 | When Evil Lurks 2023 "When Evil Lurks" is an overwhelming and relentless work that bravely steps away from the subgenre's clichés. Director Demián Rugna plunges us into a ruthless and visceral rural nightmare, establishing from the very first minutes that the rules are different here: there are no exorcist priests, no comforting prayers, and no easy way out. There is only a primal Evil, contagious like a virus and incomprehensible, spreading illogically and mercilessly. What makes the film exceptional is its brutality and honesty in depicting horror. Rugna does not shy away from extreme splatter scenes and the most gruesome body horror, utilizing... Read More |
 | Weapons 2025 A Choral Horror Masterpiece: Zach Cregger’s Audacious Vision. With Weapons, writer-director Zach Cregger (acclaimed for Barbarian) confirms his status as one of the most important horror auteurs of our time. This film isn't just a genre exercise; it’s a choral, disturbing, and visionary work that digs into the open wounds of contemporary society, transforming a mystery into a true liturgy of terror. The movie opens with a chilling premise: the simultaneous and inexplicable disappearance of seventeen children from a single classroom. From there, Cregger orchestrates a masterful narrative that branches out and develops through... Read More |
 | Deep Dark 2015 Deep Dark is a surreal horror-drama that explores the twisted psyche of an unsuccessful artist who discovers a mysterious talking hole in the wall. As the entity begins to fulfill his desires, his sanity and morality unravel. The film balances grotesque body horror with dark humor and psychological tension, evoking comparisons to Cronenberg and Kafka. The confined setting amplifies the claustrophobic dread, while the eerie sound design and minimal score contribute to the unsettling mood. Director Michael Medaglia crafts a disturbing tale of obsession, creativity, and parasitic dependence, blurring the line between inspiration and... Read More |
 | Shadow of the Vampire 2000 Shadow of the Vampire, directed by E. Elias Merhige, is a chilling, genre-blending film that reimagines the making of the 1922 silent horror classic Nosferatu. What if the actor portraying the vampire wasn't acting?
The film stars John Malkovich as obsessive German director F.W. Murnau and Willem Dafoe—utterly transformative—as Max Schreck, the actor cast as Count Orlok. Murnau is determined to make the most realistic vampire film ever created, going to extreme lengths to achieve authenticity. But as the filming progresses in remote Eastern Europe, the cast and crew begin to realize something is wrong: Schreck never breaks... Read More |
 | Grafted 2024 In a surreal and chilling vision of obsession and identity, Grafted follows the life of a teenage girl desperate to win her mother’s approval and attain an impossible standard of beauty. When her sister dies unexpectedly, the grieving and increasingly unstable mother—obsessed with perfection—coerces her into undergoing an experimental skin grafting procedure. But what starts as a cosmetic enhancement quickly devolves into a grotesque psychological and physical transformation.
As the girl’s new face begins to alter not just her appearance but her sense of self, she becomes haunted—literally and metaphorically—by fragments of the... Read More |
 | Nightbitch 2024 When Motherhood Bites… Literally
If you’ve ever wondered what would happen if maternal frustration merged with animal instinct and a pinch of suburban werewolf lore, Nightbitch is the cinematic answer you never knew you needed.
Rachel—played by Amy Adams, who finally seems to be enjoying not being liked (not even by herself)—is a stay-at-home mom who, somewhere between diapers and organic carrot purée, begins to suspect she’s turning into a dog. Yes, a dog. Literally. But make it fashion.
The film—based on Rachel Yoder’s novel—is a surreal, furious manifesto on modern motherhood, swaying between domestic horror and social... Read More |
