Canadian Horror
Possessor Will Leave You Breathless [Fantastic Fest Review]
There’s an amazingly gross practical effect about 20 seconds into Possessor, which bodes well for what’s to come. Created by the spawn of Cronenberg, the film is certainly Cronenbergian but it’s also ...
Anything for Jackson is Pure Nightmare Fuel [Fantasia Review]
It’s been a while since an elderly couple were the villains in a horror movie. The Visit was five years ago, if you can believe it (funnily enough, it sucks even more now than it did back then but tha...
Dreamland Suffocates Under Its Delusions of Grandeur [Review]
Dreamland is the latest offering from beloved Canadian director Bruce McDonald, of fan favorite Pontypool and, more recently, the delightfully festive yet divisive Hellions, fame. The movie’s synopsis...
Blood Quantum Gets Its Bite From Social Commentary And Slick Visual Style [Review]
I am sure that most of the press surrounding Jeff Barnaby’s Blood Quantum will focus on its being ripped straight from the headlines, given that this is a film made by and centered on the people...
Remembering Pin (1988) [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 the occasion...
Red Letter Day is an Endearingly Scrappy Little Exercise in Fear Thy Neighbor-Based Terror [Review]
With the (somewhat overblown) furor surrounding the non-release of trigger-happy horror movie The Hunt, it’s somewhat impressive that Red Letter Day is being seen at all. A kill-your-neighbor ta...
Cube is a Cerebral Character Study [Retrospective]
A group of strangers wake up inside a giant contraption. Each one of them possesses a unique characteristic or skill that can aid the group in their plight to try and escape the mechanism. But they mu...
The Changeling is a Classic and Underrated Haunted House Tale [Retrospective]
When a tragic accident costs John (George C. Scott) his wife and daughter, he believes a change of scenery will do him good. He subsequently moves from his east coast dwelling to Washington State. Onc...
Ginger Snaps Helped the Horror Genre While Finding its Audience
Ginger Snaps–as I’ve written about here–is one of the best horror movies of the past fifteen years, period. It’s among the great werewolf films of all time. Yes, it was independent a...
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