Dark Mark XVIII

In the beginning the infinite darkness caged the creatures of chaos. When blistered by the light, these monsters of mayhem were released into the universe to ignite unwarranted judgement, fear and hatred into human hearts.

Mark Izzy Schurr   

"Annabelle Comes Home," Another Modern Moron Movie Review

June’s “Annabelle Comes Home” is an intriguing fest of fascination, futility and a journey into the regions of sheer evil.   

Locked in the house of demonologists Ed and Lorraine Warren, Annabelle, the possessed doll can no longer terrorize and destroy those around her, right? According to Ed Warren, destroying the doll Annabelle would make it impossible to contain all the evil that dwells in the den of the doll itself.

Judy Warren portrayed by Mckenna Grace is an only child of Ed and Lorraine. Annabelle, the doll is caged upon a sacred glassed cage, and locked away in another room a teenager who’s curious about the occult and the afterlife would never be able to get into.

Annabelle is never released from beyond the sacred glass, and Judy and her two teen-aged babysitters bore us movie-goers playing 1970s board games. Of course, I’m being facetious, the curious teenager trying to contact her dead father releases Annabelle’s soul in a foolish attempt to reconnect with her deceased father.

Annabelle, the doll is both graphic and phycological in the ways she torments and tortures her victims. The baleful soul dwelling in Annabelle awakes many other evil entities amidst the Warren household, conjuring up infinite fears for the girls.

The fate of humanity resides upon an elementary school aged girl, and two teenage ones, now how is this not Halloween movie magic?

Rated R because of graphic images of death and deceit, “Annabelle Comes Home” is a fantastic Halloween movie for the masses. Three and a half stars for the lasted installment of the Annabelle films.      

Mark Izzy Schurr

Summoned from the tombs of turmoil, a demon of deceit and destruction, now roams amidst the chaotic confines of society, eager to prey in the night.                                         Mark Izzy Schurr 

Lucious Lunacy, A Modern Moron Movie Review

Upon death, there is absolute nothingness, or perhaps indeed, a tangible experience in the realms beyond death.

The 2017 “Flatliners” movie is about five medical students who journey to the other side of life by stopping their hearts for several minutes at a time while the others resuscitate the one person who has been intentionally flatlined.  

Courtney, portrayed by Ellen Page is the first person to embark upon this dangerous experiment, and at first, it’s wonderful. After being clinically dead for well over a minute, Courtney’s brain has been rewired, and her musical skills on the piano are returned to her, and medical school has become a lot easier for her. When some of her counterparts follow suit, their experiences are a tad different, yet still positive life changes.

Diego Luna who portrays Ray, the smartest of the five medical students says the others are stupid for intentionally having their hearts stopped, but he’s always there to bring them back to life!

Exploring the afterlife becomes a nightmarish debacle for the four students who have ventured to the 

regions of death and beyond. Their ability to recognize what is real or imagined becomes increasingly difficult for them to determine. Intense nightmares become a harsh awakening to what lies in the uncharted depths of death and despair.

A four star must see for fans of sci-fi horror.

Mark Izzy Schurr    

Overdue Movie Review, Huluween's "Uncanny Annie."

Annie’s dark world of despair, desperation and death are the main ingredients in her cocktail of siphoned sanity.

Clever and eager, Annie plays for keeps, spell out Annie’s name and seal the box in time, or out of Annie’s void you’ll never climb! You are now in Annie’s dark box of fun, play along if you want to see the sun. (Direct lines from “Uncanny Annie)

“Uncanny Annie” is one of this year’s Hulu original movies and very fitting for Huluween. This movie is geared for older teenagers and twenty-something-year-olds, but even for a 55-year-old such as myself, I enjoyed this horror flick.

The storyline starts out as a stereo-typical teen-aged slasher flick. A group of college aged young men and women get together on Halloween night, and down in the unlit basement, Uncanny Annie, an unusual board game manages to surface itself in the living room for all to play. A young woman dressed as a cheerleader goes down into the unlit basement to grab some board games.

Uncanny Annie, just like the game Jumaji sucks its players into the game itself. Annie is a deceitful deity who enjoys tormenting people before she kills them. Upon the first death of one of the teenagers, the rest of the group has no choice but to play in Annie’s twisted world of malicious mayhem.

Spelling out Annie’s name, and getting the box sealed in time is not such and easy task. Each player is asked a series of questions from cards within the game, and what is requested of the players is not always pleasant, and their being timed. Play along if you want to see the sunshine again!

If rated R violence and teenaged shenanigans does not bother you, and you enjoy horror movies, “Uncanny Annie” is well worth watching, a solid three star rating. 

Mark Izzy Schurr 

Alas, it's time to flee the stygian spheres of dead laughter and severed joy and embark upon a world dominated by kindness and creativity.

Mark Izzy Schurr