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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


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


Bad Hair: Self Aware and Succeeding
Look, Bad Hair (2020) knows it has a silly premise and bonkers story. But it leans into it with humour and fun. And said silly premise? A...

Sophie Turner
May 23, 2022


Cabin Fever - The Strangest Decisions
As good as that scene is, if you've just thrown your friend, who has a flesh-eating virus, into a shed to die a lonely death, and then...

Sophie Turner
Apr 18, 2022


Hostel - We Live in a Society
Hostel (2005) has been praised for body horror and a concept that will make you think twice about that lad's holiday to a dodgy hotel....

Sophie Turner
Mar 21, 2022


The Perfection (2018) - Good for Them
It’s hard to talk about The Perfection (2018), because the twists of the film are what make it stand out from the crowd. This isn’t in...

Sophie Turner
May 7, 2021


Rabid (2019) - The Soska Sisters Continue to Impress
Rabid (2019) is a remake of the Cronenburg classic, in which a woman’s surgery after a devastating accident has some concerning side...

Sophie Turner
Apr 9, 2021


The Fly (1986) - What's the Real Horror?
Left dissatisfied with Bite (2015), I was directed to Cronenberg’s The Fly. This is one of the movies where I cannot think of a lot to...

Sophie Turner
Jan 5, 2021


Bite (2015): A Confused 'The Fly'
Bite(2015) was on a list of movies that 'apparently' made people sick when watching them. So, of course I had to give it a viewing, and...

Sophie Turner
Jan 3, 2021


American Mary - A Cautionary Tale for Who?
After watching Rabid, I was dying to check out the Soska’s sisters other body horror: American Mary. (2012) It naturally falls into the...

Sophie Turner
Aug 3, 2020


Clown (2014) – Deserves More Credit
Not to sound like a Youtube video Essay video, but Clown (directed by Jon Watts, 2014) should be talked about more. The premise of the...

Sophie Turner
Jul 27, 2020


Perfect Skin – Stretching an Idea?
Penny’s transformation in American Horror Story: Freak Show was probably the scene in that series that disturbed me the most. So when I...

Sophie Turner
Jul 24, 2020
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