Whenever I’m watching a haunted house movie, at some point I’ll invariably ask “What the hell are you people still doing in that bloody house?” Call me crazy, but when walls begin to bleed – or spectral voices are crying “GET OUT!” – I’d be changing my zip code as fast as humanly possible. I…
Tag: horror
The Nanny (2017) – Review
In horror films, if you hire a babysitter or nanny, there is a good chance they will turn out to be evil – whether they be a woman seeking revenge, as in The Hand That Rocks the Cradle, or something more supernatural, like William Friedkin’s The Guardian – but regardless of the nature of the…
Final Girl (2015) – Review
Taking popular horror tropes and turning them on their heads is nothing new – the “final girl” trope is easily the most recognized of such – but the key to making such a twist work is in how well you execute it, and in having the “final girl” being someone the audience can actually get…
The Ritual (2017) – Review
“If you go down to the woods today, you’re sure of a big surprise, if you go down to the woods today, you’d better go in disguise!” The lyrics for Teddy Bear’s Picnic contain some solid pieces of advice – ones that almost no character in horror movies ever takes to heart – and though…
Day of the Dead: Bloodline (2018) – Review
With the popularity of the zombie genre still chugging along – with numerous zombie movies and television shows popping up at an alarming rate – it is sad to report that the percentage of good zombie content versus bad zombie content weighs heavily on the side of “Oh my god this sucks.” Director Hernández Vicens’ Day…