horror
‘Arcadian’ Boasts Terrifying Monsters of Our Own Making [Review]
The question of whether we’ve engineered our own demise by treating the planet like garbage hangs low over Arcadian, the sprightly and fitfully frightening new movie from director Benjamin Brew...
‘Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2’ Is More of the Same [Review]
With the release of the new movie Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey 2, we officially have not just one, but two splatter films where a feral Winnie the Pooh butchers, mutilates, and chops up dozens of ...
‘Imaginary’ Is a Lazy, Formulaic Misstep [Review]
Imaginary is a new Blumhouse movie directed and produced by Jeff Wadlow, who some may recognize as being at the helm of Kick Ass 2. The film stars DeWanda Wise as Jessica, a children’s boo...
Seven Direct-to-Video Sequels That Are Way Better Than Expected
The purpose of a sequel is always in debate. There is a sense that a follow up is automatically inferior by virtue of being derivative of a previous work. And, if that sequel is released direct-to-vid...
How Horror Ushered in the Age of the Comic Book Movie
Believe it or not, comic book movies did not always dominate the box office. There was a time when they weren’t all that popular and before that a time when they were barely getting made at all...
‘A Nightmare On Elm Street 4’: How Freddy Became The Pop Culture Boogeyman
A Nightmare on Elm Street was a success that spread through word of mouth. It was made for very little money and was released on a limited number of screens. A Nightmare on Elm Street 2 was a hit in c...
‘Night Swim’ is a Melodramatic, Scare-Free Slog [Review]
In Night Swim, the always-welcome Wyatt Russell plays a father of two whose promising baseball career has been tragically cut short by an MS diagnosis. If that sounds like a surprisingly dark plot poi...
Joey’s Top 10 Horror Movies of 2023
Even with two major industry strikes raging for months, horror somehow managed to persevere. Nothing can keep our beloved little genre down – not least because most of its output doesn’t...
‘The Sacrifice Game’ is a Delightfully Chilly Festive Treat [Review]
The Sacrifice Game, Jenn Wexler’s highly-anticipated follow-up to her gnarly punk rock slasher The Ranger, takes the overdone but still amusing “god forbid women have hobbies” mem...