Discomfort Zone
The Harbinger, the latest of Andy Mitton’s exquisitely heady—and horrifying—otherworldly explorations, is the only quarantine film we need.
Acquired Taste
The cannibalistic Bones and All fortifies, and darkens, Luca Guadagnino’s habitual seductive scenarios, in which heightened stylistics often cloud sexuality.
Free Spirits
From a pool of strong contenders, Poltergeist emerged as the defining film of an 80s childhood.
The Evolution of Predator
After four canonical films and two offshoots, the indomitable series returns to glory with Prey.
The Sensory World of Peter Strickland
The director’s latest film, Flux Gourmet, further amplifies his wonderfully obsessive attention to the aural experience.
Mother of Misconceptions
Looking back on the experience of Darren Aronofsky’s divisive masterwork and questions of misogyny in horror from a world unimaginably more surreal than the one we inhabited five years ago.
It’s What’s Inside That Counts
Cronenberg hallmarks may ripple through Crimes of the Future, but the director’s transcendent return offers fresh flavors of food for thought.
Its Secrets, Its Tendrils
A young horror-seeker found his dark pleasures in classic monsters, Salem’s Lot, and the art house—and the search goes on.
Entering The Further
A deep dive into the world of Insidious, one of the more complex, mystically minded horror franchises, which 13 years in closes on an unexpected high note.
The Slaughtered Lamb
Like a full moon, An American Werewolf in London transformed a young horror-director-to-be.