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Reel Pete

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🎥 Reel Pete | Filmmaker 🎬 | Movie Reviewer 🍿 Passionate about film and storytelling, I bring you honest thoughts behind-the-scenes insights, and a love for all things cinema. Join me for weekly videos that celebrate the magic of movies and the art of fi

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Reel Pete @reelpete.bsky.social · 1d

Day 25 of 31 Days of Spooky — my buddy Josh picked this one. C.H.U.D. (1984) isn’t the campy movie the title suggests. It’s a serious look at homelessness, pollution, and how 1980s New York tried to hide both.
#CHUD #ReelPete #31DaysOfSpooky #80sHorror #CultHorror
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Why C.H.U.D. Isn’t Camp – The Serious Side of an 80s Creature Classic

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Reel Pete @reelpete.bsky.social · 1d

Day 24 of 31 Days of Spooky – Peter Jackson’s The Frighteners (1996)
Michael J. Fox caught between the living and the dead. Early Weta Digital magic. A dark, funny, and strangely human ghost story — right before Middle-earth.
#TheFrighteners #ReelPete #31DaysOfhalloween
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Why The Frighteners Is Still So Cool!

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Reel Pete @reelpete.bsky.social · 2d

Day 23 of 31 Days of Spooky — Near Dark (1987).
Kathryn Bigelow’s first solo feature takes the vampire myth and strips it bare. Addiction, dependency, and small-town survival replace glamour and fantasy.
#NearDark #ReelPete #31DaysOfSpooky #KathrynBigelow #FilmDiscussion
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Near Dark – The Vampire Movie That Never Says “Vampire” | 31 Days of Spooky Day 23

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Reel Pete @reelpete.bsky.social · 3d

The film that introduced me to Bong Joon-ho and opened the door to Korean horror.
It’s about family, grief, and the monsters we build ourselves.
#TheHost #BongJoonHo #KoreanCinema #31DaysOfSpooky #ReelPete
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The Host (2006) – The Korean Monster Movie That Changed Everything

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Reel Pete @reelpete.bsky.social · 4d

Day 21 of 31 Days of Spooky
Ari Aster’s Midsommar is horror in full sunlight — beautiful, cruel, and haunting in ways that never fade.
#Midsommar #ReelPete #CultHorror #EmotionalHorror #FilmReview
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Midsommar (2019): The Most Beautiful Horror Film Ever Made

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Reel Pete @reelpete.bsky.social · 5d

Day 20 of 31 Days of Spooky — the sequel Hollywood buried before anyone had the chance to see it. Fright Night Part 2 (1988) still deserves a place in the conversation.
#FrightNight2 #ReelPete #31DaysOfSpooky #LostHorror #80sCinema #CultFilm #HorrorFans #ForgottenFilms
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The Forgotten Sequel That Got Buried!

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Reel Pete @reelpete.bsky.social · 6d

A haunted 80s trip through grief, humor, and rubber monsters.
Day 19 of 31 Days of Spooky is House (1986) — my childhood favorite and still a guilty pleasure.
#31DaysOfSpooky #House1986 #ReelPete #CultFilm #80sHorror
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80s Horror Comedy You Forgot About!

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Reel Pete @reelpete.bsky.social · 8d

Day 18 of 31 Days of Spooky is Pumpkinhead.
The only film Stan Winston ever directed — and for me, it’s personal. The man behind Predator, Aliens, and Jurassic Park showed that even monsters have meaning.
#Pumpkinhead #StanWinston #HorrorTalk #FilmDiscussion #ReelPete
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What If Grief Created a Monster?

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Reel Pete @reelpete.bsky.social · 8d

I actually really do love this film.

Reel Pete @reelpete.bsky.social · 8d

Day 17 of 31 Days of Spooky!
A cult classic phenomenon built on foam, latex, and imagination — Killer Klowns from Outer Space still defines what camp horror can be. #31daysofspooky
#KillerKlownsFromOuterSpace #CultHorror #FilmHistory #HorrorDiscussion #ReelPete
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Why Killer Klowns Became Horror Legends

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Reel Pete @reelpete.bsky.social · 10d

Day 15 of 31 Days of Spooky — The Black Phone 2 expands its shadow with Gwen at the center, real fear beneath the grain, and Derrickson’s touch still unmistakable.
#TheBlackPhone2 #Horror #ReelPete #31DaysOfhalloween #FilmTalk
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The Black Phone 2 Review – Gwen Answers, The Fear Deepens

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Reel Pete @reelpete.bsky.social · 11d

I’m heading to a screening of The Black Phone 2 tonight, so I revisited The Black Phone for Day 14 of 31 Days of Spooky.
#TheBlackPhone #HorrorCinema #EthanHawke #Blumhouse #31DaysOfhalloween
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The Black Phone – The Horror Hit That Surprised Everyone | Day 14 of 31 Days of Spooky

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Reel Pete @reelpete.bsky.social · 12d

Day 13 of 31 Days of Spooky — Absentia (2011) shows how Mike Flanagan built a career on silence, grief, and a $70K Kickstarter. Proof that story and conviction matter more than budget.
#MikeFlanagan #Absentia #IndieFilmmaking #FilmStudy #ReelPete
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How Absentia Was Made With Just $70,000!

