Reviews

When I was in high school I really wanted to be a heavy metal bass player (despite the fact that I had no musical talent whatsoever), so horror movies that involved heavy metal bands-such as Black Roses, Trick or Treat, and even the incredibly atrocious Rock ‘n’ Roll Nightmare really …

25 years later, the curse still gathers. Takashi Shimizu’s (Marebito 2004) Ju-On series has been a landmark franchise in J-Horror, and is one of few J-Horrors to successfully cross over and enjoy commercial success internationally. Most genre-savvy fans outside of Japan, however, would identify 2002’s Ju-On: The Grudge as where …

From Halloween to Thanksgiving to Silent Night, Deadly Night, holiday themed horror films are often some of the best the genre has to offer. In that vein, Valentine’s Day has a few horror gems already ssociated with it, including My Bloody Valentine (the original and the remake and 2001’s Valentine. …

I love anthologies and I love indie horror so when I get the opportunity to check out a film that is both it’s a real treat. Recently I had the chance to check out the new indie horror anthology Phil Herman’s Unearthed. Read on to see what I thought. Synopsis …

Before we tal Frozen, I have to tell you: I’m a huge Adam Green fan. I discovered him through a friend on social media around 2004 or 2005. He was working on Hatchet (2006 – read our retro review here), his first feature, at the time. He was out pounding …

Note: There are Scream 3 spoilers ahead, Sidney! It’s Saturday afternoon in the year 2000. Life is good. You just got done watching your two favorite movies of all time, Scream and Scream 2. Overcome with excitement because the night before on February 4th the third installment has just dropped …

I’ve been following Concept Media and Shawn Burkett since Don’t Fuck in the Woods back in 2016. They always deliver great horror films on a budget. Recently I had the chance to check out their latest film Mr Buzzkill. Read on for my thoughts. Synopsis Years ago, the small town …

The second season of Squid Game was epic, to say the least, and well worth the three-year wait. After being the sole survivor of the deadly games and watching 400-plus people, including his childhood friend Cho Sang-woo (Park Hae-Soo, Time to Hunt 2020), meet their demise while trying to claw their way out …

Contains minor spoilers. Released in 2022, Fluids is the self-published debut novel of musician and writer, May Leitz. Fluids is an extreme horror novel that promises to upset and shock. From a cover marred with trigger warnings to a brash and caustic tone throughout, Leitz promises to leave a bad …

Religious horror is often shrouded with nuns, secretive churches, and the spawn of Satan. But that’s not the case in Heretic, a late 2024 release from A24 Studios. Heretic dares to go beyond the tired tropes and ask genuine questions from both sides of the belief spectrum. Let’s take a …