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[Sundance] INFINITY POOL Review – A Nightmare Vacation That Feels Surprisingly Under-Utilized

BABY RUBY Review – A Fearsome Portrait of the Horrors of Motherhood

[Slamdance] THE UNDERBUG Review – A Frighteningly Effective Haunted House Horror

PEARL Review – An Unsettling Exploration of Sexual Rebellion

I Am Hungry for Other People – The Intersection of BONES AND ALL and Borderline Personality Disorder

Mythologizing the Final Girl – An Analysis of Sienna and the Hero’s Journey

The Long History of the Ouija Board and its Connection to the Beyond

How Hitchock Got Daphne du Maurier’s THE BIRDS Wrong and Why It Matters

[PODCAST] THE OUTWATERS Cast and Producer Discuss Robbie Banfitch's Terrifying Cosmic Horror

[Interview] A Conversation with Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls Director Andrew Bowser

[PODCAST] FOLLOW HER Producer Michael Indjeian Discusses the Psychological Thriller and Horror

[PODCAST] Director George Popov Invites Us to Step Through a Doorway and Into the SIDEWORLD

[Death Creeps] Death’s Blanket and THE BLACKCOAT’S DAUGHTER

[Slay The Date] Bloody Good Characters and The Superior Performances in Bob Clark’s Black Christmas

[Decoding Evil] A Study of Michael Myers and the Halloween Film Series

[True Horror] The History of Tainted Halloween Candy

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DEADSTREAM Review – Content is King and It Can Be Deadly

Death

Jan 8

DEADSTREAM Review – Content is King and It Can Be Deadly

Deadstream is a hilarious look at the lengths content creators will go to for fame and one of the best horror films of the past year.

SCARE PACKAGE II: RAD CHAD'S REVENGE Review – A Satirical Critique and Love Letter to Horror

Death

Dec 22, 2022

SCARE PACKAGE II: RAD CHAD'S REVENGE Review – A Satirical Critique and Love Letter to Horror

Death says Scare Package II is an effective satirical critique of the horror genre that audiences are unlikely to have seen in a very...

[PODCAST] Aaron B. Koontz and the Directors of SCARE PACKAGE II: RAD CHAD'S REVENGE Talk Horror

E. L. King

Dec 21, 2022

[PODCAST] Aaron B. Koontz and the Directors of SCARE PACKAGE II: RAD CHAD'S REVENGE Talk Horror

E.L. King discusses horror films, parodies, and the best horror films of the year with the directors of Scare Package II: Rad Chad's...

Julia Straub

Nov 10, 2022

SLAXX Review – Denim Justice Runs Wild

Julia Straub says Slaxx is a delightfully amusing story of humanitarianism and revenge. Co-writer and director Elza Kephart, with...

[BHFF] V/H/S/99 Review – It's the End of the 90s Zeitgeist as We Know It

Death

Oct 21, 2022

[BHFF] V/H/S/99 Review – It's the End of the 90s Zeitgeist as We Know It

Death says V/H/S/99 loses the 90s zeitgeist in translation in some places, but the shorts make up a fun collection of scary stories in...

SUPERHOST Review – A Host Will Do Anything For A Killer Review

Savannah Chess

Aug 8, 2022

SUPERHOST Review – A Host Will Do Anything For A Killer Review

Savannah Chess says Superhost boasts a wicked female antagonist facing off against a travel blogging duo in a bizarre popularity contest....

WHAT JOSIAH SAW Review – Familial Trauma, Long-Kept Secrets, and a Hint of Farmhouse Horror

Breanna Lucci

Aug 4, 2022

WHAT JOSIAH SAW Review – Familial Trauma, Long-Kept Secrets, and a Hint of Farmhouse Horror

Breanna Lucci says What Josiah Saw depicts a haunting world where the only thing scarier than the dead is the living. [THIS REVIEW...

