Donald J. Deeley

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    Fearful Franchise #17: Poltergeist III (1988)

    Welcome to Fearful Franchise: a series of essays about franchise horror films running daily throughout October. This year we’re focusing on movies about hauntings, possessions, and Satan. Carol Anne, after twice facing off against forces from the other...

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    Fearful Franchise #16: Hack-O-Lantern (1988)

    Welcome to Fearful Franchise: a series of essays about franchise horror films running daily throughout October. This year we’re focusing on movies about hauntings, possessions, and Satan. As a man readies his grandson for induction into his Satanic...

  • Amityville 3-D (1983) movie poster Text reads, "WARNING: In this move you are the victim." 0

    Fearful Franchise #11: Amityville 3-D (1983)

    Welcome to Fearful Franchise: a series of essays about franchise horror films running daily throughout October. This year we’re focusing on movies about hauntings, possessions, and Satan. A professional paranormal debunker moves into the supposedly haunted Amityville house,...

  • Poltergeist (1982) movie poster A black poster with a static-filled TV screen in the middle illuminating a girl with her hands on the screen. Text reads, "'They're here.' POLTERGEIST It knows what scares you." 0

    Fearful Franchise #9: Poltergeist (1982)

    Welcome to Fearful Franchise: a series of essays about franchise horror films running daily throughout October. This year we’re focusing on movies about hauntings, possessions, and Satan. Paranormal activity in a suburban home escalates to the point where...

  • Evilspeak (1982) movie poster Text reads, "Remember the little kid you used to pick on? Well, he's a big boy now." 0

    Fearful Franchise #8: Evilspeak (1982)

    Welcome to Fearful Franchise: a series of essays about franchise horror films running daily throughout October. This year we’re focusing on movies about hauntings, possessions, and Satan. A bullied student at a military academy copies the personal journal...

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    Fearful Franchise #2: The Omen (1976)

    Welcome to Fearful Franchise: a series of essays about franchise horror films running daily throughout October. This year we’re focusing on movies about hauntings, possessions, and Satan. The son of an American ambassador is stillborn, but the ambassador...

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    Fearful Franchise #1: The Exorcist (1973)

    Welcome to Fearful Franchise: a series of essays about franchise horror films running daily throughout October. This year we’re focusing on movies about hauntings, possessions, and Satan. An actress’ daughter starts exhibiting bizarre behaviors. After exploring every medical...

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    Awful Advent #13: Scrooged (1988)

    Welcome to Awful Advent: a countdown of 13 Holiday Horror movies for the 13 days before Christmas For this year’s final entry, it’s the best version of the original holiday horror story, Scrooged! Frank Cross, the youngest network...

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    Awful Advent #12: Krampus (2015)

    Welcome to Awful Advent: a countdown of 13 Holiday Horror movies for the 13 days before Christmas For this year’s penultimate entry, a boy’s waning belief in the spirit of Christmas summons not Santa, but his dark counterpart,...

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    Awful Advent #11: Elves (1989)

    Welcome to Awful Advent: a countdown of 13 Holiday Horror movies for the 13 days before Christmas For this year’s eleventh entry, Grizzly Adams faces off against incestuous Nazi science to prevent the apocalypse in Elves! A trio...