horror

LIFE: Shortsighted Characters Alienate The Viewer From A Gripping Story
LIFE: Shortsighted Characters Alienate The Viewer From A Gripping Story

Life certainly nails its big moments, but it’s frustrating that what could have been a memorable classic handicapped itself with hapless characters.

DIG TWO GRAVES: A Visually Stunning Southern Gothic Nightmare
DIG TWO GRAVES: A Visually Stunning Southern Gothic Nightmare

Dig Two Graves is a visually stunning low budget Gothic thriller, which is effectively surreal and compelling.

PERSONAL SHOPPER: A Techno-Gothic Puzzle That Demands Your Attention
PERSONAL SHOPPER: A Techno-Gothic Puzzle That Demands Your Attention

Personal Shopper is the rare film that is unclassifiable in terms of genre, refusing to neatly fit in to the preconceptions of a horror film, as well as lacking a distinctive explanatory reading.

BLAIR WITCH: An Exercise In Home Invasion Horror
BLAIR WITCH: An Exercise In Home Invasion Horror

Today, we analyse Blair Witch, Adam Wingard’s influences and how he applied the horror concept of home invasion on a film set in a forest.

DON'T KILL IT: A Funny & Nostalgic Gore-Fest
DON’T KILL IT: A Funny & Nostalgic Gore-Fest

Don’t Kill It is a throwback to 1980s horror, in addition to updating some of the rather outdated tropes found in those types of films.

Changing Fortunes: How Films Were Bolstered Or Sunk By Cultural Sentiment In 2017
GET OUT: The Film You Didn’t Expect to Be THAT Good

Instantly captivating and undeniably intriguing, Get Out may be the “diamond in the rough” film of the year.

The Mistress of Suspense: Lou Simon
The Mistress of Suspense: An Interview With Lou Simon

Lou Simon is an independent director who mostly makes horror films; we had a chance to sit down with her to discuss her filmmaking process.

JOHNNY FRANK GARRETT'S LAST WORD: Waste Of An Incredible Story
JOHNNY FRANK GARRETT’S LAST WORD: Waste Of An Incredible Story

Based on the real-life case, Johnny Frank Garrett’s Last Word is unfortunately a waste of its material, with many overused horror tropes.

GOODNIGHT MOMMY: Hello Nightmares
GOODNIGHT MOMMY: Hello Nightmares

Though with a contrived ending, Goodnight Mommy is a mostly intriguing Austrian horror film that plays on inborn, relatable fears.

THE BYE BYE MAN: A Pointless Urban Legend Tale

The Bye Bye Man is an attempt at an urban legend slasher film that falls short due to its lack of scares and uninteresting story-line.

RESIDENT EVIL THE FINAL CHAPTER: An Allusive Farewell To The Despaired Franchise
RESIDENT EVIL THE FINAL CHAPTER: An Allusive Farewell To The Despaired Franchise

Does the sixth instalment in the Resident Evil franchise break the mould by being the movie that fans have always wanted?

Introducing A New Film Inquiry YouTube Video Series: DECIPHER
Introducing A New Film Inquiry YouTube Video Series: DECIPHER

Introducing the new Film Inquiry YouTube video series Decipher, with Laura Birnbaum, where we will be using history, literature, art, and film to translate the hidden meanings within the films we love.

Alfred's Girls: The Women Of Hitchcock Horror
Alfred’s Girls: The Women Of Hitchc*ck Horror

Alfred Hitchc*ck is famous not only for his masterful films, but for the sometimes harmful ways that he would treat his leading ladies.

Shut Out: The Snubbing Of Horror Films During Award Seasons
Shut Out: The Snubbing Of Horror Films During Award Seasons

It’s quite rare that horror films are given any type of awards attention, despite their prominence in the mainstream film scene. We discuss why.

DON’T HANG UP: Contemporary Horror At Its Simplest

Don’t Hang Up is a tense and effective low-budget thriller, though it misses out on fully probing the dangers of online bullying.