31 Days of Horror 2023
Movies watched during the month of October 2023. I try to watch as much horror as I can during the month. This is a complete list.
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- DirectorSamuel BodinStarsLizzy CaplanAntony StarrCleopatra ColemanAn eight-year-old boy tries to investigate the mysterious knocking sounds that are coming from inside the walls of his house, unveiling a dark secret that his sinister parents have kept hidden from him.6/10 - Predictable and not scary, but still decent. Liked the climax.
- DirectorRob SavageStarsSophie ThatcherChris MessinaVivien Lyra BlairStill reeling from the tragic death of their mother, a teenage girl and her younger sister find themselves plagued by a sadistic presence in their house and struggle to get their grieving father to pay attention before it's too late.LOW 6/10 - Didn't really care for the look of the Boogeyman. It's entertaining, but that's about it.
- DirectorMichael Patrick JannStarsZoé De Grand MaisonMather ZickelLisa LoCiceroA young Abigale Archer alone in the Montana winter during the 1870s who fights for her survival and to retrieve her one earthly possession, a family horse, from a gang of bloodthirsty bandits.5/10 - Competently filmed, especially for an indie flick, but it's just too long and terribly paced.
- DirectorJohn HyamsStarsGideon AdlonBethlehem MillionDylan SprayberryDue to the pandemic, Parker and her best friend decide to quarantine at the family lake house alone - or so they think.6/10 - Decent slasher, even if it has a low body count. Dumb climax though.
- DirectorBrad AndersonStarsMichelle MonaghanSkeet UlrichFinlay Wojtak-HissongJess, a separated mother and nurse, moves with her daughter and young son Owen back into her old farmhouse. Shortly after settling in, Owen is bitten by the dog, resulting in a mysterious infection from the bite.5/10 - A bit derivative, predictable and a little too slow at times.
- DirectorJon WrightStarsHannah John-KamenDouglas BoothColm MeaneyMarried couple Maya and Jamie escape their urban nightmare to the tranquility of rural Ireland only to discover malevolent and murderous goblins lurking in the gnarled, ancient wood at the foot of their new garden.5/10 - Takes over an hour for it to get interesting and showcase the creatures, but once it does it's decent. It's just too bad you have to sit through so much nonsense to get there.
- DirectorEren CelebogluAri CostaStarsAsa ButterfieldNatalia DyerBenjamin Evan AinsworthA group of Salem teens discover a cursed knife that unleashes a demon that forces them to play gruesome, deadly versions of childhood games where there can be no winners, only survivors.4/10 - Unoriginal cliched story with a bunch of unlikable characters.
- DirectorPatrick LussierStarsBailee MadisonJerry O'ConnellAnthony TurpelChloe fakes her own death to steal evidence from a morgue. The Coroner uses the morgue as a front for a sick and twisted business. A scary game of cat and mouse ensues as Chloe learns more about the dead than she bargains for.5/10 - Dumb story, but some semi-tense moments here and there.
- DirectorStig SvendsenStarsLiv MjönesElli Rhiannon Müller OsborneSjur Vatne BreanSeventeen-year-old Thale has just moved to a small town after her mother got a new job at the local police station. After a student is brutally killed at a party Thale attends, she becomes a key witness. Was the killer an animal? A wolf?5/10 - Werewolf was just a big wolf and there's no action until the last 20 mins. At least the blood and violence towards the end was decent.
- DirectorTom DeLongeStarsJack SamsonJack LancasterJared ScottTeenager Dallas Edwards, and his derelict friends on a quest for the meaning behind a series of mysterious, paranormal events in Southern California.6/10 - Light on horror, but a decent movie nonetheless. Good pacing with a nice sense of adventure.
- DirectorJulius AveryStarsRussell CroweDaniel ZovattoAlexandra EssoeFollow Gabriele Amorth, the Vatican's leading exorcist, as he investigates the possession of a child and uncovers a conspiracy the Vatican has tried to keep secret.6/10 - Russell Crowe was great, everything else was fairly standard. Some cool stuff towards the end though.
- DirectorRoar UthaugStarsIne Marie WilmannKim FalckMads Sjøgård PettersenDeep in the Dovre mountain, something gigantic wakes up after a thousand years in captivity. The creature destroys everything in its path and quickly approaches Oslo.6/10 - Decent disaster flick, despite being super cliched and predictable.
