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Author: Klaus Griffiths

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Movie

Scream 4 Review: A Relevent Whodunit That Skips On Scares

Confession time: I’m not a diehard Scream fan. I don’t even know if I’ve ever watched the original all the way through. I can barely remember anything about the 2022 reboot/sequel/whatever-that-was.

So this review of Scream 4 comes from a place of near-total isolation—no nostalgia goggles, and very few expectations. I’m looking at SCRE4M pretty much as a standalone movie. I would argue that this gives me a fairer lens through which to watch the film. It’s one that is not coloured by comparisons or expectations from previous films.

In this review, I’ll dig into the film’s themes, how well it works as a horror movie, and what I think it gets right… as well as where it falls flat.

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Movie

Fear Street: Prom Queen – Sheer Disapointment [Film Review]

Following the hit Fear Street trilogy on Netflix in 2021—hailed by Bloody Disgusting’s Meagan Navarro as “the summer horror event of 2021”—you’d be forgiven for expecting a strong return with the fourth instalment, Fear Street: Prom Queen. However, this movie acts as the antithesis of Leigh Janek’s rip-roaring triumph. As a fan of the franchise, you’ll try your utmost to like this movie. But the onslaught of tedious mean-girl characters, bland narrative, and the garish ’80s references hamfisted into the paltry corsage that is this movie, will leave you regretting going to this party. This review aims to let you...

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Documentary / Movie

3 Best Shark Documentaries of the ’90s [Watch FREE]

The Discovery Channel’s Shark Week is on the horizon, along with the summer season. But that’s not the only reason why I want to share the best shark documentaries I could find on YouTube. Here’s why.

Lately, I’ve been preparing to become a father. I’ve been digging through my old Informania books—the ones I devoured as a kid. Along with Goosebumps, these were my gateway drug into becoming a lifelong horror addict.

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Novel

100% Match Review: Why It’s Better Than a 3/5

Patrick C. Harrison III’s 100% Match review has a problem: its 3/5 rating on Goodreads doesn’t reflect what the book actually delivers. At first glance, it just looks like another extreme horror novella: violent, provocative, and easy to dismiss. But once you break it down, 100% Match reveals something far more deliberate—a disturbing character study built on satire, psychological horror, and uncomfortable realism. In this review, I’ll explore what makes 100% Match so effective, why it lingers long after reading, and why its reputation as a “mid-tier” horror story doesn’t hold up. First, I will set the scene for you....

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Novel

3 Ways The Cameraman Is the Perfect Nostalgia Fix [Book review]

As more companies and creatives realise that nostalgia sells, those seeking a fix are growing wary of being served empty aesthetics or shallow pandering. It’s all too tempting for authors and Hollywood to say, ‘Well this sucks—but if we set it in the ’90s, it’ll sell!’ Thankfully, this is not the case for The Cameraman (2023) by Liberty Key author Michael R. Goodwin.

This review is here to help horror fans decide if they should pick up The Cameraman, while also highlighting three killer ways it delivers the perfect nostalgia hit for anyone who loves retro scares.

As always on the ’90s Horror Blog, you’ll get a spoiler-free plot rundown—just the essentials—followed by three solid reasons why The Cameraman nails both the scares and the throwback vibes.

Movie

11 Best 90s zombie movies

The 1990s were weird, wild, and packed with zombies. From splatter comedies to gothic gorefests, this decade gave us an undead line-up as chaotic as it was creative. Whether you’re into brain-munching madness or romantic necromancy (yes, really), there’s something for every kind of horror fan here. Here’s our definitive list of the best 90s zombie movies… Dead Alive Peter Jackson’s Dead Alive (1992) is a gloriously deranged splatterpunk horror-comedy that delivers everything a genre fan could want – and somehow does it all incredibly well. Set in the late 1950s, it follows the timid Lionel Cosgrove, whose budding romance...