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 →
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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 →
Ticket for One
Nightmare Cinema by Hope Madden Horror short compilations can be tricky business. Mick Garris, far better known for being a horror fan than a horror filmmaker, collects a handful of…read more →
Misty Mountain Hop
Gwen by Hope Madden “Steal a sheep and they’ll take your hand. Steal a mountain and they’ll make you a lord.” Writer/director William McGregor clarifies the source of real horror…read more →
Muted Fury
The Furies by Brandon Thomas Horror and social commentary are synonymous with one another. Fifty years ago, Night of the Living Dead tapped into America’s anxiety about the Vietnam War.…read more →
Hell to Pay
Hell House LLC 3: Lake of Fire by Brandon Thomas I’m an easy mark for found footage movies. When done well, their use of unseen horror gets under my skin…read more →
Day for Night of the Living Dead
One Cut of the Dead by Hope Madden For about 37 minutes, you may feel like Shin’ichirô Ueda’s One Cut of the Dead delivers, cleverly enough, on a very familiar…read more →
Tale of Two Mothers
The Wrath by Hope Madden This week, Shudder premieres a Korean ghost story, and there is always reason to be optimistic about a Korean ghost story. Young-sun Yoo’s The Wrath…read more →