Ann Laabs

Ice-T Rules as a Vampire King in BLOODRUNNERS

April 1, 2017 Ann Laabs 3053 Views 0 Comments Airen DeLaMater, Benjamin Kanes, Benjamn Kanes, Bloodrunners, Chris James Boylan, Dan Lantz, Dan McLaughlin, Horror4Me, Ice-T, Jack Hoffman, John Groody, Julie Ek, Kerry McGann, Michael McFadden, Peter Patrikios, Prohibition, Tina Marie Connell, vampires

Bloodrunners may not be masterpiece, but the crooked cops fighting bootlegging vampires do provide plenty to enjoy in this B-movie horror flick.

GRIMM -- "The End" Episode 613 -- Pictured: (l-r) Claire Coffee as Adalind Schade, Silas Weir Mitchell as Monroe, David Giuntoli as Nick Burkhardt, Bree Turner as Rosalee Calvert -- (Photo by: Allyson Riggs/NBC)

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“The End” for GRIMMLY SPEAKING? It’s a GRIMM Life

April 1, 2017 Ann Laabs 2295 Views 7 Comments Grimm, Grimm Fairy Tales, Grimm finale, Grimmly Speaking, Hexenbiest, NBC, SciFi4Me Radio, TV Recaps, TV review, Wesen, Zerstörer

If you lose everyone you love, what will you do to get them back? Will you bargain with the Devil?

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MARION Checks In To BATES MOTEL

March 29, 2017 Ann Laabs 1398 Views 0 Comments Alfred Hitchcock, Austin Nichols, Bates Motel, Brooke Smith, Carlton Cuse, Detective Arbogast, Freddie Highmore, Horror4Me, Isabelle McNally, Kerry Ehrin, Max Theriot, Nestor Carbonell, Olivia Cooke, psycho, Rihanna, Robert Bloch, Ryan Hurst, TV Recaps, TV review, Vera Farmiga

With a shocking twist on a classic scenario, BATES MOTEL takes our expectations for “Marion” (Crane) and sets us up for the story after Psycho.

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ROGUES GALLERY #52: Snobs, Songs, a Sellout, and a Slog

March 25, 2017 Ann Laabs 1300 Views 0 Comments Arrow, DC Comics, DC's Legends of Tomorrow, Green Arrow, Greg Berlanti, Justice League, Rogues Gallery, SciFi4Me Radio, Supergirl, The CW, The Flash, TV Recaps, TV review, Warner Bros.

This week, the Rogues deliver a non-musical episode #52 (DC’s favorite number) with a discussion about the FLASH musical episode, relationships and reset buttons, and the way ARROW is just not watchable anymore.

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DREAMS DIE FIRST? Not On BATES MOTEL

March 23, 2017 Ann Laabs 1418 Views 0 Comments Al Sapienza, Alfred Hitchcock, Austin Nichols, Bates Motel, Brendan Taylor, Brooke Smith, Carlton Cuse, Damon Gupton, Detective Arbogast, Freddie Highmore, Horror4Me, Isabelle McNally, Kerry Ehrin, Max Theriot, Michael Doonan, Nestor Carbonell, Olivia Cooke, psycho, Raphael Sbarge, Rihanna, Robert Bloch, Ryan Hurst, TV Recaps, TV review, Vera Farmiga

Dreams Die First? Really, BATES MOTEL, in White Pine Bay many things (and people) have died before dreams – starting with Keith Summers, Zack Shelby and Miss Watson way back in Season One.

GRIMM -- "Where The Wild Things Were" Episode 611 -- Pictured: Bitsie Tulloch as Eve -- (Photo by: Allyson Riggs/NBC)

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A GRIMM Look Into Schrödinger’s Mirror

March 18, 2017 Ann Laabs 1560 Views 1 Comment Blutbad, Grimm, Grimm Fairy Tales, Grimmly Speaking, Hexenbiest, NBC, SciFi4Me Radio, TV Recaps, TV review, Wesen, Zerstörer

Eve is in trouble. Nick rushes to her rescue. But now, who will rescue them?

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HIDDEN Cars, Homemade Cakes and a Nervous Norman on BATES MOTEL

March 15, 2017 Ann Laabs 1626 Views 0 Comments Alfred Hitchcock, Austin Nichols, Bates Motel, Brooke Smith, Carlton Cuse, Detective Arbogast, Freddie Highmore, Horror4Me, Isabelle McNally, Jillian Fargey, Kenny Johnson, Kerry Ehrin, Kit Purdy, Max Theriot, Nestor Carbonell, Olivia Cooke, psycho, Rihanna, Robert Bloch, Ryan Hurst, Travis Breure, TV Recaps, TV review, Vera Farmiga

Max Theriot (Dylan) goes behind the camera as director for this episode of BATES MOTEL. Norman’s secrets are still safe, but like Jim Blackwell’s Lincoln, they’re not very well “Hidden.”

