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I found the American movie Army of the Dead surprisingly good. It was good because the producers introduced us to some great characters, and generally, they were not badly written or flat. Even the main villain is great, and decidedly not flat. The movie gets quite emotional, so I thought Army of the Dead works well in the end.

The great thing about Dark Summer is that even though it might be "just another zombie show," it is still entertaining. Dark Summer works perhaps better than the first season, even though it takes place in winter. There is no fat on its bones, with only eight episodes in the second season, so viewers do not have time to start feeling bored. Although such a short season could fail at sucking viewers in, this is not the case with season two of Dark Summer.

The American television show Castlevania has a strong British vibe due to the British actors providing the characters' voices. It also has a strong Japanese influence, thanks to the superb animation. This animated TV series is worth watching, and you are not going to get bored because of the especially good action scenes plus some great gory fight scenes. It really is good to see vampires portrayed as real badass guys again.

The second season of the French supernatural television series Mortel is what you would predict, a show where its universe grows. It stands to reason that there are no guys in spandex, just some regular guys gifted with unique powers by a god. I am enjoying it so far, even though I admit that Mortel is not something I would want to revisit.

Being way too correct is not the main problem with The Irregulars. The problem is that it is way too predictable. On the surface, it all looks nice enough, and production-wise, this television show does not disappoint. However, the show brings nothing to the table. The decent horror atmosphere is killed by a clichéd narrative where perhaps not a single character is developed well except for Watson. Ultimately, I almost feel sorry that the producers of this show used familiar characters and did not develop their own.

When you watch the television series Ares, you could think, this could be something that is pretty sick, and perhaps there is some perverted cult. However, that is definitely not how the first season turns out. It is all quite stilted and more about how it looks visually and feels artistically than it is about actually building an atmosphere. Sure, there are some hints of an atmosphere, even though it does not reach the point where the viewer could be shaken. Well, except for the opening.

The American movie Becky not only features the more-than-interesting transformation of Kevin James but also works brilliantly as a revenge flick. Becky is played by a pretty young girl, and she takes down some pretty big guys. The movie's hype was based around this particular trope, and I thoroughly enjoyed how Becky portrayed it. The move’s great use of gore was just the icing on the cake.

The start of the first season of the Indian television series Betaal is pretty good. Sure, it is not even close to the South Korean Kingdom, which is impossible because that show is simply better at everything. Despite India having different standards for horror movies, they still managed to make a four-part television series that works in a totally awesome way as a horror. I would be more than happy to see more stuff like this from the Indians.

The Indian movie Bulbbul was produced by Netflix, so I was hoping that it would stray away from the classic Bollywood production tropes. Its slight difference is in there being no songs and dance routines. Even the running time is appropriate. Even though some scenes have potential, it is still a pretty weak horror movie. I just wish there was someone who was not afraid to fully exploit all the potential there was.

In my opinion, the third season of Castlevania is even better than the previous seasons. It certainly is not as action-packed as the second season, although there is still enough of that. It is also definitely more coherent and more complete than season one, which sets the audience up for the following seasons. It has hit its stride, and Warren Ellis knows exactly what he is doing.