Tag: horror

Scary gray alien walks and looks blinking on a dark smoky background. UFO futuristic concept. 3D rendering.

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Author
Gary Varner
Date
January 20, 2024

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Arts & Culture

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Alien, Arts and Culture, Films, horror, Movies, ripley, Sci Fi}

Alien Resurrection, Part 1: This Movie Pays for the Sins of the Last One

_{It's better than Aliens 3, but has a host of problems nonetheless.} _{Gary Varner

January 20, 2024

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Ripley remembers enough about her old life to have misgivings about the military raising the Alien Queen, but of course, she’s ignored, and the army moves on to the second phase of their plan. Read More ›

illustration of a technological eye, close up, future concept, generative ai

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Author
Gary Varner
Date
October 21, 2023

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Arts & Culture

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AI, Artificial Intelligence, Arts and Culture, Consciousness, film, horror, Killer robots, megan, Movies and TV, Robots, Science fiction}

Megan Review, Part 1

_{An AI doll that does more than just play.} _{Gary Varner

October 21, 2023

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Since it’s nearing Halloween, I figured now would be a good time to review some Sci-Fi movies that dabble in the horror genre. Megan came out in 2022 and has been referred to as Chucky for Zoomers. The premise is the same as the horror movie, Child’s Play, from 1988: a child gets a doll. Doll turns psychotic and kills people. It’s pretty straightforward. However, Megan differs by adding a technological twist, calling back to the creepy Furbies, which came out in 1998. Really, those awful toys should’ve had a horror movie of their own. There are many a tale of the mechanical monsters waking up under the bed in the dead of night six months after the poor child Read More ›