Review: LandLords — Vampires, Poverty, and the Price of Survival
Remington Smith’s debut feature LandLords sinks its teeth into a setting horror has long ignored: short-term housing and seedy motels where survival itself is the real nightmare. Forget the gothic castles and velvet capes—Smith trades them in for bugs, cracked...
Review: Terroir — A Wickedly Witty Sip of Horror Comedy
There’s something deliciously satisfying about watching pretension meet its grisly end, and Terroir pours that pleasure in a perfect vintage. This award-winning student short—fresh off its Best Student Film win at Screamfest—proves that a clever script, sharp...
“The Weedhacker Massacre” — High on Camp, Low on Logic (and That’s the Point)
Full disclaimer: I don’t usually like horror comedies—unless Bruce Campbell is flailing around with a chainsaw hand. Evil Dead? Masterpiece. But for the rest, I tend to prefer my horror dark, moody, and without the giggle track. So take this review with a grain of...
“Spooktacular” — When Halloween Was Pure Madness
If you think today’s haunted attractions have gone too far, Spooktacular will remind you that the original trail of terror blazed that path decades ago—on a dusty New Jersey farm, no less. This upcoming documentary is a love letter to the chaotic brilliance of the...
You Can Never Go Home Again: Grappling with the Monsters Within
There are a million horror movies out there to celebrate Halloween. We dig out our old dvds, VHS tapes maybe, full of werewolves, vampires, demons. Jump scares, girls tripping into victimhood, rowdy teens gratuitously slaughtered. Monsters Within doesn’t fit that...
(Don’t) Say My Name: Rumpelstiltskin (2025)
In a cinematic cauldron brimming with jump scares, overused tropes, and Blumhouse wannabes, Rumpelstiltskin dares to dance to a different (and deliciously deranged) tune. This small-budget reimagining of the classic Grimm tale spins its own thread of horror, weaving...
A Harvest to Die for – Night of the Harvest Review
It’s that time of the year again. For those of you who love horror films, it’s that time of the year all your round. But it’s always extra special when a horror film is centered around Halloween. “Trick ‘R Treat” is one of my new favorite classics, “House of 1000...
Dracula Retold, & Refreshingly Sparkle-Free
I'm really wish people would stop ruining vampires for me. You know what movies I'm talking about, without me even uttering the dreaded "T" word. And some of the lame, wimpy, effeminate vampires that have paraded around screen and in books in recent years. So I admit,...
Are we in hell yet?
Long before Sam Raimi became a huge box office success with “Spiderman,” he endeared himself to horror fans everywhere with the cult classic “Evil Dead” series. Even as someone who tends to frown on schlockey “humorous” horror, I have to give props to Raimi for...
Five Great Vampire Movies For Halloween — Or Any Time
Sure, it’s only August, but those Halloween decorations are creeping into stores, not that anyone needs Halloween as an excuse for a good vampire flick. What’s better than a good vampire movie any time of year? Why, five good vampire movies, of course. And by vampire...