Poché Pictures

There’s something deeply satisfying about a vampire movie where the locals are more annoyed than terrified. Boys From County Hell is that kind of film: an Irish horror-comedy where the ancient undead menace is less of a grand existential threat and more of a deeply inconvenient problem on top of grief, money trouble, and small-town … Read More “Boys From County Hell” »

If you’ve ever wanted A Star Is Born but with more fur, teeth, and morally questionable protein intake, Bloodthirstymight be your new favorite weird little nightmare. It’s a tight, wintry Canadian werewolf psychodrama that asks: What if your sophomore album anxiety spiraled so hard you started growing fangs? And instead of a therapist you got … Read More “Bloodthirsty” »

If you’ve ever wondered what would happen if a Hot Topic clearance rack gained sentience, picked up a tiny trench coat, and decided to fight Nazis with the narrative coherence of a fever dream, congratulations: Blade: The Iron Cross exists. Technically, it’s the thirteenth entry in the Puppet Master franchise, which at this point is … Read More “Blade: The Iron Cross” »

The Banishing is what happens when someone takes a very proper British period drama, drops it in a haunted house, sprinkles in a little pre-war fascism, and then asks, “Okay, but what if everyone’s trauma also hates them back?” Set in 1930s England in a manor so cursed it may as well come with a … Read More “The Banishing” »

If A Babysitter’s Guide to Monster Hunting proves anything, it’s that not every book trilogy needs a movie adaptation—sometimes it just needs a nap and a firm “no” from Netflix. On paper, it sounds like a slam dunk:💀 Secret babysitter society👹 Monsters based on kids’ nightmares🎃 Halloween setting⚡ Tom Felton as a glam-rock Boogeyman in … Read More “A Babysitter’s Guide to Monster Hunting” »

Anything for Jackson is the kind of movie that looks at all the usual horror tropes—possessions, Satanic rituals, grieving grandparents—and says, “Okay, but what if we made the sweet old couple the problem and also kind of… lovable?” It’s a supernatural horror film, sure, but it’s also a very dark, very dry comedy about good … Read More “Anything for Jackson” »

If The Amityville Harvest were a beverage, it would be flat off-brand cola left open on a radiator: technically drinkable, vaguely sticky, and guaranteed to make you question your life choices. Billed as a supernatural horror film and tied—very, very loosely—to the already-abused “Amityville” name, this 2020 entry feels less like a movie and more … Read More “The Amityville Harvest” »

If you’ve ever watched a wholesome Christmas movie and thought, “This would be better if Santa was a murderer and everyone in this bar had unresolved issues,” then 13 Slays Till X-Mas is basically your emotional support film. This 2020 Christmas-themed horror anthology is what happens when Creepshow gets blackout drunk on eggnog and agrees … Read More “13 Slays Till X-Mas” »

The Wretched is what you’d get if Disturbia, The Witch, and a Grimm fairytale were all tossed into a woodchipper, then reassembled by two brothers who grew up on VHS horror and bad decisions in the woods. And I mean that as a compliment. Made for about the cost of a mid-range SUV and a … Read More “The Wretched” »

The Vigil is the rare horror movie that manages to be genuinely creepy, emotionally grounded, and only mildly traumatizing for your Jewish grandmother. It’s also one of the few films where the monster could very plausibly file a complaint for hostile work conditions because the level of inherited trauma it has to feed on is … Read More “The Vigil” »