★★★★ out of ★★★★★
This claustrophobic chiller provides viewers with plenty of meat to mull over while delivering a nerve-wracking battle of wills between a kidnapper who heads up a twisted family unit and his victim.
★★★★ out of ★★★★★
The latest from renowned director Brad Anderson, Blood takes the familiar horror story of a parent who will go to any lengths to save a dying child and succeeds in setting itself apart from the pack thanks to solid direction and acting.
★★★★★ out of ★★★★★
Graham Skipper's "Godzilla: The Ultimate Illustrated Guide," from Welbeck Publishing, is a thing of beauty, and a volume that Godzilla and monster-movie fans of all stripes should consider required reading and owning.
★★★3/4 out of ★★★★★
Kids can be little devils, as fright-fare fanatics well know, and There’s Something Wrong with the Children does a fun, eerie job of further proving that adage to be true.
MidWest WeirdFest delivers another flurry of the mystical and the mind-boggling this year with its first-wave announcement for its seventh edition. Taking place March 3–5, 2023 at the Micon Downtown Cinema in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, the fest presents thought-provoking documentaries and cutting-edge narrative films.
★★★1/2 out of ★★★★★
Lycanthrope lovers take note: This humorous British romp is chock full of loving references to favorite fright fare of the past, as well as grue-filled action boasting plenty of solid-looking practical effects.
This year had no shortage of incredible fright-fare films, and whittling down my “best of 2022” list to 10 from 20 strong candidates was a difficult task — one so daunting that I had to have two ties, as leaving any of the following features off of my list would have been a travesty. Here is what I ultimately came up with.
★★★ out of ★★★★★
It’s a rampaging robotic Santa versus a clever, foul-mouthed record store owner in Joe Begos’ holiday horror Christmas Bloody Christmas.
★★★★ out of ★★★★★
A high school counselor’s trip to Kansas City, Kansas so that he can help out a student turns into an oddball odyssey in this winning, blood-soaked comedy.
Joseph reviews three ★★★★ out of ★★★★★ short films from Another Hole in the Head Film Festival: 7 MINUTES IN HELL, ANGEL CITY HORROR, and THE WELL.
Cognitive ★★★★ out of ★★★★★
The Keys ★★★1/2 out of ★★★★★
A King in Yellow ★★★1/2 out of ★★★★★
Joseph reviews three thrilling slices of fear-fare from Another Hole in the Head Film Festival.
★★★★ out of ★★★★★
The latest crytpozoology documentary from the terrific Small Town monsters production company is another solid effort, this one focusing on the history and social issues surrounding the Jersey Devil.
★★★1/2 out of ★★★★★
A skeptical husband goes against his superstitious wife’s wishes and finds himself in a downward spiral of tragedy in this brooding Korean chiller.
★★★★★ out of ★★★★★
FRIGHTFEST GUIDE: VAMPIRE MOVIES is a lavish, highly informative guide to cinema of the undead.
★★★1/2 out of ★★★★★
U.K. creature feature The Lair may not win any awards for originality or win accolades for its characters, but if you are in the mood for action horror with monsters and grue aplenty, it is a fun watch.
Prom Car '91 ★★★★ out of ★★★★★
Gnomes ★★★★ out of ★★★★★
Joseph reviews two excellent shorts from Nightmares Film Festival.
Summoners ★★★ out of ★★★★★
Mother, May I? ★★★1/2 out of ★★★★★
Joseph reviews two "But is it horror?" features from Brooklyn Horror Film Festival.
★★★1/2 out of ★★★★★
V/H/S/99, the latest installment in the V/H/S horror anthology franchise, delivers plenty of the gory and the gruesome along with a nice balance of chills and chuckles.
★★★1/2 out of ★★★★★
A father and daughter going through difficult times are about to have matters get even worse, as they are stranded on a road next to a forest at night, and they are definitely not alone.
The Trunk ★★★★ out of ★★★★★ Directed by Travis Laidlaw In Canadian supernatural shocker The Trunk, Marco (Craig Monk) and...
★★★★ out of ★★★★★
This Australian indie effort punches above its weight and delivers a thrilling, mesmerizing watch about a teenage girl whose recently deceased mother has been replaced in the family unit by a woman who looks alarmingly like that very mother.
Here are six slices of fright-fare from Brooklyn Horror Film Festival that we here at The Scariest Things are itching to see.
RUPTURE ★★★★ out of ★★★★★
NR. 10 ★★★★ out of ★★★★★
Joseph reviews two excellent features from Vienna's SLASH Film Festival.
Joseph reviews three **** short films from Vienna's SLASH Film Festival.
The 14th edition of A Night of Horror International Film Festival takes place at Dendy Cinemas Newtown, Sydney, Australia, from October 17th until October 23rd, 2022, and what a lineup the fest has in store!
Vienna’s SLASH Film Festival is set to kick off in a couple of days, and it’s a stunner! From the world premieres of Austrian features Rupture and Mother Superior to the opening episodes of Lars von Trier’s Kingdom Exodus to a fine selection of other horror features and shorts from around the globe boasting monsters, murderers, and all other sorts of mayhem, SLASH Film Festival is a can’t-miss event.
★★★1/2 out of ★★★★★
This remake of the surprise Japanese hit One Cut of the Dead puts a French spin on the proceedings — and it works!
The Ones You Didn't Burn ★★★★ out of ★★★★★
The Ghosts of Monday ★★★1/2 out of ★★★★★
These two features from Arrow Video FrightFest offer plenty of supernatural eeriness.
Aficionados of the weird, the wild, and the wonderful, prepare yourselves for two days of stimulating cinema as The International Fortean Film Festival presents its 2022 edition on September 2 and 3 in Gloucester, U.K. From the supernatural to cryptozoology to alien life and far beyond, the fest has selected a tantalizing array of narrative and documentary features and short films.
Stalker ★★★1/2 out of ★★★★★
Mean Spirited ★★★ out of ★★★★★
Two premieres from Arrow Video FrightFest are well worth the attention of horror film fans.