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I’ve been super excited for Arcadian ever since I first heard about it. It’s a monster movie with Nicolas Cage, and I don’t know about you, but that’s enough to get me on board. I love Nicolas Cage, and I’m a huge fan of monsters, so naturally, I figured this film would be right up…
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This review is dedicated to Jimmy Whiskers. Have you ever felt whiplash from reading a book? Have you ever seen a fully realized film in your head from reading a book? Have you ever read a book that left you turned on, disgusted, sad, and slightly optimistic? If you haven’t, then hot damn, do I…
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I’m a big fan of folk horror. Whether it’s classics like The Wicker Man and Witchfinder General or modern gems like Midsommar and A Field in England, I’m always down to watch a film that puts a folksy twist on the horror genre. So naturally, when I first heard about All You Need Is Death,…
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In 1974, a moment in Liliana Cavani’s The Night Porter made our hearts stop as Charlotte Rampling saw Dirk Bogarde at the desk of the Vienna hotel she was staying in. Any audience watching, knowing what the picture was about, remembers it vividly as it sends Rampling’s character, Lucia, into a spiral of trauma. Bogarde’s…
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Good werewolf films are notoriously hard to find. Sure, there are a handful of diamonds in the rough, but they’re few and far between. For some reason, this subgenre is just awash in mediocrity, so I’ve been pretty down about it for the past several years. But when I first heard about Blackout, I felt…
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It seems as if we’re celebrating an arachnid Spring in horror this year. Wyrmwood director Kiah Roache-Turner’s Sting is about to spread the creepy crawlies in theaters next week (April 12). Then there’s Chandler Riggs’ horror take on Spider-Man, The Spider, a fan-made film garnering widespread attention for an imminent YouTube direct release. And finally,…
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I have to be honest, I can’t say I’ve been terribly excited for The First Omen. Sure, I love the original The Omen just like everyone else, but do we really need to know more about Damien’s backstory? I wasn’t convinced that we did. In fact, I was concerned that the movie might tell us…
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I hate spiders. With a burning passion. I hate all bugs, but spiders are the worst. There’s just something about them that grosses me out in the worst way possible, so like any self-respecting arachnophobic horror fan, I’ve been dying to see Sting ever since I first heard about it. I couldn’t wait to confront…
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What’s the measure of a good horror film? According to some people, it’s the killer Bs: blood, boobs, and F-bombs (that last one technically starts with an F, but you get the picture). In other words, horror movies need to be rated R, and if they’re just PG-13, there’s no point in even making them.…
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David Lynch’s 1997 noir film, Lost Highway, featuring an embarrassing amount of Marylin Manson, is at least Wikipedially about jazz musician Fred Madison (Bill Pullman), who murders his wife Renee (Patricia Arquette), whom he suspects of having an affair with porn facilitator and pimp Andy (Michael Massee). While awaiting execution, Fred falls into a psychogenic…