Reviews
The Third Saturday in October: Parts I and V [Double Feature Review]
The Third Saturday in October: Part V The Third Saturday in October: Part V takes place in Hackleburg, Alabama, which I thought was a fictional location, but as it turns out, is a real place, and take...
The Black Demon Needs More Shark Action, Less Everything Else [Review]
There are so many shark movies being released of late that it’s almost impossible for one to differentiate itself, so credit to The Black Demon for putting a spin on an overdone concept by incl...
Sick of Myself is a Scathing Portrait of Millennial Malaise [Review]
Sick of Myself, aka Sik Pike, the sophomore effort from Norwegian writer-director Kristoffer Borgli, takes a sledgehammer to the so-called attention economy. Rather than dealing with an obsessively on...
‘Cocaine Bear’ is Wonderfully Outrageous but Restrained by Its Slow Pace [Blu-ray Review]
From tornadoes in Twister to forest fires in Those Who Wish Me Dead, film offers no shortage of warnings about the awesome power of nature. Such natural disasters are unplanned and largely out of our ...
The Vanishing (1993) is a Vicious Psychological Thriller [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 Unheard’ is an Overstuffed but Atmospheric Chiller from Shudder [Review]
With his sophomore feature The Unheard, filmmaker Jeffery A. Brown cements himself as a promising directorial voice in the indie horror world. The contemplative horror follows a young deaf woman named...
‘Living with Chucky’ Examines Chucky’s Origins Through a Nostalgic Lens [Review]
Living with Chucky is an in-depth documentary, directed by Kyra Elise Gardner, examining the world of the Child’s Play franchise with the hardworking cast and crew who worked on the films. We l...
‘Last Shift’ Reboot ‘Malum’ is a Helluva Ride [Review]
A filmmaker deciding to reboot their own movie less than a decade after it originally came out is an unorthodox idea, to say the very least. But Anthony DiBlasi has never played by the rules, with his...
‘Scream VI’ is Razor-Sharp, Vicious, and Sentimental [Review]
In the history of horror movies, so few franchises have been able to sustain a level of quality and originality like the Scream franchise. Which is amusing because there is no other horror franchise t...