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Cardboard Science: I'm Looking Through You

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Brennan Klein @itsrainingbrens.bsky.social · 5d

Happy October!

I’m kicking off this year’s annual switcheroo with Hunter Allen of Kinemalogue by covering the first classic sci-fi movie he assigned me, Roger Corman’s 1963 outing X: THE MAN WITH THE X-RAY EYES!

Read my review here:
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Year: 1963 Director: Roger Corman Cast: Ray Milland, Diana Van der Vlis, Harold J. Stone Run Time: 1 hour 19 minutes Happy October, everyb...

Brennan Klein @itsrainingbrens.bsky.social · Sep 3

Yeah, it’s from The Majorettes! Which COULD have been ripping off the Suspiria ad, but skulls were so trendy on horror posters back then, who could say

8 Great Obscure High School Horror Movies

Brennan Klein @itsrainingbrens.bsky.social · Sep 3

It’s back to school season, so why not learn something that’s actually fun by checking out my list of great obscure high school horror movies over on @horrorpress.com: horrorpress.com/movies/10978...

It’s Back to School month over here at Horror Press, which is my favorite time to watch high school horror movies. Mostly to remind myself of why I’m glad to have already graduated, but also because i...

Census Bloodbath: Now That's What I Call Scissoring

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Brennan Klein @itsrainingbrens.bsky.social · Aug 18

We’re drawing close to the end of 1985 in my slasher project! Here’s my review of the late giallo NOTHING UNDERNEATH, which features Donald Pleasence! As a mustachioed Italian police commissioner for some reason!
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Year:  1985 Director:  Carlo Vanzina Cast:  Tom Schanley, Renée Simonsen, Donald Pleasence Run Time:  1 hour 33 minutes MPAA Rating: R Plot...

Casting A Young Rambo For New Prequel Movie: 10 Actors Who Could Replace Sylvester Stallone

Brennan Klein @itsrainingbrens.bsky.social · Aug 15

So I’m late to the news that Noah Centineo is attached to play Rambo in the prequel, but I’m just saying, I totally called it over on @screenrant.bsky.social: screenrant.com/rambo-preque...

The prequel follows John Rambo's time in Vietnam.

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5 Harry Potter Alternatives To Avoid Giving That Woman Money

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HORROR PRESS @horrorpress.com · Aug 11

With all the Harry Potter stuff in the news, and the audiobooks in the pipeline, we have some great alternatives to help scratch that itch so you can avoid paying that person money. List by @itsrainingbrens.bsky.social #BookRecs

You’re reading this article on the Internet. Which means you’ve been on the Internet at least once in the past five years. Which means you know that Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling is an unrepentant...

What Your Favorite ‘Halloween’ Movie Says About You

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HORROR PRESS @horrorpress.com · Aug 8

Curious to know what your favorite HALLOWEEN says about you? Let us know if we got it right! Article by @itsrainingbrens.bsky.social #horrorsky

It’s October. The wind is blowing, and the leaves are changing.* As the weather begins to cool and the veil between the living and the dead stretches thin, you know in your bones that Halloween is app...

The ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ Franchise, Ranked

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Brennan Klein @itsrainingbrens.bsky.social · Aug 6

It’s my birthday! I’m doing a fund raiser to save up for the Friday the 13th con this weekend.

For every $10+ donation (it’s cool if you can’t), I’ll share a track from my playlist “Slashdance,” which compiles history’s best horror needle drops! 🎂❤️🔪

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Brennan Klein @itsrainingbrens.bsky.social · Aug 6

It’s my birthday! I’m doing a fund raiser to save up for the Friday the 13th con this weekend.

For every $10+ donation (it’s cool if you can’t), I’ll share a track from my playlist “Slashdance,” which compiles history’s best horror needle drops! 🎂❤️🔪

venmo.com/u/Brennan-Kl...

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HORROR PRESS @horrorpress.com · Jul 9

Ahead of the July 18th release of I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER, our very own @itsrainingbrens.bsky.social ranked the franchise (yes even the Amazon series). #horrorsky

The I Know What You Did Last Summer franchise is a peculiar beast. Think about it. First of all, it never really got started. I consider the foundation of a horror franchise to be the movies that got ...

Zombies 4: Dawn Of The Vampires Review - My Love For The Disney Franchise Has Mostly Avoided Being Tarnished

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Brennan Klein @itsrainingbrens.bsky.social · Jul 8

I’ve finally gotten to see my most anticipated movie of the year! For @screenrant.bsky.social, here’s my review of the latest installment in Disney Channel’s most delirious, glorious franchise: Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 4: DAWN OF THE VAMPIRES!
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The Disney Channel musical franchise lives on.

