Posts by Usurper

Usurper enjoys Rolling Rock and the Wendy's Classic Triple (without veggies or mayo) and ranting about politics and religion.

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Scream 4

It’s been ten years since the last batch of murders in Woodsboro, and Sidney Prescott is back in town to sign copies of her new book on overcoming victimhood. Well, fuck that Reader’s Digest feel-good psycho-babble, because there’s a new slasher in town. Ghostface has a sweet mask that never comes off in a fight, and a totally original new m.o.—killing teenage girls.

Interlude: Time Travelogue II

by Usurper on Jan.13, 2011, under Baphomet’s Cookbook

At some point, I had to see the future. I mean, what good is a time machine if the only thing I use it for is trying to rewrite history and exploiting hippies?

Phantasm (1979)

by Usurper on Dec.02, 2010, under Halloween Horrorama VII (2010)

I review Phantasm without once mentioning the Lady in Lavender, because the idea of the girl you just fucked turning into Angus Scrimm is fucking gross.

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The Crazies (2010)

by Usurper on Oct.02, 2010, under Halloween Horrorama VII (2010)

I guess they’re a little like zombies, but they have their own crazy motivations and can work in groups. Sort of like the Tea Party.

Amp Energy Juice: Mixed Berry

by Usurper on Mar.27, 2010, under Reviews

Usurper waxes eloquently upon the subtle texture and flavors of Amp’s new fruit beverage.

Taking Orders

by Usurper on Jan.09, 2010, under Blades of the Daymara

Part one of the expanded and Azrakazin-flavored retelling of the Daymara saga. Sevaka has strange plans for the Vlasian dead.

And in this corner, the 1691 staring contest champion...

Warlock (1989)

by Usurper on Oct.27, 2009, under Halloween Horrorama VI (2009)

My fond childhood memories of Warlock were nearly eroded by a recent viewing of the cult classic horror film. The movie is so cheesy I was constipated by the time the credits rolled, but the effort is not totally wasted, for Warlock has one of the coolest premises of any horror film.

28 Weeks Later (2007)

by Usurper and Fu Schnickens on Nov.11, 2008, under Halloween Horrorama V (2008)

While certainly not a horrible movie, 28 Weeks Later lacks much of a message or a point, and because it’s not a character-driven film, it needs one. There’s very little to take home from this film. Some of the directing is superb, and some is the worst I’ve seen in a long while. Let me break it down for you while Fu slobbers all over my right shoulder.

Please understand the full significance of how metaretarded this title is.

Tri-Review—Howling IV: The Original Nightmare (1988)

Three Hallowarriors’ desperate search for entertainment leads them to something evil, something dangerous.

Scanners (1981)

by Usurper on Oct.10, 2008, under Halloween Horrorama V (2008)

I knew going into this that David “Naked Lunch” Cronenberg was going to serve me up some oddly-paced weirdness with just enough exposition to be understandable to those of us with slightly sub-genius IQs. Well, he served it up, and he served it raw. Heavy on plot, low on character, Scanners is like a steak without a potato.