Texans Talk Terror: THE STRAIN recap: Ep 4 "Gone But Not Forgotten"

This week we recap episode 4 of THE STRAIN's third season!

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The Neighbor (2016)

Running Time: 1hr 27min

Release Date: September 6, 2016

Directed by: Marcus Dunstan

Written by: Marcus Dunstan, Patrick Melton

If you haven't heard of this one, it's probably because it's a straight to VOD/DVD flick, and I don't think there was much press on it at all in the horror community.  As I've mentioned before, I'm a fan of mostly anything involving Josh Stewart, so naturally I had to check this one out.  Unfortunately, The Neighbor came off like something I had seen before...several times.

Texans Talk Terror: THE STRAIN recap: S3Ep3 "First Born"

On our latest episode, we recap the S3Ep3 of THE STRAIN.

We also briefly talk about the upcoming blu-ray release of EXORCIST III from Scream Factory!

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Blair Witch (2016)

Running Time: 1hr 29min

Release Date: September 16, 2016

Directed by: Adam Wingard

Written by: Simon Barrett

Review by: Ash

Blair Witch is the sequel we didn’t know we wanted but for better or worse it’s the sequel we got.

Texans Talk Terror: THE STRAIN S3 recap - Ep 1 & 2

On our latest episode, we cover episodes 1 & 2 of THE STRAIN season 3!

We briefly talk about THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT and the latest news on the FRIDAY THE 13TH game.

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Pick of the Week: WHO TOOK JOHNNY (2014)

I first heard about the disappearance of Johnny Gosch on a podcast a couple of years ago.  What caught me about it was that it was relatively unknown for me, so I didn't feel like I was hearing about something that had been rehashed over and over on other platforms, and because this case is like a cornucopia of conspiracy, police ineptitude, multiple missing children, and just general mystery.

Currently on Netflix, Who Took Johnny (2014) delves into the (now) 34 year old missing persons case of 12 year old Johnny Gosch .  The documentary's focus is Johnny's mother, Noreen, who has spent the last three decades trying to uncover what happened to her son.

I don't want to give a whole lot about the film away for you readers who haven't heard anything about the case, but I highly recommend this one.  Especially if you have an affinity for conspiracies and true crime.  It's equal parts crazy and heartbreaking because at the end of the day, a boy went missing and no one knows who is at fault.  Families were destroyed and to make it worse, Johnny's disappearance wasn't the only one that occurred in that area around that time (which is briefly covered during the documentary).  That's where the film starts to take a turn into sketch-land.

Disappearance and conspiracies aside, the film reveals how poorly the police handled the disappearance.  Whether it was unwillingness or inexperience, the Des Moines PD dropped the ball in the first hours of Johnny's disappearance (and for a long time afterwards), and it's very evident.  It's not hard to become a little mad and ultra-suspicious of what exactly happened in this whole tale.

Johnny Gosch Wiki page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Gosch

There it is.  My pick of the week!  Give it a watch and come back and let me now your thoughts in the comments.  Or find me on Twitter: @TheStaceyBeth

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