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Kevin Jones @stairwaytokevin13.bsky.social · 10h

Halloween Fright Club #30/31, 90s Horror

A golden bug, peeling skin, and a dash of family drama. Cronos proves immortality is messy, creepy, and oddly heartwarming. Think The Secret Life of Bees meets vampirism, and you’ve got Guillermo del Toro’s unforgettable debut. boxd.it/brYz2d

A ★★★½ review of Cronos (1992)

Guillermo del Toro’s debut, Cronos, is an intriguing and uneven start to a remarkable career. The title, a nod to the Greek god of time, feels apt: this is a story where immortality comes with the slo...

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Kevin Jones @stairwaytokevin13.bsky.social · 13h

One of my favorite annual October watches. Karloff’s house doesn’t just have skeletons in the closet; the entire house is the closet. boxd.it/brSoPV #TCMParty

A ★★★★★ review of The Black Cat (1934)

Another annual October watch. I love how The Black Cat feels like stepping into a dream that turns colder by the minute. I’m always struck by how strange and beautiful it is, a perfect collision of ex...

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Kevin Jones @stairwaytokevin13.bsky.social · 13h

Everything is dead in this house! All-time favorite line here. #TCMParty

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Kevin Jones @stairwaytokevin13.bsky.social · 1d

Because a winning #Noirvember is built on practice in October. boxd.it/brmKYr #filmnoir

A ★★★★★ review of Le Trou (1960)

Have you ever felt suspense watching a movie without a single explosion or chase? Le Trou made every movement, every whispered instruction, and every scrape of metal feel charged with tension. The del...

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Kevin Jones @stairwaytokevin13.bsky.social · 2d

This guy has most definitely fought a bird or two in his time, both real and imaginary. #TCMParty #TheBirds

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Kevin Jones @stairwaytokevin13.bsky.social · 2d

Broken tea cups are never a good sign in this one. #TCMParty #TheBirds

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Kevin Jones @stairwaytokevin13.bsky.social · 2d

Nuns, man. #TCMParty

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Kevin Jones @stairwaytokevin13.bsky.social · 2d

You have to go with green on this one!

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Kevin Jones @stairwaytokevin13.bsky.social · 2d

Nice use of a mirror to reinforce that Judy is a one-woman identity crisis. #Vertigo #TCMParty

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Kevin Jones @stairwaytokevin13.bsky.social · 2d

“I’ve been understanding since I was seventeen” is such a devastating line and sad window into Judy’s life. #TCMParty #Vertigo

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Kevin Jones @stairwaytokevin13.bsky.social · 2d

@benderoni.bsky.social My parents used to load me on a similar bus when I was younger and ship me off to visit my grandparents.

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Kevin Jones @stairwaytokevin13.bsky.social · 2d

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Kevin Jones @stairwaytokevin13.bsky.social · 2d

Gone but not forgotten. I miss walking with my Spring Bird to see Halloween decorations in the neighborhood.

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Kevin Jones @stairwaytokevin13.bsky.social · 2d

The neighbor dog has arrived to save us from our own Halloween decorations!

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Kevin Jones @stairwaytokevin13.bsky.social · 2d

Halloween Fright Club #29/31, Blumhouse

The Grabber couldn’t grab my attention. Hawke delivers, the winter atmosphere works, but the dream logic collapses, and the rest feels like a missed call. boxd.it/bqoQf3

A ★★½ review of Black Phone 2 (2025)

Black Phone 2 struggled to hold my attention for a movie that features a villain called The Grabber. Ethan Hawke was easily the best part of this film, bringing menace and charisma to every scene he a...

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Kevin Jones @stairwaytokevin13.bsky.social · 3d

Eddie G pacing a jail cell like a caged tiger is a perfect tone setter. #NoirAlley #TCMParty

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Kevin Jones @stairwaytokevin13.bsky.social · 3d

Halloween Fright Club #28/31, Hammer Film

Dracula has seen some things and has a death wish to share with the world. Only the steely resolve and razor-shard cheekbones of Peter Cushing can save us. I like our chances. boxd.it/bpLgdn

A ★★★½ review of The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973)

Halloween Fright Club #28/31, Hammer Film Just as bad pizza is still good pizza, the same rule applies to an average Cushing–Lee Hammer Films showdown. The Satanic Rites of Dracula may recycle the blo...

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Kevin Jones @stairwaytokevin13.bsky.social · 3d

Wait until you see it lit up!

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Kevin Jones @stairwaytokevin13.bsky.social · 3d

Halloween Fright Club #26/31, Re-make

Faceless: finally a movie that dares to ask the question “what if Eyes Without a Face had no talent, no tension, and no reason to exist?” #TCMParty #EyesWithoutAFace

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A ★★ review of Faceless (1988)

Halloween Fright Club #26/31, Re-make Nowhere close to its promise of erotic sleaze, Faceless is a sluggish, plastic Euro-shock riff on Eyes Without a Face that never finds its pulse. Jess Franco sets...

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Kevin Jones @stairwaytokevin13.bsky.social · 3d

Meanwhile, back in the Cape Fear…

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Kevin Jones @stairwaytokevin13.bsky.social · 4d

Halloween Fright Club #26/31, Dark Thriller

A slow-motion nightmare about assimilation, alienation, and the fear of becoming what you most dread. Something weird is happening in the shitter, and it’s not just the plumbing. boxd.it/bp3Lw3

A ★★★★ review of The Tenant (1976)

What happens when your sense of self starts to slip away? I see The Tenant as a slow, suffocating descent into paranoia and the collapse of identity. Roman Polanski plays Trelkovsky, a Polish immigran...

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Kevin Jones @stairwaytokevin13.bsky.social · 4d

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