- DirectorDaina ReidStarsSarah SnookLily LaTorreNeil MelvilleSarah Snook plays a fertility doctor who believes firmly in life and death, but after noticing the strange behavior of her young daughter, she must challenge her own values and confront a ghost from her past.5/10 - Very, very slow.
- DirectorCarlos Alonso OjeaStarsVeki VelillaÁlvaro MelPriscilla DelgadoEight horror-loving friends fight for their lives when a killer clown who seems to know the grim secret they share begins to pick them off, one by one.4/10 - Generic slasher. Decent looking killer though.
- DirectorTomas AlfredsonStarsMichael FassbenderRebecca FergusonCharlotte GainsbourgDetective Harry Hole investigates the disappearance of a woman whose scarf is found wrapped around an ominous-looking snowman.6/10 - I think I've already seen this, but either way it's a decent, albeit, predictable serial killer flick.
- DirectorMichael ChavesStarsTaissa FarmigaJonas BloquetStorm Reid1956 - France. A priest is murdered. An evil is spreading. The sequel to the worldwide smash hit follows Sister Irene as she once again comes face-to-face with Valak, the demon nun.6/10 - Better than the first movie in a lot of ways, but that's still not really saying much.
- DirectorRebekah McKendryStarsGino AnaniaMegan BestAlec CarlosSupernatural horror, based on the eponymous online phenomenon, a ritual conducted in an elevator, in which players attempt to travel to another dimension using a set of rules that can be found online.4/10 - Dull, unoriginal, dumb ghost and unlikable characters.
- DirectorJason EisenerStarsDominic MarichePhoebe RexCalem MacDonaldAn all-time rager of a teen house party turns to terror when aliens attack, forcing two warring siblings to band together to survive the night.4/10 - Movie sucked, kids were annoying, aliens were dumb looking and half the movie was nonsense to pad the time.
- DirectorRyan KrugerStarsGary GreenChanelle de JagerBrett WilliamsBarry is a drug-addled, abusive bastard who - after yet another bender - is abducted by aliens. Barry takes a backseat as an alien visitor assumes control of his body and takes it for a joyride through Cape Town. What follows is an onslaught of drugs, sex and violence as our alien tourist enters the weird and wonderful world of humankind. FRIED BARRY is based upon the short film of the same name, which earned 57 official selections and 12 wins at festivals around the world.5/10 - Weird flick that goes on a little too long, especially during certain scenes.
- DirectorBrad RegoStarsNicholas BaroudiEllen AdairChopper BernetA small rural town in Maine is shocked as a mysterious animal leaves a local resident brutally ripped apart. Deemed to be a random bear attack by town officials, freelance journalist Max Frome suspects it might be something more.HIGH 5/10 - Better than your average indie creature feature, but too long and too slow for its own good.
- DirectorAssaf BernsteinStarsIndia EisleyJason IsaacsMira SorvinoMaria, an alienated high-school student, has her life turned upside down when she switches places with her sinister mirror image.6/10 - Decent movie despite its cliched plot.
- DirectorLindsey Anderson BeerStarsJackson WhiteNatalie Alyn LindForrest GoodluckIn 1969 a young Jud Crandall and his childhood friends band together to confront an ancient evil that has gripped their hometown of Ludlow.5/10 - Too slow, barely anything happens until the last 30 mins. Pointless movie overall.
- DirectorNahnatchka KhanStarsKiernan ShipkaOlivia HoltCharlie GillespieWhen the infamous "Sweet Sixteen Killer" returns 35 years after his first murder spree to claim another victim, 17-year-old Jamie accidentally travels back in time to 1987, determined to stop the killer before he can start.7/10 - Dumb story, but a fun movie overall.
- DirectorKelly SandefurStarsMegan GallagherEric LutesSofia VassilievaA family dismisses their daughter's claims of "fairies" living in the playhouse in their new home's backyard, until they discover another girl described the same beings in their home, decades before.HIGH 5/10 - Light on horror with a pretty standard story. Reminded me of a random movie I'd rent without knowing anything about it. Was fairly entertaining despite its many flaws.
