In spite of its workmanlike quality, The Headmistress proves to a rather effective little thriller. Yes, Micklos and Sapiro rely on tried and true setups for their scares. For instance, loud noises almost always accompany their scares. Yes, it’s a lazy way to deliver your jolts. Yet at the same time, The Headmistress almost always successfully delivers on those scares.
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Believe it or not, Insidious released over 12 years ago becoming an instant classic in the supernatural horror genre. Since April 1st 2011, Blumhouse Productions has made three sequels with the most recent, Insidious: The Last Key coming out in early 2018. Perhaps COVID-19 slowed down the next inevitable sequel but the next installment is […]
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For years, Guillermo del Toro has defined Mexican horror. From Cronos to The Devil’s Backbone to Crimson Peak, del Toro is the auteur with whom we most associate with Mexican scare flicks. But there’s plenty of good genre fare to find from south of the States. From Alucarda to We Are What We Are to […]
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The idea of a horror movie with connections to The Wizard of Oz is a concept that should have limitless potential. Though it initially seems counterintuitive, there’s plenty of creepy material to mine in Oz. And YellowBrickRoad – anchored by a legend of an entire town gone missing in the woods – feels like something […]
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If you’ve watched enough horror movies, one thing – among many others – you’ll learn is that a gaping hole never goes anywhere good. More often than not, they just lead to Hell or other nasty inter-dimensional places. Whether it’s holes in the ground (The Gate, The Hole in the Ground) or holes in the […]
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As 2022 marches on, Shudder continues to serve as one of the best streaming platforms for more obscure titles and smaller, new horror releases. With March winding down and April just around the corner, Shudder’s latest release, Night’s End, marks Jennifer Reeder’s (V/H/S/94) latest feature-length horror effort. Its story of a reclusive man rebuilding his […]
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One of the leading creative forces behind the original J-horror craze of the early 2000s, Takashi Shimizu (Ju-On: The Grudge, The Grudge, The Grudge 2) is back with his latest release, Suicide Forest Village. And Shimizu doesn’t stray far from his wheelhouse. A second installment of a planned trilogy of thematically-related movies, Shimizu follows his […]
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As we roll into mid-February, horror fans are likely anticipating Netflix’s release of the new Texas Chainsaw Massacre with high hopes after Scream met most expectations. Meanwhile Shudder continues to excel at platforming original content alongside classics and more obscure horror titles. This week, Shudder’s newest release, They Live in the Grey, promises a blend […]
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