Schmarxy

Currently 41 years fun. Getting a little better every day. Thanks for asking.

Favorite films

  • Jaws
  • The Wizard of Oz
  • Halloween III: Season of the Witch
  • Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives

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  • Carnival of Souls

    ★★★★★

  • A Creepshow Animated Special

    ★★½

  • The Alligator People

    ★★½

  • Babes in the Woods

    ★★★★

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  • Carnival of Souls

    Carnival of Souls

    ★★★★★

    Gorgeous black and white photography and a trippy, dreamlike quality. There are so many striking images and beautifully composed shots. The organ music is weird and off putting. The whole thing truly feels like a nightmare. It’s perfect.

  • A Creepshow Animated Special

    A Creepshow Animated Special

    ★★½

    I wish they had gone with a different animation style. The stories were pretty cool.  The second story teetered on annoying at times, but it turned out to be my favourite of the two.  It’s definitely worth your 45 minutes.

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  • White Zombie

    White Zombie

    ★★★★

    Sure it’s a little racist, but Bela Lugosi is incredible here as the Zombie Master. His hand acting was next level. There were some very fun pioneer era camera tricks and special effects. The evil glowing eyes superimposed over the action looked awesome.  We don’t get the super sweet ending they foreshadowed, but what we do get is still surprisingly violent for the time. 
    When our protagonist indicated that he would rather his wife be dead than alive and in the hands of the natives I audibly gasped.

  • Demons

    Demons

    ★★★★★

    This film has a special place in my heart.  It was a sleepover favourite from my elementary school days.  It is so much fun. It looks incredible and has so much going on visually. The theme music is boss. Geretta Geretta who plays Rosemary, the girl who’s face is cut by the mask, once commented on an Instagram post of mine. So I’m basically a Hollywood insider now. 
    The action in this film builds and builds until eventually our hero…