I’ll be honest: I liked Clown in a Cornfield, but I also know it’s not really made for me. For the thirteenth entry into the Halloween Fifteen, I took a look at Clown in a Cornfield — a 2025 Shudder Original directed by Eli Craig, the guy behind Tucker andContinue Reading
All told, Talk to Me is one of the standout horror films of the last couple of years. I didn’t realize Talk to Me — a 2023 horror film directed by Michael and Danny Philippou was an Australian film going in, but that added an extra layer of unfamiliarity thatContinue Reading
What really surprised me is how Smile balances its scares with strong character work. When Smile was first released in 2022, I was skeptical. It had a fantastic marketing campaign — one of the best in recent memory — but the trailers made it seem like just another modern horrorContinue Reading
Despite the controversy around its creator, the film itself holds up as a sharp and entertaining example of road-based terror. Jeepers Creepers is a movie I’ve nominated for my Halloween Fifteen lineup several times but always ended up pushing aside. Honestly, I think that was partly because I didn’t reallyContinue Reading
Even though it’s a comedy at heart, it’s still a masterpiece of 1980s horror, one that feels as fresh and fun as ever. Written and directed by Dan O’Bannon — from a story by Rudy Ricci, John A. Russo, and Russell Streiner — The Return of the Living Dead hasContinue Reading
If you’re patient with its pace, you’ll be rewarded with an atmospheric, beautifully acted, and thoroughly chilling experience. For the eighth entry in this year’s Halloween Fifteen, I took a look at 2024’s Oddity, a Shudder original written and directed by Damian McCarthy. And let me just say up frontContinue Reading
Overall, Abigail is a clever, funny, and blood-soaked twist on the heist genre with a horror edge. For the seventh entry of this year’s Halloween Fifteen, I took a look at 2024’s Abigail, directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett — the duo behind Ready or Not and the recentContinue Reading