Reviews
The Rabid Dog’s House: Creepers (Phenomena)
The Rabid Dog’s House is a recurring feature at Wicked Horror where contributor Justin Steele uncovers hidden gems, lost classics, and overlooked indie offerings. Flying solo or with the o...
Trout: The Hollowest Knock #1 is a Strange Trip Into the Supernatural [Comic Review]
From Dark Horse Comics comes Trout: The Hollowest Knock, a charmingly bizarre piece of nautical fiction. The book follows Giuseppe, whose turnip factory is burned down by the townsfolk ...
Child’s Play (2019) May Be the Best in the Series Since Child’s Play 2
When the Child’s Play remake was announced, hardcore horror fans were aghast. After seeing so many beloved franchises from the 1970s and 1980s get turned into abysmal “updates,” i...
The Adventure Continues in Regular Show: 25 Years Later
In 2010, back when Cartoon Network still aired decent shows, J. G. Quintel’s Regular Show debuted and was a hit with a wide range of viewers for it’s design, slapstick-esque comedy and it&...
After More than 30 Years, The Hitcher Still Captures the Essence of Terror on the Open Highway [Retrospective]
Jim Halsey (C. Thomas Howell) is a young man working for a transport service, driving a vehicle cross country to its owner. When Jim makes the fateful decision to pick up a hitchhiker, who calls himse...
Deadsight is a Distinct Zombie Movie With a Unique Perspective [Review]
Deadsight follows Canadian police officer Mara Madigan (Liv Collins who also cowrote the film) and Ben Neilson (Adam Seybold of Let Her Out) who stumble across one another during ...
Clinton Road is Cameo-Laden but Not Worth the Detour
I don’t take joy in telling people the fruits of their labor are terrible. In fact, my threshold for cinematic suck is so high that I routinely hand out scores of 6s and 7s to movies the hoi po...
Perfect Experiments but Reaches Inconclusive Results [Review]
Stories set rules for themselves. Sometimes those rules come through dialogue, like in Gremlins. Other times stories use visual cues to tap into the knowledge that viewers bring in with them. If viewe...
A Vigilante Eschews Exploitation [Blu-Ray Review]
Sarah Daggar-Nickson’s A Vigilante opts for a decidedly stoic approach towards material often made salacious. Even when filmmakers seek to respectfully elevate the voices and experiences of the...