★★ 1/2 out of ★★★★★
The horror comedy (?) In Fabric unravels
Horror Shorts: Blood Stains (2018)
★★★★ out of ★★★★★
What are you willing to sacrifice to realise your dreams?
Eric’s Review: Stay Out Stay Alive (2019)
★★★ out of ★★★★★
Digital effects wizard Deane Yurke takes a seat in the director’s chair for his first feature, Stay Out, Stay Alive, a cautionary tale of greed unchecked as five young campers fall prey to the lure of a haunted gold mine.
The Scariest Things Podcast Extra: The Overlook Film Festival in Review
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!
Mike’s Review: The Lodge (2019)
❄❄❄❄❄ out of ❄❄❄❄❄
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 hear first.
Joseph’s Overlook Film Festival Reviews: “Dachra” and “Porno”
Dachra ★★ out of ★★★★★ Local-color sinisterness can’t overcome the exasperating squabbling of the three main protagonists in this Tunisian […]
Eric’s Review: Satanic Panic (2019)
★★★★ out of ★★★★★
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.
Joseph’s Overlook Film Festival Review: “Knives and Skin”
★★★ out of ★★★★★ Style edges out substance in this Lynchian high school noir about a missing girl’s impact on […]
Eric’s Review: Come to Daddy (2019)
★★★★ out of ★★★★★
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.
Eric’s Review: Head Count (2018)
★★★1/2 out of ★★★★★
A remarkable debut feature film that expands on a familiar curse, and continues to tweak and adjust the theme as the plot unfurls.
Eric’s Review: The Dead Don’t Die (2019)
★★ out of ★★★★★
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.
Eric’s Review: Extra Ordinary (2019)
★★★★1/2 out of ★★★★★
A near pitch-perfect possession horror comedy from Ireland, featuring one of the most endearing and unlikely horror heroines in recent memory.
Trailer Alert! Friday the 13th: Vengeance
A brand new Friday the 13th movie starring two previous Jasons! And it’ll be free!
The Scariest Things Podcast Episode LXII: Literature Adaptations to Film
The book was better! Or was it? Our book expert Liz and Eric talk about some of their favorite adaptations from the page to the screen.
Movie News: Annabelle Comes Home Trailer!
Babysitters and horror go together like peanut butter and chocolate. You just can’t have one with out the other. This […]
André Ovredal to direct Stephen King’s “The Long Walk”
“Autopsy Of Jane Doe” director, André Øvredal, set to bring new Stephen King story to the big screen!
Eric’s Review: Late Phases (2014) (AKA Night of the Wolf)
★★★1/2 out of ★★★★★
Chalk up one for the elderly and the blind! This little werewolf movie surprises in many ways.
When Johnny Came Marching Home Again as a Zombie: 22 War Themed Horror Movies for Memorial Day
As America honors its fallen soldiers, The Scariest Things is taking time out to remember some of the warriors lost […]
The Scariest Things Podcast Extra: The Portland Horror Film Festival 2019
MICK GARRIS, WORLD PREMIERES, AND MONSTERS APLENTY AT PORTLAND HORROR FILM FESTIVAL™ JUNE 5th-8th
Horror TV: New Horror Anthology Coming to Hulu
Mary Laws is bringing more monsters to your TV screen.
Eric’s Review: American Mary (2012)
★★★★ out of ★★★★★
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.
Joseph’s Review: Winterskin (2019)
★★★1/2 out of ★★★★★
With shades of Stephen King’s Misery and hideous monsters added to the mix, this U.K. scare fare flick delivers the snowbound goods.
Mike’s Review: Hole in the Ground (2019)
★★★.5 out of ★★★★★ The new wave of horror cinema is officially upon us all. Gone are the jokey and […]
The Scariest Things Podcast Extra: The Overlook Film Festival Preview
Once again, the Overlook Film Festival is stocked with a veritable treasure trove of movies to be screened. The Scariest Things will be in the Big Easy to preview for you all the great indie horror to come out of Overlook.
Mike’s Review: Annabelle (2014)
★★★ out of ★★★★★ Yes. Dolls are creepy. You know this. We know this. They just have a creep factor […]
Movie Posters We Love: La Nuit des Morts Vivants (Night of the Living Dead 1968)
Wow! The French sure know how to do it right. Not only does this film poster look nothing like the […]
Eric’s Review: The Curse of La Llorona (2019)
★★ out of ★★★★★
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.
The Scariest Things Podcast: Episode LXI – A J-Horror Sampler Platter
We’re going on a trip to the far east, where Horror delves where Hollywood had feared to tread. We’re trading in the hillbilly horror for some scary little girls with wet hair! Join Liz, Eric, and Mike for a combo plate of some of our favorite offerings from across the Pacific.
Trailer Alert: Ma
Finally, a leading lady role for Octavia Spencer, as she gets to play a flamboyant teenager killer! Ten bucks says that this is going to be a lot of fun.
Mother’s Day Horror!
Happy Mother’s Day! Let this poster be a message to you, don’t forget to call your mom! (Or Else) Here are ten of our favorite horror movie moms, for good or EVIL!