Category: Horror Reviews
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Post-apocalyptic horror films are everywhere these days. Just this year, we’ve gotten Never Let Go, Arcadian, and A Quiet Place: Day One, and that’s only the tip of the iceberg. These movies are as popular as ever, and while your mileage may vary, I wouldn’t have it any other way. Sure, I don’t love every…
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Dreams are fascinating. They’re like other worlds we get to visit for a few hours every night, so it’s no surprise that filmmakers have been capitalizing on the storytelling potential of these nocturnal fantasies for decades. Some of the best horror movies of all time revolve around these mysterious phenomena, and when I first heard…
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I’m not going to sit here and tell you that the Venom movies are great. They’re not. They have all sorts of storytelling problems, but despite that, I still think they’re a ton of fun. I’ll always be a fan of this franchise, so when I heard Sony was making a third Venom film, I…
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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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The Huluween season is alive and well, with the streamer’s third dose of original horror titles just in time for Halloween—and Jack O’Lantern season. Plucking Justin Harding’s 2018 short film Carved from the Pumpkin Patch, Hulu keeps with their trend of turning short film concepts into feature-length narratives, as they did with the recent Mr.…
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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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Uzumaki ends with a terrifyingly apocalyptic finale that doesn’t quite undo the weaknesses of the series post-Episode 1. While the series overall has struggled with pacing issues, Episode 4 is focused and tight, rarely feeling rushed or overpacked with plotlines. The result is a wonderful cosmic horror ending that ratchets everything up as far as…
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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…