The Ugly Stepsister (directed by Emilie Blichfeldt) was one of my most anticipated films this year; so much so that I brought a subscription for Shudder especially. The Norwegian film made headlines for making viewers physically ill at Cannes film festival and was marketed as 'Cronenberg meets Cinderella.' A winning combo, especially off the back of 'The Substance.' The Ugly Stepsister follows Elvira (Lea Myren) as her mother (Ane Dahl Torp) remarries a gentleman for financia

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