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The Mouse Trap Review: More Cheese Than Chills

The Mouse Trap (2024) is a film I discovered through the pre-menu trailers whilst sitting down to watch Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey 2 (2024), both films being distributed in the UK by Altitude. Whilst this film was clearly intended to capitalise on the recent trend of public domain horror, The Mouse Trap barely engages with its source material, instead being an all-out ’90s slasher throwback that relies mainly on Mickey’s face as a mask and sporadic clips of Steamboat Willie (1928). With its non-linear narrative, an (albeit weak) whodunnit theme, and the trope of horny teens getting slaughtered...

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Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey 2 Blu-ray Review – Worth a Watch?

Have you watched the first Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey movie? Yes? No? Well, it doesn’t actually matter. This review is going to tell you why you should watch the second instalment of the Blood and Honey franchise, why it is better than the previous movie, and why you don’t need to watch the first movie to enjoy this one. The Plot I will answer the last question first. The setup is that Christopher Robin (Nikolai Leon) has survived the 100 Acre Wood Massacre, as coined by the tabloids in Blood and Honey 2, but more people believe that...

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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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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.

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Screamwalkers review

Take three parts Scream teen horror and one part Sleepwalkers, process the mixture through a DTV filming and editing process. Then pour in a gallon of cheese, add equal doses of hilarious and creative uses of low-budget SPX, and a cup of cringe. Give it a weird ending, and voilà! You end up with Screamwalkers! The title is a portmanteau of Scream and Sleepwalkers – Scream being the classic teen slasher franchise that is still producing today, and Sleepwalkers referring to the movie of the same name released in 1992 and written by Stephen King.

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11 New 2025 Splatterpunk books you should be excited to read!

There was a time when being labeled a Splatterpunk writer meant the death of any chance at literary respectability. Once dismissed as little more than trashy shock fiction, Splatterpunk was long considered a death sentence for a writing career. To the mainstream, it wasn’t art—it was pulp, cheap thrills, written by hacks. But today, Splatterpunk authors embrace the label. They have devoted followings of gore-hungry readers who celebrate and champion the genre.

Lets take a look at the most exciting and newest Splatterpunk releases we can’t wait to get our hands on…