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The Top 10 Horror Movies of 1985

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Casey Chong takes a trip back 40 years to look at the best horror movies of 1985… 1985 may have been a banner year for hit movies that reached the pop-culture milestones, notably Back to the Future, The Goonies and Rambo: First Blood Part II. But let’s not forget the horror genre, which equally enjoyed […]

7 Chilling Killer Kid Movies You Need To See

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Casey Chong with a selection of killer kid movies you might have missed… Children are generally pure and innocent, but they can be scary too. This is especially true with plenty of movies depicting these kids as horror antagonists. We’ve seen them in notable titles like The Bad Seed, The Omen and of course, the […]

Eight Great Prison Movies You Might Have Missed

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Flickering Myth’s Casey Chong presents eight great prison movies for your watch list… Notable prison movies such as The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, Papillon and Escape from Alcatraz rule the genre, offering a mix of character-driven stories with emotional and dramatic urgency behind the locked cells. But there’s a healthy selection of great prison […]

10 Conspiracy Thrillers You May Have Missed

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Flickering Myth’s Casey Chong presents a curated selection of conspiracy thrillers ready for you to untangle… Cinema has been drawn to the intrigue of the conspiracy thriller for decades, given its fascinating exploration of misplaced trust, power and paranoia. Conspiracy thrillers are commonly explored to expose something that is off in the political or corporate […]

10 Must-See Legal Thrillers of the 1990s

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Flickering Myth’s Casey Chong takes a trip back to the 1990s for a selection of must-see legal thrillers… There was a time when legal thrillers were like the coolest kid on the block: the 1990s. Best described as the golden era for this genre, it left an indelible mark with its thrilling combination of an […]

8 Must-Watch World War II Horror Movies

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Casey Chong with a selection of must-see World War II horror movies for your watch list… World War II left an indelible mark on world history, and cinema has been constantly fascinated by the conflict, exploring the underlying moral and psychological effects of war, from the soldier’s PTSD to the hellish nature of enduring combat […]

8 Must-See 90s Neo-Noir Movies You Might Have Missed

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As Noirvember winds down, Casey Chong presents a selection of underrated neo-noir movies from the 1990s… The 1990s era saw a string of notable neo-noirs from Warren Beatty’s bold comic strip-like style Dick Tracy (1990) to Abel Ferrara’s stark Bad Lieutenant (1992) and of course, the Oscar-winning L.A. Confidential (1997). But the same decade also […]

6 Hotel Horror Movies Worth Checking Out

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Flickering Myth’s Casey Chong presents a selection of hotel horror movies for your watch list… In the world of horror movies, checking into a hotel room can be your impending doom. Look at Marion Crane, who stays at Bates Motel, only to end up being brutally stabbed to death while she’s in a shower in […]

8 Forgotten 80s Mystery Movies Worth Investigating

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Casey Chong with a curated selection of forgotten 80s mystery movies for you to investigate… By the 1980s, Hollywood had seen a significant shift in its pop culture and filmmaking style, moving away from the auteur-driven era that defined the previous decade. The commercial success of mid-1970s hits, including Jaws and Star Wars, ushered in […]

10 Forgotten Erotic Thrillers Worth Revisiting

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Casey Chong presents a selection of forgotten erotic thrillers for your watch list… Erotic thrillers may have significantly dwindled in today’s era, even though this subgenre does make a splash – for better or worse – occasionally with movies like the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy, Netflix’s Fair Play and the recently Nicole Kidman starrer […]