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THE BOY BEHIND THE DOOR is captivating from start to heart-stopping finish. It’s a dark thriller that immediately forces you to abandon anything that resembles
![[Nightmarish Detour Review] 2067](https://www.nightmarishconjurings.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/2067-Still-2.jpg)
One young man as humanity’s last hope in the face of extinction. A misunderstood and absent father. Corporations that care more about power and profit
![[Movie Review] LET’S SCARE JULIE](https://www.nightmarishconjurings.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Lets_Scare_julie-1-e1597349463746.jpg)
LET’S SCARE JULIE impresses from beginning to end, opening with a striking Saul Bass-style credits sequence and moving straight into a taut 80-minute story of
![[Movie Review] DEATH OF ME](https://www.nightmarishconjurings.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/DOM_4.jpg)
DEATH OF ME stars Maggie Q (Divergent), Luke Hemsworth (“Westworld“, Thor: Ragnarok), and Alex Essoe (Doctor Sleep, Homewrecker) and is directed by Darren Lynn Bousman,
![[Fantastic Fest 2020 Review] THE STYLIST](https://www.nightmarishconjurings.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/thestylist_stills_main_01__large-1-e1601231063329.jpg)
There’s a special bond between women and their hairstylist. In the salon chair, people feel they can share a snapshot of their lives and troubles
![[Movie Review] I’M THINKING OF ENDING THINGS](https://www.nightmarishconjurings.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/imthinking-e1601145544476.jpg)
“I’m thinking of ending things,” a young woman tells us in a raspy whisper. The thought is lodged in her mind like an uninvited guest.
![[Fantastic Fest 2020 Review] TEDDY](https://www.nightmarishconjurings.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/TEDDY.jpg)
Before diving into my thoughts on TEDDY, let’s take a moment to raise a glass in celebration of Fantastic Fest. This festival has been very
![[Movie Review] BEAST WITHIN](https://www.nightmarishconjurings.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Copy-of-Werewolf-Silhouette-2-e1599665744484.jpg)
Werewolves, mystery, crazy religious zealots…sounds good to me! BEAST WITHIN starts with a group of people playing a card game, in which one person is
![[Movie Review] LOST GIRLS & LOVE HOTELS](https://www.nightmarishconjurings.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/GEF02858.jpg)
I’m going to put it right out front that prior to watching LOST GIRLS & LOVE HOTELS, I had no idea what a love hotel
![[Movie Review] THE SECRETS WE KEEP](https://www.nightmarishconjurings.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/secrets-1.jpg)
Trauma has a funny way of wiggling its way back into the brain. You’ll never know what triggers it but, without any warning, you’ll find