horror

Horrific Inquiry: GOTHIKA (2003)

While Gothika may not have stood the test of time, or have the most plausible horror narrative, it delivers an eerie watch.

Sundance Film Festival 2024: BYE BYE, BOWSER, DREAM CREEP & SAY HI AFTER YOU DIE
Sundance Film Festival 2024: BYE BYE, BOWSER, DREAM CREEP & SAY HI AFTER YOU DIE

Kristy Strouse takes on three bold short films, wrapping up this year’s Sundance Film Festival with some horror, some comedy, and some punk rock.

Horrific Inquiry: FUNNY GAMES (2007)

Horror films have trained us to expect the final girl, but Funny Games does not acknowledge this hope and desire for survival.

Sundance Film Festival 2024: PONYBOI, HANDLING THE UNDEAD & GIRLS WILL BE GIRLS
Sundance Film Festival 2024: PONYBOI, HANDLING THE UNDEAD & GIRLS WILL BE GIRLS

With this report of the Sundance Film Festival, I delve into a world of crime, of the dead returning to life, and a true coming-of-age story.

Sundance Film Festival 2024: Interview With Writer And Director Masha Ko of THE LOOMING

We interview multi-talented Writer/director Masha Ko who recently won the Sundance Jury Award for Best Short Film Director at this year’s Film Festival!

Slamdance Film Festival 2024: Interview With Cynthia Garcia Williams Writer/Director of LEGEND OF EL CUCUY
Slamdance Film Festival 2024: Interview With Cynthia Garcia Williams Writer/Director Of LEGEND OF EL CUCUY

Film Inquiry spoke with writer and director Cynthia Garcia Williams, whose horror short, Legend of El Cucuy, stands out as innovative and eerie.

Sundance Film Festival 2024: THE MOOGAI
Sundance Film Festival 2024: THE MOOGAI

With The Moogai, writer-director Jon Bell weaves historical trauma and a new mother’s struggles to deliver a thematically rich supernatural horror.

Slamdance Film Festival 2024: Interview With Cynthia Garcia Williams Writer/Director of LEGEND OF EL CUCUY
Slamdance 2024: LEGEND OF EL CUCUY

Legend of El Cucuy brings an old folktale back to life in an effective way. Perhaps this short will be shown to children and future generations as a cautionary tale.

Slamdance 2024: PU EKAW TNOD & Legend of El Cucuy
Slamdance 2024: PU EKAW TNOD

With PU EKAW TNOD, we’re able to see such vision exploring the idea of being the viewer and the viewed, and it’s just as creepy as you think.

NIGHT SWIM: Attack Of The Killer Pool
NIGHT SWIM: Attack Of The Killer Pool

While those looking for genuine chills should certainly seek them elsewhere, this movie is batting at a surprisingly high level.

Horrific Inquiry: SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT (1984)

With holiday season underway, Charles E. Sellier’s Silent Night, Deadly Night was the perfect way to usher in the spirit on this Horrific Inquiry.

A CREATURE WAS STIRRING: Do Not Disturb
A CREATURE WAS STIRRING: Do Not Disturb

A Creature Was Stirring feels as though it has something deeper to say, but never seems to find the cohesion and narrative direction to say it.

PEEPING TOM: Revisiting Michael Powell's Meditation on Murder and Moviemaking
PEEPING TOM: Revisiting Michael Powell’s Meditation on Murder and Moviemaking

“Peeping Tom,” now known as a cult classic, is a thrilling examination of the dangers inherent in making and watching moving pictures.

A Conversation With Creators of the Board Game Stop the Killer

Horror INQU’s Kristy Strouse and Demetri Panos interview with Stop the Killer!

Horrific Inquiry: THANKSKILLING (2008)
Horrific Inquiry: THANKSKILLING (2008)

Welcome back to the scariest, and at times goriest, column here at Film Inquiry: Horrific Inquiry.…