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Movie reviews for horror fans; from gruesome bone-chillers to dark horror thrillers, a showcase for frightful films that seek to entertain and to terrify.

"So Vam" review
“Queer vampires” is a whole ass vibe. But while I highly respect the notion of the film, it holds a lot of room for growth. So Vam is campy front to back, which can be a big part of the fun for viewers who enjoy low-grade horror flicks. And when taking into consideration the writer/director Alice Maio Mackay was only sixteen during production, with a low budget of twelve thousand dollars, this film is actually quite impressive. I’m anxious to watch this budding filmmaker grow and continue to make movies with strong messages. Still, this production could use a bit of polish.
By Breanna Ludeman4 years ago in Horror
"The Innocents" Review
As kids, we often dream of having “super powers”, but what would happen if children really did have supernatural abilities? Young Ida is astonished when her non-verbal autistic sister Anna is suddenly communicative–through a psychic link with a neighbor no less. This supernatural horror stays tense throughout as the cast of kids discover what they’re capable of. Although the chain of events in this film may be slow going, there are key events throughout that define the tone and keep the viewer on edge–you're not sure what’s going to happen, but you can guess it is not good.
By Breanna Ludeman4 years ago in Horror
7 Things You Didn't Know About the Worlds Most Haunted House
Welcome to the world's most haunted house! We are The Winchester Mystery House in San Jose, California. It was built in 1895 by Sarah Winchester as a personal refuge and a playground for her when she was alive and as a ghost after she died.Today, this 170-room Victorian mansion stands as an attraction and also as one of the weirdest structures ever built. Aside from being known as the world’s most haunted house, there are many things that you might not know about the Winchester Mystery House. Here is a list of 9 things you didn’t know about the worlds most haunted house – The Winchester Mystery House: The Winchester Mystery House is Actually a Haunted Mansion: Despite the fact that the mansion is better known as a haunted house, it only became haunted after it was completed. According to most reports, Sarah Winchester was a spiritualist and clairvoyant. She believed she was guided by the spirits of the people who had died from the Winchester rifle. She was plagued by visions of them and other spirits, and she was advised by her psychic advisers to build the mansion in order to appease these spirits. However, the construction of this mansion was anything but normal. It was built in a haphazard manner that defied all logic. Most of the rooms were built in a bizarre upside-down fashion, with doors and windows on the ceiling. The house was also built with staircases that lead nowhere, doors that open to the outside, and other peculiarities. It’s no wonder that this strange building is haunted. Sarah Winchester was a widow, not just a wealthy heiress: The main reason why people think that the Winchester Mystery House was built by a wealthy heiress is because they think they were both widows with similar personalities. However, Sarah Winchester was a widow long before she became an heiress. Sarah was the wife of William Wirt Winchester, the owner of Winchester Repeating Arms Company. She was married to William Winchester for 15 years until he died of tuberculosis. After the death of her husband, Sarah inherited half the manufacturing company, which was a fortune back then. However, a year after her husband’s death, she inherited the other half of the company after her father-in-law died from the flu. Sarah Winchester became the sole owner of the Winchester Repeating Arms Company. Someone who inherited such a large fortune would have a big responsibility to lead the company. It Wasn’t Built in One Year, But Over 20 Years: Most people think that the Winchester Mystery House was built in one year. Although it is true that the house was built very quickly, it took 20 years to build. Sarah Winchester engaged 33 construction workers to build her house. They worked for 16 hours a day for 9 months every year. There is a lot of confusion about how long the construction of the Winchester Mystery House took place because it was a continuous process. Construction of the house stopped only during the rainy season. Even after construction of the house ended in 1922, the house continued to change and morph. Sarah Winchester added rooms, moved rooms and changed the roofline of the house up until her death in 1922. The construction of the Winchester Mystery House was so long that there are different architectural styles found in the house, including Victorian, Tudor, Gothic Revival, and others. The Number of Windows and Doors are Confusing: The first thing you will notice while walking inside the Winchester Mystery House is that there are too many windows and doors in the house. There are more than 650 windows and 1,000 doors in this house. Some rooms only have one door leading in, while some have no doors at all. What could be the reason for this architectural confusion? The reason behind this architectural madness is the psychic guidance that Winchester received from her psychic advisers. They advised her to build many more windows and doors in her house to let in light and air. If you are walking in the house during daytime, you will notice that most of the windows have black curtains. This is because the light from the sun is blinding for Sarah Winchester. There Are No Straight Corners In This House: Those who have been in the Winchester Mystery House claim that there are no straight corners in the house. It is true. There are no straight corners in the house. According to historians, the reason for this is that Sarah Winchester wanted the corners of her house to be curved. She did this because she believed that the corners of the house have a bad energy. The curved corners can be seen in the design of the house in many different ways. The main staircase of the house has a curved shape, as do many of the built-in furniture and columns. The curved corners can also be seen in the design of the windows and doors of the house. The walls inside the house are also not straight. They are either curved or crinkled. There Are 2 Sides to Every Room and Every Ceiling in the House: There are two sides to every room and every ceiling in the Winchester Mystery House. The room that has a ceiling has a floor. The room that has a floor has a ceiling. This is because in the early stages of the construction of the house, Sarah Winchester built the rooms upside down. The corner of the house has a very distinct shape. It is curved, it is crinkled, and it is messy. The rooms inside the house have the same shape. The stairs of the house also have the same shape. If you go inside the house, you will see that the ceiling has the same design as the floor. If you go up the stairs, you will see that the floor has a ceiling. There are 27 Rooms with Unusual Shapes and Sizes: There are 27 rooms in the Winchester Mystery House that are either irregularly shaped or unusually sized. These rooms are the ones that are found on the second floor of the house. The second floor of the house was built in an upside-down manner, so the rooms on this floor were built upside down, too. Some of the rooms have very irregular shapes and sizes because they were built sideways, backwards, upside down, or diagonally. For example, the room with the shape of a triangle is where the servants would sleep. The room that is shaped like a parallelogram was used as a dressing room. There is another room that was built diagonally and is considered as the most unusual room in the house.
