Jac Jemc’s writing immediately captivated me when I read her story “Any Other,” a tale about an unsettling transaction between people who are not what they seem, in a copy of the…
Author: Court Court
Mom and Dad – Mommie Dearest in the 21st Century
I think it’s fair to say that if you make a horror movie and you want me to want the main characters to survive, at least make them a little likable. Give them even…
The Noonday Witch: A Czech Folk Horror
The Noonday Witch (known as Polednice in its original Czech title) is a beautifully bright and quiet folk horror film. Directed by Jiří Sádek and written by Michal Samir (II), the story follows the lives of Eliska (Anna Geislerová) and…
Review: The Turning (2020)
The Turning is the epitome of how January feels: cold, dreary, anticlimactic, endless. Since the film is loosely based on Henry James’ classic gothic tale, The Turn of the Screw, I had…
Review: Ghosts of Berlin
In 2019, German writer and filmmaker Rudolph Herzog stepped into the world of fiction with Ghosts of Berlin, a quirky collection of seven short ghost stories. Translated into English by Emma Rault, each…
Review: Fever Dream
“It feels like worms.” If anybody has mastered the art of building tension in storytelling, it’s Samanta Schweblin. Her 2014 novella Distancia de rescate was beautifully translated in English in 2017 by Megan McDowell,…
Dead Night (2017) – Mom’s at it Again
Dead Night might be one of the most muddled, nonsensical movies I’ve seen in a while, and I kind of loved it. Originally titled Applecart, it received poor reviews after the 2017 Fantastic Fest…
Dark Deviations: The Evil Bender
I’m a twin, so I love seeing representations of twins and twinships on screen and in literature. Sometimes the writers do a great job, other times I wonder if they ever spoke…
Review: Better Watch Out (2016)
In the mood for a Christmas horror movie with lots of blood, creepy children and unidimensional characters? If so, Better Watch Out is just the ticket. Home Alone Gone to Hell Let’s cut to the…
Review: Revenge (2018)
Rape revenge films ask a lot from their audience. They are some of the most emotionally driven and violent horror movies, and this includes the 2018 Shudder Original Movie Revenge. Directed and written…