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HallowScream - Casper: A Spirited Beginning (1997)

        Hey guys, Chuck here. And, after the modest success of Casper , Universal and Amblin were keen to produce a sequel. However, that wouldn't end up happening, as The Harvey Entertainment Company would cut a deal with 20th Century Fox and Saban Entertainment to produce a pair of direct-to-video prequels. The first of these would be Casper: A Spirited Beginning , released in 1997. Directed by Sean McNamara, this movie stars Steve Guttenberg, Lori Loughlin, Brendon Ryan Barrett, Michael McKean, Debi Mazar, Rodney Dangerfield, Shannon Chandler, and Richard Moll, with the voice talents of Jeremy Foley, James Ward, Jess Harnell, Bill Farmer, Pauly Shore, and James Earl Jones.          The movie opens with Casper being one of five ghosts on board a spectral train heading to Ghost Central Station, where new ghosts are trained in the ways of being a ghost. Unfortunately, the confused Casper bothers one of the other passengers, who tosses him out of the window. The train goes on to Gho
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HallowScream - Batman: Arkham Knight (2015)

        Hey guys, Chuck here, and this marks the second time we've reviewed a video game for HallowScream . And, I can't think of a more perfect game to discuss that 2015's Batman: Arkham Knight , produced by WB Games and Rocksteady, and serving as the closing chapter in the Batman: Arkham trilogy. Something quick to note, though, is that before this game was released, Warner Bros. Montreal produced a prequel game to the Arkham series called Arkham Origins . And, while Origins is still set in the world of the Arkham series, as evidenced by several mentions of characters and events from that game throughout Arkham Knight , make no mistake: the Arkham series is still a narrative trilogy.          Nine months have passed since the events of Arkham City , and Joker's dead body was cremated by Commissioner Gordon (by the way, this actually opens the game, as the player gets to cremate Joker while the song "I've Got You Under My Skin" by Frank Sinatra plays). An
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HallowScream - Shaun of the Dead (2004)

          Hey guys, Chuck here, and we're back with more HallowScream . Today's review is of the 2004 horror comedy Shaun of the Dead , directed by Edgar Wright and starring Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Kate Ashfield, Lucy Davis, Bill Nighy, and Penelope Wilton. The movie is the first of Edgar Wright's Three Flavours Cornetto Trilogy, also known as the Blood and Ice Cream Trilogy. The reason for the trilogy's name is two-fold: as a tribute to Krzysztof Kieślowski's Three Colours film trilogy, and each of Edgar Wright's three films in the Cornetto Trilogy has either one of three different flavors of Cornetto ice cream in it. But, enough explaining the point behind the name of the Cornetto Trilogy, let's get in to Shaun of the Dead .          So, the movie focuses on Shaun, a 29-year-old electronics salesman in the Crouch End area of London. Shaun is not having great luck, as his colleagues disrespect him, his girlfriend Liz broke up with him, and he doesn't ge
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Review - Joker: Folie à Deux (2024)

        Hey guys, Chuck here. Is it possible to follow up a Oscar winning 2019 blockbuster with a massive letdown of a sequel that no one was craving? Well, it looks like Todd Phillips gave us another one with Joker: Folie à Deux, the recently released sequel to the 2019 film Joker. This movie stars Joaquin Phoenix, Lady Gaga, Brendan Gleason, Catherine Keener, Zazie Beetz, Steve Coogan, and Harry Lawtey.         So, the movie follows Arthur Fleck/Joker, and in particular the aftermath of the lives he took during the events of the first Joker film. In addition to seeing Arthur on trial, we also see him in the Arkham State Hospital in Gotham City. While there, Arthur forms a bond with another patient named Harleen "Lee" Quinzel, and the two undergo a whirlwind romance. Or, perhaps, it's all in Arthur's mind. Who knows...       Okay, so there are a few positive points I have in regards to Joker: Folie à Deux . First, the performances were all, for the most part, pretty
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HallowScream - Frankenstein (1931)

          Hey guys, Chuck here, and for today's HallowScream , we'll be diving in to a Universal horror classic: the 1931 film Frankenstein starring Colin Clive and Boris Karloff.          The movie tells of Dr. Henry Frankenstein, who has been going about stealing body parts from the many graves in the local cemetery. Said parts, which are assembled in the form of a very large man. Henry sends his aide, a hunchback named Fritz, after a brain to put into his creation. Unfortunately, Fritz loses the brain he was sent for, and thus he is forced to grab the abnormal brain of a criminal, which was being used to compare the difference between it and an ordinary brain.          We also meet Elizabeth, who is Henry's fiancee, who is concerned over his well being, and both she and Victor, who is a friend of Henry's, go and speak with Dr. Waldman, who is aware of Henry's interest in creating life. The three head to Henry's lab, all while a thunderstorm breaks out, and wi
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HallowScream - Casper (1995)

        Hey guys, Chuck here, and I'm back with more HallowScream . When you think of a definitive '90s Halloween flick, you probably think of two movies: Hocus Pocus, and the subject of today's review: Casper . Based on the cartoon character of the same name created by the Harvey Entertainment Company, Casper was directed by Brad Silberling, written by Sherri Stoner and Deanna Oliver (both writers on such shows as Tiny Toons and Animaniacs ), and produced by Amblin Entertainment. The movie's cast consists of Bill Pullman, Christina Ricci, Cathy Moriarty, and Eric Idle, with voice performances by Malachi Pearson, Joe Alaskey, Brad Garrett, and Joe Nipote, and featuring appearances by Ben Stein, Rodney Dangerfield, Don Novello, Dan Aykroyd, Devon Sawa, and Amy Brenneman.         The movie is centered around Whipstaff Manor, which sits on a seaside cliff on the outskirts of Friendship, Maine. The mansion itself has been recently inherited by a greedy woman named Carrigan
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HallowScream - Helluva Boss (2020-present)

        Hey guys, Chuck here. Well, October is here, which means it's officially time for HallowScream.  And, what better way to kick things off than with a review I promised back when I reviewed Hazbin Hotel.  That's right, we're kicking off HallowScream with my review of Helluva Boss , created by Vivienne Medrano for her YouTube channel Vivziepop. The series features the voice talents of Brandon Rogers, Richard Horvitz, Vivian Nixon, Erica Lindbeck, Bryce Pinkham, and Alex Brightman, with recurring and guest voices including the likes of Cristina Vee, Jinkx Monsoon, Mara Wilson, Kesha, Barrett Wilbert Weed, James Monroe Iglehart, Michael Cusack, Faye Mata, Monica Franco, and the list goes on.         So, Helluva Boss is set in, well, Hell, and follows the adventures of an imp named Blitzø (the "o" is silent) and his crew at I.M.P. (Immediate Murder Professionals). Along with Blitzø are his employees Moxxie and Millie, a married imp couple, and Blitzø's adopt
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