Black Phone 2 – Did we need it?

I really didn’t think I’d like the first Black Phone movie as much as I did. I don’t know if it was the trailers or the fact it was another Blumhouse film,...

Horror Month 2025: Week 4

Feel free to check out Week 3 and make sure to follow along on Twitter: http://x.com/CPeachfuzz Coyotes - I was hoping for a bit more humor and a lot more gore. Instead, I got annoyed by the...

Halloween Double Feature 2025 (Part 2): Cherry Falls – Editing From Hell?

While trying to come up with a movie to team up with Hank with, I ran into a YouTube video talking about horror movies no one has seen. Usually I’ve seen every...

Halloween Double Feature 2025 (Part 1): Cherry Falls – The greatest slasher you’ve never heard of?

Hi all. Happy Halloween!!! It’s the last day of the month that our beloved Cap’n looks forward to all year long…which also means it’s time for another Halloween Double Feature!!! 1.) Marketability of the Idea The...

Happy Death Day – Should YOU give up on screenwriting?

An excerpt from my script review for Happy Death Day which will be available 10/27/25: 1.) Marketability of the Idea Groundhog Day, but it’s horror. The main character is brutally murdered each day and every...

Horror Month 2025: Week 3

Feel free to check out Week 2 and make sure to follow along on Twitter: http://x.com/CPeachfuzz The Strangers: Chapter 2 â€“ I did not enjoy the first half, I’m referring to these as first half and second...
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Write to Reals: Greta (2019) – Film Review

With Ma (2019) coming out recently and Hank giving that a review, I thought I would review a piece that is similar in concept and tone - Greta (2019). To be fair, I haven’t heard much...

Captive State – Such a thing as “too cryptic”?

An excerpt from my script review for Captive State which will be available 03/25/19: 2.) Plot Stability The first scene started out brilliantly. We open on a man and his wife trying to navigate through the busy streets...

Barb and Star Go to Del Vista Mar – Focus your story

An excerpt from my script review for Barb and Star Go to Del Vista Mar which will be available 04/05/21: 1.) Marketability of the Idea Aside from consistently saying they were going to Del...

Mortal Kombat – As good as video game movies get?

Mortal Kombat More like Mortal Borebat. No, wait... I can do better than that. Hold on. I know. Mortal Kombat? More like Mortal Mehbat. There. Nailed it. https://youtu.be/NYH2sLid0Zc Originally, my expectations for this movie being any good were...

Write to Reals: Scream Resurrection – Supersized Season 3 Review!

Hey, ladies and gentlemen - I’m here with a super-review of the entire 3rd season of Scream - titled Scream: Resurrection! Now, slashers (as you longtime readers know) are near and dear to...

Fantasy Island – String us along a bit?

An excerpt from my script review for Fantasy Island (2020) which will be available 05/25/20: 2.) Plot Stability It didn’t scare me silly, and with the light horror it’s probably something I can watch...

Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers (2022) – Noteworthy changes from script to screen.

An excerpt from my script review for Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers which will be available 05/30/22: 3.) Quality of Characters First difference and a huge improvement? In the script the bad guy is Mean Dean, a...

Write to Reals: Pet Sematary Film Review (2019)

Hey everyone! Today I’m taking a look at the 2019 film version of Pet Sematary (by the way, the film never explains why it is spelled like that, but a quick Google...

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