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Inspiring Fear: Goosebumps 2

Posted on July 11, 2018 by Jason L Blair

Arguably, there is no greater source of Little Fears inspiration than R.L. Stine‘s mega-selling Goosebumps novel series and its numerous spin-offs. When the first film based on the books came out in 2015, I was admittedly wary of it but … Continue reading →

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Inspiring Fear: The House with a Clock in its Walls

Posted on June 28, 2018 by Jason L Blair

Based on the classic John Bellairs novel of the same name, the upcoming film The House with a Clock in its Walls recently released a new trailer and it is a pure treat. I’m glad to see Jack Black in … Continue reading →

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Inspiring Fear: A Monster Calls

Posted on July 14, 2016 by Jason L Blair

I’m kinda stunned by how much I love this. Most of the kids-plus-monsters movies I post about have the two sides opposing each other. That is, after all, the heart of Little Fears: kids fighting monsters. But the below film, … Continue reading →

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Inspiring Fear: The Boy

Posted on February 29, 2016 by Jason L Blair

The past year or so has been a good time for horror fans, from It Follows to Crimson Peak to Krampus, but I was perhaps most impressed by William Brent Bell’s The Boy. Here’s the premise (courtesy of IMDb): An … Continue reading →

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Inspiring Fear: Krampus

Posted on December 9, 2015 by Jason L Blair

“This is the new Gremlins,” I said to my 12yo as we walked out of our viewing of Krampus. I stand by that statement. While there’s no adorable Mogwai at the heart of this film, it is a fabulously dark … Continue reading →

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Inspiring Fear: Poltergeist (2015)

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Jason L Blair

Producer Sam Raimi (Evil Dead, Spider-Man) and Director Gil Kenan (Monster House) are bringing the world a new take on the classic film Poltergeist. I’m not a hater on reboots. John Carpenter’s The Thing and Brian De Palma’s Scarface are … Continue reading →

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Inspiring Fear: Dust

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Jason L Blair

I really don’t want to spoil anything by saying how this wonderful 7-minute short film starring Alan Rickman relates to Little Fears so please just trust me when I say it does. Dust – Short film starring Alan Rickman & … Continue reading →

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Inspiring Fear: The Babadook

Posted on February 27, 2014 by Jason L Blair

Put this one of your radars, folks. Back in 2005, writer/director Jennifer Kent put out a short film titled Monster. The movie focused on a mother, trying to soothe her son’s fear of the creatures in his closet, who becomes … Continue reading →

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Inspiring Fear: SHHH

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Jason L Blair

Guillermo del Toro has inspired many with his incredibly imaginative films. But a couple of filmmakers found their inspiration from Guillermo’s childhood fears. The result, an 11-minute film titled SHHH, is a wonderful source of inspiration for your own Little … Continue reading →

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Halloweek 2013 – Doll-O-Ween #3: Child’s Play

Posted on October 30, 2013 by Jason L Blair

It’s hard to think of creepy dolls and not have slasher film icon Chucky spring immediately to mind. Introduced in 1988’s Child’s Play, Chucky began life as a just another Good Guys doll until serial killer—and voodoo practitioner—Charles Lee Ray, … Continue reading →

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