The Scariest Things went to the Big Easy and saw LOTS of movies, and for good measure also checked out some really cool live panels. Many of these films will be getting wide release later this summer and fall, so give a listen for a preview of what's worth checking out!
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2017 gave us Get Out. 2018 gave us Heriditary. 2019’s dive in to intellectual terror is the Lodge. Just as its forefathers were dark, brooding, thought-provoking, and terrifying, so is this year’s entry in to the new age of thinky-horror. Note: thinky-horror is not yet an industry-accepted term, but you heard it here first.
Dachra ★★ out of ★★★★★ Local-color sinisterness can’t overcome the exasperating squabbling of the three main protagonists in this Tunisian...
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FANGORIA continues its reputation for bringing fun, low-budget elevated B-movie fare. Their new feature, Satanic Panic, has a look and production quality that belies its minuscule budget, and stars charismatic newcomer Haley Griffith.
★★★ out of ★★★★★ Style edges out substance in this Lynchian high school noir about a missing girl’s impact on...
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Come To Daddy is a movie with two lives. The first half is a taught father-son dysfunctional family character piece, and the second is a hyper violent fight for survival, featuring Elijah Wood.
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A remarkable debut feature film that expands on a familiar curse, and continues to tweak and adjust the theme as the plot unfurls.
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It was bound to be a curiosity. A famous auteur art-house director, gifted with an all-star cast and a classic zombie tale, what could go wrong? Plenty.
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A near pitch-perfect possession horror comedy from Ireland, featuring one of the most endearing and unlikely horror heroines in recent memory.
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Chalk up one for the elderly and the blind! This little werewolf movie surprises in many ways.
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Brazen, wicked, and nasty, the medical-revenge flick American Mary takes a med student down a very dark career path as a chop-shop extreme make-over doc.
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With shades of Stephen King’s Misery and hideous monsters added to the mix, this U.K. scare fare flick delivers the snowbound goods.
★★★.5 out of ★★★★★ The new wave of horror cinema is officially upon us all. Gone are the jokey and...
★★★ out of ★★★★★ Yes. Dolls are creepy. You know this. We know this. They just have a creep factor...
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A couple of good set pieces and a solid premise can't overcome a jump-scare laden and predictable plot. Unfortunately, The Curse of La Llorona pulled its punches.
★★★★1/2 out of ★★★★★ A sadistic murderer, a man haunted by the dead, and a young woman with a dark...
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Don't say the 'W' word! Don't do it!
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What would happen if you barfed out your inner demons, and they came to life? Good news! The Cleanse will answer that very strange question for you.
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It's Baby Busey vs. the Forest Grannies!
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Interlocking circles of revenge is the background of this brutal 2010 special agent vs. serial killer film. By the end of the movie, you are rooting for everyone to lose. (And yet, it's still a pretty good movie.)
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Say it ain’t so! A real life ghost story that just might be about real life GHOSTS! Not only is this a solid little flick with a gaggle of ghostly misdirection, it’s also a film that features THE Janeane Garofalo. Sadly, while Ms. Garofalo isn’t in the film too much, her absence is made up by lots and lots of strange and ghoulish apparitions -- or not.
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When the mysterious plot entanglements of this sexy thriller get untied, what once was very enticing becomes a very challenging watch.
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Vintage Eurohorror and backwoods psycho horror elements are both at play in this tale of a high-society author who goes to rural Sweden to get her creative juices flowing again.
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This film doesn’t make a damn bit of sense, but that doesn’t necessarily make it a bad film. Au contraire.
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Just because you thought A Quiet Place was cool doesn't mean it needs to be remade six months later.
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Heavy Metal and Horror combos go together like peanut butter and some really bloody jelly. Getting the band back together was never such a bad idea.
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Andrew Borden : You're an abomination, Lizzie.
Lizzie Borden : And at last, we are on equal footing, father.
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Themes of madness, isolation, grief, jealousy, and demons abound in this 2018 Horror Western. A pinch of Little House on the Prairie, a dollop of The Shining, a dash of the Witch, and a splash of High Plains Drifter.
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Wait. Hold up. It took four cats to play the cat “Church”? And it took two kids to play Gage? That’s commitment!