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Halloween Kills
Is Too Obsessed With Its Past
| The Gist
The Green Knight
Is a Feast for the Eyes and for the Soul
| The Gist
Old
Is a Fascinating Idea with Poor Execution
| The Gist
'DIMLAND’ Is A Bittersweet Tale About Letting Ago
| Daily Grindhouse
The Zombie Fun Comes Marching in with
Army of the Dead
| The Gist
The Djinn
Is a Terrifying Horror Film for All Ages
| The Gist
‘Castlevania’s Final Season is a Blood-Filled Deligh
t
| Film School Rejects
Profile
's Deft Screen Life Format Makes It a Terrifying Glimpse into Internet Facades
| Paste Magazine
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train
Is as Sharp, Thoughtful as Its Anime
| Paste Magazine
A Career-Best Barbara Crampton Dominates Uneven
Jakob's Wife
| Paste Magazine
Devereux Milburn Makes a Meal of His Debut with Horror
Honeydew
| Paste Magazine
On-Gaku: Our Sound
Is a Beautiful Portrait of the Power of Music
| Paste Magazine
The Vigil
Breathes New Life into Religious Horror
| Paste Magazine
Review: 'Sator
'
| Film Cred
Psycho Goreman
's Ridiculous, Bloody B-Movie Schlock Will Put a Smile on Your Face
| Paste Magazine
Review: 'Promising Young Woman'
| Film Cred
Paul W. S. Anderson and Milla Jovovich Find Familiarly Action-Packed, Schlocky Fun in
Monster Hunter
| Paste Magazine
'The Witches' Brings Horror to a New Generation
| Film School Rejects
'Monsterland' Covers a Vast and Desolate Landscape of Horrors
| Film School Rejects
Review: Sputnik
| Film Cred
The Stylized Cycle Of Trauma In Jay Baruchel's RANDOM ACTS OF VIOLENCE
| Nightmare On Film Street
Death Is An Infectious Thought In Amy Seimetz's Neon Lit SHE DIES TOMORROW
| Nightmare On Film Street
Review: Host
| Film Cred
Found Footage Horror FOLLOWED Portrays The Danger Of Internet Fame
| Nightmare On Film Street
‘THE VAST OF NIGHT’ Is An Ode To Storytelling
| Daily Grindhouse
TO YOUR LAST DEATH Is An Animated Story About Trauma Wrapped In A Gore Fest
| Nightmare On Film Street
[Now Streaming] RELIC (2020)
| Daily Grindhouse
Carlo Mirabella-Davis' SWALLOW And The Fight For Control Over Your Own Life
| Nightmare On Film Street
The Risk Of Indulgence And Hallucinogens In THE WAVE
| Nightmare On Film Street
‘Black Christmas’ Is A Loud, Rage-Filled War Cry That Begs To Be Answered
| Much Ado About Cinema
‘The Curse of Buckout Road’ is An Ambitious Debut Feature About The Power of Myth
| Much Ado About Cinema
WOUNDS Oozes With Eldritch Horror, Sweat, And Cockroaches
| Nightmare On Film Street
DEMENTER Is A Dizzying And Hypnotic Look At Cult Trauma
| Nightmare On Film Street
Jennifer Kent’s ‘The Nightingale’ Carefully Treads Through a Maze of Trauma
| Much Ado About Cinema
Don't Open The Door! There's A Vampire In THE SHED
| Nightmare On Film Street
CANDY CORN Is A Rocky But Entertaining Halloween Movie For Your Next Horror Marathon
| Nightmare On Film Street
We All Scream For Ice Cream In Mutant Film FREAKS
| Nightmare On Film Street
Find Shelter Because B-Movie CLOWNADO Is Blowing A Bloodbath Through Town
| Nightmare On Film Street
Blinded by the Light: ‘Luz’ Pays Homage to Eurohorror in a Hazy, Dream-like Possession Film
| Much Ado About Cinema
‘Crawl’ is the Perfect Horror Summer Blockbuster
| Much Ado About Cinema
