thriller movies
Poser Is A Music-Fueled Mania That Isn’t Quite The Thriller It Appears To Be [Nightstream Film Festival Review]
Poser is set in Columbus, Ohio, but the sort of indie music scene it depicts will be familiar to anyone who grew up in a moderately sized city. They all have a neighborhood where the buildings are cru...
Baby Money Fails To Cash In On Its Thriller Premise [Fantasia 2021 Review]
Baby Money proves that having kids changes people in all sorts of ways. Once Minny (Danay Garcia) sees her little girl on the ultrasound screen, she’s fiercely determined to give her child the b...
Ultrasound Combines Sharp Sound Design And An Unreliable Narrator Into A Genuinely Surprising Sci-Fi Thriller [Fantasia 2021 Review]
Ultrasound is unafraid to introduce the abstract and off kilter within its first few frames. A wash of inky blue and jet black is shot in wide angle, only recognizable as a car driving down a mountain...
The Arbors Goes Beyond Creature Feature Basics [Review]
The Arbors is one of the more emotional horror films I’ve experienced this year. At first glance it’s a creature feature, but plays out more as a psychological thriller. Ethan (Drew Matthews) is a rec...
Broadcast Signal Intrusion Combines Conspiracy and Creepypasta Into An Ambiguous Techno Thriller [SXSW 2021 Review]
There’s a certain kind of solitude that cuts unusually deep, isolation that can slice right through the middle of a crowd. Broadcast Signal Intrusion is set in late 90s Chicago, but director Ja...
Shawn Linden Talks Writing and Directing Hunter Hunter
Hunter Hunter is one of my favorite films this year. With a solid cast and strong storyline, it’s sure to create some buzz upon release and beyond. I was excited to speak with Shawn Linden and f...
Dressed to Kill Delivers Stylish Suspense [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 co-host Zena ...
Intensity: More Reasons High Tension Ripped Off Dean Koontz [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 co-host Zena ...
The Silencing is a Dark Thriller Spotlighting Nikolaj Coster-Waldau [REVIEW]
Rayburn Swanson’s life has been shaped by the disappearance of his daughter. Once a hunter, he now runs a remote wildlife sanctuary at the edge of an expansive wilderness. It’s penance, something his ...
