Reviews

The Ugly Stepsister, Marcel Zyskind/Shudder

The Ugly Stepsister is one twisted take on Cinderella (spoiler-free review)

Drop is a nail-biting first date from hell (spoiler-free review)

Steamboat Willie horror film Screamboat is a cut above the rest

825 Forest Road spoiler-free review: Creator of Hell House LLC brings effective horror to the table again

Finn Wolfhard and Billy Bryk in Hell of a Summer

Hell of a Summer is actually one hell of a bummer

The Woman in the Yard

The Woman in the Yard review: A launchpad into the world of grief-centered horror

Death of a Unicorn Production Still

Death of a Unicorn is a campy monster movie that is totally forgettable

Eiza González and Aaron Paul in Ash

Ash is a visually stunning sci-fi thriller that's turning heads (spoiler-free review)

Bill Skarsgård in the Horror/Thriller film LOCKED, a The Avenue release.

Bill Skarsgård & Anthony Hopkins face off in class-conscious thriller Locked (spoiler-free review)

Ayo Edebiri in Opus

A24's Opus is the newest entry in the bad vibes canon

Nik Dodani, Vivian Bang, and Lisa Kudrow in The Parenting

Horror-comedy fans rejoice: Max's new movie The Parenting is a lot of fun

Ray Nicholson as Paul Duerson in Borderline

Ray Nicholson is a standout in hilarious and rousing thriller from Cocaine Bear writer

(L to r) ROBERT PATTINSON as Mickey 18 and ROBERT PATTINSON as Mickey 17 in “MICKEY 17,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release.

Mickey-17: A genre-bending smorgasbord with plenty to say

THE RULE OF JENNY PEN, cr: Shudder

The Rule of Jenny Pen is a grim depiction of the horrors of elder care

The Monkey

Osgood Perkins' The Monkey is a shallow but splatter-y good time

MOM Production Still

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

Old Soul, by Susan Barker - Cr: Penguin Random House/Putnam

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

Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix

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

Birdeater

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

Street Trash Production Still

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

Replicator Production Still

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