Essential Scares

NEW MOVIE ALERT! We are here to discuss the brand new release Candyman....Candyman....Candyman....Candyman....Candyman.... How does this sequel/reboot live up to the original?  Will we discuss hot men once again?  Most importantly...is it essential? ************************************************** TIMECODES 0:00 - Intro 0:54 - Spoiler Warning 3:03 - Discussion 1:03:03 - Final Review 1:...

This week on Essential Scares we discuss Don't Breathe 2, the sequel to the surprise 2016 hit Don't Breathe. Did anyone really expect a sequel to Don't Breathe? Does Don't Breathe 2 find a way to make itself stand out form the original?  Most importantly...is it essential? ************************************************** TIMECODES 0:00 - Intro 1:04 - Spoiler Warning 1:36 - Discussion 54:07...

This week on Essential Scares we discuss Lights Out, the almost feature length adaptation of the cult phenomenon YouTube short film. It was received well at release, but five years later, does it hold up? Most importantly...is it essential?  **************************************************    TIMECODES 0:00 - Intro 1:01 - Spoiler Warning 1:44 - Discussion 48:50 - Final Review 57:2...

This week on Essential Scares we explore into the mind of Patrick Bateman, exerciser extraordinaire and king of GIFs everywhere.  How does it compare to the book?  After several viewings does it still stand up for all of us?  Most importantly...is it essential? **************************************************   TIMECODES 0:00 - Intro   0:55 - Spoiler Warning   1:36...

This week on Essential Scares we catch up with Ethan Winters and go over RESIDENT EVIL: VILLAGE.  Does he save his baby?  Is the gameplay better than Resident Evil 7?  Do the scares come anywhere near it?  More importantly...is it essential? **************************************************   TIMECODES  0:00 - Intro   1:43 - Spoiler Warning   2:25 - Discuss...

This week on Essential Scares we finish off the Fear Street trilogy with 2021's FEAR STREET 1666.  In a surprising move they ditch the slasher genre for something else - does it work?  More importantly...is it essential? **************************************************   TIMECODES  0:00 - Intro   1:13 - Fear Street 1666 -- Spoiler Warning   1:53 - Fear Street 1666 -...

This week on Essential Scares we've got another double trouble for you with a fresh dose of Fear Street and Resident Evil - first up, we talk Fear Street 1978; the second in the trilogy and the one most honestly paying tribute to a prior slasher, does it succeed?  We also discuss Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness - Netflix is putting a lot into the Resident Evil franchise right now with upcomi...

This week on Essential Scares we've got a big one for you - our first ever double episode!  Kicking off the week, we discuss Fear Street 1994, the first in Netflix's new trilogy of films loosely based on the R.L. Stine YA horror classics.  Following that, we talk over our first ever game on Essential Scares: Resident Evil 7 biohazard.  A spiritual reboot of a franchise and an adapta...

This week on Essential Scares we review THE FOREVER PURGE, the supposedly final entry in the Purge franchise.  A modern horror dynasty, the Purge has spanned five movies and two seasons of a TV, with varied success and genre stylings - in the end the political leanings are thicker than ever...but does that make it essential?  **************************************************  TIMEC...

This week on Essential Scares we review THE EXORCIST III: LEGION, William Peter Blatty's direct sequel to the 1973 classic The Exorcist.  Blatty wrote the novels and screenplays for both films.  The original is a classic, but is the sequel essential? **************************************************  TIMECODES  0:00 - Intro  0:54 - Spoiler Warning  1:22 - Discussion...

This week on Essential Scares we review HELLRAISER, Clive Barker's directorial debut.  A master class in special effects and the cross section of carnal desire and gore, Hellraiser has stood the test of time...but is it essential? ************************************************** TIMECODES 0:00 - Intro 1:11 - Spoiler Warning 1:44 - Review 1:23:13 - Ratings 1:38:21 - Is it essential? 1:55:30...

This week on Essential Scares we review CANDYMAN, the original - not the remake (yet).  A dearly beloved classic from the 90s, does this urban folk horror romance hold up?  More importantly...is it essential? **************************************************     TIMECODES  0:00 - Intro  0:57 - Spoiler Warning  1:15 - Review  53:02 - Is it essential?&nb...

This week on Essential Scares we review THE CONJURING: THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT, the latest entry in the Conjuring Universe.  The first film in the main series not directed by James Wan, does it deliver?  More importantly...is it essential?   **************************************************   TIMECODES  0:00 - Intro  1:15 - Spoiler Warning  1:32 - Review  5...