Slasher
Student Body is an Impressive Introduction to Lee Ann Kurr’s Work [Review]
When you’re a teenager, school is the center of the universe. It’s also frequently a pretty frightening, confusing and emotionally draining place to be. It’s unsurprising, then, that plenty of slasher...
Camp Twilight is a Must-See, Slasher Delight [Review]
Camp Twilight follows six senior high school students who have been given the opportunity to make up for their failing grades by taking a weekend camping trip to a place called Camp Twilight (obviousl...
It Cuts Deep Never Even Scratches Horror Or Comedy [Nightstream Film Festival Review]
It Cuts Deep starts with the prototypical slasher film murder. Naughty teens decide to have sex instead of studying, and are promptly dispatched with a machete. Without explanation, we then jump cut t...
The Final Girl: Dancing Between Feminism and Misogyny
The slasher is arguably the most popular (and profitable) horror movie sub-genre. Historically, there are a specific set of guidelines that a slasher film must abide by to succeed. There must be a der...
Why Chastity Bites Was Years Ahead of its Time [Editorial]
Thankfully, feminist horror films and female-positive cinema are becoming more and more commonplace of late. And we owe a debt of gratitude for the shifting paradigm to movements like Me Too and Time&...
Animated Horror Film, To Your Last Death Offers a Refreshing and Twisty Slasher Mix
What a, well, wicked mixture To Your Last Death serves up. It’s a slasher film with a Twilight Zone-style framework narrated by William Shatner. Ray Wise stars as a villainous corporate CEO ...
Shocker is Silly, Fun, and Under-Appreciated [Retrospective]
Upon its release in 1989, critics universally panned Shocker. It was a modest box office success but certainly didn’t set any records. Due to bad reviews and a less than perfect screenplay from Craven...
Severance is a Brilliant Horror Comedy [Retrospective]
Severance finds the employees of an international arms manufacturer setting off on a teambuilding retreat. When a fallen tree blocks the path to their destination, the workers are forced to take an un...
Psycho Beach Party [Rabid Dog’s House Review]
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 occasional gu...