- DirectorAdrian GrunbergStarsOmar ChaparroBolivar SanchezCarlos SolórzanoStranded on a crumbling rig in Baja, a family faces off against a vengeful megalodon shark.4/10 - Despite what the poster leads you to believe, the movie is less about the shark and more about how we're hurting the environment and they make sure to shove that message in your face.
- DirectorDanny PhilippouMichael PhilippouStarsAri McCarthyHamish PhillipsKit Erhart-BruceWhen a group of friends discover how to conjure spirits using an embalmed hand, they become hooked on the new thrill, until one of them goes too far and unleashes terrifying supernatural forces.7/10 - The filmmakers managed to not only make a somewhat different kind of possession tale, but also came up with a cool way to contact spirits and while it wasn't necessarily scary, it did have some unsettling scenes/imagery.
- DirectorRoxanne BenjaminStarsAlisha WainwrightAmanda CrewCarlos SantosA family takes a weekend trip with longtime friends and their two young children, but, they suspect something supernatural when the kids behave strangely after disappearing into the woods overnight.5/10 - It's alright, nothing new and nothing special, but it kept my interest for the most part.
- DirectorScott WalkerStarsLuciane BuchananMatt WhelanZara NausbaumAfter mysteriously inheriting an abandoned coastal property, Ben and his family accidentally unleash an ancient, long-dormant creature that terrorized the entire region-including his own ancestors-for generations.5/10 - Decent creature action at the end, but it just takes too damn long to get there.
- DirectorRyûhei KitamuraStarsEmile HirschStephen DorffGigi ZumbadoAfter a pawn shop robbery goes askew, two criminals take refuge at a remote farmhouse to try to let the heat die down, but find something much more menacing.5/10 - Like the cast and the concept, but the execution could've been a whole lot better.
- DirectorFred WaltonStarsKathleen QuinlanBruce AbbottKaty BoyerKathleen Quinlan is a woman working late in her locked High-Rise office building who along with Bruce Abbot struggle to elude a killer (Ben Loggins) trying to kill them.6/10 - Decent made-for-tv survival thriller.
- DirectorMatthew GoodhueStarsLisa AmbalavanarSydney CravenAndrew HortonEmily Young, a senior, wants to be elected as her sorority's president. She adopts a cute sloth, thinking it can become the new mascot and help her win, until a string of fatalities implicate the sloth as the main suspect in the murders.5/10 - Better than expected, especially with all the practical effects, but still not a very good or funny movie.
- DirectorJustin SimienStarsLaKeith StanfieldRosario DawsonOwen WilsonA single mom named Gabbie hires a tour guide, a psychic, a priest and a historian to help exorcise her newly bought mansion after discovering it is inhabited by ghosts.6/10 - Okay story, ghosts were kinda cool, had some funny-ish moments here and there and liked the cast. It was just longer than it needed to be.
- DirectorJohn McPhailStarsJustin LongAugustus PrewAndrea BangA man is haunted by the ghost of a boy named David, who is trying to kill him.4/10 - Movie isn't good. I dunno much about the twitter thread that the story is based on, but the movie is essentially just another sleep paralysis haunting-type flick. Very predictable, generic scares, mediocore story.
- DirectorRhys Frake-WaterfieldStarsNikolai LeonMaria TaylorNatasha Rose MillsAfter Christopher Robin abandons them for college, Pooh and Piglet embark on a bloody rampage as they search for a new source of food.LOW 4/10 - Makes no sense, lots of bad CG, but honestly while it is bad, I've still seen a lot worse.
- DirectorGary MarcumStarsTamara HextTom CampitelliRandy StricklandA young woman asks a policeman to help her find her missing sister. They find a medallion, sought after by some worshipers of demon Moloch, a beast that may be invoked and wreaks havoc, but can only be stopped with the amulet.4/10 - Bad 80's cheese.
- DirectorJohn AdamsZelda AdamsToby PoserStarsZelda AdamsToby PoserLulu AdamsA lonely teen discovers her family's ties to witchcraft.6/10 - Slow and weird at times, but interesting, especially if you're in the mood for a witchcraft flick.
- DirectorJim WynorskiStarsPatrick MuldoonTheresa RussellCurtis ArmstrongA space shuttle crashes containing a lethal prototype organism designed to survive in any environment. The only people who can stop the creature are the Secretary of Defense agent and the female scientist who created it.4/10 - Bad made-for-TV sci-fi horror flick with some terrible CGI.
