If you haven’t heard anything about the latest “Shudder Original”, History of Evil (2024), prior to its recent arrival on the platform, then you’re not alone; seemingly little information was made public on the film prior to its release, aside from its cast list and a vague, one-sentence plot summary. […]
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Head Count (2023) A joyfully nostalgic crime thriller that recalls the late 90s glory days (Review)
Slotherhouse (2023) There are no Dumb Ideas, Only Terrible CGI (Review)
Picture the three toed Sloth. A majestic creature, slow yet steady, hanging from tree branches with docile confidence, basking in their South American forest environment, munching on leaves with a strong murderous rage in their heart. Oh yes, according to this movie, Slotherhouse, Sloths are natures number one adaptive predator […]
The Civil Dead (2022) A Mumblecore Shaggy Dog Story with None of the Downsides (Review)
The Sacrifice Game (2023) Festive Horror elevated by its Young Cast (Review)
Treading the line between gruesome home invasion and dark comedy, Jenn Wexler’s second feature, The Sacrifice Game, is a welcome addition to the Yuletide horror subgenre. Set during Christmas 1971 at the ominously named Blackvale Catholic girls’ boarding school, The Sacrifice Game follows Samantha (Madison Baines), and school outcast Clara […]
The Retirement Plan (2023) Nic Cage kicks back in unfunny geriaction comedy (Review)
When Evil Lurks (2023) A Spirited, Grim Take On the Possession Movie (Review)
Coming off the critical success of Terrified (2017), and his standout segment in the horror anthology Satanic Hispanics (2022), Argentinian director Demián Rugna is back with another instalment of his brand of mean horror with When Evil Lurks – meaner and grimmer than before. Hot off the film festival circuit […]
8 Found Dead (2022) Crime Thriller Playing ‘Guess the Sub-Genre’ (Review)
For all screenwriters moan about how mobile phones and social media have made certain traditional thriller plots obsolete, the internet has also opened up new possibilities for suspense cinema. For example, future books about horror subgenres will have to include a section on “AirBnB horror”, as recent films like Barbarian, […]
Night of the Hunted (2023) – Sniper Terror Butts Heads with Political Bluntness (Review)
The Puppetman (2023) Lost in a Year of Great Possession Horror (Review)
Directed by Brandon Christensen (Z, Superhost, Still/Born), and written by Ryan Christensen, The Puppetman follows Michal (Alyson Gorske) – a young woman haunted by her childhood and the murder of her mother by her father, who is now awaiting his fate on death row. Opening with the gruesome murder of […]