Tag: Horror Film Review
As the holiday season approaches, many people look forward to cozy evenings by the fireplace dipping into the eggnog, and singing the Christmas classics. But holiday-themed horror movies offer a delightfully chilling alternative for those who crave a darker twist to their seasonal celebrations. These films take the joy and nostalgia of the holidays and
Body horror seems to be experiencing a renaissance of sorts in the last few years with such films as 2021’s Malignant and 2024’s The Substance. A term first coined in the 1980s, the body horror sub-genre rose to fame as a gnarly, gross-out style of film that carefully juxtaposes camp and over-the-top visuals with classic horror
Billed as “A collection of Canadian shorts premieres, covering a bit of unusual, the surreal, and the lighter side of horror!”, the Thursday night line up at Blood in the Snow Film Festival 2024 was a fun ride, featuring everything from potty humour to the animated reimagining of Dante’s Inferno. Some shorts stood out more
BITS and Bytes is a collection of short horror films screening on the third night at Blood in the Snow Film Festival 2024, including several from series that viewers will want to hunt down after viewing this sampling. Check out our reviews, and find some new favourite creators to follow! Ezra (2022) “After fleeing the
Director/Producer Shannon Alexander presents It’s Coming (2023), a compelling documentary about one woman’s journey to rid her home of unwanted ghosts while her young son Javier can still be saved. Day Trader and mother of 5, Ashley Roland-White claims that she’s been haunted by a spirit named Max since she was 11 years old, but
With 2024’s Terrifier 3 breaking the box office record for the highest-grossing unrated film of all time, Damien Leone’s iconic character Art the Clown has blown up as a pop culture icon. Art’s admittedly grotesque visage appears on t-shirts and posters, his likeness is replicated by countless cosplayers, and he even has a massive online
“Workaholic yuppie Conor is in an existential rut until one night he catches a bizarre ad for a party hotline hosted by a strange dancing goblin: Frankie Freako. Could this be just the recipe to spice up his boring life?” Smoke Em If You Got Em, We’re Going For a Ride It’s not hip to
Picking up after the vile incident of the fourth Senritsu Kaiki File, Kudo assembles his team once again to film paranormal activities and to… discover isekai? Yes, you heard that right. That’s just one of the surprises Senritsu Kaiki File Kowasugi! File 05: True Story of the Ghost of Yotsuya has in store. Koji Shiraishi,
“Haunted by the war in Iraq, a depressed and faithless Gabriel is approached by the mysterious Balthazar, who recruits Gabriel to stop the evil Archangel Michael from raising an army of the dead to take over the world. With the help of his old platoon, Gabriel sets off to find the Warriors of Peace, their
It isn’t easy to portray a culture’s traditions and beliefs in a horror movie without it feeling gimmicky and a bit hokey, so 2020’s The Old Ways sets the bar fairly high for itself in that regard. We’ve seen films and books use cultural lore in countless ways, some that do it successfully (such as