The Kenblog: Some Of The Best Horror Films Are Actually On Television!
Howdy Folks! 2025 has been a great year for cinematic horror, with movies like “Weapons,” “The Monkey” “The Long Walk” and the latest Conjuring film all making headway at theaters, yet some of the best horror just happens to be on television. The last season of “Stranger Things” is dropping on Netflix with the further adventures inside the Upside Down and HBO Max currently features one of the most frightening series in ages: the spinoff from the popular IT films known as “IT: Welcome To Derry.” This is peak horror television folks!
Continue readingDog’s Movie House: “The Running Man” Entertaining Version Of Stephen King’s Novel!
Howdy Folks! It’s The Kendog here and the 1987 version of “Running Man” has a special place in my heart. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s heroic turn as Ben Richards and Richard Dawson’s pitch perfect perfromance as host Damon Killian are classics of 80s cinema. The neon aesthetic and colorful hunters made up for the fact that director Paul Michael Glaser deviates heavily from the source material. Now Edgar Wright (“Baby Driver”) has brought a more faithful version of King’s 1978 novel (published under the pen name Richard Bachman) to the screens. The result is a faced paced, entertaining dystopian story that, unfortunately, feels a lot more relevant today than a few years ago!
Continue readingDog’s Movie House: “The Long Walk” Not Just Excellent Stephen King Adaptation, But One Of The Best Movies Of The Year!
Howdy Folks! It’s The Kendog here! I’m one of those unusual kids who found Stephen King before I was ten years old. I gravitated towards his style of writing and was fortunate enough to be possessed of the maturity and understanding to enjoy his works. The first book of his I read was Firestarter which, while entertaining, wasn’t his scariest book. As I grew older my interest and immersion in all things Stephen King only grew, but as a budding movie buff I found the inconsistent nature of the cinematic adaptations of King’s work! For every classic like “The Shining” there was a “Graveyard Shift” or “Children Of The Corn.” Now, four decades later, we have one of the most incredible adaptations of King’s work ever but to film. It’s titled “The Long Walk” and it is as harrowing, disturbing, and emotional as the story that serves as it’s inspiration!
Continue readingDog’s Movie House: “Pet Sematary: Bloodlines” A Chaotic, Misguided Mess That Forgets What Makes Stephen King Scary!
Howdy Folks! It’s The Kendog here and I have to say that many Stephen King adaptations are quite good. Some, not so good. However, when you get to films “inspired” by King’s work rarely do you find a movie that’s even average, let alone good. Unfortunately, this streak continues with the release of “Pet Sematary: Bloodlines” on Paramount Plus, a prequeal to the 2019 remake that no one asked for. This film attempts to tell the tale of Timmy Baterman, the unforunate Vietnam vet whose father buries him in the titular pet cemetary to bring him back to life. Set in the 1960s, it features a young Jud Crandall (Jackson White) who is played in the 2019 film by John Lithgow, finding out first hand about the lore of the cemetary and the chaos it seems to cause every few years. Add in dashes of confusing mythology and the idea of a curse keeping the townsfolk from leaving and you have a headscratching film that is neither scary nor interesting, with jump scares that seem to exist with the sole purpose of keeping the viewer from falling asleep!
Continue readingDog’s Movie House: “The Boogeyman” a creepy horror flick that is a little too derivative for it’s own good!
Howdy Folks! It’s The Kendog here with a look at the new horror film “The Boogeyman” a creature feature that comes from the mind of none other than Stephen King! “The Boogeyman” is actually pretty good, with atmosphere galore, some decent performances, and a suitably creepy monster, but the thing that keeps “The Boogeyman” from becoming a classic is that it borrows liberally elements from movies such as “Smile” “It” and the horror series “Stranger Things.” The fact that the monster looks like he could have come from the Upside Down doesn’t help!
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