Pretty much every serious horror fan knows who David Cronenberg is, and even more ardent fans will also know that Cronenberg’s son Brandon is a legit filmmaker in his own right, responsible for the excellent films Antiviral, Possessor, and Infinity Pool. But what may be less well known is that Cronenberg also has a daughter … More Movies: Humane (2024)
I have to admit that the title of this one piqued my interest right away, and that amazing cover design is just so simple and impactful that I literally could not resist it. I’m speaking, of course, of the 2024 novel The Eyes Are The Best Part by Monika Kim, a psychological/body horror story about … More Books: The Eyes Are the Best Part by Monika Kim
The film Presence debuted at Sundance early in 2024 and got a theatrical release in January of 2025 from Neon. I had heard of it only peripherally, but a listener recommended it to me recently; it wasn’t playing at the theater anymore but was available to rent for ten bucks on Amazon Prime, so I … More Movies: Presence (2024)
Lovecraft adaptations tend to be all over the place, quality-wise, with the gold standard arguably being Stuart Gordon’s 1985 Re-Animator and its follow-up, 1986’s From Beyond. So when the writer of both those films, Dennis Paoli, contributed a screenplay for the 2023 film Suitable Flesh—a loose adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft’s 1937 short story, “The Thing … More Movies: Suitable Flesh (2023)
I remember seeing the trailer for 2024’s Blink Twice ages ago while I was at the theater for another horror film. At the time, I thought it looked decent but didn’t feel any burning urge to watch it. I suppose this is mostly because, as far as horror movies go, I tend to like more … More Movies: Blink Twice (2024)
Over the years, I’d often see the 1988 film Pin turning up on a lot of “underrated horror movies” lists, and even though I could have sworn I saw it at some point, watching it for this review confirmed that I actually had not. Honestly, I’m sorry I waited so long; I really should have … More Movies: Pin (1988)
Just a couple weeks back, I chose Irish filmmaker Damian McCarthy’s second feature film, the supernatural murder mystery Oddity, as one of my top five horror movies of 2024. In that review, I mentioned that since I loved Oddity so much, I was curious to see McCarthy’s 2020 debut Caveat (which is currently streaming on … More Movies: Caveat (2020)
Even though 2024 is now over and I’ve already picked my twenty favorite movies of the year just passed, I’m still mopping up some lingering 2024 horror that I missed. And inevitably, I ended up watching one that definitely would have been on the aforementioned favorite movies list if I’d seen it earlier. Oh well. … More Movies: Daddy’s Head (2024)
Prequels are a tricky business at the best of times; even a good one runs the risk of succumbing to pointlessness (as large segments of the audience will have already seen what happens after this story, so there won’t be any surprises in store), and lazy fan service (hey, here’s how this beloved character got … More Movies: The First Omen (2024)
Between 1971 and 1978, the BBC had a delightful tradition of broadcasting a short film based on a classic ghost story every year around Christmas. The original annual run of the series consisted of eight episodes, five of which were based on stories by M.R. James, seven of which were directed by Lawrence Gordon Clark, … More Revisiting A Ghost Story for Christmas (1971-1978)
The Scare Salon 