Horror

“Amazing Amy & Perfect Patrick: Gone Girl Meets American Psycho” - Written by Amy Dunne-Bateman

Readers, let me tell you a little story. By now, I assume you all know me. Yes - Amazing Amy. The muse for that beloved children’s book series / The girl who survived that horrendous kidnapping ordeal / The wife who reunited with her cheating husband, Nick, the man she once thought was her soul mate. Spoiler: he wasn’t. My parents blamed the stress of my ordeal, but if kidnapping doesn’t bring you closer, what will? So, I decided Nick had to go. I grieved. Briefly. But what’s a girl to do? Cry h

Ishika: This would be the messiest movie, but who knows maybe two chaos's cancel eachother out and they become the perfect american family.

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“Amazing Amy & Perfect Patrick: Gone Girl Meets American Psycho” - Written by Amy Dunne-Bateman

Zombie Cinema Isn't Dead, but Cinema Etiquette Might Be

There’s something deeply ironic about watching a movie like 28 Years Later — a movie about the decayed remnants of civil society and the long-term effects of post-apocalyptic upbringing — surrounded by people who behave like they were raised in a bunker by an iPad and a sack of Hi-chew. And look, I’m not some purist who thinks movie theaters need to be as silent as a confessional — I love a rowdy audience when it’s earned. The right crowd can turn a good movie into a spiritual experience. I’m ta

Jenn The Editor: I'm going to see it on Cheap Tuesday.. arguably the worst audiences on those nights. Wish me luck

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Zombie Cinema Isn't Dead, but Cinema Etiquette Might Be

Hidden in the Circle: Unveiling the Possession Ritual in Bring Her Back

Not easily decoded, Bring Her Back buries its meaning in myth and grief; Here we reveal the structure beneath the ritual. After recently watching Bring Her Back, I was left with a sense of unease…Like an enigmatic residue that lingers after watching. In Bring Her Back, grief becomes the ritual itself. The characters, each bleeding from the loss of their love ones, turn to a supernatural means in search for connection or control. What unfolds is a painful system. The film quietly constructs a neo

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Hidden in the Circle: Unveiling the Possession Ritual in Bring Her Back

'28 Years Later' and the Oddly Specific Projection of Expectations

It's incredibly generalized to say this, but the horror community can be quite unforgiving. Plenty of horror fans are passionate and champion the genre because it hasn't always been properly recognized. There's nothing wrong with being like that as a horror fan. In fact, many of us are proud fans and have no shame in saying so. However, in the case of a long awaited sequel like 28 Years Later, the weirdly unforgiving responses this film has received are a bit baffling. If you have yet to see the

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'28 Years Later' and the Oddly Specific Projection of Expectations

M3GAN 2.0 Is a Downgrade

“Whenever Megan isn't on screen, all the other characters should be asking, ‘Where’s Megan?'" Megan? Em-Three-Gen? Mee-gin? Regardless of how you say it, the bitch is back in a film too boring for a character as fun as our cold-blooded robo queen. To be honest, I was not a fan of the first movie. It suffered from the same issues that most films released under the Blumhouse umbrella suffer from: bloodless, gutless kills that are never brave enough to go far in either direction and end up being st

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Review: 'Push' is a Blanket Gripping Home Invasion Horror Thriller

The uttering of the words "home invasion" often sends people into a rightful state of paranoia. There's nothing supernatural about people breaking into homes with the intent to steal or harm occupants. And horror and or thriller films perfectly can sometimes capture just how human these acts are. In the case of Push, it's undoubtedly more difficult when you are 8 months pregnant and alone. Push is set in the early '90s and follows a woman who is 8 months pregnant and is doing it alone due to the

Gwen Pem: Oh dear do I have to get a Shudder subscription now? So much to watch, so little time

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Review: 'Push' is a Blanket Gripping Home Invasion Horror Thriller

Here’s to Swimming with Bow-Legged Women: How Jaws Redefined the Summer Movie — 50 Years Later

This year marks the 50th anniversary of Jaws — the film that didn’t just change how movies were made, but redefined what we think of as a “summer movie.” Half a century later, it still holds its place as a masterpiece of suspense, storytelling, and sunburned dread. And for me, growing up in the UK, Jaws wasn’t just a thriller about a shark. It was my first real taste of Americana, and the moment summer itself took on a whole new meaning. The sun-drenched beaches of Amity Island seemed like a dre

Gwen Pem: Thanks for all the blockbusters Bruce!

