Off Season (2021)
Old School creepy goes a long way in my book. I’m always in the mood for an immersive plunge into nightmare waters. Off Season is Old School creepy, a diabolical downward spiral with definite shades...
View ArticleForest of Death (2023)
I have to admire the moxie of writer-director Brendan Rudnicki—aka, President and CEO of DBS Films—who doesn’t let little things like money get in the way of quick-hitting horror films like Forest of...
View ArticleGonjiam: Haunted Asylum (2018)
Hey, we’ve got a package on the porch! Were you expecting scary shit from South Korea? Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum is an international entry in the found-footage genre, directed by Jung Bum-shik, and it...
View ArticleDark Harvest (2023)
I’m going to make a bold prediction that Dark Harvest becomes a Halloween movie-night staple. Alternately luminous and vicious, Dark Harvest is a captivating adaptation of Norman Partridge’s 2006...
View ArticleBerberian Sound Studio (2012)
If you’ve ever remarked aloud words to the effect of “this job is killing me,” then perhaps you can understand the kind of hell that protagonist Gilderoy (Toby Jones) faces in Berberian Sound Studio,...
View ArticleFrom (2022-23)
Back to the small screen for a moment, if I may. Amazon Prime temptingly offers the opportunity to pig-out on obscure and overlooked horror television from every port of call imaginable. After a bit...
View ArticlePrince of Darkness (1987)
Funny thing, I went to the theater and saw this when it came out. I remember liking it well enough, but Prince of Darkness is a relatively small-scale production for John Carpenter. His previous run...
View ArticleLast Night In Soho (2021)
I’ve been a fan of Edgar Wright from his earliest work on Spaced, the hilarious BBC sit-com from the tail-end of the previous century. This foundational series teamed director Wright with writer/actor...
View ArticleThe Changeling (1980)
George C. Scott in an understated role as a classical composer bedeviled by spooks in Seattle? It’s true! I reviewed The Changeling upon its release for my high school newspaper, wherein I declared it...
View ArticleFrogman (2023)
Hey, you guys! Look at this footage I found! Through a mysterious editing process, Frogman brings together all the filmed components of a quest to locate a legendary cryptid that allegedly inhabits...
View ArticleNight Swim (2024)
“I’ve always wanted a pool.” Kurt Russell’s kid, Wyatt Russell, stars as an ailing baseball player who lucks into a house with a magic swimming pool. Unfortunately, his family may not survive a...
View ArticleGhostwatch (1992)
I watched Late Night with the Devil, but it didn’t bring me any joy. A far more effective version of hell breaking loose on the telly can be found in Ghostwatch a BBC mockumentary that originally...
View ArticleThe Skeleton Key (2005)
Yes, the ending of The Skeleton Key is kind of a bummer. Think of it as social justice from beyond the grave. The luminous Kate Hudson headlines as Caroline, a big-hearted hospice care worker hired to...
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