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‘Jaws’ 50th Anniversary: There’s Still Blood in the Water
“You’re going to need a bigger boat,” Chief Martin Brody (Roy Scheider) trembles, having seen the great white shark Quint (Robert Shaw) and Matt Hooper (Richard Dreyfuss) have been collectively searching for—hunting for—for the first time since the people of Amity Island started being consumed by the eating machine.
[Movie Review] Dead Mail (2024)
Dead Mail, an eerie new thriller on Shudder, blends lo-fi '80s aesthetics, haunting synths, and a story of obsession into a truly unforgettable descent into loneliness and delusion.
A Priest and an Alcoholic Walk Into a Bar: ‘Thou Shalt Kill’ (2025)
Directed by Richard Friedman and written by Nathan Illsley, Thou Shalt Kill is a new serial killer thriller available on Amazon that stars Augie Duke as Shannon, a recovering alcoholic whose soon-to-be ex-wife Jamie (Delilah Andre) decides to seek sole custody of their son Alby (Ayden Lozano). When Shannon is kidnapped by a “Priest” (Vince Lozano), a righteous killer bent on making the world fear God again, her despair frustrates the Priest’s demands that she must feel fear before he kills her.
Endless Summer Syndrome [Movie Review]
Kaveh Daneshmand’s directorial debut, the French-language Endless Summer Syndrome, embraces the dark secrets that run quietly beneath the surface of a family.
Pascal Plante’s 'Red Rooms' Challenges Our Fascination with True Crime
The new release Red Rooms offers an intense and accurate take on true crime, cyber hacking, and the depths one will go to uncover the truth.
Childbearing Horror Films for Mother’s Day
While slasher and monster movies often revolve around the hunter/hunted dynamic, gender-specific horror films, specifically those focusing on childbirth and pregnancy, add a unique twist with a visceral internal transformation narrative.
What’s a Whodunit Without a Plot Twist? Unpacking the Season Four Finale of ‘You’
In the finale of Season Four of You, viewers realize that Joe hasn’t changed his murderous ways since leaving the United States and that he’s gotten much, much worse—or better when it comes to getting away with his crimes.
From Predator to Prey: A Look at You – Part One, Season Four
In the first few episodes of Season 4 of You recently released by Netflix, viewers find Joe Goldberg living a new, peaceful life in Europe. While he’s managed to refrain from his murderous tendencies in the states, it would appear he’s now the one in someone else’s crosshairs.
Intertwining True Crime and the Supernatural: A Review of ‘The Black Phone’
The Black Phone is a psychological thriller about a 13-year-old boy who must fight to escape the clutches of a neighborhood serial killer.
Deadly Manners: The Limits of Tolerance in ‘Speak No Evil’
When a Danish family accepts the invitation of the Dutch family they met on vacation, they never expected just how grave their mistake could be.
‘Requiem for a Dream’ is a Nightmare: So, Why Wasn’t It Labeled a Horror Movie?
Darren Aronofsky’s Requiem for a Dream (2000) dragged us down the rabbit hole of addiction. It was never considered a part of horror, despite its many genre tropes.
What is True Love’s Sacrifice? Reviewing ‘Death of Me’
Death of Me, released last year on Netflix, induces gut-wrenching fear and anxiety, but also struggles with focus and overuse of specific horror tropes.
Woman in the Window: The Potential of Netflix’s Latest Psycho Thriller
The Woman in the Window, one of Netflix’s latest psychological thrillers directed by Joe Wright, begins as a decent homage to Hitchcock, but weakens in its conclusion.
Who Said the Devil Was Ugly? Reviewing “John Wayne Gacy: Devil in Disguise”
In the latest Peacock true crime documentary, John Wayne Gacy: Devil in Disguise, viewers are taken through a detailed timeline surrounding the events of the 1960s and 1970s Chicago “Killer Clown” murders.
Dissecting a Serial Killer: The ‘Creep’ Franchise
The Creep duology is a carefully crafted combination that makes for a micro-budget psychological slasher we didn’t know we needed, but are so grateful to have.
Movie Review: Katherine Oostman's “The Stranger” (2021)
For Women in Horror Month, Theresa reviews The Stranger by Katherine Oostman, a compelling Christmas horror story and our first short by an independent filmmaker.