Because I was an only child for the first 6 years of my life and I had an amazing grandpa who helped me discover the great lengths of my imagination, my mind always sought to create things. As my mother introduced me to horror movies (Jeepers Creepers being on of the first I remember) my mind would make up all kinds of scary stories and creatures. When I read “The Man in the Black Suit” by Stephen King, I realized I wanted to write short stories. Recently, I decided that I need an outlet for all of the crazy ideas that come to mind, so I thought I might share them here. I hope you all enjoy the creepy, insidious worlds and agathokakological stories that I share!

    Breaking down horror movies has always been something I’ve always enjoyed. My dad and I would always discuss the films that we watched together. I think discussing movies at great lengths with my dad has helped me to better appreciate the time and attention to detail that goes into every single scene. With the number of horror movies I’ve watched, it’s safe to say that I’m a little picky when it comes to my opinion of what makes a good horror movie and what doesn’t. The stuff that used to make my skin crawl when I was 7 , no longer has the same effect on me now. I’m looking for new jump scares, new ways of telling a story, and a new horror experience overall.  As I review these movies, I’d like to remind everyone that horror is very much subjective to every single person.  Horror is defined by our childhood, our life experiences, and our imagination. So what scares me might not scare everyone else. With that being said, I have a bias toward psychological thrillers.  I tend to enjoy the horror that messes with my head more than body horror or haunted house films.  I’m very particular about if I call a movie good or not. I like just enough confusion that I don’t know what the movie is going to throw at me next. I want enough chaos that I don’t know if I can relax yet or not. 

           The way that I rank a movie is pretty simple. To be consistent in my rankings, I split the movie into three major sections: Cinematography, Acting, and Storytelling. Each section is ranked on a scale of 1 to 3, with 3 being the best.  In my reviews, I describe why I ranked each section the way that I did. If each section gets 3/3 points, then that by itself will make the score 9/10. The movie can get 1 point added to the score if I liked it.  If I dislike the movie, it does not get a point added or subtracted from its score.  For example, if each section gets a 3/3 and I like the movie, it will get a perfect 10/10 score, but if I don’t like the movie then it will leave it with a score of 9/10. I won’t show the rank I give each section but I’ll make sure to note if and why I docked points for any certain reason in each section. I might add other things in my reviews that aren’t part of any of the three sections, such as certain jump scares, plot points, or scenes that sway my opinion of the overall movie.