Monster Mash
Monstrum by Hope Madden Very little in life brings me joy quite like a decent creature feature. Even the silly ones where a big, boil-riddled muppet winds up slathering pus…read more →
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Imagine There’s No Heaven
Z by Hope Madden There is a moment that currently fascinates horror filmmakers. It is the moment when we forever lose the sweet little white boy destined to become a…read more →
Night of the Living
Blood Quantum by Hope Madden It’s 1981 on the Red Crow Indian reservation and white people have lost their damn minds. Since it is 1981, no way they know it’s…read more →
When You Wish Upon a House
The Room by George Wolf Why was Tommy Wiseau’s 2003 cult classic called The Room, anyway? Why not Tuxedo Football? Doggie McFlowers? Or the obvious: Oh, Hi Mark! I know,…read more →
Jessie’s Boys
Jessica Forever by Hope Madden Shudder’s latest premiere, the French film Jessica Forever, offers a scifi antidote to war films. This is a quietly absorbing genre piece concerned with the…read more →
Portrait of the Artist
Bliss by Hope Madden What does true art require of its maker? It’s an incredibly common theme in film (and books and sculpture and painting and any other kind of…read more →
Shudder Premiere: The Dead Lands
Shudder launches a new series this week, The Dead Lands. Ep 1: Tell the Dead I’m Coming by Rachel Willis For anyone who thinks the zombie genre has been thoroughly…read more →
Pokémon? No.
Nekrotronic by Christie Robb It’s a truth universally acknowledged that a cute accent will make even the silliest sentiment 20 percent more charming. So, it’s fortunate that the dialogue…read more →
Flightless Bird
Bluebird in My Heart by Brandon Thomas “There’s a bluebird in my heart that wants to get out, but I’m too tough for him. I say, stay in there, I’m…read more →
Last Action Hero
Re:Born by Rachel Willis How does one kill a ghost? That’s the question at the heart of the mystery in director Yûji Shimomura’s martial arts thriller, Re:Born. The film opens…read more →