The 2019 remake (directed by Kevin Kölsch) of Stephen King's Pet Sematary makes a huge change to the source material. Whilst this could have been interesting, it instead has the film deflating like a red balloon, and this aspect overshadows some of the better decisions the film makes. Pet Sematary follows the story of Louis Creed (Jason Clarke), whose family have moved to Maine (it is a Stephen King story, after all) for his work. Their house is close enough to a main road th

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

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...

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

"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...

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

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...