The Hills Are Alive
Hagazussa: A Heathen’s Curse by Hope Madden Making a remarkably assured feature debut as director, Lukas Feigelfeld mesmerizes with his German Gothic poetry, Hagazussa: A Heathen’s Curse. Settled somewhere in…read more →
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Sometimes, Reboots Are Better
Pet Sematary by Hope Madden There is a lot of love out there for Mary Lambert’s 1989 hit Pet Sematary. Why, again? Was it the wooden lead performances? The adorably…read more →
Whispers and Wails
The Wind by Hope Madden There are not enough horror westerns. And why not? The whole Wild West thing feels like a terrifying, isolated, dangerous adventure—especially for women. Director Emma…read more →
I Don’t Want to Go Out—Week of April 1
Couple of flicks worth your time coming home this week. One you probably saw, one you probably didn’t. Here is the skinny. Click the film title for the full review.…read more →
Finished with Final Girls
by Hope Madden I am done with the final girl. You know why? Because it’s a diminishing title. Laurie Strode, Ellen Ripley and Sidney Prescott were not final girls. They…read more →
Starry Eyes
Starfish by Rachel Willis Still reeling from the loss of her friend, Grace, Aubrey (Virginia Gardner) finds herself facing the end of the world in director A.T. White’s film, Starfish.…read more →
Swallowed Whole
The Hole in the Ground by Hope Madden About a month ago the film The Prodigy came out, and promptly disappeared. Lee Cronin’s Irish horror The Hole in the Ground…read more →
Fright Club: Looking for Love
Love is in the air! God help us, especially those who are throwing themselves into the love game. It’s horrifying, right? Scary, vulnerable, awkward, and really bloody once the power…read more →
A Very Merry Unbirthday
Happy Death Day 2U by Hope Madden Two years ago, writer/director Christopher Landon’s Happy Death Day managed the unexpected. It took an immediately tiresome premise—Groundhog Day meets Scream—and generated enough…read more →
Ouch
Piercing by Hope Madden There’s a lot that shouldn’t be said about Piercing, Nicolas Pesce’s follow up to his glorious 2016 horror, Eyes of My Mother. Because the film’s tension…read more →