A boy finds a strange book and reads the Latin, bringing about a small army of Pumpkinheads in the damned good, but lesser, sequel R. L. Stine’s Pumpkinhead 2. The Jem Garrard film is a Tubi Original.
Author Archives: Bob Foster
Everest: The Other Side [2026]
After tragedy, a ski mountaineer tries to climb Everest’s north face and ski down. EVEREST: THE OTHER SIDE, Jimmy Chin & Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi’s documentary, is visually wowing, as expected, but is frustrating at connecting emotionally.
The Only Living Pickpocket in New York [2026]
In The Only Living Pickpocket in New York, an aging small-time criminal steals the wrong item, forcing a journey to retrieve it. John Turturro leads Noah Segan’s precise, quietly powerful character drama in one of his best performances.
Visitor Q [2001] [Radiance Films Blu-ray] [Halloween Horror Month 2026]
In VISITOR Q, a messed-up family gets even more messed up when a mysterious visitor moves in. Takashi Miike’s disturbing 2001 flick comes to Blu-ray via Radiance Films this month.
The Monster [1977] [Radiance Films Blu-ray] [Halloween Horror Month 2016]
A reporter uses his correspondence with a serial killer for money and power in the cultural satire/giallo The Monster. The 1977 Luigi Zampa film comes to Blu-ray via Radiance Films this month.
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Wicker [2026]
In the delightful and hilarious Wicker, Olivia Colman’s lonely fisherwoman asks a basket weaver to make her a husband… out of wood. The intelligent, sensitive, yet rather ribald film from Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson is wonderful and beautiful.
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The Frighteners [1996] [Arrow Video 4k & Blu-Ray] [Halloween Horror Month 2026]
A depressed con artist who uses real ghosts for fake hauntings is the only one who can stop a series of supernatural murders in Peter Jackson’s hilarious, unique, and thrilling horror-comedy The Frighteners. The 1996 horror-comedy comes to 4k and Blu-ray from Arrow Video.