Reviews
Talk to Me is a Stark and Fascinating Horror Gem [Review]
It is hard to overstate just how successful, and also bizarre July 2023 was in the movie industry. Amongst the Barbie, Mission: Impossible, Sound of Freedom, and Oppenheimer phenomena, where theaters ...
Sympathy for the Devil Will Make You Carsick [Review]
Even a bad Nic Cage movie is still a good Nic Cage movie. Such is the case with Sympathy for the Devil, a completely useless, plodding non-entity of a film masquerading as a thriller in which the prem...
`The Baker’ Serves Ron Perlman in Gritty Crime Drama [Review]
If you had any reason to think Ron Perlman’s viral message to studio executives lacked menace, you should see what he can do with a rolling pin. That’s just one of the weapons he d...
‘Mother, May I?’ is a Dark Psychological Drama with Unique Horror Elements
I not only thoroughly enjoyed Mother, May I? but I also learned something from it. Under no circumstances, should you take magic mushrooms in the home of your recently deceased mother, along with a si...
Quicksand is a Ruthlessly Efficient Single-Location Thriller [Review]
When we were kids, quicksand seemed like an actual problem we’d have to contend with as adults and, in a way, it’s kind of disappointing that it isn’t. The quicksand featured in Q...
‘Silent Rage’ is Equal Parts Fun and Scary [The 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 with a little bite. Flying solo...
‘The Tank’ is a Simple Creature Feature, with Complex Special Effects [Review]
The Tank is a 1970s-set creature feature written and directed by Scott Walker (The Frozen Ground), starring Matt Whelan (American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story) and Luciane Buchanan (The Night Agent)...
Seven Horror Reference Books Every Fan Should Read
There’s a great point during the process of becoming a horror fan where you begin to get this urge to see everything. Whatever you hear about, you want to track down. But after that passes, the...
Why ‘Assault on Precinct 13’ is a Classic Horror Movie (Without Actually *Being* a Horror Movie)
Assault on Precinct 13 is John Carpenter’s sophomore effort. Before this, his only feature film had been Dark Star, co-written and co-starring Dan O’Bannon. Yet even though Dark Star sur...