True crime, pagan revival, and cinema collide in this jaw-dropping documentary. The Last Sacrifice is sometimes clunky in its true crime format. It’s trying too hard to be scary. The approach doesn’t always suit the material, because the wild cinematic crossover with nonfiction is exponentially more interesting, and no crime was … The Last Sacrifice Review: The Unsolved Murder That Haunted British Folk HorrorRead more
Horror Films
Psycho Killer Review: A Satanic Slasher Caught Between Seven and Stereotype
Psycho Killer, a taut but flawed thriller that swaps the sophistication of Seven for a Satanic cliché, driven by a strong lead in Georgina Campbell From the writer who defined 90s cinematic darkness comes a new slasher that attempts to revisit the gritty serial killer thriller. Andrew Kevin Walker, the … Psycho Killer Review: A Satanic Slasher Caught Between Seven and StereotypeRead more
The Best Horror Movies of 2025 and Why 2026 is Already Twitching
The Bloody Benchmark: The Best Horror Movies of 2025 and Why 2026 is Already Twitching You know, it’s funny. You spend a whole year bracing for the worst, and somehow horror movies end up being the best part of it. Let’s just put it out there: 2025 was a monster … The Best Horror Movies of 2025 and Why 2026 is Already TwitchingRead more
Beauty Horror: The gore-geous fairy tale micro-genre
Beauty Horror: the gore-geous fairy tale micro-genre The Substance (Coralie Fargeat, 2024) and The Ugly Stepsister (Emilie Blickfeldt, 2025) Horror moves in fashions, and sometimes something new crawls up from the sticky neural pathways of our subconscious. Often it drips blood – but in the last couple of years we’re … Beauty Horror: The gore-geous fairy tale micro-genreRead more
The Toxic Avenger: A Goopy, Corrosive Masterpiece
The Toxic Avenger A janitor becomes a social outcast when a freak accident at a chemical factory turns him into a mutant. However, he soon uses his newfound superhuman strength to battle slimy criminals and a corrupt CEO. Release date: 29 August 2025 Director: Macon Blair Starring: Peter Dinklage; Jacob Tremblay; Taylour Paige; Julia Davis; Jonny Coyne; Elijah … The Toxic Avenger: A Goopy, Corrosive MasterpieceRead more
We’re Not Safe Here: When Reality Becomes a Nightmare
We’re Not Safe Here: When Reality Becomes a Nightmare In his new film, We’re Not Safe Here, writer and director Solomon Gray melds together genres to craft a new kind of home invasion film. After vanishing, a woman returns with a chilling tale. Now, she and her friend are hunted by a dark … We’re Not Safe Here: When Reality Becomes a NightmareRead more
Zach Cregger’s Weapons: Brutal, Bizarre, and Bloody
Zach Cregger’s Weapons: Brutal, Bizarre, and Bloody When all but one child from the same classroom mysteriously vanish on the same night at exactly the same time, a community is left questioning who or what is behind their disappearance. Release date: 8 August 2025 (UK) Director: Zach Cregger I’m not saying that Barbarian was … Zach Cregger’s Weapons: Brutal, Bizarre, and BloodyRead more
Jimmy and Stiggs- Drugs, Aliens, and Mayhem, Review
Jimmy and Stiggs: Drugs, Aliens, and Mayhem, Review Joe Begos’ brain-melting, eyeball-searing alien horror freakout Jimmy and Stiggs is officially now playing in theaters nationwide. The first theatrical release from Eli Roth’s new studio, The Horror Section, Jimmy and Stiggs is a 16mm practical-effects explosion that is becoming a full-blown cult phenomenon. · The Jimmy and Stiggs soundtrack is available now on Spotify, as well as on CD, … Jimmy and Stiggs- Drugs, Aliens, and Mayhem, ReviewRead more
Birthrite Film: Plot Holes & Wasted Talent
Presumably everyone involved read the script before shooting began, and that’s where the problem begins. Writers Patch Darragh and Erin Gann conjure up not a single new idea, and those borrowed thoughts they introduce they don’t follow through to any logical or even interesting conclusion. The writing is lazy, and … Birthrite Film: Plot Holes & Wasted TalentRead more
Shaman: Missionary Family’s Faith Tested
Shaman: Missionary Family’s Faith Tested Solid performances all around, plus gorgeous locations and some genuine surprises elevate the proceedings, but the pace is slow, the FX are weak, and the story too often falls prey to the cliché it’s trying to expose. (They also don’t get any of the Catholic … Shaman: Missionary Family’s Faith TestedRead more
Weapons, Zach Cregger’s Disturbing Horror
Weapons, Zach Cregger’s Disturbing Horror As crafty as this film is, there’s not a lot of metaphor or social consciousness afoot. Weapons is just here to work your nerves, make you gasp, and shed some blood. It does it pretty well. When all but one child from the same classroom mysteriously vanishes … Weapons, Zach Cregger’s Disturbing HorrorRead more
Osiris (2025): Big Dumb Alien Fun, Movie Review
Osiris (2025) Special Forces commandos are abducted mid-operation by a mysterious spacecraft and, upon awakening, find themselves prey to a relentless alien race in a fight for survival. (IMDB) Written by William Kaufman and Paul Reichelt Directed by William Kaufman Osiris: Big Dumb Alien Fun, Movie Review Osiris opens with … Osiris (2025): Big Dumb Alien Fun, Movie ReviewRead more
Kenzie Jennings, Putting the Splatter into Splatterpunk
Kenzie Jennings, Putting the Splatter into Splatterpunk A Horror Author Interview by Lionel Ray Green The debut novel Reception by Kenzie Jennings received, well, quite the reception, earning a Splatterpunk Awards nomination in 2020. The following year, her Splatter Western novella Red Station garnered another nomination. In 2023, Jennings received … Kenzie Jennings, Putting the Splatter into SplatterpunkRead more
Monster Island: Malay Folklore Meets WWII Creature Feature
Monster Island: Malay Folklore Meets WWII Creature Feature But both Fujioka and Woodhouse are so fully committed to their characters—an introvert haunted by his decisions and a punch-first-think-later Englishman—that the blossoming bromance makes up for whatever originality Orang Ikan lacks.We spend 75% of the films brisk run time with just … Monster Island: Malay Folklore Meets WWII Creature FeatureRead more
The Banished (2024): Movie Review
The Banished (2024) Written and directed by Joseph Sims-Dennett Terror is a place. The Banished opens with Grace (Meg Eloise-Clarke) lost in the wilderness, looking for Mr Green (Leighton Cardno) an old teacher and guide who was taking her to a remote woodland commune to find her estranged brother, David … The Banished (2024): Movie ReviewRead more