After taking up the horror baton from the truly seminal, genre defining run of creature features from Universal, Hammer Studios had carte blanche to take
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The Strangers: Chapter 2 (2025) – Review
Quick question: if we took time to get to know Strangers, wouldn’t that immediately make them not strangers? Despite the fact that this is a
One Battle After Another (2025) – Review
Heroes come in all shapes and sizes – from the sight of John McClane fighting bad guys in a vest, to the muscles on John
Puppet Master II (1990) – Review
While I’ve already stated elsewhere that the surprisingly sprawling Puppet Master series isn’t exactly my favorite, there are two facts I’ll happily conceade to: 1)
The Nice Guys (2016) – Review
Films come and films go, and while some that barely seem worthy of attention get franchises that seemingly twirl off into infinity, other, more worthy
Happy Death Day 2U (2019) – Review
Back in 2017, Christopher Landon and Blumhouse teamed to take the teen savvy world of Scream and the concept behind 90s comedy, Groundhog Day and
Anaconda (2024) – Review
When word recently broke that Paul Rudd and Jack Black were starring in a bizarre, meta, comedy version of the 90s, cult, creature feature, Anaconda,
Ghoulies (1984) – Review
“What if the Gremlins worshiped Satan?” is a movie premise that would have most producers running for the hills – most producers that is, except
Happy Death Day (2017) – Review
I’ve mentioned my love of the paradoxical subgenre known as the feel good horror film before; but while there are many great examples of this
The House With A Clock In Its Walls (2018) – Review
In a career full of necrotic deceases, profitable torture cults and cannibals, surely the most shocking twist of all is when Eli Roth suddenly veered
Prison (1987) – Review
When I look at the brief, but weirdly specific run of “electric chair horror” that sparked up during the late 80s, it really does seem
Ick (2024) – Review
When you’re delivering a horror comedy that predominantly contains the kind of ruthless, acid-witted teens that lean more into Heathers territory than the sort of
Romeo Must Die (2000) – Review
The year was 2000. Hollywood martial arts had finally broken into the big time with the release of The Matrix the year prior and it
Leprechaun (1992) – Review
If horror cinema has proven anything, it’s that it’s possible to eke out a movie from even the most ridiculous premise. Over the years we’ve
Hudson Hawk (1991) – Review
While it wouldn’t be entirely fair to credit Die Hard entirely for the superstardom of Bruce Willis (does Moonlighting mean nothing to anyone anymore?), watching
The Exterminator (1980) – Review
The vigilante genre – especially ones that also dabble in Nam-sploitation – tend to be quite a grim prospect both in tone and in (pun
The Guest (2014) – Review
After the team of director Adam Wingard and writer Simon Barrett managed to flip the trope of the Final Girl on its head (and then
Sniper: Legacy (2014) – Review
As we approach the five movie mark of a franchise that stubbornly refuses to roll over, there’s almost a sense of peaceful calm that washes
The Long Walk (2025) – Review
In a time where the vast majority of King adaptations are already on their second, or even third go round, it’s somewhat refreshing to find
The Conjuring: Last Rites (2025) – Review
Whether or not to believe that the stories behind the spectral adventures of Ed and Lorraine Warren are true, you can’t deny that horror’s most
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