Sadako DX is the movie equivalent of a cursed chain email your aunt keeps forwarding you in 2022: outdated, weirdly desperate for attention, and somehow less scary than your actual inbox. It takes one of the most iconic figures in J-horror history—a vengeful ghost who once made people afraid of television itself—and turns her into … Read More “Sadako DX” »
Razzennest is what happens when someone stares at a Blu-ray menu, hears “Now with audio commentary by the director,” and thinks, this should be a horror movie. Johannes Grenzfurthner takes one of cinema’s sleepiest traditions—the pretentious commentary track—and turns it into a supernatural meltdown, a satire of art-house ego, and a genuinely unnerving piece of … Read More “Razzennest” »
Prey for the Devil is the kind of movie that proves possession doesn’t just happen to people—it can also happen to screenplays. At some point, what might’ve been an interesting idea about trauma, faith, and exorcism seems to have been taken over by a demon called “Studio Notes,” and the result is a glossy, hollow … Read More “Prey for the Devil” »
Out There Halloween Mega Tape feels like the cursed VHS you’d find in a cardboard box at a yard sale hosted by someone who owns too many ceramic clowns and insists they’re “just decorative.” Written and directed by Chris LaMartina as a spiritual sequel to WNUF Halloween Special, it doubles down on its predecessor’s weird … Read More “Talk Show From the Depths of Daytime Hell” »
The Once and Future Smash is what happens when horror fandom, ego, nostalgia, and convention floor carpets all collide in the same hallway and nobody walks away with their dignity intact—but everyone has a great time anyway. Directed by Sophia Cacciola and Michael J. Epstein, this mockumentary about two aging actors fighting over credit for … Read More “The Once and Future Smash” »
Nanny is the kind of horror film that doesn’t need a haunted house, a cursed doll, or a demon in need of an exorcist. It knows the scariest thing in 2022 is being an underpaid immigrant worker in New York City with a toxic boss, no papers, and a kid on another continent. Honestly, by … Read More “The American Dream, but Make It a Nightmare” »
Monster High: The Movie is the rare live-action reboot that feels like it actually understands its own toy line—then spikes it with glitter, camp, and a surprising amount of heart. Directed by Todd Holland and based on Mattel’s monster fashion doll franchise, it’s a musical fantasy that plays like a Halloween-special fever dream in the … Read More “Welcome to High School, But Make It Monster” »
Mr. Harrigan’s Phone is the kind of movie that makes you nostalgic—not for your childhood, or your first cell phone, or even Stephen King, but for the days when you could turn something off without wondering if it might be offended and kill someone. This 2022 Netflix “horror” film, written and directed by John Lee … Read More “When Your Phone Plan Includes Unlimited Afterlife” »
The Mean One is what happens when someone says, “What if we made a horror parody of the Grinch, but forgot to be scary, funny, or remotely competent?” and then—tragically—follows through. Directed by Steven LaMorte and written by Flip and Finn Kobler, this 2022 Christmas slasher wants to be a cult classic, the kind of … Read More “How the Grinch Stole 90 Minutes of Your Life” »
Machination is a 2022 Maltese horror thriller about a woman spiraling during a global pandemic, and somehow the most frightening thing about it is the runtime. Written, produced, and directed by Sarah Jayne and Ivan Malekin, it stars Steffi Thake as Maria, an anxious, fragile soul trapped in self-isolation, surrounded by fear, memories, and metaphorical … Read More “When the Real Pandemic Is the Movie” »