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Hollywood Fringe Festival
Fringe Fest Reviews – Week Three The final week of Fringe Fest left us with some of our favorite pieces we’ve seen. This year, Fringe was absolutely incredible. We saw so many amazing things across all genres. We’ve had many people let us know that they didn’t know what this […]

Fringe Fest Reviews – Week Three

 in 2016 / Reviews  tagged 50 Shades of Shakespeare / A Regular Little Houdini / Fringe Fest / Los Angeles / magic / Nick Paul / Toiley T Paper / toxic avenger musical by
Fringe Fest 2016
Fringe Fest Reviews Fringe Fest Week 2! Time is going by so fast! We saw a lot of great pieces this week. Here’s what we’ve seen and what we thought! Nick Paul – Impossible Feats of Fake Magic Mike: Nick Paul’s Impossible Feats of Fake Magic show is an amazingly […]

Fringe Fest Reviews – Week Two

 in 2016 / Reviews  tagged A Regular Little Houdini / Absolute Zero (How Lovers and Sad People Hold Up The World) / Fringe Fest / Hello World! / Immersive Theatre / Los Angeles / magic / Nick Paul / Oblivious Video Game Theatre / Shine Laboratory / Take Another Look / the truth by
Fringe Fest Reviews Another year of Hollywood Fringe Fest is upon us. There are SO many shows and so little time to catch them all. We went through the schedule and picked out some that looked interesting to us. Here’s what we were able to see in the first week. […]

Fringe Fest Reviews – Week One

 in 2016 / Reviews  tagged a(partment 8) / absolute zero / Alien vs Musical / Broadway Noir / bump in the night / Fringe Fest / Los Angeles / nilbog / Not Another Horror Story / Shitty / simon coronel / Tony Danzas Letters to Tupac / toxic avenger musical by
“The Day Shall Declare It” Burns an Emotional Path Through Your Heart “The Day Shall Declare It” is a haunting, emotional descent into lust, love and longing. A completely immersive show, it invites you to watch as love and hope fight for survival in a sometimes brutal world. You arrive […]

“The Day Shall Declare It” Burns an Emotional Path Through ...

 in 2016 / Blog / Reviews  tagged bar / cocktails / immersive / immersive theater / lathtr / Los Angeles / Studs Terkel / Tennessee Williams / The Day Shall Declare It / theater / WILDERNESS by
Summer Camp is a rollicking horror film that swiftly and cleverly destroys every cliché it seems to embrace. Suffering from a ill-fitting title, Summer Camp leads you down a familiar path then sucker punches you with a thrill ride of twists, turns and sneak attacks that move quickly to a […]

Summer Camp Destroys Horror Clichés in The Name of Fun ...

 in 2016 / film review / Reviews  tagged [REC] / Alberto Marini / Andrés Velencoso / Diego Boneta / horror / horror movies / infection / Jocelin Donahue / Maiara Walsh / Summer Camp by
(Please Note:  There are MILD spoilers contained within the slightly rambling thought process that follows.) Horror is personal.  That is key to what frightens each of us.  Often I have conversations with friends where they mention how scary a movie is for them and when I see it, the film […]

The Revenant as Horror Movie – Splashing Red Across Multiple Genres 

 in 2016 / film review / Reviews  tagged Academy Awards / Alejandro González Iñárritu / horror movies / Leonardo DiCaprio / Oscars / revenge / The Revenant / Tom Hardy by
A Sundance Film Festival Review “Carnage Park” tells the tale of a woman, Vivian, taken hostage in a bank robbery that goes awry. Once out of town, the lead robber, Scorpion Joe, does his best to work his charm on his lovely hostage while attempting to form a plan that […]

“Carnage Park” Takes The Kidnap Genre into Familiar Slasher Territory

 in 2016 / film review / Reviews  tagged Alan Ruck / Ashley Bell / film review / horror / horror movies / James Landry Hebert / Mickey Keating / Pat Healey / Sundance / Sundance Film Festival / Sundance Midnight / survivalist horror by
A Sundance Film Festival Review Rob Zombie’s newest horror film, “31,” confirms the director has a flare for carnage and a good eye for interesting set pieces, a slightly improving sense of emotion and an unwillingness to transcend the thing that inspires him – 70’s horror cinema. “31” is a […]

Rob Zombie’s “31” – A New Film That Brings Back ...

 in 2016 / film review / Reviews  tagged 31 / film review / horror / horror movies / Meg Foster / Rob Zombie / Sheri Moon Zombie / Sundance / Sundance Film Festival / Sundance Midnight by
The Freakling Brothers Horror Shows in Las Vegas has created an extreme haunt event that leaves a deep emotional mark on patrons. Before jumping into this, I suggest reading Mike’s take on his Victim Experience this year.  Much of what he wrote expresses my opinion on how to approach this […]

Freakling Brothers Victim Experience – Entering Purgatory

 in 2015 / Reviews  tagged Extreme Haunt / Freakling Bros. / Freakling Brothers / Las Vegas / safe word / victim experience by
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My Freakling Brothers “Victim Experience” Experience As I’m writing this, the other half of My Haunt Life is getting mentally prepared to go through The Victim Experience. Unfortunately, due to our schedules, we couldn’t be there for one another. I went on Friday night and am proud to say that […]

My Freakling Brothers “Victim Experience” Experience

 in 2015 / Reviews  tagged Extreme Haunt / Freakling Brothers / Gates of Hell / Las Vegas / victim experience by
“Tales of Halloween” offers ten loved-filled tributes to Halloween and is this seasons best treat! Do you remember Halloween? No, no. Not in general, I mean specifically the Halloween in your past. Do you remember your favorite things? Was it trick-or-treating? Was it sorting your candy to find the best […]

“Tales of Halloween” Wears its Bloody Heart on its Sleeve

 in 2015 / film review / Reviews  tagged film / film review / movie / movie review / tales of halloween by