Will Lasley
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I’m an actor and director of stage and screen. But I also dabble in standup, and on this site, horror movie criticism. I’m just a guy who loves horror movies, and I like to share that love with the world.
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‘Nightmare Cinema’ Movie Review
Nightmare Cinema is a horror anthology film conceived by genre veteran Mick Garris. Several people wander into an old movie theater, and each patron is shown a horror vignette featuring themselves as the main characters. It soon becomes clear that the one showing them these stories, a mysterious figure known as The Projectionist (Mickey Rourke), is no ordinary man.
By Will Lasley6 years ago in Horror
'Rock, Paper, Scissors' Movie Review
Rock, Paper, Scissors (originally titled Rock, Paper, Dead) is the long-awaited collaboration between director Tom Holland, who brought us Fright Night and Child's Play, and writer Victor Miller, who wrote the first Friday the 13th. It involves a former serial killer named Peter “the Doll Maker” Harris (Luke Macfarlane), who was sent to an insane asylum. However, he is released at the behest of his doctor, Dr. Evelyn Bauer (Tatum O’Neal), as she believes he has been rehabilitated, despite the skepticism of former police detective Doyle Dechert (Michael Madsen). Upon returning to his family home, Harris is plagued by horrific memories of his abusive uncle, and it takes an unfortunate emotional toll.
By Will Lasley6 years ago in Horror
‘Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark’ Movie Review
Based on the popular trilogy of books of the same name, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark involves a group of kids in the late sixties who sneak into an allegedly haunted house on Halloween night. After finding a book of scary stories written in blood (supposedly by a vengeful spirit), it quickly becomes clear that these local legends are true. And before long, new stories begin writing themselves—with them as the characters!
By Will Lasley6 years ago in Horror
‘Crawl’ Movie Review
In Crawl, we are introduced to Hayley (Kaya Scodelario), a talented competitive swimmer who always seems to come up short in meets. When a catastrophic hurricane approaches, she goes to find her dad (Barry Pepper), who has retreated to their old family home in a state of nostalgic depression, and hasn’t been responding to her calls. She finds him lying in the crawlspace, having been wounded. The cause of his injury is soon revealed to be a large alligator, and they realize that they are trapped in the crawlspace with it. With the storm intensifying, the water rising, an increasing number of gators, and some still yet unresolved tension between the two of them, Hayley and her father must fight to survive.
By Will Lasley7 years ago in Horror
‘Midsommar’ Movie Review
With a movie like Midsommar, it’s best to go in blind, but I’ll do my best to explain it without revealing too much. When Dani (Florence Pugh) has to cope with a devastating family tragedy, she decides to tag along with her unsupportive boyfriend (Jack Reynor) to a festival in Sweden, along with three of his friends. But the festivities gradually become stranger and stranger, and the group begins to suspect that danger might be in store.
By Will Lasley7 years ago in Horror
'Child's Play' (2019) Movie Review
2019ʼs Child's Play differs significantly from the 1988 original in its initial setup. A new smart device called the Buddi, a hub for all your devices and a friendly electronic toy, is the hottest craze right now. When struggling single mom Karen Barclay (Aubrey Plaza) is able to snag a slightly-faulty Buddi doll that was returned to the store where she works, she gives it to her shy, friendless son, Andy (Gabriel Bateman), as an early birthday present. But what they don't know is that this particular doll was assembled by a disgruntled sweatshop worker who hacked it to develop potentially malicious intent.
By Will Lasley7 years ago in Horror
'Annabelle Comes Home' Movie Review
Annabelle Comes Home, the third in the spinoff series of The Conjuring, features Judy Warren (Mckenna Grace), daughter of Ed and Lorraine Warren (Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga), who possesses a psychic connection to the dead, much like her mother. When her parents are gone for the evening, Judy is left in the care of her loving babysitter, Mary Ellen (Madison Iseman), and Mary Ellen's friend, Daniela (Katie Sarife). But due to circumstances which I won't spoil, the Warrens' artifact room, in which they store all objects that are cursed, possessed, haunted, etc. locked away, is opened, and the cursed doll known as Annabelle is removed from her case, welcoming evil spirits into the house.
By Will Lasley7 years ago in Horror
'Brightburn' Movie Review
Brightburn tells the story of Tori and Kyle Breyer (Elizabeth Banks and David Denman), a couple in the fictional small town of Brightburn, KS who continuously try and fail to have a baby. After an alien child falls from the sky (much like a certain beloved fictional character), they adopt him and name him Brandon (Jackson A. Dunn). As Brandon begins to go through puberty, he starts exhibiting superhuman abilities. However, rather than being overcome with a sense of responsibility to protect others, Brandon decided to use his new powers for other, more selfish, purposes.
By Will Lasley7 years ago in Horror