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Here’s to Swimming with Bow-Legged Women: How Jaws Redefined the Summer Movie — 50 Years Later

Sweet Relief Is a Surreal Dose of Terror in Small Town Suburbia

On a humid, quiet summer evening is the only way Sweet Relief should be watched and nothing makes for a better viewing experience than when a film's atmosphere matches your own. A horror film set somewhere in the American south during the dog days of summer where an online murder challenge has swept the youth and idiots posing as cops terrorize the neighbourhood. The film is evocative of a specific brand of summer I experienced in my youth. The kind that exists in a low-income suburb where me an

Gwen Pem: I've never heard of this and now I need to watch it. Also, if you find that VHS hat send me the link lol

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Sweet Relief Is a Surreal Dose of Terror in Small Town Suburbia

28 Years Later Will Tear Apart Your Flesh and Burrow Its Way Into Your Heart

I believe elevated horror can only go so far before it reaches its apex. Before its spirit becomes diluted by those who do not understand the message inherent within the genre and instead affix its mask onto hollow schlock. Horror doesn't need to be smart, it just needs to be affecting. But 28 Years Later achieves both and Danny Boyle once again sets the standard for what a zombie film can be. Horror, at its best, reacts to its environment;, It adapts and changes to fit the societal climate. Jus

The DC: The film has a perfectly defined aesthetic and feel to it, and it works. Also, I've been listening to the same 3 songs from the film all weekend

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28 Years Later Will Tear Apart Your Flesh and Burrow Its Way Into Your Heart

Bring Her Back is Nasty as Hell

I love the idea of brothers who direct together. I can imagine the incredibly wholesome moments when two creative brothers come up with an idea so cool that they can't help but jump for joy. I'm sure just the thought of that would make their mother smile from ear to ear. Even if that idea is a little boy biting down on a kitchen knife until his lips split… or a little boy biting down on the edge of a countertop, the splinters of his broken teeth mixing with blood and wood to create an earthly de

Jenn The Editor: You hit the nail on the head!! These were my thoughts exactly. If you're going to show so much cruelty in the name of using horror to talk about grief/trauma, at least say something new about it!!

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You Are In Hinamizawa, Summer of '89

It’s June 17th, 1989. The sun burns through paper-thin curtains as the sound of cicadas drills into your skull. You're on a futon, half-awake, blinking against the light. It smells like damp earth and old wood. You hear footsteps downstairs and the clatter of someone making miso soup. You don’t remember arriving in this village, but you know you’ve been here before. You chalk it up to déjà vu. This is Hinamizawa, a rural village nestled deep in the mountains of Gifu Prefecture. Isolated and quai

Matthew Alan Schmidt: B-b-b-but how could an anime with such a cute art style be so cruel and disturbing??

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Hell is Absolutely a Teenage Girl: 'Jennifer's Body' and Its Importance as a Coming-of-Age Horror Film

In 2009 a film that would eventually become a cult classic made its theatrical debut and that film is Jennifer's Body. Despite the horrible reception it received from people who were expecting to see Megan Fox naked, Jennifer's Body has always resonated with various communities. More in particular, queer people, who may have also had the experience of being a teenage girl at the time or at one point. It hits a particular spot for many people and still manages to be an effective film. The film's

Matthew Alan Schmidt: They really botched the marketing for this one when it came out. They sold it to the boys as a sleazy lesbian demon flick, but it's actually such an amazing critique of misogyny and the male gaze made for the feminists and the queers! So happy it's finally earning the cult status and recognition it deserves. Great article Vanessa!

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Hell is Absolutely a Teenage Girl: 'Jennifer's Body' and Its Importance as a Coming-of-Age Horror Film

'28 Years Later' Review: A Horror of the Heart

When 28 Days Later erupted onto screens in 2002, director Danny Boyle and writer Alex Garland didn’t just resurrect the zombie genre – they rewrote its DNA. Gritty digital cinematography, adrenalized pacing, and a hauntingly plausible viral outbreak made their original film feel as if the apocalypse could break out in our backyard. It wasn’t about the undead; it was about rage and what it stripped from humanity. The infected weren’t shuffling corpses – they were sprinting symbols of uncontrollab

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'28 Years Later' Review: A Horror of the Heart

Helen Shivers is the Icon of 'I Know What You Did Last Summer'

When people discuss I Know What You Did Last Summer, there are sometimes conversations surrounding how it's a rip-off of Scream (despite being totally different in plot), how it's a mediocre slasher, or critiquing the twists. Meanwhile, when it comes to a certain side of the horror fandom, people typically bring up Helen Shivers (Sarah Michelle Gellar) and her icon status. And it's not to say the rest of the film is horrible or that Julie (Jennifer Love Hewitt) is the worst character in horror,

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Helen Shivers is the Icon of 'I Know What You Did Last Summer'

Dementia, Duty, and Desire: Charting Manhood 28 Years Later

Danny Boyle returns like a fever dream with 28 Years Later, the unexpected but violently thrilling third installment of his once cult, now classic zombie saga. Forget the grainy, 480p Blair Witch esque desperation of 2002; Boyle armed now with razor sharp visuals and daring digital trickery, delivers an experience as polished as it is savage. The grit remains, the grime echoes through CRT filtered nostalgia, but now every drop of blood feels deliciously intentional, each scream razor cut clean.

