★★★★ Gory throwback horror that feels like a delicious, campy mix of Cabin in the Woods and Last House on the Left was certainly not what I expected when I sat down to watch Here for Blood. This splatterfest is the directorial debut of Daniel Turres and screenwriter James Roberts. The film plays like a … Continue reading FrightFest Glasgow 2023: Here for Blood
SXSW 2023: Appendage
★★★★ One woman’s inner turmoil becomes a shit-talking outer tumor that grows and grows in writer/director Anna Zlokovic’s cringey little blast of fun, Appendage. The short film of the same name, which played 2022’s Sundance and became part of Hulu’s Bite Size Halloween, was a lean, focused piece that perfectly executed its obvious depiction of … Continue reading SXSW 2023: Appendage
Film Review: Scream VI
★★★★★ Proving yet again that it remains the most consistent horror franchise ever made, Radio Silence delivers another instant horror-classic to sit alongside Wes Craven’s masterpieces with the intense, horrifying, ridiculously fun Scream VI! With the beautiful love letter to the original having been firmly established in the previous movie, part VI forges ahead to … Continue reading Film Review: Scream VI
Film Review: Unwelcome
★★★★ Throwback monster movies are something of a mixed bag. When successful, they can be a total blast—thankfully, this is the case with co-writer/director Jon Wright's latest feature Unwelcome, a goblin-addled take on Irish folk horror. Wright, whose previous projects include supernatural slasher The Tormented and alien-monster feature Grabbers, easily finds a careful balance of … Continue reading Film Review: Unwelcome
Film Review: Children of the Corn
★ Back in 2018, a close friend and I decided to start our next horror movie marathon by approaching a series that will be familiar to most Stephen King fans: Children of the Corn. However, while some may know the name, how many are aware that this newest take is actually the eleventh entry? That’s … Continue reading Film Review: Children of the Corn
Film Review: Consecration
★★ Jena Malone has been in some of my favorite films of all time, including mind-bending sci-fi thriller Donnie Darko, and body horror masterpiece The Ruins. Seeing her name listed on a title is always enough to get me excited regardless of the genre. Unfortunately, co-writer/director Christopher Smith’s Consecration is the rare dud in Malone’s … Continue reading Film Review: Consecration
Film Review: The Outwaters
★★★★ Found footage horror is one fickle beast, mainly because there is an extremely fine line between masterpiece and straight garbage. Audiences can quickly turn on a film they do not understand with little care for the craft that went behind it. No one is more aware of this obvious divide than writer/director/star of The … Continue reading Film Review: The Outwaters
Film Review: Fear
★★★ The concept of fear is a fascinating one indeed, varying drastically from person to person as to their ultimate fear. Taking fear as a construct and manifesting it into a tangible, dangerous entity is another story entirely. Co-writer/director Deon Taylor crafts a predictable film so filled with horror genre cliches that it is barely … Continue reading Film Review: Fear
Film Review: Blood
★★★★ There is nothing I love more than a fresh genre surprise, and Brad Anderson’s Blood perfectly fits the bill. Though I was not a fan of the director’s incredibly well-received movie Session 9, Blood is a different beast entirely. Dealing with very dark and heavy themes about parenthood and protecting the ones you love, … Continue reading Film Review: Blood
Sundance 2023: Infinity Pool
★★★★★ For anyone wondering what it feels like to be on hallucinogens, stumbling their way through unspeakable horrors while questioning the very fabric of reality, boy is there a movie for you! Ultraviolent and beautifully realized, there are just not enough words to describe the feeling of heaviness and unease the viewer is left with … Continue reading Sundance 2023: Infinity Pool