“Place of Bones” is a Boilerplate Western With a Few Bright Sparks
Something interesting is happening to the modern western. After decades of male-dominated frontier stories in which dutiful wives maintain the home while their brave men go off to be cowboys, attention has been turning towards the women left behind in the wild west. The 2017 Netflix miniseries Godless seemed...
“The Vourdalak” Terrifies With a Ferocious 18th-Century Monster
This frightening creature brings death and destruction to those he loves most and lurks in the shadows of his children’s dreams....
“Somnium” Blurs the Lines Between Dream and Nightmare
Set at a nefarious sleep clinic, this story has elements of pure terror and plays with the idea of consensual reality....
“MaXXXine” Is a Fun Ride to a Predictable Party
The concluding chapter in the X trilogy, this 80s satanic horror film is an enjoyable throwback with plenty of gore that falls apart when it tries to make sense....
“Oddity” Unleashes the Terrifying Power of Haunted Objects
In this harrowing story of supernatural revenge, Mc Carthy plays with our senses and fills the corners of a spooky house with unnerving monsters both spectral and human....
“Exposure” Explores the Horror of OCD
This sensitive, but harrowing film brilliantly exposes the brutal reality of OCD while revealing a world in which recovery is possible....
“Longlegs” Is Slow Burn Horror At It’s Finest
As agent Lee Harker (Maika Monroe) hunts for a satanic killer known only as Longlegs (Nicolas Cage), Perkins uses eerie imagery and distressing sound to burrow steadily under the skin....
“Trim Season” Mixes Mysticism and Marijuana For a Potent Blend of Gen Z Horror
Ariel Vida weaves a frightening tale of Gen Z horror that feels simultaneously gothic and modern. ...
“#AMFAD: All My Friends Are Dead” Highlights the Worst of Gen Z Culture
Dunstan throws absolutely everything at the wall hoping for a modern update of a tried and true formula....
“In a Violent Nature” Turns the Slasher Up to Eleven
Nash pushes the concept forward once again in an ultraviolet film with the killer at center stage. This ingenious twist proves to be not only a gory bit of horror filmmaking, but a new exploration of one of horror’s most beloved tentpoles....