I’ve been slightly absent from this beautiful blog. Since my last posts way back in October, I can happily announce The Popular Opinion received 1st place recognition from the Milwaukee Press Club, as well as 2nd place recognition from the Society of Professional Journalists. Both awards were for best column/blog writing. Also, The Popular Opinion [...]
Read More »Day 9: “Friday the 13th” (1980) & “Friday the 13th” (2009)
Cast: The 1980 cast included Betsy Palmer, Adrienne King and Kevin Bacon. The 2009 cast included Jared Padalecki, Danielle Panabaker and Amanda Righetti
Director: Sean S. Cunningham (1980), Marcus Nispel (2009)
Writer: Victor Miller (1980), Damian Shannon and Mark Swift (2009)
I’m a superstitious person. It just is [...]
Day 8: “Child’s Play” (1988)
Cast: Catherine Hicks, Brad Dourif, Chris Sarandon and Alex Vincent
Director: Tom Holland
Writer: Dan Mancini
No one ever expects a doll to come to life. Unfortunately for the people of “Child’s Play,” Chucky does. The film is built to play on many people’s fears of the weird dolls that inhabit [...]
Day 7: “Children of the Corn” (1984)
Cast: Linda Hamilton and Peter Horton
Director: Fritz Kiersch
Writer: Stephen King and George Goldsmith
The children have come to run the town. In this 1984 rendition of the Stephen King novel, Hamilton and Horton run into more than they bargain for. A religious cult has manifested in the town of Galvin. [...]
Day 6: “Black Christmas” (2006) & “House of Wax” (2005)
“Black Christmas”
Cast: Katie Cassidy, Michelle Trachtenberg and Lacey Chabert
Director: Glen Morgan
Writer: Glen Morgan
“House of Wax”
Cast: Elisha Cuthbert, Chad Michael Murray, Paris Hilton and Jared Padalecki
Director: Jaume Collet-Serra
Writer: Charles Belden and Chad Hayes
Both of these films landed in Moviephone’s 25 worst horror films today. I honestly think, [...]
Day 5: “Cherry Falls” (2000)
Cast: Brittany Murphy, Jay Mohr and Michael Biehn
Director: Geoffrey Wright
Writer: Ken Selden
In a strange turn of horror movie tradition, “Cherry Falls” gives the virgins the ultimatum of lose your virginity or die. In “Scream” you hear what the rules are, stating that in order to stay alive you must not [...]
Day 4: “Saw” (2004)
Cast: Danny Glover, Carey Elwes and Tobin Bell
Director: James Wan
Writer: Leigh Whannell
The Saw series has made its name in the horror genre.The series has been known to be a psychological thrill ride meant to prey on the addictions of its harmless victims. The first began with a boom. From its cryptic [...]
Day 3: “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984)
Cast: Heather Langenkamp, Johnny Depp, Robert Englund
Director: Wes Craven
Writer: Wes Craven
“One, two, Freddy’s coming for you”
It was time to get a little traditional. I’ve ventured for 90s classic to actual horror nostalgia. 22 years before Craven directed “Scream,” he sat in the director’s chair for “A Nightmare On [...]
Day 2: “Scream” (1996)
Cast: Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Drew Barrymore, Rose McGowan and Skeet Ulrich
Director: Wes Craven
Writer: Kevin Williams
“What’s your favorite scary movie?”
Where yesterday ended, today begins. In “Scream” the rules of horror are set, and made fun of. Williams put together a solid script that focuses on what a horror movie is [...]
Day 1: “I Know What You Did Last Summer” (1997)
Cast: Jennifer Love Hewitt, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Freddie Prinze Jr. and Ryan Phillippe
Director: John Gillespie
Writer: Kevin Williams
You have to start the 13 days off right. While many are probably saying that “I Know What You Did Last Summer” is a poor decision, I beg to [...]
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