MOLOCH Review – Nico van den Brink Intimately Weaves Together Fear and Dutch Folklore

Sarah Kirk

Aug 1, 2022

MOLOCH Review – Nico van den Brink Intimately Weaves Together Fear and Dutch Folklore

Sarah Kirk calls Moloch psychologically disturbing and an exposition of Dutch culture, filled with death and tragedy. In Moloch, family...

GOOD MADAM Review – Reclaiming and a Character Driven Exploration of Post-Apartheid South Africa

Savannah Chess

Jul 25, 2022

GOOD MADAM Review – Reclaiming and a Character Driven Exploration of Post-Apartheid South Africa

Savannah Chess says Good Madam is a socially conscious horror film illustrating colonialism's problematic past and present. Jenna Cato...

[Interview] A Conversation with GOOD MADAM Director Jenna Cato Bass and Co-Writer Babalwa Baartman

Megan Borns

Jul 15, 2022

[Interview] A Conversation with GOOD MADAM Director Jenna Cato Bass and Co-Writer Babalwa Baartman

Megan Borns discusses South African thriller and Shudder Original Good Madam with its co-writers for an exclusive interview about the...

[PODCAST] Tim Seeley Talks Horror Comics, REVEALER, and Writing Strong Female Characters

Slay Away

Jun 30, 2022

[PODCAST] Tim Seeley Talks Horror Comics, REVEALER, and Writing Strong Female Characters

E.L. King discusses Revealer (2022) in an exclusive interview with special guest Tim Seeley. DESCRIPTION E.L. King interviews special...

[PODCAST] Director Luke Boyce Talks Horror, Comics, and REVEALER

Slay Away

Jun 27, 2022

[PODCAST] Director Luke Boyce Talks Horror, Comics, and REVEALER

E.L. King discusses Revealer (2022) in an exclusive interview with special guest Luke Boyce. DESCRIPTION E.L. King interviews special...

Shudder Original WHO INVITED THEM Acquired Following its Premiere at Overlook Film Festival

Slay Away

Jun 24, 2022

Shudder Original WHO INVITED THEM Acquired Following its Premiere at Overlook Film Festival

Duncan Birmingham's horror-comedy Who Invited Them arrives on Shudder in September. June 15, 2022 // New York, NY – Shudder, AMC...

REVEALER Review - Grab Your Bible and Your G-String, the Apocalypse Unites Unlikely Bedfellows

E. L. King

Jun 23, 2022

REVEALER Review - Grab Your Bible and Your G-String, the Apocalypse Unites Unlikely Bedfellows

E.L. King says Revealer’s stellar performances, comedic timing, and incredible synthwave score by Alex Cuervo make it the perfect dark...

Shudder Releases Trailer for Haunting South African Psychological Horror GOOD MADAM

Slay Away

Jun 17, 2022

Shudder Releases Trailer for Haunting South African Psychological Horror GOOD MADAM

The Shudder Original will debut on the streaming platform in July. Official Selection: World Premiere—Toronto International Film...

[Tribeca Festival] A WOUNDED FAWN Review - Mythological Surrealism Unsatisfyingly Meets “Me Too”

Justin Lockwood

Jun 17, 2022

[Tribeca Festival] A WOUNDED FAWN Review - Mythological Surrealism Unsatisfyingly Meets “Me Too”

Justin Lockwood says A Wounded Fawn is a disappointing commentary on abuse and toxic masculinity. The Shudder Original production, A...

MAD GOD Review - Exploring a Nightmarish Hellscape From the Mind of Stop-Motion Master Phil Tippett

Mitchell Brown

Jun 6, 2022

MAD GOD Review - Exploring a Nightmarish Hellscape From the Mind of Stop-Motion Master Phil Tippett

Mitchell Brown says Mad God is a visual feast and a waking nightmare demonstrating Tippett’s reverence for handcrafted animation. [THIS...

THE SEED Review – Aliens, Gore and Erotic Horror

Sydney Bollinger

Mar 25, 2022

THE SEED Review – Aliens, Gore and Erotic Horror

Sydney Bollinger call The Seed a modern alien invasion with hot girls and nostalgic tropes. [THIS REVIEW CONTAINS REFERENCES TO SEXUAL...

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