The Resort is what happens when someone says, “Let’s make a horror movie in Hawaii for the vibes,” and then forgets to bring a script. Written and directed by Taylor Chien, the film stars Bianca Haase, Brock O’Hurn, Michael Vlamis, and Michelle Randolph, all of whom presumably thought they were signing up for a spooky … Read More “Tropical Vacation in the Discount Bin” »
Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin is the cinematic equivalent of that distant cousin who shows up at a family reunion, loudly insists they’re “part of the legacy,” and then spills potato salad everywhere. Technically, this is the seventh and “final” installment in the Paranormal Activity franchise, but spiritually it feels like a completely unrelated horror … Read More “Found Footage, Lost Identity” »
No One Gets Out Alive is the kind of horror film that looks at your expectations—cheap jump scares, dumb decision-making, cardboard characters—and politely smashes them with an obsidian blade. Santiago Menghini’s directorial debut takes Adam Nevill’s novel and turns it into a grim, sweaty nightmare about immigration, exploitation, and a moth goddess with very strong … Read More “A Horror Movie That Actually Gets the “Horror” Part Right” »
Nenjam Marappathillai is the rare horror film that looks at the standard “innocent girl, evil rich man, haunted mansion” template and decides that subtlety is overrated and insanity is a virtue. Directed by Selvaraghavan, it’s a movie that feels like a fever dream sponsored by divine retribution. After years of delay, lawsuits, taxes, and probably … Read More “A Holy Ghost of a Revenge Story” »
Miracle Valley is a 2021 American horror film written, directed, produced by, and bravely inflicted upon the world by Greg Sestero. After surviving The Room and turning that catastrophe into an actual career, Sestero apparently looked at the Arizona desert and thought, “What if I made a movie that feels like heatstroke, only less coherent?” … Read More “Welcome to the Desert of Diminished Expectations” »
Ruth Platt’s Martyrs Lane is the kind of ghost story that sneaks up on you quietly, like a child in white standing at your bedside at 3 a.m. asking if you “want to play.” Only this time, she’s less interested in jump scares and more into excavating your unresolved trauma. It’s a slow-burn British gothic … Read More “A Ghost Story with Actual Feelings? How Dare You, Martyrs Lane” »
If you’ve ever walked into a nursing home and thought, “This place feels a little cursed,” The Manor politely leans in and replies: “Oh honey, you have no idea.” Axelle Carolyn’s gothic supernatural chiller is one of those sneaky horror movies that starts like a Lifetime drama about aging and ends with you yelling, “Wait…did … Read More “The Manor (2021) – Retirement home, but make it demonic” »
There are haunted house movies, and then there are haunted systems movies. Madres is very much the latter: the ghosts may rattle the cabinets and bleed down the walls, but the real horror here is paperwork, power, and people in white coats who smile too much and listen too little. Set in 1970s rural California, … Read More “Madres (2021) Pregnancy, patriarchy, and medical malpractice.” »
If you’ve ever looked at a peaceful mountain cabin and thought, That place definitely has demons, Luzifer is here to validate your instincts in the loudest, most unsettling way possible. Peter Brunner’s film is a strange, feral little miracle: part arthouse drama, part supernatural horror, part “what if Jesus moved into a Red Bull commercial … Read More “Luzifer” »
If you’ve ever stared at a malfunctioning office elevator at 11:30 p.m. and thought, If this thing drops, at least I won’t have to finish this report, Lift is your movie, your therapy, and your HR complaint form all rolled into one. Vineeth Varaprasad’s directorial debut is a slick, compact horror-thriller that traps two overworked … Read More “Lift (2021) – When corporate life literally kills you” »