Hydrophobia Never Looked So Good There are horror movies that make you afraid of clowns, mirrors, or creepy kids whispering in hallways. Then there’s The Drownsman, which makes you afraid of… water. Yes, water. Chad Archibald’s 2014 Canadian horror-fantasy somehow takes the most essential element of life and turns it into a Canadian export of … Read More “THE DROWNSMAN (2014): WHEN FEAR OF WATER BECOMES A SPLASH HIT” »
A Cabin, Ten Friends, and Zero Chill Let’s start with the obvious: Don’t Blink sounds like a bad camping rule, but it’s actually one of the most delightfully weird psychological horror films of the 2010s. Written and directed by Travis Oates (yes, the same guy who voiced Piglet in Winnie the Pooh—which suddenly makes a … Read More “DON’T BLINK (2014): THE HORROR MOVIE THAT MAKES VANISHING FEEL VIRTUOUS” »
Welcome to the Haunted Dorm of Mediocrity Dilim means darkness in Filipino, but it might as well mean dim lighting, dim writing, and dim logic. Jose Javier Reyes’ 2014 horror film wants to explore the thin veil between the living and the dead—but it mostly just exposes the thin line between boredom and rage. It … Read More “DILIM (2014): A NIGHTMARE SO DULL EVEN THE GHOSTS FELL ASLEEP” »
A Revenge Story with Dirt Under Its Fingernails Every now and then, a movie crawls out of the indie graveyard, wipes the mud off its face, and reminds us that horror doesn’t need jump scares—it needs sin. Dig Two Graves, the 2014 gothic thriller written and directed by Hunter Adams, is that film: a haunting, … Read More “DIG TWO GRAVES (2014): A SOUTHERN GOTHIC FAIRYTALE THAT BLEEDS BEAUTIFULLY” »
Welcome to Hell’s Rest Stop “Devil’s Mile” is one of those movies that makes you wish you’d taken a wrong turn before pressing play. Directed by Joseph O’Brien—whose résumé includes writing Robocop: Prime Directives (and no, that’s not a compliment)—the film wants desperately to be a hallucinatory, reality-bending nightmare. Instead, it’s a Canadian fever dream … Read More “DEVIL’S MILE (2014): WHERE GOOD INTENTIONS GO TO DIE IN A DITCH” »
“Maybe She’s Possessed. Maybe She’s Just a Teenager.” Every once in a while, a horror movie sneaks up behind you—not with a knife or a jump scare, but with a quiet whisper that says, “You might cry before this is over.” Anguish (2015), written and directed by Sonny Mallhi, is exactly that kind of ghost … Read More “Anguish (2015): A Hauntingly Beautiful Breakdown of Grief, Ghosts, and Teen Angst” »
“Amityville” Strikes Again… and Again… and Again Just when you thought the Amityville franchise had run out of ways to humiliate itself, along comes Amityville Death House—a film so catastrophically inept, it makes Amityville Dollhouse look like The Exorcist. Directed by B-movie veteran Mark Polonia, written by John Oak Dalton, and featuring Eric Roberts phoning … Read More “Amityville Death House (2015): Witches, Warlocks, and the Six-Breasted Apocalypse Nobody Asked For” »
“He Sees You When You’re Sleeping, He Knows When You’re Screaming” If Home Alone and Silent Night, Deadly Night had a messy, blood-soaked love child raised on fruitcake and trauma, it would be All Through the House. Todd Nunes’ 2015 holiday slasher isn’t here to spread Christmas cheer—it’s here to spread entrails across your tinsel-lined … Read More “All Through the House (2015): Sleigh Bells, Santa, and Severed Body Parts—A Festive Holiday Horror Delight” »
“Now Hiring: Security Guard for Cursed Building (Must Bring Own Antipsychotics)” Some horror films scare you. Others creep up and disturb you. The Abandoned does both—and then politely invites you to question your own sanity while you’re at it. Directed by Eytan Rockaway in his debut, this psychological horror flick is the cinematic equivalent of … Read More “The Abandoned (2015): A Haunted Mind, a Broken Building, and the Beauty of Losing It Completely” »
A Bloody Family Reunion You’ll Never Forget (No Matter How Hard You Try) Some families go camping together. Others gather around the barbecue for a nice meal. The Hillickers of Wrong Turn 6: Last Resort? They are the barbecue. This 2014 entry in the Wrong Turn franchise dares to ask the hard questions: what if … Read More “Wrong Turn 6: Last Resort (2014): Where Family Values Meet Cannibal Cuisine” »