Lee Cronin's The Mummy (2026) received criticism for attaching the director's name to the title, saying such an honour is only reserved for horror legends such as John Carpenter. However, since everyone I spoke to about seeing this film replied, "The one with Brendan Fraser?", I think the distinction is sorely needed. (This included the couple who sat directly next to me whilst I was gorging on nachos like a seagull, but they seemed to enjoy the film even without Fraser's app

Supermassive's Until Dawn video game is agreed to be one of the most horror games on the market. Stuck in development hell for many years, a film adaptation was much anticipated. Unfortunately, the more that was revealed, the more cautious fans became. The film, directed by David F. Sandberg, was not going to follow the game's plot at all; it wasn't even going to keep the game's draw of 'The Butterfly Effect.' Nonetheless, the premise of reliving a night over and over until y

Talk to Me (2022) was Danny & Michael Philippou's directorial debut, and a big success with audiences. Discussing grief and addiction with a healthy dosing of supernatural and gory scares, the film solidified itself as a talking point. After a cold opening of a murder-suicide, the film follows Mia (Sophie Wilde): a girl struggling with the apparent suicide of her mother. When her friend Jade (Alexandra Jensen) invites her to a house party, they find the main form of entertain

I don't think anyone seriously goes into a Five Nights at Freddy's film expecting a well-written plot, or even effective scares. But the first movie was a fun experience and a guilty pleasure movie - read the review here. So much so, that I brought along Bingo cards for my group to tick off throughout the sequel. Much like many my card, Five Night's at Freddy's 2 (directed by Emma Tammi) doesn't tick many boxes. (For better or worse, though, my friends got a Bingo line.) The

The film Good Boy (Ben Leonberg) has been going viral on social media since its first announcement: a horror movie from a dog's point of view. Indeed, the film's star, Indiana (Indy) the Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever, has set the internet ablaze again by winning best performance at the Astra film awards, beating his human contenders. The question is - is this deserved? The premise of Good Boy is simple; Todd (Shane Jensen) moves back into his recently deceased father's h

In recent years, arguably since the conception of horror, ghosts and ghoulies have been used as a metaphor for grief. Though plenty of horror fans are tired of this trope, I never thought I'd get enough of it; perhaps it's simply the idea of a second layer to the horror - no matter if it's complex or original. After all, grief is a universal experience. Hence why I was still willing to give 'The Woman in the Yard' (directed by Juame Collet-Serra)a chance. Unfortunately, it hi

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 sa

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...

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...

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...

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

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

If The Haunting Hour is one step scarier than Goosebumps , then the Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark books a re two...or maybe three....

Pumpkinhead (1988) is a movie of two halves. The first is a touching tragedy where we feel close to a father's grief, and the second...

"They feel the same way about Bear Grylls as you do about the Conjuring people." -My friend, and I understood instantly exactly what they...

The Possession of Hannah Grace (2018) is 10% about Hannah Grace and 90% a night in the morgue. And that makes it work well. It follows...

Grace: Possession (2014) is standout because it's shot entirely in first person. But is this enough to make it an interesting movie? The...

I thought that everyone had such a strong dislike of Halloween 3 simply because 'it's the one that doesn't have Michael Myers in,' and...

I was looking forward to Jordan Peele's sequel/remake of Candyman since it was announced back in 2019. So it was very exciting to have it...

The Annabelle movies are meant to be about an old fashioned doll who captures the inherent creepiness of Victorian China toys. However,...