- DirectorKevin GreutertStarsDeborah Kara UngerBen SullivanChelsea RickettsSet in the 1980s, an estranged family hires a cult deprogrammer to take back their teenage son from a murderous cult, but find themselves under siege when the cultists surround their cabin, demanding the boy back.6/10 - Pretty sure I've seen this before, either way, it's decent.
- DirectorTed GeogheganStarsAnne RamsayRon E. RainsJeremy HolmFive military veterans, best friends since childhood, gather together to support their troubled host, and the metaphoric ghosts of their past become all-too-literal.HIGH 5/10 - Didn't really expect a dialogue-driven bottle film, but that's what I got and it was okay, albeit, predictable.
- DirectorJoko AnwarStarsTara BasroBront PalaraeDimas AdityaAfter dying from a strange illness that she suffered for 3 years, a mother returns home to pick up her children.6/10 - Interesting story, some decent scares. Overall, not a bad watch.
- DirectorLynne DavisonStarsDeirdre MullinsDerbhle CrottyPaul KennedyA probation officer, Cathy Madden, is tasked with rehabilitating a notorious killer named 'Bloody' Mary Laidlaw back into society following a two-decade sentence.5/10 - Slow paced, not much to the story then it kinda just ends.
- DirectorThierry PoiraudStarsFergus RiordanMadeleine KellyMcKell DavidThe story about a group of youths who can't face the thought of growing up because anyone who does becomes a rampaging zombie.5/10 - Lots of pacing issues with annoying and unlikable teens.
- DirectorKurtis David HarderStarsEmily TennantRory J SaperCassandra NaudWhile struggling on a solo backpacking trip in Thailand, social media influencer Madison meets CW, who travels with ease and shows her a more uninhibited way of living, but CW's interest in her takes a darker turn.6/10 - Better than expected. Interesting story. Decent watch overall.
- DirectorDavid CharbonierJustin PowellStarsEzra DeweyRob BrownsteinTevy PoeA mute boy is trapped in his apartment with a sinister monster when he makes a wish to fulfill his heart's greatest desire.HIGH 5/10 - Okay watch. A couple creepy-ish scenes, but not much to the story.
- DirectorJennifer ReederStarsTaylor KinkeadChristopher LowellKiah McKirnanJonny, a wild and impulsive teenage girl living precariously in a town where young women continue to go missing, and the power she's forced to unlock to survive.4/10 - Weird flick with an uneven tone and major pacing issues.
- DirectorJaume BalagueróStarsEster ExpósitoInés FernándezÁngela CremonteHorror invades the concrete corridors of a cursed apartment complex on the outskirts of Madrid.6/10 - Liked the story, despite being predictable.
- DirectorAlexander YellenStarsJaime PresslyPatrick MuldoonTobin BellA divorced mother of one is thrown into turmoil when her young daughter becomes obsessed with an evil doll left behind by the previous occupants of their new home.5/10 - An interesting, but derivative made-for-tv evil kid/doll flick. Nothing original, but fairly entertaining for what it is.
- DirectorBernard LaunoisStarsVéronique RenaudMarcel PortierCatherine DayA deformed man living with his mother in the countryside roams the woods killing indiscriminately. A couple spend the night nearby, and the wife goes through a nightmarish experience involving a black horse, a mummy, and the deformed man.4/10 - Incoherent story with a lot of nonsense, but also filled with a lot of unintentionally funny scenes, so it's somewhat entertaining.
- DirectorJoel BenderStarsRon RayChris CroneClarke LindsleyA crazed scientist sends out his mutant creations to kidnap young, beautiful men and women to bring back to his lab so he can replace their brains with those of old, wealthy people.4/10 - I thought I had seen this before, but apparently not. Either way, I didn't miss out on much.
- DirectorRyan LittleStarsK. Danor GeraldCydney NeilKelvin ClaytonThe night before a local haunted house opens for Halloween, six friends sneak in for a few hours of fun. Soon after entering, they find themselves trapped inside with no way out. Their evening of fun rapidly turns into their worst nightmare as they begin to die and disappear in the most freakish of manners. With every effort to escape blocked, the survivors find themselves being driven deeper into the carnivalesque world of terror. Unable to tell what is real and what is counterfeit, they must trust one another, even if it kills them.4/10 - Dull, uninspired, predictable.
