Horror Movies

‘Sleepaway Camp’ (1983) is creepiest Afterschool Special ever

“Sleepaway Camp” (1983) is one of the most prominent lakeside summer camp slasher flicks in the wake of “Friday the 13th” (1980), and refreshingly its

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‘Invisible Man’ is more about increasingly visible woman

Leigh Whannell was a writer before he was a director, but “The Invisible Man” shows off his directorial skills more than his screenplay-penning talent. This

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‘Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives’ (1986) goes full ‘Frankenstein’

“Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives” (1986) wraps up the “Tommy Trilogy” in blandly competent fashion. This entry, written by directed by saga newcomer

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‘Friday the 13th: A New Beginning’ (1985) is more of the same

“Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter” was released in 1984, and then the franchise went into a long hibernation. Just kidding. It returned less than

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Horror film ‘The Lodge’ doesn’t dodge mental illness

When “Glass” came out about a year ago, it seemed like the last gasp of an era: No way would filmmakers continue to portray people

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‘Wicker Man’ (1973) a thrilling piece of daylight horror history

Like “Midsommar” would do nearly a half-century later, “The Wicker Man” (1973) taps into a subgenre called folk horror. These films are not traditionally scary

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‘The Lighthouse’ wallows in misery, madness

The job of lighthouse keeper, from the long-ago days when the lights needed to be manned, has a pure and simple grandeur. The keeper had

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‘47 Meters Down: Uncaged’ delivers more shark-based thrills

I’m disappointed that the sequel to “47 Meters Down,” the surprisingly good 2017 shark thriller that for some reason stars “This Is Us’ ” Mandy

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Gator-based ‘Crawl’ is simple yet scary

“Crawl” probably would’ve been called “Gatorcane” if it was part of the SyFy channel’s “Sharknado”-era offerings, but luckily it’s a mainstream movie with believable scenarios

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‘Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter’ (1984) a crazy mishmash

Well, I give “Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter” (1984) credit for trying a few new things, at least. Unfortunately, this debut entry from director

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