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Reel Pete @reelpete.bsky.social · 13d

Before The Lord of the Rings, Peter Jackson made the goriest comedy ever filmed — a love story, a lawnmower, and gallons of chaos. 💀
Day 12 of 31 Days of Spooky is Dead Alive (1992).
#DeadAlive #PeterJackson #CultHorror #ReelPete #31DaysOfSpooky
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Peter Jackson’s Wildest Movie: The Goriest Comedy Ever Made | Dead Alive (1992)

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Reel Pete @reelpete.bsky.social · 14d

A true-crime story without the murder.
Roofman (2025) explores how desperation, survival, and quiet deception can coexist in one man’s life. Please look for my full review at reelpete.com
#Roofman #TrueCrimeFilm #MovieTalk #ReelPete #FilmReview #2025Cinema
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Roofman (2025): The True-Crime Story Hiding in Plain Sight

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Reel Pete @reelpete.bsky.social · 14d

Day 11 of 31 Days of Spooky — The Gate (1987). The childhood horror film that wrecked my wife... and still manages to crawl under your skin. Accessible PG-13 horror that’s pure nightmare fuel.
#TheGate1987 #31DaysOfSpooky #ReelPete #80sHorror #HorrorCommunity
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The Gate (1987) – PG-13 Horror That’s 100% Nightmare Fuel

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Reel Pete @reelpete.bsky.social · 15d

Something about Tron: Ares left me questioning what really matters in a movie.
#TronAres #FilmDiscussion #MovieReview #ReelPete #CinephileChat
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Tron Ares Review 2025 – Why the Soundtrack Beats the Movie

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Reel Pete @reelpete.bsky.social · 17d

Day 9 of 31 Days of Spooky is Shelby Oaks — the crowdfunded horror that made history. A project built on belief, passion, and persistence.
#ShelbyOaks #ReelPete #31DaysOfSpooky #ChrisStuckmann #IndieHorror #FilmTalk #HorrorFans
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Shelby Oaks: The Crowdfunded Horror That Made History

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Reel Pete @reelpete.bsky.social · 17d

Day 8 of 31 Days of Spooky dives into Code Name Trixie and its remake The Crazies. Romero’s 1973 vision was fearless, unflinching, and way ahead of its time, setting the stage for modern outbreak horror.
#31DaysOfhalloween #TheCrazies #CultFilm
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Code Name Trixie aka The Crazies – Romero’s Most Underrated Outbreak

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Reel Pete @reelpete.bsky.social · 18d

Benny Safdie’s The Smashing Machine may be one of the most honest depictions of pain and identity ever filmed — so real it’s hard to care for the people inside it. My full thoughts at ReelPete.com
#TheSmashingMachine #ReelPete #FilmCriticism #Cinema2025 #BennySafdie
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The Smashing Machine: When Real Becomes Too Real

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Reel Pete @reelpete.bsky.social · 18d

It’s Day 7 of 31 Days of Spooky, and The Seventh Sign still feels prophetic. Long before today’s wave of religious horror, Demi Moore faced the end of the world with faith, fear, and quiet defiance.
#TheSeventhSign #ReligiousHorror #FilmDiscussion #31DaysOfHalloween
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The Seventh Sign: Religious Horror Before It Was Cool

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Reel Pete @reelpete.bsky.social · 19d

Day 6 of 31 Days of Spooky looks back at The Watcher in the Woods — the Disney film that scared kids, confused parents, and quietly vanished.
#WatcherInTheWoods #DisneyHorror #31DaysOfHalloween #ReelPeteReviews #CultCinema
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Why Did Disney Hide This Creepy Movie?

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Reel Pete @reelpete.bsky.social · 20d

Daniel Day-Lewis returns in Anemone (2025) — a quiet, heavy, and painfully distant film directed by his son Ronan Day-Lewis. Beautiful, but exhausting. Here’s my honest take.
#AnemoneMovie #ReelPete #FilmConversation #MovieReview #Cinephile #FilmDiscussion
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Anemone (2025): A Comeback That Barely Breathes

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Reel Pete @reelpete.bsky.social · 21d

Day 5 of 31 Days of Spooky brings Steven C. Miller’s Werewolves — a retro creature feature that mixes The Purge with classic 50s sci-fi horror. Streaming now on Hulu. B-Reel.
#Werewolves #StevenCMiller #ReelPete #31DaysOfSpooky #HorrorFilm #MovieAnalysis #BMovie
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Steven C. Miller’s Werewolves (2024) – Retro Horror Energy on a Micro Budget

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Reel Pete @reelpete.bsky.social · 22d

Day 4 of my 31 Days of Spooky is Night of the Demons (1988) — a VHS cult classic with campy acting, wild effects, and one of horror’s most memorable endings. Would you add it to your Halloween list?
#NightOfTheDemons #HorrorCommunity #CultClassic #SpookySeason #ReelPete
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Night of the Demons: The Halloween Cult Classic You Can’t Skip

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