- DirectorBob KeenStarsCraig FairbrassToni BarryWilliam MarshGroup of heroin smugglers finds shelter on abandoned oil rig after their ship had exploded. Soon they find that the oil rig was just cover for biological experiment. One of the results is Charlie - shape-shifting monster with ability to absorb the memory of its victims. However, even such creatures have their own bad habits.LOW 5/10 - Been a while since I've seen it, liked it a little better the second time 'round. Okay story. Some decent practicals.
- DirectorMitch MarcusJohn BlushStarsMatthew LawrenceJustin WalkerChristine LakinA student receives a serial killer's brain in a transplant after being thrown into a pool with no water in it.5/10 - Essentially a disney movie Frankenstein, but with a surpsiginly good cast, like a young Ryan Reynolds. Okay watch for the family.
- DirectorDavid SladeStarsCasey LikesEmyri CrutchfieldDustin CeithamerIn a small Midwestern town, a deadly annual ritual unfolds when the mythical nightmare, Sawtooth Jack, rises from the cornfields and challenges the town’s teenage boys in a bloody battle of survival.HIGH 6/10 - Cool creature, fairly original story, some good gore, but some pacing issues in the first act and the writing could've been a bit better. Also didn't care much for the ending.
- DirectorBishal DuttaStarsMegan SuriNeeru BajwaMohana KrishnanAn Indian-American teenager struggling with her cultural identity has a falling out with her former best friend and, in the process, unwittingly releases a demonic entity that grows stronger by feeding on her loneliness.6/10 - The creature was interesting and so is the story behind it. However, the rest of the movie is your standard predictable fare. Regardless, it kept my interest for the most part, so it was a decent watch overall.
- DirectorPatrick WilsonStarsTy SimpkinsPatrick WilsonRose ByrneThe Lamberts must go deeper into The Further than ever before to put their demons to rest once and for all.6/10 - An interesting continuation of the original story, but that's about it. The scares were sadly very mediocore.
- DirectorPaco PlazaStarsAlmudena AmorVera ValdezKarina KolokolchykovaA Paris model must return to Madrid where her grandmother, who had brought her up, just had a stroke. But spending just a few days with this relative turns into an unexpected nightmare.HIGH 5/10 - Interesting with some creepy-ish scenes here and there, but sadly the story isn't anything new at all.
- DirectorAlan ShapiroStarsCary ElwesAlicia SilverstoneJennifer RubinA journalist becomes the unwanted center of attention for a 14-year-old girl, who proceeds to sabotage his life after he refuses her sexual advances.6/10 - Haven't seen this in years. Not exactly horror, but close enough. Entertaining 90's fare.
- DirectorÁlex de la IglesiaStarsIngrid García JonssonSilvia AlonsoGoize BlancoA group of Spanish tourists in Venecia will find themselves fighting for their lives against locals that are not too keen on foreigners.4/10 - Along with the MEH story and lame kills, I hated everyone, the good guys, the bad guys, everyone.
- DirectorAlbert PintóStarsBegoña VargasIván MarcosBea SeguraA family moving to a new house to live the dream of the big city. A house where dreams turn in nightmares.HIGH 6/10 - Derivitive story, but good pacing with some decent scares.
- DirectorFrank LaLoggiaStarsStefan ArngrimElizabeth HoffmanKathleen Rowe McAllenHigh school student turns out to be personification of Lucifer. Two arch angels in human form (as women) take him on.4/10 - Interesting concept, terrible execution.
- DirectorLodewijk CrijnsStarsJeroen SpitzenbergerAnniek PheiferRoosmarijn van der HoekA cocksure, road-raging family man finds himself pursued and terrorized by the vengeful van driver he chooses to tailgate.6/10 - Entertaining, but also very frustrating due to a lot of the dumb decisions made by the characters.
- DirectorChristian TafdrupStarsMorten BurianSidsel Siem KochFedja van HuêtA Danish family visits a Dutch family they met on a holiday. What was supposed to be an idyllic weekend slowly starts unraveling as the Danes try to stay polite in the face of unpleasantness.HIGH 6/10 - Slow burn, but interesting and gets really dark by the end.
