Passenger review: Van life horror gets a flat
‘Passenger’ creates new fears on the open road as a couple is tormented by a malevolent highway demon that preys on naïve drivers.
Andre Ovredal
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Review: ‘The Last Voyage of the Demeter’ embraces Dracula’s creepy essence
The Last Voyage of the Demeter is the rarely depicted tale of Dracula’s dark and destructive journey across the seas.
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Review: ‘Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark’ is limited by age, not scares (Includes first-hand account)
In every culture, there is a tradition of telling stories to pass down wisdom, as well as warnings about the dangers young people need to learn to avoid. Some of these evolved into local folklore, urban legends or just fictions to frighten and entertain. Passed down between generations and eventually recorded, sharing these tales is a pastime that many enjoy… and some — particularly young campers around campfires — dread. In 1981, Alvin Schwartz published a compilation of these chilling, short narratives, which became a secret pleasure for many adolescent readers. Now, Guillermo Del Toro has produced a big-screen adaptation with its own spectral storyteller, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark.
