Author: JP Nunez
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Stalkers just might be the scariest monsters in all of horror cinema. The idea of someone being so obsessed with you that they start to intrude on your personal life is pretty terrifying, so it’s no surprise that filmmakers keep going back to this well. Films like Someone’s Watching Me!, The Invisible Man (the remake),…
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There’s something incredibly satisfying about a good revenge flick. Maybe it’s because bad people don’t always get what they deserve, or because so many of our problems are caused by impersonal enemies we can’t punish, but whatever the reason, this genre holds a special place in a lot of film fans’ hearts, mine included. I…
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Black Eyed Susan has been on my radar for a little while now. I first heard about this film when it debuted at Fantasia a few months ago, and it immediately caught my eye. It was billed as a hard-hitting takedown of male sexual abuse and exploitation of women, and if you’re familiar with my…
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I love mysteries. More specifically, I love horror mysteries, so when I first heard about Dead Mail, I was pretty intrigued. I didn’t know a ton about the film, but it seemed like the kind of edge-of-your-seat thriller that would keep me guessing the whole way through. And that was all I needed to know.…
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My enthusiasm for Smile 2 has been an absolute roller coaster. As a fan of the original Smile, I got excited when I heard a sequel was in the works, but everything changed when the trailer came out. I thought it looked like a soulless rehash of the first film, and that put a huge…
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I love silly monster movies. Whether they feature tiny creatures like Critters and the recent Frankie Freako, giant monsters like the Showa-era Godzilla films, or a bit of both like the 2022 indie gem Crabs!, I can’t get enough of these movies. So naturally, when I heard about the new zombie kangaroo flick Rippy, I…
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It’s not often that a language catches my attention. I watch movies from all over the world, so I don’t usually care what language a film is in. But An Taibhse (The Ghost) was different. This is the first horror movie shot completely in Irish, so it’s a milestone for the genre. It’s a must-watch…
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Creepy kids have been a horror staple for decades, but what about creepy parents? There have been some, like Margaret White, but they’re relatively few and far between. However, when I watched the trailer for Children of the Pines, I thought this film had the potential to buck that trend. It seemed eerie and atmospheric…
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I’ve never been a huge fan of found footage. Sure, there are some exceptions, like Cloverfield and Paranormal Activity, but as I’ve said before, I think the format is usually more of a gimmick than anything else. However, my feelings towards it have started to change recently. After watching Hostile Dimensions, Invoking Yell, and V/H/S…
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I’ve had my eye on It’s What’s Inside for a while now. I first heard about this movie when it played at Sundance and SXSW earlier this year, as a couple of critics I follow ranted and raved about it. They couldn’t wait for more people to get the chance to see it, and that…