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Following 2009’s fun and whimsical Sherlock Holmes, SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS (2011) takes those characters we loved and strips them to their core. As
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When SHERLOCK HOLMES arrived in cinemas in 2009, many were skeptical. Robert Downey Jr. had just played Iron Man, and director Guy Ritchie was best
![[Movie Review] LUZ: THE FLOWER OF EVIL](https://www.nightmarishconjurings.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/luz1-e1597247825472.jpg)
LUZ: THE FLOWER OF EVIL is one of the most beautifully photographed horror films that I have ever seen. Nicolás Caballero Arenas’ cinematography fills every
![[Fantasia Digital 2020 Review] FUGITIVE DREAMS](https://www.nightmarishconjurings.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Fugitive-Dreams-1.jpg)
Jason Neulander’s feature film debut, FUGITIVE DREAMS, is based on the stage play Fugitive Pieces by Caridad Svich. What is a powerful piece of live theatre has been retained
![[Movie Review] MONSTROUS](https://www.nightmarishconjurings.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/ZbKnKwoA-scaled.jpg)
I have been obsessed and terrified of Bigfoot my entire life. As a kid in the seventies, I grew up during what I would categorize
![[Blu-ray/DVD Review] THE OUTSIDER](https://www.nightmarishconjurings.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/1-2-3.jpg)
“You know the definition of a witness, Ralph, right? A person who thought they saw something.” In HBO’s THE OUTSIDER, when the badly mutilated
![[Movie Review] COVEN](https://www.nightmarishconjurings.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/lerPlKxA.png)
“You show up late, and you didn’t even bring a rat.” “I brought beer.” Take a cauldron and add the following ingredients; a dash of
![[Movie Review] EVIL LITTLE THINGS](https://www.nightmarishconjurings.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/EvilLittleThings_Still_06.jpg)
The anthology feature is a staple of horror, as is the conceit of the premise of creepy dolls that come to life to terrorize. In EVIL
![[Movie Review] ROOTWOOD](https://www.nightmarishconjurings.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/9G5HG9pA.jpg)
Night #1 2:00 AM Rootwood Forest (Homebase) “There’s a very strange noise coming from the trailer.” Suspenseful music underscores the scene as Jess (Elissa Dowling)
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For this year’s Toronto After Dark Film Festival, I reviewed three horror shorts ranging from Star Wars inspired (The Lightsaber Maker) to domestic bliss gone