We’re now three months into 2024 and a handful of major horror movies have made their way into theaters including Night Swim, Lisa Frankenstein, and Imaginary. Moreover, a handful of smaller movies have dropped onto streaming and VOD platforms. Overall, however, it’s largely been a quiet year for new releases in general, but that’s extended […]
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Single-setting movies are tough to pull off. And it’s even tougher to stick the landing when only one character inhabits that setting. Canadian sci-fi thriller Cube pulled off a dystopian re-imagining of Alfred Hitchcock’s Lifeboat with several characters trapped in one location. Speaking of Hitchcock he pulled off the single-setting a second time with Rope. […]
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Another month, another new entry to the rapidly growing social media horror subgenre. Just over the last year or so, we’ve seen Deadstream, Sissy, Shook, Followers, and We’re All Going to the World’s Fair pop and click ‘Unlike’ on influencers and other aspects of our social media culture. Now as May comes to a close, […]
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Not enough people know about The Ruins. When it was released in 2008, it feel amidst the Torture Porn wave that defined the early 2000s. And critics weren’t particular kind to the mix of eco- and body horror. Regardless it’s much better than its initial critical reception and marked an impressive debut feature for director […]
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And the M. Night Shyalaman comeback tour-lite continues. After several critical and box office duds, Shyalaman course-corrected with the creepy found-footage thriller, The Visit. While his subsequent output has been a bit mixed, Shyalaman has re-discovered footing with the excellent Split and ‘decent enough’ Glass and Old. For his latest thriller, Knock at the Cabin, […]
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While Netflix recently has invest a little more in horror, Shudder has consistently taken care of genre fans. During the pandemic, as major studios held back major title, Shudder has platformed some pretty diverse horror offerings. Now Shudder’s latest release crosses into territory many mainstream horror movies avoid – putting children in direct danger. From […]
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Norway is known for its fjords and mountains, the Northern lights, skiing, and black metal. Though Norwegians haven’t produced a lot of horror movies, the country has given us a few underrated gems. There’s the Cold Prey and Dead Snow series, Trollhunter, and death metal thriller, Lords of Chaos. Now Netflix is marking Friday the […]
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