Category: Horror Reviews
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When JP Nunez and I did our introductory article for FrightFest, we had a feast of horror titles to sort through and whittle down to five that each of us couldn’t contain our excitement for. Scarlet Blue was one of the first I picked. Aurélia Mengin’s sublime color use of reds and blues, mixing a…
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At first blush, I might not seem like the best guy to review the Speak No Evil remake. I wasn’t a big fan of the 2022 Danish original, so I initially had zero interest in this new American version. I started to come around when the early reactions and reviews came out. Not only did…
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In real life, I’m not a fan of cults or evil entities, but if you give me a movie about either of those things, I’ll happily eat it up. And if a film includes both of them, I’ll be chomping at the bit to see it, so when I first heard about Voice of Shadows,…
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Last year, one hundred and nineteen million Americans became enthralled by true crime podcasts, according to Audiochuck and Edison Research. Our cultural obsession with the brutal acts of others can be almost as curious as the acts themselves. Is the devil in the details, or are we just caught up in the web of intrigue…
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I’m not much of a metalhead, but even I have to acknowledge that horror and metal go together like peanut butter and jelly. The aesthetics of these two art forms are incredibly similar, and there’s quite a bit of overlap in their fandoms. There have even been a number of excellent metal-themed horror films over…
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As a critic and “a confirmed ghost story and horror film addict” (kudos if you get the reference), I’m pretty plugged into the horror world. I know all about what’s hitting theaters in the coming months, and I’m usually aware of the bigger indie titles before they hit VOD or streaming services. But somehow, Clawfoot…
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If you ask me, the most fascinating thing about cults in horror movies is the unshakable influence the leaders always exert over their followers. It strikes me as profoundly irrational, but in a somewhat paradoxical way, that’s why it’s so interesting. So what would happen if you took the cult (mostly) out of a film…
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There’s a reason why grief is such a prevalent theme in horror films. It’s a powerful emotion almost everyone has struggled with at one time or another, and horror movies can immerse you in its deepest, darkest depths in a way no other genre can. Grief and horror are an almost perfect pairing, so when…
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When you think of great horror villains, elderly people aren’t usually at the top of your list, but recent films like X and The Elderly have slowly started to change that perception. We’re beginning to realize that evil is unbound by age, so when I first heard about The Front Room, I was pretty intrigued.…
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DISCLAIMER: This review contains spoilers. For a spoiler-free review, go check out our very own JP’s review here. “Daylight come and me want to go”…see Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)! Another recommendation: see Beetlejuice Beetlejuice with as little prior knowledge as possible. You’ll spill your guts laughing. Underneath the film’s skin of laughs and the muscles of…