Sébastien Marnier’s second feature may be cursed with a generic English title, but the film immediately dispels any...
BY LAURA KERN | October 8, 2023
Though it’s not as widely known as some of the other B-horror films that Val Lewton produced for RKO between 1942 and 1946...
BY MICHAEL KORESKY | October 31, 2021
You wake up to a zombie apocalypse: what is your household weapon of choice, and which of your friends do you take along...
BY KATIE SMALL | October 28, 2025
No one who made 1972’s Silent Night, Bloody Night had much of a clue what the story was supposed to be, which sounds like...
BY COLIN FLEMING | December 28, 2024
In theory—well, maybe—one is not supposed to laugh while watching the events of Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984) unfold, but damn...
BY COLIN FLEMING | December 20, 2024
There’s so much to love about ’80s horror, especially for those of us raised on the films of that era. They routinely feature endearingly predictable plot...
BY HANS SMITH | April 19, 2022
Producer Brian Yuzna, known for his work with the Lovecraftian filmmaker Stuart Gordon, tried his hand at solo directing in 1989, when he leveraged the Re-Animator...
BY MARGARET BARTON-FUMO | October 30, 2025
Beware the autumn people. You know who you are. Curled up under a blanket each October rereading...
BY TOM PHELAN | October 31, 2023
There’s no crueler fate for an inventive, well-crafted film than being remembered solely for its twist ending, especially with...
BY STEVEN MEARS | March 1, 2022
The guilty mind passes the time by inventing new escapes and tortures. Song Il-gon’s Spider Forest (2004) is the story of a...
BY TOM PHELAN | October 22, 2024
John Carpenter has often turned to the horrors of science fiction, most brilliantly in The Thing (1982) and They Live (1988), and also in...
BY LAURA KERN | December 14, 2024
Co-directed by Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer on a crowdfunded budget, Starry Eyes is a nasty...
BY MARGARET BARTON-FUMO | November 3, 2024
Writer/director David Koepp paid the ultimate tribute to an author he reveres, the oft-adapted Richard Matheson, with a...
BY LAURA KERN | January 24, 2024
Coulrophobia—the fear of clowns—is no joke. Pennywise, that damn clown hiding under the bed in Poltergeist, and just...
BY LAURA KERN | April 19, 2022
Everyone’s got their pet peeves. My biggest movie one happens to be the use of chapters. Films are not books, so they should be able to tell...
BY LAURA KERN | February 11, 2025
“Because you were home.” That’s it. The best home-invasion movie ever made is built on a foundation of senselessness.
BY LAURA WYNNE | May 22, 2024
This pre-Code offering packs a lot of story into its typically brisk running time, with several plot threads weaving together...
BY ANN OLSSON | October 31, 2021
Everyone’s got their pet peeves. My biggest movie one happens to be the use of chapters. Films are not books, so they should be able to tell a story...
BY LAURA KERN | February 11, 2025
“Because you were home.” That’s it. The best home-invasion movie ever made is built on a foundation of senselessness.
BY LAURA WYNNE | May 22, 2024
