Bernard Rose’s Candyman is based on Clive Barker’s “The Forbidden,” a short story set in Liverpool…
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Reviews of movies in horror genre
The Substance (2024) review – Coralie Fargeat’s sophomore feature is wild, sexy, stylish, and an incredibly grotesque Sci-Fi body horror masterpiece
Following her remarkable directorial debut, Revenge (2017), Coralie Fargeat’s sophomore feature, The Substance, is a wild,…
Continue ReadingSmile 2 (2024) review – A superior sequel
Parkin Finn takes his clever premise from Smile (2022) and elevates it to the next level…
Continue ReadingDemon Seed (1977) review – Despite some intriguing ideas, the film’s execution falls short
After reading the synopsis of Demon Seed, which describes the story of an AI that gets…
Continue ReadingOddity (2024) review – An eerily unsettling supernatural horror let down by its predictable final act and thin characterization
Following his stunning directorial debut, Caveat, Damien Mc Carthy returns with Oddity, a film that begins…
Continue Reading10 best Aquatic Horror films
Recently, I saw Xavier Gens’ Under Paris (2024), a French Horror film about a grieving marine…
Continue ReadingInfested (2023) review – Sébastien Vaniček’s directorial debut is one of the finest horror films of 2023
Sébastien Vaniček’s directorial debut, Infested, is stylish, tense, and a well-crafted film that seamlessly blends horror…
Continue ReadingThe Blood Spattered Bride (1972) review – Vicente Aranda’s film is erotic, wild, and unpredictable
Vicente Aranda’s Spanish horror film, The Blood Spattered Bride, begins with a scene in which a…
Continue Reading10 best Giallo films
The “Giallo” film genre emerged in the mid-to-late 1960s, and it peaked in popularity in the…
Continue ReadingLate Night with the Devil (2023) review – Though wildly engaging for the most part, the film runs out of ideas towards the end
Late Night with the Devil, written, directed, and edited by an Australian filmmaking duo, Colin Cairnes…
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