‘The Pale Door’ review: A decent western with a major witch problem
In The Pale Door, a dark western about love and sacrifice, there is a lack of congruence….
Screen Slashers: Fade to Black and the study of cinephilic killers
If you haven’t seen Vernon Zimmerman’s film Fade to Black, I recommend you watch it immediately. It…
‘Found’ (2012): uncovering an underground gem and its bloody spin-off
Disturbing, gritty, and at times gross, it’s a new take on the serial killer. Based on the…
Screen Slashers: Serial killers and urban legends in ‘Trick ‘r Treat’
If all goes well, this will be the first of a “Screen Slashers” column I will do…
True Crime Studies: “Murder, Magic, Madness” recounts a very strange crime in a very strange time
Penned by Owen Davies, a historian on modern and contemporary witchcraft, Murder, Magic, Madness: The Victorian Trials…
Spiral (2019) review: A gripping display of fear and the hate it breeds
Very early in, it’s perceivably clear that Spiral is a story that a large portion of the…
Five tales of horror are dished out in the unforgettable ‘ The Mortuary Collection’
In my mind, The Mortuary Collection is a spiritual sequel to the masterful 2007 film Trick ‘r…
Film Review: Scare Me
This is a pickle of a movie. Simple in design but surprisingly profound. So obvious in its…
God has no time for sinners in the southern gothic thriller The Devil All The Time
Based on the novel by Donald Ray Pollock, The Devil All The Time is an ambitious, 138-minute…
True Crime Studies: Black Dahlia Avenger, it’s more blind accusation than actual theory
Why are there so many books about the Black Dahlia? Every couple of years brings a new…
The Babysitter: Killer Queen is a flawed but surprisingly good sequel
2017’s The Babysitter is one of my favorite movies. A lot of people like trashing it but…
You Should Have Left is a half-decent story with nowhere to go
When the film You Should Have Left, directed and adapted for the screen by David Koepp, came…
The Wretched is Fright Night for witches
Fright Night for witches, or it tries to be. The Wretched got some good press earlier this…
The Easton Falls Massacre: Bigfoot’s Revenge review
I knew about two pages in that The Easton Falls Massacre was going to be something special….
True Crime Studies: Columbine by Dave Cullen
Incredibly vivid, heavily detailed, brilliantly written and fast-paced, Columbine is one of the best true crime books…
Shudder’s Cursed Films is getting a Season 2 and a whole new batch of infamously jinxed films to explore.
The whole year of 2020 has not been too kind but after making it all the way…
Interview: Matthew Janszen discusses his new score for the thriller “Fatal Affair”
The new psychosexual thriller Fatal Affair is now streaming on Netflix. Starring Nia Long and Omar Epps,…
Impetigore is a gripping work of tense blood splattering talent
Many things come to mind when I think of Joko Anwar‘s Impetigore. Sick, demented, twisted, and creepy…
True Crime Studies: The Ardlamont Mystery
As John Mulaney said, “it was really easy to get away with murder before they knew about…
Film Review: Juan of the Dead
If you’ve seen Shaun of the Dead then this film’s title should be pretty self-explanatory. Cuba’s answer…