Tag Archives: psychological horror

Cinepocalypse 2017 is killing it with their film lineup. I recently watched Charismata, which was shown at the festival on November 4th. This one is a fun psychological horror that will keep you on your toes. Charismata is co-directed and co-written by Andy Collier and Toor Mian. The film stars Sarah …

One of the best feelings is getting to screen a movie before its initial release and absolutely loving it. I can admit the good ones are sometimes hard to come by. Enter: Ruin Me. The things I look for in an independent horror film in order for me to gush about …

Sliding through a downward spiral of self-destructive behavior can be a frightening reality more terrifying than any brutal onscreen bloodbath of modern horror. While many abductions and captivity films tend to steer towards blood and gore to maintain suspense, Canadian director Ryan M. Andrews takes a different approach with his …

Capturing a story using an artistic approach is no easy feat. This takes great skill and attention to detail with a boldness that could lose your audience in a heartbeat. One director who has been known for successfully using this technique is Darren Aronofsky (Requiem for a Dream, Mother!). Following …

Black Mountain Side, a 2014 Canadian horror thriller directed by Nick Szoztakiwskyj, follows a team of researchers unearthing a strange object in the stark and frigid Canadian Taiga. It’s the tip of a stone monument with unusual markings and a carbon date showing it is far older than it should be …

For little kids, a lot of things are scary – some more then others. A lot of things strike fear into their hearts, from the monster that lives in their closets or under their beds to scary, face-painted clowns, or even something real like poisonous snakes or insects. As for me personally? Nothing terrified …

Jordan Peele recently said, “The best comedy and horror feel like they take place in reality.” I have always been drawn to movies with uncomfortable realism. One of my favorite horror movies, May, set the tone for me at a young age. I was working at a video store when …

When I first heard about a horror movie that involved Shannen Doherty and Tom Green, as well as directed by one of the best up and coming directors in the horror industry… I was sold! I was fortunate to view Bethany with an early screening and I was not at all disappointed. Let’s …

I can’t lie – when I was going in to see A Cure For Wellness, I was very, very excited. The trailer looked like the psychological horror film that I’d been waiting for, and it had all the right ingredients: Gore Verbinski at the helm with cinematographer Bojan Bazelli (they worked …