Reviews
La Llorona Frightens and Enlightens [Review]
If you need evidence for why Own Voices stories matter, try watching the Conjuring Universe’s middle of the road The Curse of La Llorona from 2019 and Jayro Bustamante’s excellent La Llo...
Shudder’s Host is Truly Terrifying [Review]
Host is the kind of movie that could only have been made now. Taking place entirely on a Zoom conference call, with the COVID-19 quarantine in full effect (one character even puts a mask on for a brie...
Fun Loving and Fed Up: Ticked-Off Trannies with Knives [Rabid Dog’s House]
The Rabid Dog’s House is a recurring feature at Wicked Horror where contributor Justin Steele uncovers hidden gems, lost classics, and overlooked indie offerings. Flying solo or with his c...
She Dies Tomorrow is a Perplexingly Involving Offering from Amy Seimetz [Review]
She Dies Tomorrow is the sophomore feature from prolific actress Amy Seimetz. And, as befitting someone whose eclectic career has encompassed the likes of You’re Next, Lean on Pete, and the ghas...
Nothing But the Blood is Ambitious, Promising [Review]
Nothing But the Blood opens with Father (Les Best) walking to an altar shot in black-and-white. He reads the story of Judas’s betrayal and then looks right into the camera. Best brings a great ...
Bacurau Smashes Colonialism [Blu-Ray Review]
The film Bacurau opens with the fictional town its named after being erased from the map, literally. In an early scene, Plinio (Wilson Rabelo) asks his students to find Bacurau on Google Maps, but the...
The Outsider is a Must Watch [Series Review]
It’s already been two years since the release of Stephen King’s The Outsider which follows a seemingly straightforward investigation into the gruesome murder of a local boy. When the mut...
Review: Carmilla is the Classic Story’s Most Faithful Adaptation Yet
I’ll admit that my subjective opinion is immediately colored by my love of the source material. J. Sheridan Le Fanu’s Carmilla is one of my favorite vampire stories if not simply one of ...
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark is a Feminist Slice of ’80s Movie Magic [Blu-ray Review]
Few figures from the horror genre are as well recognized as Elvira. She’s a late night horror host turned household name. And she’s as much fun as she’s ever been in the zany feature...