Lights, Camera, Damnation There’s cursed films, and then there’s Antrum: The Deadliest Film Ever Made—a movie so diabolical it promises to kill you just for pressing play. And honestly, in this economy, that’s almost a selling point. Directed by David Amito and Michael Laicini, Antrum isn’t just a movie—it’s a beautifully constructed dare. A cursed … Read More “Antrum (2018): The Deadliest Film You’ll Love to Die Watching” »
Welcome to the Forest, Where Hashtags Go to Die Every generation gets the horror movie it deserves. In the 1980s, we had masked slashers teaching teenagers not to have sex in the woods. In 2018, Indonesia gave us Alas Pati: Hutan Mati, where YouTubers learn that sometimes the algorithm bites back—literally. Directed by Jose Poernomo … Read More “Alas Pati: Hutan Mati (2018): Influencers, Karma, and the Ghosts That Hate Selfies” »
Welcome to the Sisterhood of the Traveling Trauma If you’ve ever wanted to see a horror anthology that feels like the cinematic equivalent of a feminist fever dream—a cross between Creepshow and The Handmaid’s Tale—then congratulations, you’ve found it. XX (2017) is an all-female-directed horror omnibus that proves women can scare the hell out of … Read More “XX (2017): Four Women, Four Nightmares, and a Box Full of Bloody Fun” »
When Lifetime Met Lovecraft (and Ran Screaming) “The forest sees all,” says one of the many overly serious characters in The Watcher in the Woods, a 2017 TV remake directed by none other than Melissa Joan Hart. Yes—Sabrina the Teenage Witch herself tried to conjure horror and instead summoned… whatever this is. Starring the ever-regal … Read More “The Watcher in the Woods (2017): A Lifetime Movie That Should’ve Stayed Lost in the Forest” »
When Bureaucracy Meets the Supernatural Hong Kong has always done horror differently—fast, funny, and full of heart. Vampire Cleanup Department (救僵清道夫) continues that proud, weird tradition with a film that feels like a love letter to the city’s long history of hopping vampires, Lam Ching-ying’s iconic Taoist priest, and the kind of slapstick charm you … Read More “Vampire Cleanup Department (2017): Mopping Up the Undead, One Hop at a Time” »
Welcome to the Neighborhood From Hell If you’ve ever had noisy neighbors, creaky pipes, or that one friend who insists their house is “just settling,” Terrified(Aterrados) will make you feel very smug about moving into an apartment. Directed by Demián Rugna, this 2017 Argentine horror masterpiece takes suburban chaos to cosmic levels. Forget haunted houses—this … Read More “Terrified (2017): A Love Letter to Ghosts, Corpses, and the Poor People of Buenos Aires” »
When Postpartum Depression Meets Paranormal Possession Some horror movies make you jump. Others make you squirm. Still/Born makes you question whether that baby monitor is really as innocent as it looks—or whether it’s secretly a window into hell. Directed by Brandon Christensen, this 2017 Canadian psychological horror film doesn’t rely on buckets of blood or … Read More “Still/Born (2017): Motherhood, Madness, and the Monster Next Door” »
When the Ghosts Aren’t the Scariest Thing There are horror films that chill you to the bone, and then there are films like Shob Bhooturey—which mostly chill your enthusiasm for cinema. Directed by Birsa Dasgupta, this 2017 Bengali-language horror drama is a strange brew of mystery, melodrama, and accidental comedy. The title translates to “Everything … Read More “Shob Bhooturey (2017): Everything Is Paranormal—Including the Script” »
The Horror-Comedy That’s All Rum and No Coke There’s a special place in cinematic purgatory reserved for movies that try to be scary, funny, and thrilling all at once—then end up being none of the above. Rum, Sai Bharath’s 2017 Tamil-language horror comedy thriller (yes, all four genres crammed into one), is one such film. … Read More “Rum (2017): Spirits, Stones, and Spectacularly Stupid Decisions” »
Boys Trip Gone to Hell (Literally and Emotionally) If you’ve ever been on a group vacation that went horribly wrong—where the wrong turn wasn’t just geographical but moral—then The Ritual is your nightmare made cinematic. Directed by David Bruckner and based on Adam Nevill’s novel, this 2017 British folk horror film takes the classic “lads … Read More “The Ritual (2017): A Hike Through Existential Terror and Poor Life Choices” »