By Melissa Antoinette Garza I’ve always liked freak/geek revenge films. It’s a strange sub-genre that includes movies like SLAUGHTER HIGH (1986) TRICK OR TREAT (1986), SHOCK-EM DEAD (1991) and CARRIE (1976). John Carpenter’s CHRISTINE (1983) is my favorite of the bunch. Arnie Cunningham (Keith Gordon) is a nerdy […]
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Wish Upon – (2017) Horror Movie Review
By Melissa Antoinette Garza I had the pleasure of watching WISH UPON (2017) in an empty theater with my favorite people in all the world, this past Sunday. My amazingly sexy, funny, talented husband of 7 years, Stephen Ray (Alotious) Garza, was on the left of me. He’s the […]
The Bad Seed (1956) – Classic Horror – Trailer Included
By Melissa Antoinette Garza As a child, one of the characters I really adored was Rhoda (Patty McCormack) from THE BAD SEED (1956). It probably tells too much about myself that I understood her and agreed with her. I can’t imagine one never seeing this classic, but I suppose since […]
CRUSH (2013) – Horror Movie Review
By Melissa Antoinette Garza I am still a teenage girl at heart. I adore teenybopper films. Give me a John Hughes marathon any day of the week, and I’ll be elated. I love teen dramas, but more than that, I love horror movies where the focus is on characters […]
The Dark Side of Hollywood – James Dean’s Killer Car
Reviewed by Melissa Garza James Dean was one of the greatest actors of all time. His performance in Rebel Without a Cause still packs a punch. The edge of teen angst, doubt and self-pity was shown in such a realistic manner that in many ways it was years before its […]
Sister Wives – TV SHOW BINGE-TRASH REVIEW
By Melissa Antoinette Garza I’ve been watching a lot of the TLC show Sister Wives on Netflix. I never showed much interest but I was bored and the hubby was sleeping. To begin with, I must say that I could never share my husband. For myself, I wouldn’t ever […]
Horror High (1974) – Great little known gem
Reviewed by Melissa Garza I’m a huge fan of the 50 packs of horror collections that MillCreek Entertainment puts out. Sure, some – even most – are bad, but generally at least 10 are worth seeing and at least 5 are movies to watch again and again. It was […]
Knight Chills (2001) – Horror Movie Review
Reviewed by Melissa Antoinette Garza “Why don’t you take that little badge of yours, and stick it.”- Zac (DJ Perry) John (Michael Rene Walton) is a polite albeit geeky teenager who loves the role-playing game” Dungeons and Dragons” a little too much. Even his nerdy friends are cooler than he […]
Mom Chokes 14 year old Bully – Criminal or Hero? And Phoebe Prince revisited
By Melissa Garza It seems like articles about bullying are being covered by every branch of the media lately. Whether it is children being tormented in the classroom, online or via texts, it is clear that bullies are making the lives of some poor kids un-tolerable. The most famous case […]