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

Sophie Turner
Apr 4, 2022


The Possession of Hannah Grace - A Misnomer, But That's Okay
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...

Sophie Turner
Mar 28, 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


Grace: Possession: Cool Concept, No Bones
Grace: Possession (2014) is standout because it's shot entirely in first person. But is this enough to make it an interesting movie? The...

Sophie Turner
Mar 14, 2022


Halloween 3 - They Were Right
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...

Sophie Turner
Mar 7, 2022


Goodnight, Mommy: In Hindsight...
Goodnight Mummy has been praised as a truly horrific foreign film and not many write-ups give the details away. It's another long,...

Sophie Turner
Feb 28, 2022


Midsommar: Does its Job Too Well
I was not impressed with Hereditary, and though there was lots of buzz about Midsommar when it came out, I thought my feelings would be the same. Perhaps it was a self-fulfilling prophecy, but I was right. Midsommar follows grieving Dani (Florence Pugh) as she tags along on her boyfriend's research trip to Sweden, where the remote society is actually a sinister cult. Its similar to Hereditary in that the film relies on over the top gore, with the camera lingering on bloody sc

Sophie Turner
Feb 21, 2022


House of Wax – B-Movie or Hidden Gem?
If you happen to frequent the slasher corner of Tumblr you’ll find a superhero-esque line up of killers generally featured together. And...

Sophie Turner
Feb 14, 2022


Audition: Is the Slow Burn Worth it?
Audition is on every list of most intense horror films and has been critically acclaimed for it's slow burn leading up to gruesome...

Sophie Turner
Feb 7, 2022


Killer Klowns From Outer Space - Does Clowns Right
Killer Klowns From Outer Space is decidedly a b-movie. The story beats are cliche, the plot's ridiculous and the acting isn't the best....

Sophie Turner
Jan 31, 2022


Candyman (2021) - Well, What Did You Expect?
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...

Sophie Turner
Jan 24, 2022


Ari Aster and the Horror of Mental Illness
Midsommar begins with a cold open on a murder-suicide. This is an Ari Aster film, after all, and therefore has to be as chock-full of...

Sophie Turner
Oct 23, 2021


Child's Play (2019) - What a Reboot Should Be
The Child's Play reboot was considered a flop, probably because it did something different with the idea and horror fans like reboots to...

Sophie Turner
Oct 21, 2021


Saw I, II, III - And Where it Lost me
I will stand by the opinion that the first Saw movie is brilliant. It probably helped that I didn’t know the twist and was one of the...

Sophie Turner
Jun 1, 2021


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

Sophie Turner
May 17, 2021


Jennifer's Body - Heathers, But Queer
Jennifer’s Body is a teen horror-comedy, where most of the laughs come from how very weird teenagers are and an overexaggerated...

Sophie Turner
May 12, 2021


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


Paradise Hills - Beautifully Hollow
Netflix’s Paradise Hills (2019) feels like something conjured up by a thirteen year old who has just devoured Lauren DeStefano’s Chemical...

Sophie Turner
May 3, 2021


The Bye Bye Man (2017) - The Glimmer of an Idea in the Murk
The Bye Bye Man (2017) was a film that quickly got on people’s radars. Solely for the, admittedly silly, name. Once it was released at...

Sophie Turner
Apr 30, 2021


The Taking of Deborah Logan (2014) - Another Mediocre Ableist Horror
Alzheimer’s is a terrible disease. It’s heart breaking for family members and heart breaking for the one suffering from it. The idea of...

Sophie Turner
Apr 26, 2021
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