Stabbings. Stranglings. Ghastly dolls. Anxiety-fueled phone calls. Bludgeonings. Chases. Unseen terrors. There’s no single recipe to cook up a horrifying opening scene. Some tease you with scares before blasting you with the horror. Others gut punch you with the horror right away. The greatest opening scenes do have one thing in common. They make a promise to the viewer. This …
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Film Review: When a Stranger Calls Back (1993)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A babysitter is terrorized by a demented man that is stalking her. Thankfully though, she gets some help from a couple of people that have dealt with a similar situation in the past who are determined to keep her alive. REVIEW: I watched When A Stranger Calls Back with my mom the night it originally aired …
Read More »Film Review: When a Stranger Calls (1979)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: Years after narrowly surviving a horrific ordeal that resulted in the deaths of the children, she was babysitting a woman finds herself once again in danger when the person responsible for the murders escapes from the mental hospital where he was committed and sets his sights on her once again. REVIEW: I remember watching When A …
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