Review: Mary Shelley Biopic, ‘A Nightmare Wakes,’ stumbles into a deep snooze
Nora Unkel’s debut feature looks good on paper, yet doesn’t quite deliver.
Horror Movies
Review: ‘The Night’ leaves quite a nightmarish impression
Kourosh Ahari’s directorial debut is quite an impressive piece of storytelling.
Review: ‘The Exception’ digs under the fingernails of office drama
The new Danish psychological thriller blends genres into a murderous tale of gaslighting.
Review: ‘Bright Hill Road’ captures tragedy of alcoholism
Robert Cuffley’s new film perfectly explores effects of alcoholism.
Review: ‘GO/DON’T GO’ scrawls poetic letter about grief
Alex Knapp’s directorial debut arrives as a solid character piece around loss and grief.
Trauma’s aftershocks, the art of sacrifice, and ‘Promising Young Woman’
Emerald Fennell’s directorial debut is flashy and goes for a knockout punch.
20 Favorite Horror Films of 2020
EIC Jason Scott picks zir absolute favorite horror film sof 2020.
Review: ‘A Creepshow Holiday Special’ tastes like stale Christmas cookies
Now streaming on Shudder, a new Christmas special mixes genre delight and werewolves.
Review: ‘Hunter Hunter’ yanks the rug right from under you
From director Shawn Linden, survivalist thriller subverts every expectation.
Review: ‘Visiteur’ leans hard into contagion territory
Filmmaker David Teixeira swerves with another solid entry.
Review: ‘Beyond Hell’ swings big with some wicked makeup effects
Alan Murray’s new feature film displays bold concepts and some nightmarish imagery.
‘Twitch of the Death Nerve’ (or ‘A Bay of Blood’) & its messy slasher aesthetic
Mario Bava’s giallo-slasher has been reassessed as the grandfather of the slasher genre.
My Horror Anatomy: Eddy Lee Ryder draws upon real & imaginary horrors for songwriting
The pop-rock singer-songwriter breaks down her 5 most influential horror movies.
Essay: Why I love ‘Freaky’ (and its heartfelt gender politics)
Christopher Landon’s new slasher flick is a queer wonderland.
Review: ‘Rum Go!’ serves up striking monkey’s paw tale
“The cycles of suffering spring from desiring things to be different than they are,” reads
