John Hansen

A Haunting in Venice

Green, Branagh tell their own Poirot tale in ‘Haunting in Venice’

Movie review: The writer and director move beyond Agatha Christie adaptations with an original horror story.

Return of the Living Dead

‘Return of the Living Dead’ (1985) takes the comedic route

Frightening Friday (Movie review): “Night of the Living Dead” co-writer John Russo starts the comedic branch of the saga with a wild romp.

Night Film

Pessl wades into delicious darkness in ‘Night Film’ (2013)

Book club book report: The author imagines a pitch-black horror filmmaker and delves into his world for answers about a mysterious suicide.

The Nun II

Demon Nun is back in the habit in generic ‘The Nun II’

Movie review: Though not without its moments, this “Conjuring” Universe sequel is too by-the-book to truly hook a horror fan.

Hellraiser movies ranked

Such sights to show you: All 11 ‘Hellraiser’ films, ranked

Movie list: This odd horror franchise sometimes goes to the depths of Hell and sometimes only features a Pinhead pop-in.

When Evil Lurks

‘When Evil Lurks’ brings horror to the end of the world

Movie review: Writer-director Demian Rugna continues to put Argentine horror on the map with this gross-out possession tale.

Meg 2 The Trench

Special effects artists are the stars of ‘Meg 2: The Trench’

Movie review: And the effects aren’t even all that amazing, but watching megalodons beats hanging out with generic humans acting out a rote plot.

28 Days Later 28 Weeks Later

‘28 Days Later’ (2002), ‘28 Weeks Later’ (2007) infect zombie fiction with emotion

Horror movie flashback: On the 28th of October, we look back at two of the most affecting (and infecting) zombie films of the century.

Survival of the Dead

‘Survival of the Dead’ (2009) zombie-walks to series’ finish line

Frightening Friday (Movie review): In an era of fast zombies and zom-coms, Romero’s last “Living Dead” film is ploddingly old-fashioned.

Fall of the House of Usher

‘Fall of the House of Usher’ doesn’t collapse under its ambitions

TV review: As is an annual October tradition, Mike Flanagan delivers another powerful adaptation of a dusty piece of horror fiction.