Steven DeJoseph Jr., Author at Cryptic Rock

Stopmotion (Movie Review)

Steven DeJoseph Jr.Steven DeJoseph Jr.April 4, 2024

The art of animation and filming a stop-motion feature is hard work. It could take days, months, even years to finish the shortest of stop-motion films. For some artists, this is second-nature, where those days and months spent clicking the camera each time a clay-made ... Read More

Leprechaun – Still Full Of Charms 30 (Little) Years Later

Steven DeJoseph Jr.Steven DeJoseph Jr.April 4, 2023

The year was 1993 – A time when the sun seemed to never set, a time where every day was as beautiful as the day before, and a time when tons of original, genuinely-made-out-of-love movies filled the giant screens of movie theatres all across the ... Read More

The Advent Calendar (Movie Review)

Steven DeJoseph Jr.Steven DeJoseph Jr.December 6, 2021

Tis the season to be horrified. Christmas is coming super early for Horror fans this year, in the form of a well-crafted French Horror movie called The Advent Calendar (Lé Calendrier), which premiered in the US, Thursday, December 2nd, 2021, exclusively through Shudder. And while most “typical” ... Read More

Blood Machines (Movie Review)

Steven DeJoseph Jr.Steven DeJoseph Jr.May 19, 2020

Anyone wondering how it feels to have the mind blown from seeing something extraordinary will take great pleasure feasting a pair of peepers on Blood Machines, a 50-minute movie presented in three chapters. A Shudder Original Experience, it is cosmic blast of super-fantastic imagery, super-cool ... Read More

The Witch: Subversion (Movie Review)

Steven DeJoseph Jr.Steven DeJoseph Jr.March 4, 2020

Remember when Geena Davis kicked major butt in 1996’s The Last Kiss Goodnight? How about when Matt Damon did the same in his role as Jason in the Bourne Identity franchise? And that one time Choi Min-sik took out bad guy after bad guy in 2003’s ... Read More

Clown Fear (Movie Review)

Steven DeJoseph Jr.Steven DeJoseph Jr.February 28, 2020

Hundreds upon hundreds of “scary clown” movies flood the market each year—possibly each month, for that matter—and fans of this beloved genre will eat up every single release hoping for a good time. Unfortunately, such a time will not be had with Clown Fear, hitting ... Read More

Steven DeJoseph Jr.

Stopmotion (Movie Review)

Leprechaun – Still Full Of Charms 30 (Little) Years Later

The Advent Calendar (Movie Review)

Blood Machines (Movie Review)

The Witch: Subversion (Movie Review)

Clown Fear (Movie Review)

Stopmotion (Movie Review)

Leprechaun – Still Full Of Charms 30 (Little) Years Later

The Advent Calendar (Movie Review)

Blood Machines (Movie Review)

The Witch: Subversion (Movie Review)

Clown Fear (Movie Review)

This Week In Horror Movie History – Stigmata (1999)

This Week in Horror Movie History – Flash Gordon (1980)

This Week in Horror Movie History – Visiting Hours (1982)

Developing Artist Showcase – Vipërwitch

Developing Artist Showcase – Vermilia

Developing Artist Showcase – Black Smoke Trigger

Interview – Clayne Crawford & Summer Shelton

Interview – Bishop Briggs

Interview – Henry Thomas & Sarah Lind

The Native Howl – Sons of Destruction (Album Review)

The The – Ensoulment (Album Review)

Blood Star (Movie Review)