horror
Scare Me is a Shudder Shut-in Dramedy-Thriller with Dark Turns [Review]
If you’re a fan of Aya Cash’s turn as a dark character on You’re The Worst, that’s a big plus in Scare Me. She stars as Fanny, a successful horror novelist holed up with a ...
The Swerve is Emotionally Devastating [Review]
Women tend to handle the lion’s share of the emotional labor in even the most progressive households. The Swerve, writer-director Dean Kapsalis’ stunning debut feature, posits the idea t...
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...
Tainted Could Stand to Be More of an Exploitation Movie [Review]
Tainted has one of the most insane, homoerotic posters I’ve seen in quite some time. It’s a shame, then, that the movie itself is more subdued than its marketing material implies. The need...
Good Boy Provides an Emotional Support Dog With Bloody Benefits [Review]
An emotional support dog that senses your irritation and preys on your enemies, oh my! Hulu and Blumhouse’s Into the Dark is always holiday themed, and June’s installment in th...
Delivered is a Mother’s Day Bundle of Dread and Discomfort [Review]
Mother’s Day is the holiday-tie-in for Hulu’s Delivered, but it will keep viewers in a state of uncomfortable dread more than happy anticipation. That’s the effect that it’...
Shudder’s Cursed Films Series Finishes Strong [Review]
Cursed Films opened its season with explorations of the superstitions surrounding The Exorcist, Poltergeist, and The Omen. The religious and spiritual nature of the themes these films touch on seeming...
Sea Fever Offers Unexpected Prescience and an Opening for Ethical Debate [Review]
We’re in a moment where many properties seem prescient in ways not initially intended. Sea Fever’s personal and ethical dilemmas would have been relevant at any time, but they resonate e...