Reviews
Bloodline Keeps the Creepy in the Family
What do you get when a family man has a bloodthirsty vice and a disturbing lack of emotions? A psychological thriller–horror for the ages. You might wanna buckle in for this one, folks, it...
Dementer Gives the Devil his Due [Review]
Dementer opens with a grainy montage. A woman is dancing naked in front of a fire. A distorted voice is babbling. There’s a close up of a dog barking. Another, or maybe the same, woman is being...
The Addams Family (2019) is Spirited Fun [Review]
The latest incarnation of The Addams Family sees everyone’s favorite clan of creeps facing off against a scheming Home and Garden Network host (Allison Janney) intent upon turning thei...
Daniel Isn’t Real [Frightfest 2019 Review]
Daniel Isn’t Real marks Adam Egypt Mortimer’s follow-up to the badly-received Some Kind of Hate, which infamously received no applause the year it played Frightfest (I was in the audience ...
Family is a Hellish and Brutal Journey [Review]
Family is a demented journey into the nightmare next door. It is presented in such realistic fashion that it will leave you feeling haunted. As a criminologist who is familiar with the high rates of d...
Gwen is a Hugely Impressive Debut and a Killer Showcase for Two Massive Female Talents [Review]
Gwen, the first feature from writer-director William McGregor, has drawn comparisons to another stunning debut, The Witch, due to its chilly atmosphere, old-timey setting, and strong, young female lea...
Ari Aster’s Midsommar is Next Level Horror [Blu-ray Review]
I saw Midsommar on a Wednesday afternoon in a theater with five other people—two duos, and one brave individual. When the credits rolled, the woman sitting by herself approached my friend and I...
Harpoon is a Devilishly Simple, Frequently Shocking Tale of Frienemies Stranded at Sea [Review]
Harpoon‘s title is deliberately misleading; Hatchet or Velvet Buzzsaw this ain’t. The harpoon — or, as one character is repeatedly corrected, spear gun — plays a pivotal role i...
The Perished [Frightfest 2019 Review]
The Perished is an Irish horror story about abortion so, naturally, it kicks off with some stomach-churning facts about the Magdalene laundries and the infamous Tuam babies — scandals that are u...