By PP4 years ago in Horror
Orphan: First Kill - A Movie Review
Be careful about Esther. She has a peculiar background. Orphan: First Kill is a 2022 prequel to the 2009 film. Orchestrating an escape from the Saarne Institute in Estonia, Esther impersonates a long-lost daughter of the Albright family. Traveling to America, Esther’s performance is not met by everyone.
By Marielle Sabbag4 years ago in Horror
‘Prey’ Movie Review. Top Story - August 2022.
Prey, which takes place a few hundred years before the events of Predator, follows a Comanche girl named Naru (Amber Midthunder) who is in constant competition with her brother Taabe (Dakota Beavers). Both are incredibly skilled hunters, but of course, Naru isn’t given the same credit as her male peers. But when a Predator (Dane DiLiegro) lands in their territory, Naru is finally given the chance to show just how good of a hunter she is.
By Will Lasley4 years ago in Horror
Glorious: A Review
Have you ever wondered what a conversation would be like with a god trapped in a stall in a dirty rest stop bathroom? Yeah, me neither. Nonetheless, this is what director Rebekah McKendry explores in Glorious–a horror flick whose subgenre I simply can’t decide. Is it a creature feature? If you consider the god “Ghat” a creature then yes, however you only ever see his floating gelatinous ass. Is it psychological thriller? For the main character Wes, maybe, but mostly just confusing for the viewer. So how can I describe this film?
By Breanna Ludeman4 years ago in Horror
What does 'Men' want?
Alex Garland's (Annihilation, Ex-Machina) Men is a 2022 folk horror movie that tells the story of Harper, played by Jessie Buckley (Fargo, I'm Thinking of Ending Things,) who takes a vacation to the English countryside after the death of her estranged husband, James (Paapa Essiedu), and is stalked and tormented by the men of the nearby village, all played by Rory Kinnear (Our Flag Means Death, Black Mirror.)
By Emily Mikkelsen4 years ago in Horror
The Bad Seed (1956)
If, as Hillary Clinton once observed, it "takes a village to raise a child," then it must take an Act of God, in the form of a well-timed lightning bolt, to kill one.
By Tom Baker4 years ago in Horror
Nope review: Is Jordan Peele's latest sci-fi horror his best film yet?
In 2017, Jordan Peele, best known, at the time, for his comedy work on the popular sitcom Key and Peele, and a variety of feature film outings, including Keanu, shocked cinemagoers around the world with his horror film debut, Get Out, which singularly redefined the genre, receiving critical acclaim and later earning the director/writer his first Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. The mixed response from audiences over its genre notwithstanding (something Peele later lamented when acknowledging the genre confusion caused by the Oscar-winning flick), Peele created something truly special with Get Out, providing a terrifying and wholly unique look at liberal racism through intensely provocative social commentary and a deeply unsettling premise.
By Liam Spencer4 years ago in Horror
Monsters Aren’t Real
My alarm goes off at 6:00am and I hit the snooze button several times before getting out of bed. Yikes!!! I have 40 minutes to get myself and my daughter dressed. My boss warned me yesterday about my tardiness, so quickly we move through my apartment half sleepy and the other half shows under my puffy eyes my sleep schedule is literally 5am until 5am yes it’s true my friend Monster keeps me up all night and she’s always around and she never shut up she’s nice nasty and very critical of me having Lupus and Alopecia all night she talks saying mean things about everyone especially me. Her favorite thing is to remind me just how much the world hates me.
By roshanda Carter4 years ago in Horror
Movie Review Bodies Bodies Bodies is Clever But Unsatisfying
Bodies Bodies Bodies is a mixed bag. At once a horror whodunnit and a snappy send up of Gen-z, Bodies Bodies Bodies has a tricky tone to pull off and I don’t think it quite threaded the needle. The movie wants laughs and scares in equal measure and while it earns both, the whole is never as good as the parts. In the end Bodies Bodies Bodies is quite effective but not as effective as it needs to be.
By Sean Patrick4 years ago in Horror
‘They/Them’ Movie Review
They/Them is a new Peacock original slasher film written and directed by award-winning playwright and screenwriter John Logan. The film is about a conversion camp for queer youth run by the charismatic Owen Whistler (Kevin Bacon) where we follow a group of new arrivals, particularly a nonbinary teen named Jordan (Theo Germaine). I don’t want to say anymore about the plot, but needless to say, they don’t exactly try to make queer conversion therapy look good (which it isn’t).
By Will Lasley4 years ago in Horror