★★ out of ★★★★★
Buckle up for a very bumpy ride with Night Teeth.
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Liz’s Book Report: The Last House on Needless Street
★★★★★ out of ★★★★★ By Catriona Ward Way back in April (it’s almost October!) I was given an advance reader […]
Joseph’s Review: The House at the End of the Forest (2021 Popcorn Frights)
★★1/2 out of ★★★★★
Swedish puzzler The House at the End of the Forest serves up more head scratching than it does hand wringing.
Liz’s Review: Howling Village (Popcorn Frights 2021)
★★★★ out of ★★★★★
Fans of classic J Horror rejoice! Howling Village takes you back to the golden age and your guide is Horror master and Ju-on creator Takashi Shimizu.
The Scariest Things Podcast Episode CXXVIII: The Best Horror Films of the First Half of 2021
2021 has delivered a number of films that were held in reserve over the awkward year that was 2020. The studios held back some of their most proven titles, and when the theaters opened up a slew of them hit the theaters, and several of them were worth the wait.
Liz’s Review: Mareld (Portland Horror Film Festival)
★★★1/2 out of ★★★★★
Throw the script overboard and set sail with Mareld!
Trailer Alert: We Need To Do Something (2021)
Just off of a buzz generating debut at the Tribeca Film Festival, the trailer for Sean King O’Grady’s feature film […]
Eric’s Portland Horror Film Festival Review: The Turn of the Screw (2021)
★★★★ out of ★★★★★
An insightful take on a classic ghost story. Director Alex Galvin manages to maintain the melancholy tragedy of the Henry James Gothic tale, while adding in an appropriate modern twist that adds an extra layer of meaning to the proceedings.
Popcorn Frights Announces Second Wave of Programming for Virtual Festival!
You can also catch Popcorn Frights from the comfort of your own home! From August 12-19, you can catch the big second wave of films that can arrive straight to your living room. Twenty-one feature films and a plethora of live and animated horror shorts for your entertainment. And, if you fest at home, the popcorn will be so much cheaper!
Eric’s Review: Escape Room: Tournament of Champions (2021)
★★★ out of ★★★★★
Once more into the maze! It’s still full of tricks, traps, misdirection, and impossible challenges. As it was the last time, the killer escape rooms are hugely imaginative, even if the overriding plot isn’t. It’s an entertaining low-calorie thrill ride that is as entertaining and exciting as a roller coaster, but it has about as much nuance and character development as an carnie ride as well.
Liz’s Review: Fear Street Part One: 1994
Spend your summer in Shadeyside with Fear Street!
Dead List: The 25 Best Giallo Titles
Giallo is known for many things. The flash of a killer’s knife blade. Black gloves. Gordian knot mysteries and plot twists. Sexy women in lurid, compromising, and let’s be fair- misogynistic situations. Salacious eye catching posters. Blood. So much blood. And, crazily evocative bordering on non-sensical titles. The Scariest Things dove deep into the Giallo well to find the best titles in the genre.