The Coolest Killer in Town—Literally There are horror films that chill you to the bone, and then there’s Pridyider—a movie that chills you mostly because it’s about a literal refrigerator. Yes, dear reader, the villain of this film is an appliance. A malevolent, meat-hungry fridge that murders pets, eats people, and sprays blood like a … Read More ““Pridyider” (2012): When Your Refrigerator Has More Acting Range Than the Cast” »
When Paranormal Activity Meets True Crime and Says, “Let’s Get Weird” If you’ve ever wished that your haunted house movie came with a side of family trauma, psychic seizures, and an unexpected serial killer lurking behind drywall, then The Pact (2012) is your twisted little wish come true. Written and directed by Nicholas McCarthy, this … Read More ““The Pact” (2012): Ghosts, Serial Killers, and Mommy Issues—A Match Made in Horror Heaven” »
The Killer Who Stole the Show (and Everyone’s Organs) Ryuhei Kitamura’s No One Lives is the kind of film that makes you lean back, smirk, and mutter, “Oh, this is gonna get ugly.” And it does—gloriously so. It’s a rare horror movie that flips the script so hard that you end up rooting for the … Read More ““No One Lives” (2012): When the Wrong Guy Gets Kidnapped—and Everyone Regrets It” »
The Dead Rise Again… Unfortunately When George A. Romero unleashed Night of the Living Dead in 1968, he gave us a timeless horror masterpiece that redefined cinema. When Night of the Living Dead 3D: Re-Animation arrived in 2012, it gave us a migraine. This is a movie so unnecessary, so creatively embalmed, that it makes … Read More ““Night of the Living Dead 3D: Re-Animation” (2012) — The Zombie Movie That Should’ve Stayed Buried” »
Frodo’s Gone Full Psycho—and It’s Glorious If you’ve ever wondered what would happen if Lord of the Rings’ Frodo Baggins ditched Middle-earth for a one-bedroom apartment full of hair and dead women, Maniac (2012) answers that question with a bloody grin. Directed by Franck Khalfoun and co-written by horror masterminds Alexandre Aja and Grégory Levasseur, … Read More ““Maniac” (2012): Elijah Wood, Mannequin Enthusiast, and the Most Polite Psycho in Los Angeles” »
The Ghosts Are Sad—and So Am I (In a Good Way) There are two kinds of haunted house movies: the ones where ghosts fling chairs, and the ones where ghosts just sighdeeply and stare out windows. The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh (2012) falls firmly into the latter category—a film where the real … Read More ““The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh” (2012): A Haunted House Where Grief Pays Rent” »
Girl Meets Girl Meets Existential Confusion Every now and then, a movie comes along that defies classification. Jack & Diane (2012), written and directed by Bradley Rust Gray, is one of those movies—and not in a good way. It’s been described as a romantic horror film, but that’s like calling a blender full of yogurt … Read More ““Jack & Diane” (2012): When Teen Angst Met Werewolf Metaphors and Everyone Lost” »
Dublin, Darkness, and Deep Disappointment The Inside (2012) opens with the gritty charm of a late-night Dublin radio broadcast and quickly devolves into a cinematic black hole so dense that not even logic can escape. Written, directed, produced, and—because of course—starring Eoin Macken, this Irish horror-thriller tries to blend gritty realism with supernatural terror. What … Read More ““The Inside” (2012): Found Footage from the Bottom of the Dumpster” »
Gone Fishing—And Straight to Hell If you’ve ever been ice fishing and thought, “You know what this needs? A Lovecraftian fish-man with intimacy issues,”then Hypothermia (2012) is the wintertime miracle you’ve been waiting for. Written and directed by James Felix McKenney, and starring the ever-grizzled Michael Rooker, Hypothermia takes one of the simplest horror setups … Read More ““Hypothermia” (2012): Frozen Terrors, Warm Performances, and the World’s Saddest Fish Monster” »
Location, Location, Damnation If you’ve ever endured the soul-sucking experience of house hunting—open houses, bad plumbing, mysterious smells, the occasional ghost—House Hunting (a.k.a. The Wrong House) will hit uncomfortably close to home. Directed by Eric Hurt, this 2012 psychological horror film proves that the housing market really is hell. Forget haunted mansions or evil dolls—this … Read More ““House Hunting” (2012): A Real Estate Deal Straight Out of Purgatory” »