 | Black Phone 2 2025 "Black Phone 2": The Nightmare Returns with New Voices.
"Black Phone 2" is a sequel that, while not reaching the heights of tension and originality of its predecessor, manages to carve out a solid and compelling space for itself in the panorama of psychological horror. As a lover of oneiric horror (horror focused on dreams), I found the direction taken by Scott Derrickson particularly fascinating, as he delves more deeply this time into the connections between sleep and reality.
An Oneiric Atmosphere that Recalls "A Nightmare on Elm Street".
The film shifts its focus to the consequences of trauma and the persistent... Read More |
 | Vampire in Venice 1988 Vampire in Venice is a 1988 Italian horror film directed by Augusto Caminito and starring Klaus Kinski in the role of the infamous vampire. It is considered an unofficial sequel to Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979), also starring Kinski and directed by Werner Herzog.
Positive Aspects
Venice is used masterfully as a gothic and decaying backdrop. The misty canals and baroque interiors help create a haunting and evocative setting.
Klaus Kinski’s screen presence: Despite the production issues and Kinski’s notoriously difficult behavior on set, he manages to bring a disturbing and magnetic energy to his character.
Soundtrack: At... Read More |
 | Hush... Hush, sweet Charlotte 1964 It was supposed to be the natural sequel to the cult film "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?", but Joan Crawford backed out, and Robert Aldrich, also a producer, chose Olivia de Havilland as a replacement, giving her a role far from her usual "women in distress". Once again based on a novel by Henry Farrell, the film does not reach the originality and impact of its predecessor, but it remains one of the best products born in the wake of that success. Not only for the remarkable performance of Bette Davis but also for the intricate plot, centered on the psychological duel between the protagonists, full of twists and with a well-... Read More |
 | Candyman 2021 Sequel to "Candyman" from 1992, based on the story "The Forbidden" by Clive Barker which was in turn inspired by a popular belief.
Candyman is an iconic character especially for African-American audiences, a sort of Freddy Krueger but with a big hook instead of blades.
I loved the original film, but this one is not bad at all, a sharp and ruthless film, crossed by a constant and growing uneasiness, without an excessive use of splatter it is still visually hallucinatory.
Excellent direction by the unknown Nia Da Costa and the performances of the cast. |
 | Hereditary - Evil runs in the family 2018 “Hereditary” is a literally "homemade" horror. The physical home, as a place of family life and as creative microcosm of Annie, and the metaphysical home, as a dreamlike symbol of the stability or instability of the Ego, are inextricably intertwined in a game of Chinese boxes : a husband , a son, a daughter, and a miniaturist job she loves. But also a bulky mother: Ellen.
Annie has always been trying to fix her "home": and soon we realize that something, in addition to the ambivalent relationship between her and the now defunct Ellen, does not work. Starting from Charlie, an introverted and problematic daughter accustomed... Read More |
 | Jeepers Creepers 3 2017 Jeepers Creepers series. Thinking back on the progress and how we got to this point, a sequel had been in talks since before the second movie even found its way into theaters, but finding proper financing has always been an issue (and writer/director Victor Salva's sordid past didn't help matters). Over the years many ideas have been thrown around, like some parts of the film possibly taking place in western times (which might explain The Creeper's choice in clothing) and the more reported idea of the story taking place 23 years after the events of the last one. This idea, of course, is now believed to be where the fourth and final... Read More |
