Reviews
Freeway is a Fearless Modern Fairy Tale [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. Flying solo or with his c...
The Black Orchid Challenge Is Small-Scale Horror Done In A Huge Way [2020 Short Film Review]
It is a very difficult task to make an effective horror film that takes place entirely in one location. It’s even harder when the film is made to feel like it’s a Livestream and is only ...
Detention is a Missed Opportunity [Nightstream Film Festival Review]
Detention is an adaptation of a 2016 Taiwanese horror adventure game released exclusively on Steam by Red Candle Games, which has already stormed the box office in its home country as well as in nearb...
Darkness Doesn’t Quite Reach The Bright Light Of Its Potential [Nightstream Film Festival Review]
The three sisters at the heart of Emanuela Rossi’s Darkness are something out of another era, with Peter Pan collared dresses and Gunne Sax style nightgowns, patiently waiting in the darkened ha...
Blu-ray Review: Eli Roth’s HISTORY OF HORROR, Season One
AMC’s History of Horror is set to premiere its second season on October 10th, but arriving this week, is the first season on Blu-ray. Taking the inaugural season and fleshing it out via a serie...
The Wolf of Snow Hollow is An All-Timer in the Making [Fantastic Fest Review]
The Wolf of Snow Hollow (AKA simply The Werewolf) is writer-director-actor-producer-and-everything-else-besides Jim Cummings’ highly-anticipated follow-up to festival darling Thunder Road. It c...
Bloodthirsty Makes Werewolves Female Again [Fantastic Fest Review]
It’s been a while since we were gifted a decent werewolf movie (though I will defend Wolfcop and its brilliant sequel, Another Wolfcop, until the day I die) but, at this year’s Celebrati...
Girl is a Major Showcase for Bella Thorne [Fantastic Fest Review]
Chad Faust’s Girl carries with it a certain amount of baggage because its leads are tabloid favorites Bella Thorne and Mickey Rourke. Although the two performers come from vastly differen...
Back to the ’80s: Dead Calm
Welcome to Back to the ’80s. This recurring feature aims to take a look at the good, the bad, and the ugly from horror’s most beloved decade. Regardless of which category a particul...