The small but potent “babysitter in peril” subgenre was cemented into the horror lexicon by 1978’s Halloween and 1979’s When a Stranger Calls; but what many might not realize is that way back in 1971, the UK produced what is widely considered the first full-length example of the form, Fright, directed by Peter Collinson (most … More Movies: Fright (1971)
Author Barbara Avon contacted me a while back and asked me to review her 2022 novella Revived (tagline: “He should have stayed dead.”). She isn’t an author I’m familiar with, but she writes in several different genres, including dark romance, thriller, and horror. This story is definitely a psychological horror with heavy doses of dark … More Books: Revived by Barbara Avon
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)
The Scare Salon 