Black Eyed Susan was a stand-out hit at Brooklyn Horror Film Fest this year. In the film, the down-on-his-luck Derek (Damian Maffei) is coerced into product...
Brooklyn Horror Film Festival is over for another year, but many of the films I saw will linger long on my mind. That’s especially true for...
Rounding out my coverage for Brooklyn Horror Film Festival 2024 is a film that I’m in love with. I’ll be upfront about it. Habit is a...
From the moment Emma Benestan’s Animale begins, it is apparent that this is no ordinary fantasy horror movie. The film follows Nejma (Oulaya Amamra), a woman...
Birdeater follows a group of Australian friends who embark on a weekend getaway for Louie’s (Mackenzie Fearnley) bachelor party. Louie’s girlfriend Irene (Shabana Azeez) is invited...
Who’s Watching follows Caleb (Zachary Ray Sherman), a weird, creepy, and downright off-putting, self-obsessed loner. Caleb finds himself creating a “documentary” at his uncle's business. The...
Jasper (Rowan Polonski) and Harriet (Abigail Hardingham) are two artists who have turned to making custom erotic videos to cover the cost of living. This has...
Wei’s expansive scarring on her face and neck isn’t just a disfigurement, it is an ever-present reminder of her past: it was the same condition her...
While House of Ashes is a bit unpolished, we have to celebrate a writer-director unafraid to really get into the nitty-gritty of reproductive health in the...
Lilly is a haunted woman who lives alone on the outskirts of town. She seemingly only has one friend, a coworker, and harbors some heavy mistrust...
You might wonder how a guy plans out, gets the materials for, and constructs a chair that scalps you to...
The film opens with Jess Bradford (Olivia Hussey) confronting her boyfriend Peter (Keir Dullea) with the news of her pregnancy,...
Black Christmas (2019) opens with so much promise but immediately gets in its own way. What seemed like an attempted...
“Horror [films] should be a space of freedom, a territory for experimentation. But what happens is often the opposite.” These...
Martyrs (2008) is infamously known as one of the most disturbing films of the 21st century. It is often considered...
In a recent article, I talked about the legacy of William Castle and the many gimmicks he used to promote...
There are people who genuinely dislike jump scares for good reasons, both personal and philosophical. However, given how frequently the...
The Mexican horror film Kilometer 31 (KM 31), directed by Rigoberto Castañeda, takes the story of La Llorona and gives...
With Terrifier 3 coming out soon and promising the deaths of between 1 and 200 children as Art the Clown...
At a recent movie screening, I saw someone displaying unparalleled bravery in the audience. I saw someone willing to push...