If for nothing else, credit due to Nefarious for being a different kind of demonic possession film. We don’t get the inverted crosses, the projectile vomit, the bendy bodies, or anyone shouting “The Power of Elvis compels you” (or some … Continue reading
Phenomena is a slight and slightly disjointed Spanish supernatural horror/thriller on Netflix. It’s about a trio of apparently real-life ghost hunters who are semi-famous in Spain. I’m unfamiliar with them and I don’t think this movie does much to correct … Continue reading
Y’know, calling a movie The Pope’s Exorcist seems unfair to the demon. It’s doubling down on the holy…. but that assumes the demon is Catholic… maybe the demon is Presbyterian or Mormon or Seventh Day Adventist? All I know for … Continue reading
Renfield is a fun but slight movie. So slight that it holds it back from greatness. It’s a meta action/horror/comedy hybrid that manages its various genres pretty well. The movie stars Nicholas Holt as Renfield, forever the familiar to the … Continue reading
The Lake is a Thai creature feature that has a terminal case of bad pacing. Editing and pacing alone sink this film’s chances of being a fun monster movie. It crawls and lingers too long on shots when it needs … Continue reading
Huesera: The Bone Woman is a slow burn body horror/pregnancy horror show based on Mexican folklore. Basically it’s a analogy for pregnancy panic and post-partem depression/anxiety dressed up as a bit of a spook show. As a depiction of anxiety … Continue reading
Unwelcome is basically Straw Dogs with leprechauns (or their more unruly cousins: Red Hats). Or it could even be Leprechaun X: Leprechauns In Da Ireland. Or a throwback to ’80s movies like Ghoulies, Critters, The Gate, or even Gremlins. It’s … Continue reading
I swear I watched this whole movie… so why was I so baffled by it? It seems like such a simple premise: a woman (played by Jenna Malone) goes to a Scottish convent to investigate the mysterious death of a … Continue reading
Well… this is awkward. Near the end of Scream VI, I was loving the movie to the point of thinking I’d give it a 4.5 star review. Problem is, I gave the original Scream a 4. How can this be? … Continue reading
While a pretty decent Norwegian werewolf movie, there’s still a meaty chunk of this film that’s a little too plodding. It’s a little too cold, a little too bleak, and not scary enough. But, hey, a Scandinavian film that’s cold … Continue reading