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  Being a huge fan of Mike Flanagan , master of horror and director of the hit Netflix series “ The Haunting of Hill House ” and “ Midnight Mass ” (along many others), 2026’s “ Carrie ” was naturally on my radar.  Flanagan has written and directed multiple Stephen King adaptations such as “ Gerald’s Game ” (2017), “ Doctor Sleep ” (2019), and “ The Life of Chuck ” (2024). Flanagan is planning to collaborate with King once again on his upcoming version of “ The Mist .” I sat down to binge-watch all eight episodes of “Carrie” on Prime Video over this past Halloween weekend. While I had planned to tune in when it first premiered on Oct. 7,  I also needed to find the time to watch the entire 7 hours and 30 minutes of film.  photo credit - Amazon The premise of “ Carrie ” was authored by Stephen King in 1974; King’s first official publication. Since then, there have been three total remakes of the plot. One in 1976 (directed by Brian De Palma), another in 2013 (direct...

  How’s that? Directed by Nia DaCosta and written by Alex Garland , " 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple " is the fourth installment of the movie series that seamlessly blends horror and humanity with an unexpected delicateness. The plot is a simple continuation of the " 28 Years " franchise, but where the film lacks in narrative, it makes up for in depth and ambiguity. At a runtime of 1 hour and 49 minutes, it is easy to miss all of the small details incorporated into each scene. Interestingly enough, Danny Boyle , who directed both the first installment, " 28 Days Later ," and the 2025 third installment " 28 Years Later ," passed his directorial torch to DaCosta. The crew filmed the two movies back-to-back in three months with rapid succession. Boyle filmed the first “28 Years” simultaneously while DaCosta worked on " The Bone Temple ," resulting in intersecting locations, cast, and production. “I inherited an amazing cast, then I was...

  A note to the reader: This was a part of my college project on creative writing fiction. This story contains themes of suicide, alcoholism, mental health, and dark elements. David Kenneth Abbasi, 34-years-old and 5-feet-eleven-inches, sits on the balcony overlooking the city. The wind is crisp with a puzzling undertone of ammonia. Neon flashes and flickers, casting a reddish-orange glow over the night sky. It’s cold, perhaps stale, but not uncomfortable. David has money, but you would never know it. He sits with his worn leather boots crossed and his saddlebag slung absentmindedly across the left shoulder. Both are scuffed with years of wear. He dons a flannel, most likely found in a free bin years ago, though he doesn’t remember this; he does not pay attention to the small details in life. David is a big picture guy. He can barely recall his seventh birthday — the one where his birthday clown inadvertently flirted with his aunt the entire afternoon — because it wasn’t a big pict...