{"id":31788,"date":"2021-04-04T13:43:32","date_gmt":"2021-04-04T18:43:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/?p=31788"},"modified":"2021-04-06T17:41:52","modified_gmt":"2021-04-06T22:41:52","slug":"five-horror-movies-to-get-you-ready-for-easter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/entertainment\/2021\/04\/04\/five-horror-movies-to-get-you-ready-for-easter\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Horror Movies to get you ready for Easter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Being that we&#8217;re halfway to Halloween, it only feels natural to watch some horror movies on Easter. Also, what holiday isn&#8217;t made better by a handful of horror?<br><br><strong>The Unholy&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt9419056\/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1\">\u201cThe Unholy\u201d premiers April 2 in theaters<\/a> and is based on the book \u201cShrine\u201d by James Herbert.&nbsp; It stars Jeffrey Dean Morgan, best known as Negan from \u201cThe Walking Dead,\u201d and it might be the perfect reason to go back to the theater.&nbsp; A young girl claims to see visions of the Virgin Mary, who imbues her with the power to perform miracles.&nbsp; From the trailer, I\u2019m guessing Mary isn\u2019t who she claims to be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5zne4Rb37Ns?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>(Source: Movie Trailers Source\/YouTube)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<strong>Resurrection<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is basically a lower-budget version of the movie \u201cSe7en.\u201d&nbsp; It\u2019s a typical crime drama with good pacing and an engaging plot. Director Russell Mulcahy and leading actor Christopher Lambert are best known for the \u201880s cult classic \u201cHighlander,\u201d and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0142804\/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_66\"> this movie is a respectable addition to their filmography.<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ThVFNlU-cLI?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><figcaption>(Source: JoBlo Horror Trailers\/YouTube)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dracula 2000&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For those of you who haven\u2019t seen this one, don\u2019t bother.&nbsp; Gerard Butler makes an attractive Dracula, but the film hangs somewhere between the action, horror, and romance genres.&nbsp; The result is not particularly action-packed, scary or romantic, but the twist ending <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0219653\/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1\">makes it a requirement for this list<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UrW2wng-MYc?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><figcaption>(Source: Movieclips Classic Trailers\/YouTube)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;You guys read that right.&nbsp; One of the weirdest films out there,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0311361\/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1\"> this indie flick<\/a> takes everything you thought you needed for a good movie and includes none of those things.&nbsp; For some reason that\u2019s never explained, Jesus is alive and well in present-day Canada, and he\u2019s out to stop the scores of vampires who are conspiring to drink the blood of the country\u2019s lesbians.&nbsp; He also receives a message from God in a bowl of ice cream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qbTT057QFyk?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><figcaption>(Source: ScreenMagic Films\/YouTube)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Night of the Lepus<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0069005\/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0\">This low-budget creature feature from the \u201870s<\/a> boasts some surprisingly famous actors, such as DeForest Kelley of \u201cStar Trek: The Original Series\u201d and Janet Leigh of \u201cPsycho\u201d stardom.&nbsp; An alien spaceship crash lands on earth and unleashes a legion of murderous giant rabbits.&nbsp; Most of the footage consists of regular-sized rabbits hopping around destroying tiny model towns and staging battles with enormous stuffed animals. It\u2019s not to be missed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/m0DKTM41r1s?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><figcaption>(Source: warnerarchive\/YouTube)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MacKenzie Tastan<br><\/strong>Reporter<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Being that we&#8217;re halfway to Halloween, it only feels natural to watch some horror movies on Easter. 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