Horror

I am an absolute sucker for a contained thriller. I love a film that gives me a front-row seat to a harrowing battle of wits and endurance. Something about the predator versus prey dynamic always gets my blood pumping. Brian Netto and Adam Schindler’s new film Don’t Move did exactly that. This flick doesn’t reinvent the
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This article contains spoilers for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. Tim Burton’s 1988 film Beetlejuice is an undeniable cult classic. The out-of-this-world film has connected different generations and “spooky stuff” enthusiasts around the globe, fostering lasting connections. While the newly released sequel, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, encounters a few bumps along the way, it’s heartwarming to see familiar faces and
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Presented entirely as one long continuous take, there’s a formal precision and control to director David Moreau’s zombie film, MadS, even as it embodies a relentless and chaotic energy. As bleak as it is brutal, it’s a measured unraveling of society as witnessed through the eyes of three young partygoers, Romain (Milton Richie), his girlfriend,
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Lilja   |   Nov 1, 2024 Welcome back, Constant Readers, to this month’s Derry Monthly with me, Sam Barry—sorry, Lilja—Dread Central’s Stephen King correspondent. It’s been a quiet month for King news overall. Yes, we got the new Salem’s Lot movie, but I’ll save my thoughts on that until the end for those who haven’t seen
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Dark Sanctum has quickly become a cornerstone of horror audio, pulling listeners into a world where terror and mystery are experienced solely through sound. Season 2, available exclusively on Wondery+ and presented by Dread Central, promises to be even more immersive, thanks to the vision of creator Mark Ramsey, a mastermind in the realm of
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The art of the movie tagline is a slippery business. The right phrase can make the perfect tantalizing teaser, but the wrong words can undersell or even spoil the picture. Very few films have been so eloquently encapsulated as Brian De Palma’s Body Double, advertised with just six simple words: “You can’t believe everything you
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The second day of Nightmares Film Festival 2024 kicked off at Ohio’s Gateway Film Center with one of the annual “Recurring Nightmares” block of shorts. These particular blocks are curated strictly from a pool of shorts from fest alumni, and they never fail to blow me away. Absolutely killer work across the board, with A
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Day Three of Nightmares Film Festival 2024 kicked off at Gateway Film Center with a screening of the wild comedy The Invisible Raptor. I sidestepped that screening in favor of attending the live recording of the Fright Club podcast, the annual panel on the ever-shifting world of film distribution, and a writing workshop with Bram
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From Blumhouse and visionary writer-director Leigh Whannell, the creators of the chilling modern monster tale The Invisible Man, comes a terrifying new lupine nightmare: Wolf Man. Read the full synopsis: Golden Globe nominee Christopher Abbott (Poor Things, It Comes at Night) stars as Blake, a San Francisco husband and father, who inherits his remote childhood home in rural
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