Reviews

Thor Moreno’s 2026 semi–found footage thriller Van Life presents a compelling premise that ultimately struggles to sustain its feature-length ambitions. The film follows Zoe (Kelsey Osborne), a law school dropout who abandons her conventional path to pursue solitude and self-discovery in the forests of the Pacific Northwest. When Zoe goes …

The Silence of the Lambs is a 1991 psychological thriller directed by Jonathan Demme and based on Thomas Harris’s 1988 novel. On the surface, it’s a serial killer story. But what makes it iconic is not just the hunt for a murderer. It’s the unsettling psychological duel at the center …

Wetiko changed my whole perception of foreign films. I only recently gave them another try, and some were actually pretty enjoyable. Wetiko saved me from fear of subtitles. I feel as if they ruin the experience of the film. However, Wetiko kept me wondering and also pretty surprised. I thought this …

The Morrigan has a cool and promising plot line that immediately caught my attention, especially as someone who is a huge consumer of Gaelic mythology and folklore. The film follows an archaeologist who specializes in Gaelic legends as she travels with her teenage daughter to a remote region of Ireland. …

It’s wild to think that 40 years have gone by since the cult favorite Terrorvision first blasted onto screens on Valentine’s Day of 1986. This movie was written and directed by Ted Nicolaou (read our interview with him HERE). The killer cast includes Diane Franklin (Better Off Dead 1985), Mary …

My Bloody Valentine is a Canadian slasher directed by George Mihalka (Da Vinci’s Inquest TV series) and written by John Beaird (My Bloody Valentine 3-D 2009 – read our retro review here), released on February 11, 1981. The story involves a group of miners who decide to throw their own Valentine’s …

Haunted attractions are my thing. I have been a scare actor for 6 years, and the movie hit a nostalgic spot. There aren’t really too many movies centered around the job I love, such as The Houses October Built or Haunt. They dare you to come witness the sights and …

The thing I loved the most about 80s horror films is that there were no rules. Writers could take their movie anywhere, even the horrible movies got attention. For some reason, today’s horror fans started way back in time, when there was a wild west feel. There were still icons, …

MEATHOOK (2024) sets out with an intriguing premise: instead of ending when the final girl survives, it asks what happens after the movie is over. Trauma doesn’t disappear when the killer is defeated, and survival isn’t the same thing as resolution. It’s a smart idea and one that feels ripe for …

In my years of experience with the horror genre, I will always hold the Universal Monsters very close. When I was growing up, our school library held these orangebooks with all their monsters on each cover, and a short story version of each. I constantly rented these books. However, the …