The Demons Are Coming From Inside The Internet In Australian Gorefest NEKROTRONIC
| Nightmare On Film Street
Grab Your Flower Crown and Call Your Therapist, It’s Time for ‘Midsommar’
| Much Ado About Cinema
ANNABELLE COMES HOME – I Laughed, I Gasped, I Jumped
| Nightmare On Elm Street
‘Tater Tot & Patton’ is a Beautiful Piece of Quiet Cinema About Healing and Connection
| Much Ado About Cinema
Jenn Wexler Beautifully Blends Punk Rock and 80s Slashers in ‘The Ranger’
| Much Ado About Cinema
Come For The Cult, Stay For The Queer Representation In HALLOWED GROUND
| Nightmare On Film Street
Michael Dougherty Proves Godzilla Is King Of The Summer In GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS
| Nightmare On Film Street
‘I Trapped the Devil’ is a Tense, Yet Slow, Look at Evil
| Much Ado About Cinema
‘Pet Sematary’ Struggles with The Past But Delivers Delightfully Original Scares
| Much Ado About Cinema
Larry Fessenden’s ‘Depraved’ is A Mess of Limbs, Organs, and Emotions
| Much Ado About Cinema
‘Funan’ Further Proves The Emotional Impact of Animation
| Much Ado About Cinema
Yeo Siew Hua Creates a Dreamy Singaporean Noir in ‘A Land Imagined’
| Much Ado About Cinema
‘Knife+Heart’ Is The Sexy Queer Slasher Of Your Dreams
| Much Ado About Cinema
It’s More Complicated Than Serial Killers in ‘Smaller and Smaller Circles’
| Much Ado About Cinema
Enter Disgusting And Bewitching Madness In HAGAZUSSA
| Nightmare On Film Street
Isabelle Eklöf’s ‘Holiday’ Portrays a Harrowing, Violent Reality
| Much Ado About Cinema
Claire Denis' HIGH LIFE Is A Stellar Yet Disturbing Meditation On Sexual Power
| Nightmare On Film Street
‘Horror Noire’ Demonstrates Why Black Horror Films Deserve Your Attention
| Much Ado About Cinema
‘Braid’ Is a Psychedelic Punch to Your Eyeballs
| Much Ado About Cinema
‘Polar’ Is A Fun, Over-The-Top, Polarizing Action Romp
| Much Ado About Cinema
‘Pledge’ Questions the Horrors of Toxic Masculinity and College Social Life
| Much Ado About Cinema
RUST CREEK Rethinks The Final Girl And 'Scary Redneck' Trope
| Nightmare On Film Street
‘Bird Box’ Tries to Soar But Instead Falls Flat
| Much Ado About Cinema
In His Most Self Aware Film Yet, Lars Von Trier Proves He Still Doesn’t Care About Women
| Much Ado About Cinema
‘Cam’ is a Humanizing Portrayal of Sex Work and a Horrifying Look at the Internet
| Much Ado About Cinema
Playing With Zombies in ‘One Cut of the Dead’
| Much Ado About Cinema
‘Halloween’ (2018) is an Effective and Gory Examination of the Lasting Effects of Trauma
| Much Ado About Cinema
LIZZIE Attempts An Interesting Reimagining, But Misses The Mark
| Nightmare On Film Street
Searching for Justice in ‘Hold The Dark’
| Much Ado About Cinema
‘The Wife’ Is A Painful Look at the Poison of Patriarchy
| Much Ado About Cinema
Ghosts Aren’t the Only Things That Haunt Us in ‘The Little Stranger’
| Much Ado About Cinema
Cosmic Horror and Brotherly Love in ‘The Endless’
| Much Ado About Cinema
‘Hereditary’ Offers a Fresh and Horrific Look at Family Trauma
| Much Ado About Cinema
‘The Terror’ Weaves a Freezing Tapestry of Horrors
| Much Ado About Cinema
‘Revenge’ is the Stylish, Gory, and Feminist Take on the Exploitation Film We’ve Been Waiting For
| Much Ado About Cinema
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