Reviews

MOM Production Still

Emily Hampshire delivers a dark performance in the otherwise uneven MOM (spoiler-free review)

Old Soul by Susan Barker is this year's first five-star horror novel

Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix is a dark, timely, and captivating horror epic

Birdeater is one of 2025's first nerve-wracking psychological thrillers

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Street Trash (2024): A goopy, gory social commentary

The Damned

The Damned review: Icy psychological horror delivers thrills and chills in spades

Lily-Rose Depp stars as Ellen Hutter in director Robert Eggers’ NOSFERATU, a Focus Features release

All 4 Robert Eggers movies, ranked worst to best

Patrick Gibson as Dexter Morgan in Dexter: Original Sin, episode 1, season 1

Dexter: Original Sin recap, episode 1: Dexter revisits his Angel of Death

(L to R) Paz Vega as Carmen in episode 06 of 1992.

1992 on Netflix: New thriller series is surprisingly gruesome

Madison Wolfe as Annie and Gavin Warren as Daniel in The Man in the White Van

The Man in the White Van: Painfully slow build-up leads to a riveting final act

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Replicator: A gnarly bit of body horror (spoiler-free review)

The Creep Tapes

The Creep Tapes begins with an episode that feels pretty similar to the film (episode 1 review)

Heretic

Heretic review: A prescient film with riveting performances neutered by an underbaked final act

Love Bomb Production Still

Love Bomb: Beware the deadly dating app (spoiler-free review)

He Never Left Production Still

He Never Left: A sharp and entertaining slasher (spoiler-free review)

Test Screening, Screamfest

Test Screening review: Engrossing and nostalgic body horror with a queer love story

Fantastic Fest 2024 - Courtesy Fantastic Fest

Fantastic Fest 2024 review: V/H/S Beyond brings sci-fi thrills and beasts from beyond

Abruptio - Courtesy Hellbent Pictures

Abruptio: Weirdly endearing horror puppetry (spoiler-free review)

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Image Courtesy Mubi

The Substance review: Smart and grotesque body horror at its absolute best

Last Straw Production Still. Image Courtesy Shout Factory.

Last Straw review: A captivating nightmare that'll keep you invested until the end

David Howard Thornton as “Art the Clown” in the horror film, TERRIFIER 3, a Cineverse release. Photo courtesy of Jesse Korman/Dark Age Cinema

Fantastic Fest 2024 review: Terrifier 3 brings creeps, kills, and Christmas fear

Subservience. Image Courtesy Strike Media Ltd.

Subservience review: A fun, sexy, and serviceable AI thriller

L to R: Paddy (James McAvoy) and Ciara (Aisling Franciosi) in Speak No Evil, directed by James Watkins.

Speak No Evil review: James McAvoy is great but film still fails to justify its existence

Bound in Blood, courtesy of Titan Books

Bound in Blood review: A chilling compendium of cursed stories

MICHAEL KEATON as Beetlejuice in Warner Bros. Pictures’ comedy, “BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo Credit: Parisa Taghizadeh Copyright: © 2024 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice spoiler-free review: A charming and surprisingly successful sequel

STREAM | Official Teaser Trailer (UHD) | From the Producers of TERRIFIER 2

Stream review: Grindhouse gore for the digital age

ODDITY, Courtesy of Colm Hogan. An IFC Films production

Oddity review: Dread-inducing atmospheric horror film elicits full body chills

Hell Hole, courtesy of Shudder

Hell Hole review: A gory, goopy parasitic rampage hindered by poor pacing