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Brennan Klein @itsrainingbrens.bsky.social · Jul 7

For our next 1985 slasher, we’re heading to the slopes of the Rockies (via Sweden) with the hair metal band Solid Gold and their groupies in BLOOD TRACKS! Read my review: jiffypopculture.blogspot.com/2025/07/cens...

Census Bloodbath: Heads Will (Rock And) Roll

Year:  1985 Director:  Mats Olsson Cast:  Jeff Harding, Naomi Kaneda, Michael Fitzpatrick Run Time:  1 hour 29 minutes Plot: Blood Tracks ...

Census Bloodbath: Can We Reschedule?

Brennan Klein @itsrainingbrens.bsky.social · Jul 1

Our first 1985 slasher of July is 1) an Alan Smithee joint, 2) Moustapha Akkad’s only non-Halloween slasher, and 3) one of the weirdest movies in history. It’s APPOINTMENT WITH FEAR!
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Year:  1985 Director:  Ramsey Thomas (as Alan Smithee) Cast:  Michele Little, Kerry Remsen, Douglas Rowe Run Time:  1 hour 36 minutes MPAA R...

Victor 55057. Matrix/Take: C-16183/1.

Brennan Klein @itsrainingbrens.bsky.social · Jun 26

The last 45 seconds in particular are just astounding work. Completely un-self-conscious. An actor letting themselves be completely used up as a transmitter of pure emotion. Like a medium channeling a spirit.

Brennan Klein @itsrainingbrens.bsky.social · Jun 26

Grateful to 28 Years Later for quite a few things, but most importantly for exposing me to the Taylor Holmes recording of the poem “Boots.” It’s literally 110 years old and it’s maybe one of the most gripping performances in any medium.
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Boots

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Brennan Klein @itsrainingbrens.bsky.social · Jun 25

New on @horrorpress.com! My love letter to just how much the first act of THE PERFECTION had me quaking in my boots!
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Act One of ‘The Perfection’ Is the Scariest Bug Horror Movie Ever

We have a double theme going on here at Horror Press this month. In addition to working to highlight horror movies with actual queer characters for Pride Month, we are also diving deep into the wriggl...

Census Bloodbath: Computer? I Hardly Know Her!

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Brennan Klein @itsrainingbrens.bsky.social · Jun 24

Our next 1985 slasher on the chopping block is INTERFACE, a truly bizarre techno-thriller from the era when we thought computers were basically just magic. Read my review:
jiffypopculture.blogspot.com/2025/06/cens...

Year:  1985 Director:  Andy Anderson Cast:  John S. Davies, Lauren Lane, Michael Hendrix Run Time: 1 hour 18 minutes Plot: Interface follo...

Census Bloodbath: Let There Be Carnage

Brennan Klein @itsrainingbrens.bsky.social · Jun 23

New slasher review! This time I take a look at 1989’s POST MORTEM - RETURN TO CARNAGE HALL, a microbudget shot-on-video movie made by college students which is a sequel to a film that’s impossible to find. But I kinda had a really good time?
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Year:  1989 Director:  John Harvey Cast:  Rhett Pennell, John Harvey, Kevin Schmidt Run Time:  1 hour 49 minutes Plot: Post Mortem - Return...

Census Bloodbath: Marriage Can Be Murder

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Brennan Klein @itsrainingbrens.bsky.social · Jun 18

The next 1985 slasher on the chopping block is FORMULA FOR A MURDER, a movie that is too late to be a proper giallo, but too giallo to be a proper slasher.
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Year:  1985 Director:  Alberto De Martino Cast:  Christina Nagy, David Warbeck, Carroll Blumenberg Run Time:  1 hour 36 minutes Plot: Formul...

Census Bloodbath: La Forma

Brennan Klein @itsrainingbrens.bsky.social · Jun 16

My latest 1985 slasher review is up now! Today we’re taking a look at the Mexican genre mashup CEMETERY OF TERROR!
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Year:  1985 Director:  Rubén Galindo Jr. Cast:  Hugo Stiglitz, René Cardona III, Eduardo Capetillo Run Time:  1 hour 28 minutes MPAA Rating:...

This Queer 2015 Slasher Desperately Deserves A Cult Following

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HORROR PRESS @horrorpress.com · Jun 11

This queer horror comedy is criminally underrated AND it also features both Judy Gemstone and Natalie Green. Find out why not having YOU'RE KILLING ME on your watchlist this Pride month is homophobic. Article by @itsrainingbrens.bsky.social #horrorsky

Dive into

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Brennan Klein @itsrainingbrens.bsky.social · Jun 6

I think about that scene at least once a week.