Reviews

Horror Sequel Marathon: Saw II (2005)

The "Saw II" poster with its severed fingers and to-the-point tagline, "Oh yes, there will be blood," promises even more gruesome games, more sinister...

Horror Sequel Marathon: Sinister 2 (2015)

Oh boy, critics did not like this one. With a 13 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, the second installment in this Blumhouse series was heavily...

Horror Sequel Marathon: Scream 2 (1997)

“There are certain rules that one must abide by in order to create a successful sequel,” instructs Randy Meeks (Jamie Kennedy), self-proclaimed horror movie...

Horror Sequel Marathon: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)

When I was a kid and just beginning to explore the horror movie genre, I never watched "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2," because I...

Horror Movie Review: “The Visit” marks M. Night Shyamalan’s return to glory

M. Night Shyamalan is back. It seems remaining a loyal fan of the Pennsylvania-rooted writer-director has paid off (after a decade of it not paying...

Indie Horror-thon: You’re Next (2011)

Produced with a $1 million budget, You're Next provides more sick laughs and clever scares than any horror thriller of recent past. The Adam Wingard-directed...

Indie Horror-thon: The House of the Devil (2009)

Ah, the 1980s-- what a time to be a fan of horror movies-- the grainy cinematography, the sudden camera zooms, the exploitation of occult...

Indie Horror-thon: I Saw The Devil (2010)

The distinction between good and evil blur in the 2010 South Korean psychological horror thriller I Saw the Devil, which follows National Intelligence Service agent Soo-hyun on an...

Indie Horror-thon: We Are What We Are (2013)

English-language remakes of foreign films rarely bring a fresh perspective to their source material-- especially when they're released just three years after the original....

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Don’t Breathe (2016): The Urban Decay of Deindustrialized Detroit and United State’s Neglect of Veterans

2016 was a big year for horror films featuring home invasions. Hush showcased Oculus director Mike Flanagan’s exhilarating twist with a hearing-impaired...

Green Room (2015): The Festering Ultra-Violent Rage of ‘Angry White Males’ in Pre-Tr*mp America

It probably is not a coincidence that, in 2016, A24 released their horror-thriller masterpiece Green Room the same month that Republican presidential...

The Invitation (2015): The Spiritual Philosophy of Bereavement and the Cult of Social Civility

Tonight is the night our faith becomes real, reads the tagline for The Invitation, the psychological horror thriller that chronicles the dinner...

We Are Still Here (2015): The Supernatural Dread of Denial, Grief, and Rural Isolationism

There’s a reason why haunted-house films are such a welcomed mainstay in the horror genre. The house as a safe space and...