★★★ As a massive fan of director Jason Eisener’s Hobo with a Shotgun, I was still looking forward to Kids vs. Aliens despite not being crazy about the alien subgenre of horror. Very few times have extraterrestrial tales been depicted cinematically in an intriguing fashion; unlike last year’s Nope, Kids vs. Aliens opts for a … Continue reading Film Review: Kids vs. Aliens
Our Favorite Films of 2022
We can hardly believe that we are in the final days of 2022, and yet here we are again! We reveal our choices for our favorite movies of year, along with more yearbook-style superlatives! Hold onto your heads as we dive into the year's finest cinematic delights! Movie Yearbook Superlatives! Best horror movie JOSH: C'mon … Continue reading Our Favorite Films of 2022
TV Review: Queer For Fear: The History of Queer Horror
Having seen only the first two episodes of Shudder’s excellent queer horror doc, aptly titled Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror, I can safely say that I am obsessed with the direction and interviews from gay creative (and absolute legend) Bryan Fuller. We dive all the way back to the literary origins, laser-focused … Continue reading TV Review: Queer For Fear: The History of Queer Horror
Interview: Actors Timothy Granaderos and Ryan Hansen
Earlier this week, we interviewed Timothy Granaderos and Ryan Hansen, the male leads of Shudder’s sharp dark horror/comedy, Who Invited Them! We actually first caught the movie back at 2022’s Overlook Film Festival, where it immediately shot up as one of the most entertaining movies we saw all year. Don’t miss our deep dive into … Continue reading Interview: Actors Timothy Granaderos and Ryan Hansen
Fantasia 2022: Glorious
★★★ Single-setting films with a limited cast have become quite the rage in the aftermath of 2020’s pandemic. Glorious joins the pack with its small-scale rest stop location, yet thrives by making the repercussions of its terrors to be universe-reaching. With Aussie actor, True Blood’s Ryan Kwanten, in the lead role, director Rebekah McKendry carries … Continue reading Fantasia 2022: Glorious
Overlook Film Festival 2022: Who Invited Them
★★★★ A stranger in one’s home is the single most invasive and chilling thought the mind can muster. It is a tale as old as time, and for the horror genre, home invasion flicks are practically their bread and butter. Funny Games, The Strangers, and You’re Next may remain the gold standard in home invasion … Continue reading Overlook Film Festival 2022: Who Invited Them
Film Review: The Twin
★★ Any new Shudder movie is minor cause for celebration, so it was with this in mind that I started the new film from director Taneli Mustonen (2016’s shocking slasher, Lake Bodom). The Twin is significant for a couple of reasons—primarily, it returns the amazing Teresa Palmer back to the horror fold after several movies … Continue reading Film Review: The Twin
SXSW 2022: The Cellar
★★★ Snagged by horror streaming service Shudder ahead of its South by Southwest Film Festival debut, The Cellar is a cerebral and haunting film from director Brendan Muldowney. According to the kids at school, the new home of the Woods family was once owned by a witch who made a pact with the devil. Sounds … Continue reading SXSW 2022: The Cellar
FrightFest Glasgow 2022: Night’s End
★★★ Heading to horror streaming service Shudder, Night’s End is a creepy exorcism-gone-wrong horror flick that manages to break free of the monotonous mold of similar movies. Like 2020’s The Cleansing Hour (which also came to Shudder), Night’s End at least tries something new to mix up the formula. To call the film “hellish” would … Continue reading FrightFest Glasgow 2022: Night’s End
Film Review: They Live in the Grey
★★★ Shudder’s newest film, They Live in the Grey, is an exercise in audience patience. Running an often excruciating two hours in length, the premise feels stretched thin well before approaching the rather predictable conclusion. Most frustrating of all, in both its quieter moments and the brutality of the horror that peeks out, They Live … Continue reading Film Review: They Live in the Grey