- DirectorThomas MarcheseStarsAnna CampJohn AlesJennifer LafleurA guilt-ridden mother gets an offer to uncover her missing son's fate, but at a disturbing cost. Her decision on how far she'll go for redemption drives the story.HIGH 5/10 - A lesser version of another horror movie called A Dark Song. Had some decent moments though.
- DirectorRoberto De FeoPaolo StrippoliStarsMatilda Anna Ingrid LutzFrancesco RussoPeppino MazzottaIn this gruesome suspense film, strangers traveling in southern Italy become stranded in the woods, where they must fight desperately to get out alive.5/10 - Had some decent moments, but it was all completely ruined by the terrible twist and entire third act.
- DirectorLorcan FinneganStarsEva GreenMark StrongChai FonacierA fashion designer suffers from a mysterious illness that puzzles her doctors and frustrates her husband until help arrives in the form of a Filipino carer who uses traditional folk healing to reveal a horrifying truth.6/10 - Predictable, but interesting story. Decent watch.
- DirectorBrandon ChristensenStarsAlyson GorskeAngel PraterKio CyrThe Puppeteer, a convicted murderer on death row, has always maintained his innocence, claiming that it was an evil force that controlled his body as he slaughtered his victims.5/10 - Liked the concept, had decent deaths. Kept my interest, but that's about it.
- DirectorJean-Paul OuelletteStarsCharles KlausmeyerMark Kinsey StephensonAlexandra DurrellCollege students check out a haunted house where in the 1800's an ugly monster called "the Unnamable" was trapped in a vault.6/10 - Was nice revisiting this one.
- DirectorChristopher SmithStarsJena MaloneDanny HustonWill KeenAfter the alleged suicide of her priest brother, Grace travels to the remote Scottish convent where he fell to his death. Distrusting the Church's account, she uncovers murder, sacrilege and a disturbing truth about herself.5/10 - Bad pacing with a convoluted storyline.
- DirectorBomani J. StoryStarsLaya DeLeon HayesDenzel WhitakerChad L. ColemanVicaria is a brilliant teenager who believes death is a disease that can be cured. After the brutal murder of her brother, she embarks on a dangerous journey to bring him back to life.6/10 - Interesting modern take on the old Frankenstein tale. Some decent gore. Not a bad watch overall.
- DirectorPatrik EklundStarsKatia WinterAdam LundgrenEva MelanderA team-building conference for municipal employees turns into a nightmare when accusations of corruption begin to circulate and plague the work environment. At the same time, a mysterious figure begins murdering the participants.LOW 7/10 - Unoriginal storyline, but liked the killer and the kills. It had some decent gore and some funny moments here and there. Was pretty entertaining overall.
- DirectorWisit SasanatiengStarsSompob BenjathikulTarika TidatidSutatta UdomsilpWhen two siblings stumble on a strange hole in the wall of their grandparents' house, horrifying incidents reveal sinister secrets about their family.LOW 5/10 - Predictable, not scary, too long.
- DirectorEiichirô HasumiStarsKanna HashimotoGordon MaedaMaika YamamotoA high school student and her friends are trapped in a time loop by a ghost and the only way to escape is to find the corpse of the ghost's previous victim.5/10 - The storyline is essentially a video game. Weird tonal shifts. Some decent gore and cool kills though.
- DirectorJean-Paul OuelletteStarsMark Kinsey StephensonCharles KlausmeyerMaria FordA creature of demonic nature, too hideous to have a name, once again terrorizes the college kids that summoned it.6/10 - Revisted this on VHS.
- DirectorBeth de AraújoStarsStefanie EstesOlivia LuccardiDana MillicanPlaying out in real time, an elementary school teacher organizes a mixer of like-minded women, when she encounters a woman from her past, leading to a volatile chain of events.6/10 - Decent horror drama. Interesting from the start. Really liked the way it was filmed.
- DirectorElizabeth Blake-ThomasStarsMena SuvariCasper Van DienWill PeltzFollows a group of male hunters who regularly lure women to their island with the chance to win 100K in a hunt, only to discover that they are the hunted, but this time they mess with the wrong girls and must deal with the consequences.4/10 - Surprised they were able to even get familiar names in the cast since it's very amateurish in every way.