Matthew Alan Schmidt: I'd say at least three of the infected scenes in this film deserve a spot in the All-Time Zombie Movie Top 10

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Dementia, Duty, and Desire: Charting Manhood 28 Years Later

Bring Her Back Made My Day

Ever since I saw Bring Her Back, I haven't been able to look at the world the same way. I've been spiralling all week. It isn't fear that dogs me though, it's something else. Watching this meticulously crafted downward spiral of misery on film felt like having my head held underwater. It forced me to look at things that I never wanted to see. Nothing's out of focus, nothing's in the background, and nothing is left to the imagination. It's-- he screams while she pushes stitches through the wound,

Lucas.: I really liked your willingness to experiment. It's like you're reviewing the piece while horrific moments from the movie keep taking over your brain. It's a jarring mindtrip... but im into it.ps. Nothing builds character like wearing high-vis vests in parking lots

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We were The Workshop for (a torturer’s) Utopia

Bandeirantes, Cordiális, 20XX Voices around the neighbourhood: kids who used to play heroes and villains, cops and bandits, were then playing President Sérgio Barbero versus his enemies, and none of them really wanted to be on the opposing party; teenage boys playing soccer, yelling fascist at each other amidst laughter, their phones filled with memes describing the President as a myth, filled with photos and videos of revenge porn; underpaid, sleep deprived security guards working part-time for

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We were The Workshop for (a torturer’s) Utopia

Welcome Back To the Zombie Genre with 28 Years Later

28 Years Later finally arrived after two decades later, Danny Boyle and Alex Garland return to direct and write this third installement and if you haven‘t seen the first two movies, 28 Years Later is a self contained story that is set after the second movie, but it‘s not a necessary watch… It‘s set 28 years later after the outbreak of the Rage Virus, the world is trying to rebuild and some survivors found a space outside of the mainland that is virus free and follows Spike, a 14 year old boy, wh

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Welcome Back To the Zombie Genre with 28 Years Later

VSFF '25 Reviews | easybake, Beyond the Salish, Have I Swallowed Your Dreams

I'm no short film specialist, but I do love short fiction literature! This week I was lucky enough to get early access to watch three of the film screenings for the Vancouver Short Film Festival happening this weekend, and here is what I have to say. Take notes because you're going to want to watch them! All the information can be found in the links included at the end of the article! Let's get to it: easybake The ability to walk the line between grotesque and emotional is a hard one, but this s

Jenn The Editor: easybake sounds right up my alley! I'll definitely be checking it out.

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VSFF '25 Reviews | easybake, Beyond the Salish, Have I Swallowed Your Dreams

6 Horror Films to Watch if You Like the 'Final Destination' Films

Death comes for everyone, but sometimes much sooner than anyone is prepared for. The Final Destination franchise is established as a franchise that prides itself on crazy deaths. You can go into most of those films (The Final Destination is the worst in the franchise) and enjoy yourself for the most part. But what happens when you get an itch for something similar? What horror films do you turn to? There's a certain vibe that Final Destination films maintain, including the consistent modus opera

marvelousmars: I'm not a horror movie fan, but recently I've started to realise that I like to use horror elements in my writing, so I'll definitely be checking some of these out, as much as it pains me. The Final Girls sounds like the most interesting to me.

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6 Horror Films to Watch if You Like the 'Final Destination' Films

ZedBear

“Amazing Amy & Perfect Patrick: Gone Girl Meets American Psycho” - Written by Amy Dunne-Bateman

Gone Girl

I Ship It: Matchmaking Two Characters

Horror

AmericanPsycho

Matthew Alan Schmidt

Zombie Cinema Isn't Dead, but Cinema Etiquette Might Be

28 Years Later

Coming-of-Age on Screen

Horror

gore

Bernardo Villareal

Hidden in the Circle: Unveiling the Possession Ritual in Bring Her Back

Bring Her Back

A Scene to Remember

Bring Her Back

Horror

vanessa maki

'28 Years Later' and the Oddly Specific Projection of Expectations

28 Years Later

Horror

horror films

28YearsLater

Joey Lopez

M3GAN 2.0 Is a Downgrade

M3GAN 2.0

Horror

horror films

Sci-fi

vanessa maki

Review: 'Push' is a Blanket Gripping Home Invasion Horror Thriller

Push

Horror

Thriller

horror films

ZedBear

Here’s to Swimming with Bow-Legged Women: How Jaws Redefined the Summer Movie — 50 Years Later

The Movie That Reminds Me of Summer

jaws

summer

Joey Lopez

Sweet Relief Is a Surreal Dose of Terror in Small Town Suburbia

Sweet Relief

Horror

indie

indie film

Joey Lopez

28 Years Later Will Tear Apart Your Flesh and Burrow Its Way Into Your Heart

28 Years Later

Horror

horror films

zombies

Joey Lopez

Bring Her Back is Nasty as Hell

Talk to Me

Horror

bringherback

Anime After Dark

You Are In Hinamizawa, Summer of '89

Higurashi: When They Cry

Horror

summer

anime

vanessa maki

Hell is Absolutely a Teenage Girl: 'Jennifer's Body' and Its Importance as a Coming-of-Age Horror Film

Jennifer's Body

Coming-of-Age on Screen

Horror

horror films

Sara Clements

'28 Years Later' Review: A Horror of the Heart

28 Days Later

Coming-of-Age on Screen

Horror

Film review

vanessa maki

Helen Shivers is the Icon of 'I Know What You Did Last Summer'

I Know What You Did Last Summer

Supporting Character Who Totally Stole the Show