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Down Home Horror HARROW COUNTY Wins 2016 Ghastly Awards

March 12, 2017 Ann Laabs 1632 Views 0 Comments comic book, Cullen Bunn, Dark Horse Comics, Gastly Awards, Graham Ingles, Harrow County, horror, Horror Comics, Horror4Me, Tyler Crook

HARROW COUNTY may be the best horror comic you’re not reading. Now that it’s won a couple Ghastly Awards, this is the time to catch up on the best rural Americana-themed horror title around.

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A Little BAD BLOOD and a Lot of Mind Games on BATES MOTEL

March 8, 2017 Ann Laabs 1630 Views 0 Comments Alfred Hitchcock, Austin Nichols, Bates Motel, Brooke Smith, Cameron Forbes, Carlton Cuse, Freddie Highmore, Horror4Me, Isabelle McNally, Josua Hinkson, Kenny Johnson, Kerry Ehrin, Max Theriot, Mira Eden, Nestor Carbonell, Olivia Cooke, Panta Mosleh, psycho, Rihanna, Robert Bloch, Ryan Hurst, Travis Breure, TV Recaps, TV review, Vera Farmiga

Chick Hogan, wanna-be true crime novelist, may be in danger of outsmarting himself on the latest BATES MOTEL, which features a bit of outlaw Romero, a sad ending (?) for Caleb, and lots of Chick Hogan mind games.

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Sparkle Motion Lives: DONNIE DARKO Returns to Theaters

March 6, 2017 Ann Laabs 1671 Views 0 Comments Arrow Films, Cartilage Films, Drew Barrymore, horror, Horror4Me, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, Katharine Ross, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Mary McDonnell, Noah Wylie, Patrick Swayze, Richard Kelly, Steven Poster

Fifteen years after it appeared in theaters, DONNIE DARKO returns to the multiplex – or the art house cinema – in a 4K restoration courtesy Arrow Films.

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THE BELKO EXPERIMENT Red Band Trailer – Teamwork Makes the Dream Work?

March 5, 2017 Ann Laabs 1667 Views 0 Comments Adria Arijona, BH Tilt, Blumhouse, Compliance, Dawn of the Dead, Greg McLean, horror, Horror4Me, James Gunn, John C. McGinley, John Gallagher Jr, Melonie Diaz, Michael Rooker, Milgram Experiment, Orion Pictures, Peter Safran, Severance, Slither, The Cabin in The Woods, Tony Goldwyn

2017 has brought a series of horror movies that’ve received both stellar box office and critical acclaim. Will the March release of THE BELKO EXPERIMENT be another win for horror?

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ROGUES GALLERY #50: Stupid Is as Stupid Does

March 4, 2017 Ann Laabs 1295 Views 0 Comments Aquaman, Arrow, DC Comics, DC Entertainment, DC's Legends of Tomorrow, Grant Gustin, Green Arrow, Justice League, Melissa Benoist, Rogues Gallery, SciFi4Me Radio, Stephen Amell, Supergirl, The CW, The Flash, TV Recaps, TV review, Zack Snyder

Episode 50! Our discussion of the DC Comics television shows takes us to Earth-38 and the Flarrowverse as everyone takes the Stupid Pills this week… Plus: Aquaman, BLACK LIGHTNING news, and Vertigo’s legacy at… IDW?

GRIMM -- "Tree People" Episode 609 -- Pictured: Kinoshimobe -- (Photo by: Allyson Riggs/NBC)

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GRIMM Goes Eco Warrior

March 4, 2017 Ann Laabs 1711 Views 0 Comments Eco Warrior, Grimm, Grimm Fairy Tales, Grimmly Speaking, Hexenbiest, NBC, SciFi4Me Radio, TV Recaps, TV review, Wesen

What would you do to protect the beauty of nature? What if your home is nature and it’s being threatened?

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Norman and Mother Live La Vie en Rose on BATES MOTEL

February 27, 2017 Ann Laabs 1750 Views 0 Comments Alfred Hitchcock, Andrea Brooks, Austin Nichols, Bates Motel, Brooke Smith, Carlton Cuse, Ed Gein, Freddie Highmore, Horror4Me, Isabelle McNally, John Hainsworth, Kenny Johnson, Kerry Ehrin, Max Theriot, Nestor Carbonell, Olivia Cooke, psycho, Rihanna, Robert Bloch, Ryan Hurst, TV Recaps, TV review, Vera Farmiga

While The Convergence of the Twain isn’t quite the epic clash of iceberg and Titanic described in Hardy’s poem, it does set several characters on the path towards inevitable conflict with Norman and Mother.

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ROGUES GALLERY #49: Supergirl’s Boyfriend, Emily’s Boyfriend, and a Big Gorilla

February 25, 2017 Ann Laabs 1588 Views 0 Comments 5th dimension, Arrow, DC Comics, DC Entertainment, DC's Legends of Tomorrow, Gorilla Grodd, Grodd, Mr. Mxyzptlk, Rogues Gallery, SciFi4Me Radio, Supergirl, The CW, The Flash, TV Recaps, TV review

This week, the Rogues take on the Thing SUPERGIRL is doing with the Thing, and might POWERLESS be getting more solid on its feet? Plus: BLACK LIGHTNING, and the Batman movie has a director, but wait! His sidekick’s getting a movie, too?!