Category: Film
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Aimlessly scrolling through Prime video, desperate for something to take my mind off the ongoing pandemic that halted society and hijacked the news, the graphic design of a bloodstained video game controller dripping into a pool as it hovered above a pixelated title caused me to pause. That was the one. With the clever title…
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Last summer, after being hit by a car for the first time, I was trying to find a good show to binge. That’s when a friend recommended The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch. I knew the show by name, and lore, but had never pulled the trigger on watching it. As a fan of [fun] conspiracies,…
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In the horror world, the Cronenberg name carries weight. David Cronenberg has been the godfather of body horror for about four decades, and in recent years, his son Brandon has proven himself to be one of the most exciting filmmakers in the genre today. They’ve created a veritable family dynasty. When news broke that David’s…
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If you’re a hardcore horror fan but you haven’t delved into Indonesian horror, you need to remedy that. Right now. Indonesia may not have the same reputation as its neighbors Japan and Korea, but the country has given us some of the best under-the-radar genre flicks of the past few years, like Satan’s Slaves, Impetigore,…
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What is your relationship with the macabre like? Some people compartmentalize their love for ghouls and goblins to just the Halloween season, while others find real-world connection in the paranormal by keeping that spirit open all year long. I, myself, am probably among the latter individuals, devouring horror films, books, and games all year long.…
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Bigfoot holds a special place in my heart. When I was a kid, I was fascinated by all things mysterious and paranormal, and cryptids were a big part of that. I read everything I could find about creatures like Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster, and while that obsession has since waned, I still find…
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After over 100 years (Nosferatu was released in 1922!), you’d think vampire movies would have run themselves into the ground. (Or the coffin.) This long-running subgenre has given us traditional Dracula-esque stories, radical reimaginings a la Martin and Let’s Scare Jessica to Death, and even superhero flicks like Blade and Morbius, so filmmakers can’t possibly…
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It’s no secret that slashers aren’t really my thing. By-the-numbers slice-and-dice films generally don’t excite me the way, say, stereotypical kaiju movies do. On the surface, Love Will Tear Us Apart might not seem like the kind of film I’d want to review. However, there are some exceptions. For example, I had a good time…
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I know what some of you are probably thinking. A name like The Coffee Table doesn’t exactly send chills down your spine. If anything, it sounds like the film is going to put you to sleep, but this is actually one of the most intense cinematic experiences I’ve ever had. The press email described the…
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Toward the end of 2023, I started hearing the name Baghead a lot. The film played a few fests and had a theatrical run overseas before finding its home at Shudder. The trailer had dropped at the start of December, and I have to admit, I was hyped. It boasted an interesting bit of originality…