If you’ve ever thought, “What if we did The Parent Trap but make it a slow-motion psychological collapse in a snowed-in murder cabin?”, The Lodge is basically that idea, stretched taut and then snapped in your face. It’s mean, bleak, and emotionally heavy—and also one of the more quietly vicious horror films of the last … Read More “The Lodge” »
If most “La Llorona” movies are about a spooky ghost mom drowning kids because she’s sad and vengeful, Jayro Bustamante’s La Llorona looks at that and says, “Cute. Now let’s talk about genocide, patriarchy, and national guilt.” This 2019 Guatemalan horror film isn’t the one you put on for a cheap scare and some popcorn … Read More “La Llorona” »
If you’ve ever wanted to watch a horror movie that feels like a weekend Airbnb trip sponsored by depression and poor script choices, Lake of Death is here to fulfill that oddly specific wish. Everyone else might want to stay in the city. This 2019 Norwegian supernatural horror film is a remake of a 1958 … Read More “Lake of Death” »
If you’ve ever wanted to watch a haunted-house movie where the house has more emotional range than half the cast and the demon has better hair than most of the humans, Kuwaresma is here for you. Whether you should be here for it is another matter. Marketed as a prestige Filipino supernatural horror film, directed … Read More “Kuwaresma” »
There are bad movies, there are so-bad-they’re-good movies, and then there’s Killer Sofa, which feels like the result of a cursed monkey’s paw wish: “I want a quirky horror-comedy about a possessed object.” The paw curls, and the universe says, “Fine, but it’s going to be a recliner, it’ll cost $100, and you’re going to … Read More “Killer Sofa” »
If you’ve ever wanted to watch an entire movie built around the concept “What if a Kinder Surprise toy was evil, but also incredibly boring?” then The Jack in the Box is your moment. Everyone else may want to quietly back away from the display case. This 2019 British horror film, directed by Lawrence Fowler, … Read More “The Jack in the Box” »
If It Chapter One was about the terror of being a child, It Chapter Two is about the terror of coming back to your hometown as an adult and realizing… yeah, it still sucks, and the clown is somehow the least of your problems. Andy Muschietti’s sequel is too long, too big, and too much—and … Read More “It Chapter Two” »
Insanity (original title Vihanpidot, which very accurately translates to “The Feuding”) is a 2019 Finnish found footage horror film that dares to ask the question: what if you took a class reunion, a cabin-in-the-woods setup, and a group of people who probably shouldn’t even share a group chat—and then forgot to add anything particularly scary? … Read More “Group Therapy, but with Worse Lighting” »
In the Tall Grass is the rare horror movie that delivers exactly what the title promises: people, grass, and an alarming lack of exit strategies. Based on the novella by Stephen King and Joe Hill and directed by Vincenzo Natali, this 2019 supernatural brain-twister takes the simplest of setups—“Don’t go in there”—and responds with, “What … Read More “Lost, Confused, and Weirdly Beautiful” »
Impetigore is the kind of horror movie that makes you grateful your family tree is boring. No cursed villages, no demonic puppetry, no skinless babies—just good old-fashioned generational disappointment. Written and directed by Joko Anwar, this 2019 Indonesian folk horror gem manages to be genuinely terrifying, visually gorgeous, and darkly funny in that “I’m laughing … Read More “Folk Horror With No Skin and Lots of Teeth” »