Poché Pictures

If you’ve ever lived in a rented house where the plumbing screams, the lights flicker, and the landlord says, “It’s an old building, chechi, it’s normal,” Bhoothakaalam will hit you in a deeply spiritual place. Possibly your spine. Possibly your electricity bill. Rahul Sadasivan’s 2022 Malayalam psychological horror is one of those rare films that … Read More “Bhoothakaalam” »

If you’ve ever watched a Lifetime thriller and thought, “This is fun, but what if it had a body count, a psych test, and the emotional depth of a plastic knife?” then The Bad Seed Returns is here to fulfill your very specific, mildly concerning wish. This 2022 sequel picks up with pint-sized sociopath Emma … Read More “The Bad Seed Returns” »

If you’ve ever looked at U.S. immigration policy and thought, “This is already a horror movie, might as well add cannibalism and fart jokes,” American Carnage is very much your buffet. Diego Hallivis’s 2022 horror-comedy takes the phrase from Trump’s inaugural address, stuffs it into a blender with Get Out, The Purge, and a late-night … Read More “American Carnage” »

If you’ve ever watched a haunted-house movie and thought, “This is fine, but what if it had fewer scares, more beige, and the emotional depth of a slightly damp paper towel?” then Abandoned is the film for you. On the surface, it has all the right ingredients: bleak farmhouse, tragic backstory, postpartum depression, Michael Shannon … Read More “Abandoned” »

If you’ve ever looked at a family gathering and thought, “Half of you are clearly changelings,” You Are Not My Mother is the movie that gently pats your hand and says, “You’re not wrong, pet.” Kate Dolan’s 2021 Irish psychological horror is a small, unsettling, beautifully acted film that takes folklore, depression, bullying, and generational … Read More “You Are Not My Mother” »

If you’ve ever thought, “I’d love to watch a horror movie that feels like a two-hour housing society WhatsApp rumor,” The Wife is here to serve. And by “serve,” I mean slowly sap your will to live while occasionally flickering the lights. This 2021 Hindi horror film wants to be a spooky domestic chiller about … Read More “The Wife” »

If you’ve ever stared at a glowing screen at 3 a.m. and thought, “If something from the internet eats my soul right now, honestly that’s on me,” then We’re All Going to the World’s Fair will feel uncomfortably familiar—in a good way. A weird, slow, unsettling good way. Jane Schoenbrun’s feature debut is less a … Read More “We’re All Going to the World’s Fair” »

If you’ve ever wondered what would happen if a mid-budget Catholic horror movie tried to cosplay as The Exorcist but ordered all its scares from the bargain bin, The Unholy has you covered. It’s the kind of film that opens with a witch burning and somehow still manages to feel like the blandest thing on … Read More “The Unholy” »

If David Cronenberg, a Hot Wheels collector, and a very confused Hallmark screenwriter all collaborated while sleep-deprived, you’d probably still get something less chaotic than Titane. Yes, it won the Palme d’Or. Yes, it’s been hailed as daring, transgressive, bold. But let’s be honest: at times it feels less like a movie and more like … Read More “Titane” »

Heavy Metal, But Make It Philosophy Class Some movies invite you to sit back and relax. The Spine of Night kicks down the door, hurls you into a vat of blood, mud, and cosmic despair, and then politely hands you a flower that explains the horrifying structure of the universe. It’s an adult animated dark … Read More “The Spine of Night” »