If you’ve ever had surgery, you’ve probably worried about anesthesia going wrong. Maybe you’ll wake up mid-operation, maybe you’ll say something deeply embarrassing, or maybe—if you’re the protagonist of Sublime—you’ll end up in a discount-brand version of Jacob’s Ladder that looks like it was filmed on the set of a hospital-themed porno but forgot to … Read More “Sublime (2007)” »
By the time a horror flick crawls to part four, you’re not watching for art—you’re watching out of habit, like a drunk reaching for the last warm beer at 3 a.m. The thing’s dead, and everyone knows it. But Species: The Awakening (starring Helena Mattsson) stumbles in anyway, swaggering like your deranged cousin who shows … Read More “Species – The Awakening (2007)” »
There’s nothing quite like the horror of grief, the chill of a Louisiana swamp at dusk, or the sheer terror of realizing you’ve accidentally rented Solstice. Yes, folks, Daniel Myrick—the co-director of The Blair Witch Project—once again proves that lightning doesn’t strike twice, especially when you’re standing in a murky bayou holding a script that … Read More “Solstice (2007)” »
There are teen rebellion movies, and then there’s Sick Girl—a feral little indie horror that doesn’t just color outside the lines but uses a severed finger instead of a crayon. Written and directed by Eben McGarr, this 2008 splatterfest feels like someone spiked a John Hughes script with battery acid and left it to ferment … Read More “Sick Girl (2008)” »
Ah yes, Saw IV. The fourth helping of cinematic torture stew that Lionsgate ladled into theaters in 2007. At this point, the Saw franchise had become less a horror series and more of an annual flu shot for gore hounds—mandatory, a little painful, and done mostly out of tradition. With James Wan and Leigh Whannell … Read More “Saw IV (2007)” »
If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to get locked in an apartment building with a horde of demonic rabid-zombie tenants while a perky TV reporter insists on keeping the cameras rolling, [•REC] is here to answer that question in shaky cam, screaming stereo sound, and enough claustrophobic panic to make your sweat … Read More “[•REC] (2007)” »
If you’ve ever wanted to watch a movie that feels like a rural Irish soap opera, accidentally swallowed a pagan horror script, and then vomited black magic onto the carpet—well, congratulations. You’ve found Puffball. Directed by Nicolas Roeg, the man once hailed as a cinematic visionary, this film feels less like the swan song of … Read More “Puffball (2007)” »
Ah, Perfect Creature. A movie so odd that if Bram Stoker, H.G. Wells, and a geneticist high on Red Bull locked themselves in a room, this is what would come out. It’s not your typical vampire film filled with sparkly brooding teenagers (Twilight, I’m looking at you), nor is it a splatter-fest of teeth and … Read More “Perfect Creature (2007)” »
Every once in a while, a horror film comes along that redefines mediocrity. Night Skies isn’t that film—it doesn’t redefine mediocrity. It bathes in it. It wallows in it like a hog in lukewarm mud, staring at you with dead eyes while you wonder how much worse it can get. Spoiler: worse. Much worse. If … Read More “Night Skies (2007)” »
Ah, The Mist. Frank Darabont, the same man who brought us The Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mile, decided to try his hand at horror. Instead of prison drama and uplifting speeches about hope, we got a two-hour anxiety attack in a supermarket with a cast of characters who make you root for the monsters … Read More “The Mist (2007)” »