- DirectorFranck KhalfounStarsJeremy ScippioJ. John BielerMonaia AbdelrahimA woman stops at a remote gas station in the middle of the night and becomes the target of a sociopathic sniper with a secret vendetta.5/10 - Predictable and nothing new, but mostly kept my interest.
- DirectorScooter CorkleStarsPeyton ListBrendan MeyerKelcey MawemaA group of teenagers in a small town discover a strange object that tests the strength of their friendship.LOW 4/10 - Hated the characters and the silly convoluted story.
- DirectorConor AllynStarsAmber HeardEduardo NoriegaSophie AmberA doctor travels to a remote plantation to care for a disturbed boy who has inexplicable abilities. She ignites a war of science versus religion with the local priest who believes the boy is possessed by the Devil.5/10 - Standard tale of a potentially evil child. Nothing new. Seen worse, seen better.
- DirectorBrandon CronenbergStarsAlexander SkarsgårdMia GothCleopatra ColemanJames and Em Foster are enjoying an all-inclusive beach vacation in the fictional island of La Tolqa, when a fatal accident exposes the resort's perverse subculture of hedonistic tourism, reckless violence and surreal horrors.LOW 6/10 - Interesting concept, but entirely too long and weird at times simply for the sake for being weird.
- DirectorKevin GreutertStarsTobin BellShawnee SmithSynnøve Macody LundA sick and desperate John travels to Mexico for a risky and experimental medical procedure in hopes of a miracle cure for his cancer only to discover the entire operation is a scam to defraud the most vulnerable.7/10 - Movie was good and the writing was a lot better than the past sequels. It looked and felt like a true return to how the earlier movies were, making you care about the story and characters again.
- DirectorAnthony DiBlasiStarsJessica SulaMonroe ClineNatalie VictoriaA rookie police officer willingly takes the last shift at a newly decommissioned police station in an attempt to uncover the mysterious connection between her father's death and a vicious cult.5/10 - Not much different than the original, except with a bigger budget towards the FX.
- DirectorDavid BrucknerScott DerricksonNatasha KermaniStarsKelli GarnerFreddy RodríguezJames RansoneUnveiled through a made-for-TV documentary, five tales of found footage horror emerge to take viewers on a terrifying journey into the grim underbelly of the 1980s.LOW 6/10 - Another fairly decent addition to the franchise. As usual, some stories are better than others.
- DirectorJohn R. LeonettiStarsOona ChaplinRamón RodríguezLiane BalabanA new mother discovers a lullaby in an ancient book and soon regards the song as a blessing, but her world transforms into a nightmare when the lullaby brings forth the ancient demon Lilith.5/10 - Some interesting ideas despite a derivative overall story, but ultimately ruined by predictability and terrible CG.
- DirectorAndy MittonStarsRaymond Anthony ThomasEmily DavisLaura HeislerMonique ventures out of quarantine to visit an old friend who's plagued by nightmares. She finds herself drawn into a hellish dreamscape where she must face her greatest fears - or risk never having existed at all.6/10 - A bit slow, but atmospheric with an interesting concept.
- DirectorCarlota PeredaStarsLaura GalánRichard HolmesCarmen MachiAn overweight teen is bullied by a clique of cool girls poolside while holidaying in her village. The long walk home will change the rest of her life.5/10 - As much as I wanted to like the movie, the pacing is just simply terrible.
- DirectorDwight H. LittleStarsRobert EnglundJill SchoelenAlex Hyde-WhiteA young soprano becomes the obsession of a horribly disfigured composer, who has plans for those who oppose him or the young singer.5/10 - Revisited to see if I'd like it any better. Englund is great in this, but next to the iffy pacing, I just don't care for the whole Phantom of the Opera storyline, it just kinda bores me.
- DirectorNikyatu JusuStarsAnna DiopMichelle MonaghanSinqua WallsPiecing together a new life in New York City while caring for the child of an Upper East Side family, immigrant nanny Aisha is forced to confront a concealed truth that threatens to shatter her precarious American Dream.5/10 - Well shot and acted, but the writing was all over the place and made little sense. Then the end was probably one of the most rushed endings I've seen in years. Aside from nightmares, it wasn't even horror.
