Bnlzgsck I was going to say I...

Halloween Double Feature 2026 (Part One): Pumpkinhead Script Review

Part 1: Script Review Hi all. Happy Halloween!!! Another one in the books, and if you’re reading this, it means the Capn’s favorite time of year is about to come to a close. For this year’s...

Horror Month 2026 – Week 4 Finale!

(And don’t forget to check out Week 3 first!) Remember you can follow along with him in real time via X: https://x.com/CPeachfuzz And new this year, he does YouTube Shorts reviews for some of...

Horror Month 2026 – Week 3

(And don’t forget to check out Week 2 first!) Remember you can follow along with him in real time via X: https://x.com/CPeachfuzz And new this year, he does YouTube Shorts reviews for some of...

Horror Month 2026 – Week 2

(And don't forget to check out Week 1 first!) Remember you can follow along with him in real time via X: https://x.com/CPeachfuzz And new this year, he does YouTube Shorts reviews for some of...

Abigail – If you TELL us she’s a vampire going in, then SHOW us!

An excerpt from my script review for Abigail (2024) which will be available 10/19/26: 2.) Plot Stability Okay, first and foremost I’m just going to come right out and say it… This script takes way...
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What Could Have Been – Jon Spaihts The Mummy

An excerpt from my script review for The Mummy by Jon Spaihts which will be available 11/14/23: 2.) Plot Stability Okay, here’s the major difference… In the final film, the Mummy is of an Egyptian...

The Beast of Bedburg – Reals tackles the Grey List!

An excerpt from Reals' script review for The Beast of Bedburg (Grey List 2023) which will be available 03/13/23: Hi All! I’m filling in for Hank today with a script from the new “Grey...

Fear Street Part One: 1994 – Mediocre Villains

An excerpt from my script review for Fear Street Part One: 1994 which will be available 10/11/21: 3.) Quality of Characters Generic Baddies. Holly.  Hooded Figure.  Nightwing Killer. First off, all I could think of when...

Shutter Island – NOT the kind of contained we mean.

An excerpt from my script review for Shutter Island (2010) which will be available 03/12/24: 1.) Marketability of the Idea We’re constantly telling you to consider writing a contained horror. Why? Because it’s one of...

10 Best Films of 2025 – aka 4th Annual Cagey Awards!!!

Here's the Captain's Top 10 Films of 2025! (With a few Nic Cage special mentions.) 4th Annual Golden Cagey Awards! Nicholas Cage is here again, celebrating another year of The Golden Cagey Awards. And once...

What Could Have Been: Red Palms (Vintage 1993 Action)

An excerpt from my script review for Red Palms (Unproduced Action script) which will be available 07/17/24: 2.) Plot Stability My biggest issue here was that it took too long to get Tommy and...

Free Guy – “Natural” Writing

An excerpt from my script review for Free Guy which will be available 08/23/21: 2.) Plot Stability This was a well written script. Was it the best script I’ve ever read? No. Is it the most...

John Wick: Chapter 4 – Why do we like this franchise?

An excerpt from my script review for John Wick: Chapter 4 which will be available 12/18/23: 1.) Marketability of the Idea John.  Wick. Those two words right there are enough explanation for this section if...

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