Author: Chris Ranson

13 Days of Halloween: Day 11 – Chris Ranson on Shocker (1989)

Title: Shocker (1989) Director: Wes Craven Runtime: 109 minutes — As I near the end of my Wes Craven theatrical film list, I finally reach a film that I’ve been meaning to check out for a number of years, but never found the time to do so. I didn’t want to see Shocker because of Wes…


13 Days of Halloween: Day 8 – Chris Ranson on Deadly Friend (1986)

Title: Deadly Friend (1986) Director: Wes Craven Runtime: 91 minutes — It would seem I had a mad dash weekend of Wes Craven films, and sometimes you just need that in life. Sadly, none of the last few were really worth talking about, and one was a terrible film (The Hills Have Eyes Part II). I…


13 Days of Halloween: Day 4 – Chris Ranson on The Hills Have Eyes Part II (1984)

Title: The Hills Have Eyes Part II (1984) Director: Wes Craven Runtime: 86 minutes — As I dive into the weird world of Wes Craven, I’ve come to realize that there was a title or two that I just couldn’t remember if I’d seen or not. First up is The Hills Have Eyes Part II. I actually saw…


13 Days of Halloween: Day 3 – Chris Ranson on Invitation to Hell (1984)

Title: Invitation to Hell (1984) Director: Wes Craven Runtime: 96 minutes — As the world of Wes Craven continues to unfold around me, I realize that perhaps this isn’t the rabbit hole I was expecting from someone who did so many great things for the horror genre. Invitation to Hell is a 1984 made for TV movie….


13 Days of Halloween: Day 1 – Chris Ranson on Goosebumps (2015)

Title: Goosebumps (2015) Director: Rob Letterman Runtime: 103 minutes — I’m going to say it up front: I am a huge Goosebumps fan. Ever since the original books were released, I’ve been buying them. I have read every single one of them at least once, and the original sixty-three titles at least twice. My excitement…


Movie Review – Chris Ranson on Crimson Peak (2015)

Title: Crimson Peak (2015) Director: Guillermo del Toro Runtime: 119 minutes — Guillermo del Toro destroyed my world in 2006 with Pan’s Labyrinth, a film that I thought would be straight up horror, and instead was a completely different sort of tale, and I loved it. The trailers for Crimson Peak got me all wet and…


Chris Ranson’s Top Ten Goosebumps Novels of All-Time

I first stumbled upon the Goosebumps series in September of 1993, and it thrust me into a world I would never escape. Even after an eight year gap between new books, I still gleefully pick up the latest one on release day, like I’m a drug addict and my addiction is tween horror. At no…