- DirectorSamuel Gonzalez Jr.Bridget SmithStarsMichael LombardiMarc MenchacaJoseph GattAn upstanding pastor uncovers a dark and twisted underworld as he searches for answers surrounding his daughter's brutal murder.6/10 - Some iffy writing, but some decent blood/gore at times and fairly entertaining overall.
- DirectorBrandon SlagleStarsCasper Van DienNicky WhelanLouis MandylorA daring jail break during a dangerous Louisiana hurricane is interrupted by a horde of large hungry alligators.4/10 - Cheesy acting, dumb story, terrible CG.
- DirectorPaul LederStarsBernard WhiteMarilyn HassettDick SargentA young man driven to insanity by his corrupt uncle breaks out of a mental hospital, and proceeds to kill his way through in order to save his 9-year-old cousin from her corrupt family and avenge his father's killing.LOW 5/10 - Pretty slow, not much happens and the stuff that does happen is too few and far between.
- DirectorYoko OkumuraStarsMidori FrancisJolene PurdyMichael Patrick LaneSam receives a call from Emily a nearly blind woman who is running from her murderous ex in the woods. She must survive the ordeal with Sam being her eyes using video call.HIGH 5/10 - Liked the energy and how it was filmed, but simply couldn't get into it.
- DirectorTed NicolaouStarsAngus ScrimmAnders HoveIrina MovilaThree students get caught in the struggle between a good vampire and his evil brother in the Transylvanian mountains.6/10 - Revisited this one. Radu rocks.
- DirectorTed NicolaouStarsAnders HoveDenice DuffKevin SpirtasKillers of vampires hunt a particularly bad one with a folklore scholar and her sister, back in Transylvania.6/10 - Revisited. Like some aspects better than the first.
- DirectorJoe LynchStarsHeather GrahamJudah LewisBruce DavisonA psychiatrist becomes obsessed with one of her young patients, who she later discovers is linked to an ancient curse.HIGH 5/10 - I wanted to like it, but it's not very good. The last 25 minutes are solid, but you gotta sit through more than an hour of what feels like an early 90's erotic thriller to get there
- DirectorMicheal BafaroStarsKelly BastardMichael MittonColm HillIt doesn't move, it doesn't think, it just kills. For one young woman, a chance encounter with this supernatural entity proves devastating. Frankie learns that once you see the mannequin, there may be no end in sight, except for your own.5/10 - Interesting concept with a somewhat creepy mannequin, but the execution wasn't very good, especially the acting and ADR.
- DirectorTory JonesStarsL.C. HoltCeleste BlandonJace CarsonEmployees of the indoor fun park Phantom Fun World, find themselves targeted by a masked killer obsessed with the fictional character of The Phantom and the Park's jaded history.4/10 - Amateurish in every way. Almost seemed like some kind of high school film project, especially when it came to the terrible acting and dialogue.
- DirectorDemián RugnaStarsEzequiel RodríguezDemián SalomónSilvina SabaterIn a remote village, two brothers find a demon-infected man just about to "give birth" to evil itself. They decide to get rid of the body, only to end up unintentionally spreading chaos.7/10 - Good movie. Dark, gory and doesn't shy aware from violence, especially against kids. I didn't find it scary, but it does offer some fairly shocking/disturbing scenes.
- DirectorLuca BercoviciStarsPeter LiapisLisa PelikanMichael Des BarresA young man and his girlfriend move into an old mansion home, where he becomes possessed by a desire to control ancient demons.5/10 - Revisited this. Biggest issue I've always had with it was the pacing issues. Otherwise, it's alright.
- DirectorAlbert BandStarsDamon MartinRoyal DanoPhil FondacaroThe Ghoulies wreak havoc at an amusement park, disposing of those who mistake them for mere fairground attractions.6/10 - Probably the best of the Ghoulies movie. Better paced, funny, and the ghoulies themselves looked good.
- DirectorJohn Carl BuechlerStarsEvan MacKenzieKevin McCarthyEva LaRueA college teacher brings the little creatures back to his campus, where they proceed to terrorize the faculty and students.LOW 5/10 - Never seen this one and after watching it I guess I didn't really miss much. Basically an 80's sex comedy with ghoulies in it. Amusing, but really dumb and cartoonish.