‘Slasher’ team gets back to gory basics with ‘Hell Motel’
First episode impressions (TV review): Check into this out-of-the-way spot for familiar scares, gore and guessing games.
‘Christmas Bloody Christmas’ (2022) is chilly in the wrong way
Frightening Friday (Movie review): The final act has “Terminator” and “Rambo” flavors, but the film lacks scares, tension or even gore.
Fall TV premieres continue with ‘Disclaimer,’ ‘Day of the Jackal,’ ‘Creep Tapes’
First episode impressions (TV reviews): Only the miniseries modernization of “Jackal” is worth following, and even for that, you’ll need patience.
2024: A horror ‘Oddity’ – Irish film is year’s best so far
Movie review: Writer-director Damian Mc Carthy masterfully crafts a character-driven supernatural whodunit at a refurbished Irish manor.
Twisty, creepy ‘Influencer’ (2023) is worth a follow
Frightening Friday (Movie review): Though it could’ve skewered influencer-driven advertising a bit more, this film is a wild modern mystery.
‘Late Night with the Devil’ a great concept, not fully executed
Movie review: This calling card from Australia’s Carines brothers expertly builds a mood but is missing that extra something to make it elite.
‘Hell House LLC Origins: The Carmichael Manor’ improves on original
Movie review: In the saga’s fourth entry, writer-director Stephen Cognetti rediscovers his knack for terrifying “found footage” horror.
Fall movie preview 2023: 10 films I wouldn’t mind seeing
Fall movie preview: Get ready to carve your pumpkins and fire up the hearth, as horror films, docu-dramas and Oscar bait warm up the slate.
‘The Reef: Stalked’ (2022) watered down compared to original
Toothy Tuesday (Movie review): Andrew Traucki still takes nature seriously, but this occasionally suspenseful sequel ultimately falls flat.
‘Slasher’ Season 5 ‘Ripper’ overly ambitious, but still brutal
First episode impressions (TV review): The kills are gore-ific and the mystery is respectable, but “Slasher” isn’t quite convincing as a period piece.