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Most Cult movies are one in the same. It always breaks into redundant rhetoric, such as mass suicide. Erik Bloomquist’s Self-Help breaks new ground by putting the emphasis on what really happens. What does happen when you lose your money, your house, your jobs, and stability?  I don’t know, I …

Hellraiser: Inferno is the fifth film in the Hellraiser series, and it represents a dramatic shift from the bloody gothic horror of its predecessors. Released direct-to-video in 2000, the film trades in the franchise’s elaborate mythos for a darker, more introspective story — one that feels closer to Jacob’s Ladder …

I’ve been following Paul Ragsdale and Angie De Alba since I reviewed their film Streets of Vengeance back in 2016. I’ve been a huge fan ever since and I’m always anxiously awaiting their latest film. Well, the times has arrived for a new A & P Productions film, Onlyfangs. Read …

In Our Blood is an excellent blend of traditional narrative filmmaking and the immersive realism of found footage. It’s a film that manages to breathe new life into a subgenre many considered exhausted. From the very first frame, the movie establishes a tense, unsettling atmosphere that never truly lets up. …

David Lynch’s The Elephant Man is a film that cuts straight to the core of what it means to be human. Starring John Hurt as Joseph Merrick (called John Merrick in the film) and Anthony Hopkins as Dr. Frederick Treves, it tells a true story that’s as harrowing as it …

I like remakes. I love the idea of a refreshed and updated version of a beloved (and sometimes unloved) movie gets remade and revamped and in turn, opens up these films to a more modern and broader audience. Maybe they checked out the original before or after watching the remake …

I’ve always been a fan of horror anthology films. Heck, I even wrote segments for some recent ones (I know, I know, shameless plug) and think that there are some great ones out there – like Creepshow and After Midnight – that most horror fans will dig. I watched Screamtime …

Something that stood out to me about Shelby Oaks, the new horror film written by YouTuber Chris Stuckmann and his wife, Sam Liz, and directed by Chris, is that before it was picked up by Neon, it was made entirely by money raised by crowdfunding in one of the most …

Bryan Bertino really cultivated the ultimate realistic modern home invasion setting with The Strangers (read our retro review here) back in 2008. But his newest directorial effort, Vicious, takes that premise to another level. What if you were trapped in your house with no escape, as your own personal demons …

In Shelby Oaks, NEON’s chilling new horror thriller, actress Sarah Durn (Carry-On 2024) delivers a breakout performance that’s equal parts haunting and heartfelt. As Riley Brennan — the bright, fearless host of a once-thriving paranormal YouTube channel — Durn anchors the story’s emotional core, balancing warmth and curiosity against a creeping …