Sorry, Charlie Wastes a Creepy Idea With Dull, Predictable Pacing

Hallmark and Netflix Christmas movies may be unimaginative and predictable, but at least they only come out once a year. On the other hand, Tubi seems intent on unloading a steady stream of ‘original’ thrillers on what feels like an almost weekly basis. However, with titles like Requiem for a Scream, Sinister Assistant, and The […]

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Cabin Girl Confirms Tubi as the ‘Hallmark’ of Bad Thrillers

Right now, free streaming platform Tubi is taking a page from the Hallmark Christmas movie machine model. On what feels like a weekly basis, Tubi is churning out one original project after another that all look vaguely similar. If Hallmark has a cookie-cutter template for its Christmas movies, Tubi seems to have one for psychological […]

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On The Fifth Day – To All A Good Night Can’t Find the Christmas Spirit In Its Killer Santa Premise

Horror fans know Silent Night, Deadly Night. And even non-horror fans would recognize its laughably bad sequel courtesy of the ‘Garbage Day‘ meme. Then there’s older diehard horror fans who may recognize the early pseudo-slasher, Christmas Evil. But even hardcore horror fans may not be familiar with To All A Good Night. This Killer Santa […]

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Old Man a Thriller That Nearly Outreaches Its Small Setting

Not to be confused with ‘The Blind Man’ from the Don’t Breathe movies – or the Neil Young song of the same title – Old Man puts excellent character actor Stephen Lang front row and center. For much of his career, Lang has shined in strong supporting role from Gods and Generals to James Cameron’s […]

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The Accursed Finds Itself Cursed With Generic Story, Lack of Scares

Halloween may be over but that doesn’t mean the genre sleeps. Plenty of horror movies are still making their way out to streaming and VOD platforms. Unfortunately for the recently released The Accursed, it’s one year removed from another movie called – yes, The Accursed. Starring Mena Suvari and The Order’s Sarah Grey, Willy’s Wonderland […]

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Intruders Can’t Quite Capitalize On Its Home Invasion Twist

Some horror movie premises are a bit like comfort food. Fans are willing to eat them up even if the presentation looks like something recycled from much better movies. Case in point, there’s always still a little mileage in home invasion movies. Just the idea of a stranger trying to break into the one place […]

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What Josiah Saw a Disturbing Southern Gothic Thriller

After flirting with the horror genre last year and for the early part of 2022, Netflix seems to have once again forgotten about horror. Meanwhile Shudder continues to platform obscure old horror movies and new ones from across the globe. The platform’s commitment to smaller moves ensures that what we get week in and week […]

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Welcome to Hell is a Devilish Mix of Horror and Metal

Who said Argentina wasn’t an exporter of horror movies? Already in 2022 Argentina has given the genre the mixed bag that was On The 3rd Day and the very good zombie thriller, Virus-32. Now the Argentinian Satanic metal horror flick Welcome to Hell is available to stream on the relatively new source for horror, Screambox. […]

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