Much like Fede Alvarez‘s feature debut, 2013’s Evil Dead, Alien: Romulus explores a sibling relationship at the center of the carnage. Of course, it’s also baked into the title, a reference to the myth of twin brothers Romulus and Remus, the mythical founders of Rome who were abandoned as babies and fated for fratricidal tragedy. […]
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Japanese filmmaker Kôji Shiraishi knows his way around a haunt, having established a reputation for scare crafting with documentary-style horror movies Noroi: The Curse, Occult, and A Record of Sweet Murder. The director occasionally showcased his sense of humor, dialing up the camp factor in commercial films like Sadako vs. Kayako. Kôji Shiraishi’s latest, House […]
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It should come as no surprise that M. Night Shyamalan‘s take on the classic Hitchockian suspense thriller Trap isn’t quite as straightforward as the marketing materials suggest. The central hook, which sees a serial killer unwittingly let in on the secret that a pop concert is an elaborate trap to catch him, seemingly gives the […]
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Oscar-nominated documentarian Pedro Kos (Rebel Hearts, Lead Me Home) approaches his narrative feature debut, In Our Blood, like a documentary. It’s even woven into the core fabric of the narrative, using the framework of filmmakers setting out to make a documentary to explore vulnerable communities through horror. While that ultimately means falling into the trappings […]
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French filmmakers Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo, the duo behind Inside, Leatherface, and The Deep House, step outside of horror ever so slightly for their latest, The Soul Eater. The adaptation of Alexis Laipsker‘s novel, penned by Annelyse Batrel and Ludovic Lefebvre, dabbles in the supernatural to lend atmosphere and intrigue to a standard investigative thriller. While its […]
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The Adams Family, an actual family unit of filmmakers comprised of father John Adams, mother Tobey Poser, and their daughters, quickly established a punk rock DIY spirit, wearing multiple hats each on films The Deeper You Dig, Hellbender, and last year’s Where the Devil Roams. That continues in their latest, Hell Hole, an ambitious ode to the […]
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Director Isaac Ezban (Evil Eye, The Similars, The Incident) continues exploring themes of family through a fantasy horror lens with his latest, Párvulos. As its title indicates, roughly translating to pre-schoolers or toddlers, the coming-of-age dystopian fable follows three young brothers, practically newborn babes, discovering the perils and pleasures of life after a world-ending pandemic. Ezban reinvigorates […]
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One thing I enjoy about the modern indie tabletop RPG space is that when a game comes around with a great foundation, it often gets a ton of support in the form of new adventures from both the original creators and fans alike. Mork Bork, Mothership, and Trophy blew up in popularity largely because of […]
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After helming some of the most significant practical effect horror films of the ’80s, writer/director Chuck Russell (The Blob, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors) returns to the genre for the first time in twenty years with Witchboard (2024). Ostensibly a remake of Kevin Tenney’s 1986 film of the same name, the new […]
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Kizumonogatari -Koyomi Vamp- begins with a kinetic display of carnage where its main character bursts into flames and careens down a skyscraper like a rogue pinball. It’s a violent, chaotic way to begin this vampire tale that feels all-too thematically appropriate for its conflicted hero, Koyomi Araragi, who gets pulled in extreme directions as he struggles […]
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There’s horror to be found in LA’s dating scene, at least according to the first solo fiction feature film from director Elric Kane. Working from a script he co-wrote with Webb Wilcoxen, Kane’s The Dead Thing is a moody, atmospheric look at the toxicity of finding someone in the city of angels. Alex (Blu Hunt […]
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Musicals are something of a unicorn in the horror genre: a rare beast that can be extremely hit (Phantom of the Paradise, The Lure) or miss (Stage Fright). So when a film from Estonia called Chainsaws Were Singing comes along, it feels like a reason to pay attention. Director Sander Maran and co-writer Karl Ilves […]
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In Steven Kostanski’s latest film, the worst thing that someone can call Conor (Conor Sweeney) is square. The ’90s-set comedy horror movie revolves around an uptight married businessman whose idea of intimacy is holding *a* hand in bed and using a different color font in a work presentation. He’s married to Kristina (Kristy Wordsworth), a […]
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Seeing isn’t always believing in The Chapel, the latest film from Piggy writer/director Carlota Pereda. Written by Pereda, as well as Albert Bertran Bas and Carmelo Viera, The Chapel is a supernatural drama about intergenerational trauma between mothers and their daughters. The film opens in 1631 in a small Spanish town that is besieged by […]
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“It’s not a remake. It’s not a sequel. And it’s not based on a Japanese one.” Hatchet‘s festival tagline — a quote from a major studio’s rejection of the film — served as a rally cry for horror fans. Despite its roots planted firmly in practical effects-driven ’80s slashers a la Friday the 13th, Hatchet […]
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