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Smile 2 (2024): So, Nothing Matters?
Back in 2022, Smile (directed by Parker Finn ) exploded. It was the horror movie of the year, and I'd venture to say has earned itself a tentative place among the horror movie must-watch lists. Naturally, it was only a matter of time before we got a sequel. Smile 2 (also directed by Finn) hit theatres in 2024 and performed well at the box office, whilst leaving audiences eager for a third instalment. It looks as though we have a franchise on our hands! But what does Smile 2

Sophie Turner
Jan 26


Cobweb (2023) - Close to a Halloween Classic
Cobweb (2023) is a film that oozes with the Halloween spirit. Pumpkins are abundant, with spiders and webs around every corner. There are lush shots of an Autumnal American town getting ready for Trick or Treating. In the midst of this, there is Peter (played with strong nuance by Woody Norman ). A shy boy who is being woken up at night by knocks on his bedroom wall, which leads to a mysterious voice claiming to be his friend. Soon, Peter is entangled in a web where he no on

Sophie Turner
Feb 17, 2025


Do the Terrifier movies go too far?
Terrifier 3 went viral last Christmas season, reporting walkouts, vomiting and fainting at their preview screenings. The franchise is...

Sophie Turner
Feb 11, 2025


Terrifier 2 (2022) - Needs a Second Writer
With the slow rising success of the first Terrifier, director Damien Leone turned to kickstarter in order to finance the sequel. This...

Sophie Turner
Feb 3, 2025


Nocebo (2022) - Pushing for an Interesting Conversation
Noecbo is a Phillipino-Irish movie produced by Shudder, and does a very good job of being a smaller produced horror movie. Whilst it's not groundbreaking horror, it's certainly worth checking out. Nocebo follows Christine ( Eva Green ), a fashion designer who, after an offscreen incident is struggling to find work and has 101 anxiety disorders. When a helper appears on her doostep, she seems like a fairy Godmother, but Diana ( Chai Fonacier ) has much darker intentions. Noceb

Sophie Turner
Jan 27, 2025


Wolf Man (2025) - Simple, but Effective
Wolf Man (2025) is the second in the Universal Monster Movies 'remakes,' follwing The Invisible Man (2020) and the second to be directed by Leigh Whannell . Though they're calling them remakes, they're new takes on tales that have been told several times; in this case, the werewolf movie. And Whannell's Wolf Man is The Classic Werewolf Movie. The premise is simple: a family head to a man's estranged father's cabin to collect his belongings, and in doing so he gets scratche

Sophie Turner
Jan 23, 2025


Evil Dead (2013) - Can Deadites Survive Without Humour?
Remaking a cult classic such as Evil Dead / Evil Dead 2 is a heavy burden, but Fede Álvarez 's 2013 reboot/remake/sequel was generally...

Sophie Turner
Jan 13, 2025


Nosferatu (2024) - Style over Substance
Robert Eggers ' Nosferatu (2024) was top of my radar for horror to catch around the new year. The trailers showed a movie dripping with...

Sophie Turner
Jan 8, 2025


Tarot (2024) - A Lukewarm Defence
Tarot (2024) has been on several lists for the worst horror movies of 2024, but does it truly deserve to be there? The second half of...

Sophie Turner
Jan 6, 2025


Don't Breathe (2016) - A Solid Survival Flick (And a few words about it's sequel)
Don't Breathe (2016) , knows how to drop just a couple of disturbing ideas down that will stick with you for long time after watching....

Sophie Turner
May 28, 2024


Saw X (2023) - A Welcome Return to Form
The Saw franchise tried something new in both Jigsaw and Spiral , both of which had mixed results. Saw X though, firmly returns to the...

Sophie Turner
May 21, 2024


Five Nights at Freddy's (2023) - If You're a Fan, You're a Fan
Like Dear David (2023), I don't think anyone really expected a Five Nights at Freddy 's movie to ever actually arrive. Stuck in production trouble for several years, the film was finally picked up by Blumhouse, working closely with Jim Henson's Creature Workshop . Five Nights at Freddy's follows Mike Schmidt ( Josh Hutcherson )'s five nights (as you might have guessed) working as a security guard at a now defunct Freddy Fazbear's pizzeria. The catch is that the animatronics g

Sophie Turner
May 14, 2024


Lisa Frankenstein (2024) - For the Weird Girls
Lisa Frankenstein(2024) is a fun, quirky zom-rom-com. It's also an endearing gothic love story. The film follows Lisa Swallows ( Kathryn...

Sophie Turner
May 7, 2024


Dear David (2023) - The Wrong Medium
Dear David (2023) was a film that I don't think anyone thought would actually become real. In fact, the rumours of a film deal only...

Sophie Turner
Apr 30, 2024


Fall (2022) - A Tense Ride
Fall (2022) is certainly not a film to watch if you're afraid of heights - or it's perfect, since it's tailor made to your fears. (After...

Sophie Turner
Apr 22, 2024


Saw IV-VII - You Know What You're in for
A while ago, I wrote about how I was done with the Saw series after the third installment of the franchise . I don't think I mentioned it...

Sophie Turner
Apr 15, 2024


Stitches (2012) - Leaning into the Absurdity
As a total clown-phobe, when I found out there was a clown-based horror movie staring Luke from the Sarah Jane Adventures, I knew I had...

Sophie Turner
Apr 8, 2024


Occulus (2013) - Mind-Bending
Occulus (2013) is earning its place as a quiet, classic of the horror genre. It has the soft, eerie chills contrasted with toe-curling...

Sophie Turner
Apr 1, 2024


Smile (2022) - A Messy Message
Smile (2022) follows the story of Rose Cutter ( Sosie Bacon ), a therapist who witnesses one of her patients commit an awful act in her office. It turns out this patient was plagued by an entity that latches onto whoever witnesses its deadly deeds, creating a train of trauma wherever it goes. The monster takes residence in its victims mind, providing oodles of scares with disturbing hallucinations, including causing its namesake: to make give everyone a wide, unsettling, unbl

Sophie Turner
Mar 25, 2024


Chucky (2021) - A Lot to Talk About
There's a lot to talk about with Chucky, so this is a long one: Some people were excited at the new Chucky T.V series bringing back the...

Sophie Turner
Jun 13, 2022
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