Reviews
Fifteen Years Later, House of Wax Still Boasts Impressive Set Design and Great FX
House of Wax (2005) turns fifteen in April. So, what better time to take a look back at the oft-maligned slasher redux to determine if it deserves the hate that is so often thrown its way. For th...
The Columnist Is A Hot Take That Isn’t Spicy Enough [Fantasia Review]
The Columnist is one of the North American premiers at Fantasia Fest 2020, and with its timely take on the occupational hazards for female identified creatives on the Internet, particularly relatable ...
The Pale Door Marks Aaron B. Koontz Out as One to Watch [Review]
The Pale Door is the latest offering from Aaron B. Koontz, a filmmaker who’s quickly becoming one of the most interesting voices working in horror right now. In keeping with how different Scare ...
Climate Of The Hunter Mixes Melodrama and Vintage Vampires In Retro Style [Fantasia Review]
Climate Of The Hunter is the latest feature from the incredibly prolific Mickey Reece, who has described his directorial style as “people talking in rooms”. That certainly applies to Clima...
The Dark End of the Street is a Poetic Reflection [Review]
In Kevin Tran’s feature debut, The Dark End of the Street, he ostensibly tells the story of a pet killer wreaking havoc in a suburb. Really though, the plot of the film almost doesn’t ma...
The Silencing is a Dark Thriller Spotlighting Nikolaj Coster-Waldau [REVIEW]
Rayburn Swanson’s life has been shaped by the disappearance of his daughter. Once a hunter, he now runs a remote wildlife sanctuary at the edge of an expansive wilderness. It’s penance, ...
The House on Sorority Row is a Dark, Revenge-Fueled Slasher [Retrospective]
The House on Sorority Row follows the exploits of a group of sorority girls who just want to have fun. Anyone that stands in the way of their good time should watch out as they may just pay with their...
Ghosted in L.A. Vol One is a Dramedy with Ghosts [Review]
Think teen dramedy with ghosts if you want a thumbnail of what’s in store in Ghosted in L.A. Vol. 1. It collects four issues of an ongoing Boom! BoxTM series created and scripted by Sina G...
Jim Henson’s The Storyteller Ghosts delivers eerie spiritual chills with “The Promise” [Review]
Horror or the grotesque often tinged the original television episodes of Jim Henson’s The Storyteller. That spirit remains in the fourth installment of Boom’s latest miniseries resu...