The Fog is a compelling mood piece, with atmospheric scares and great low-budget special effects.
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Mario Bava’s official debut combines arthouse style and B-movie horror conventions to strong effect.
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Wes Craven’s The Hills Have Eyes has a grimy atmosphere, nasty deaths, and a simmering subtext of class rage
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Christine finds John Carpenter working at the height of his formal powers, transforming a ridiculous concept into a thrilling film.
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It Chapter Two is effective and scary if a bit muddled.
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Exploring all nine films in the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise and what makes this often scary, usually campy, and frequently bizarre horror series worth watching.
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A feeble monster movie and a flaccid horror comedy.
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Dario Argento’s horror-thriller Deep Red is a bridge between modern slasher cinema and the nightmares of folklore.
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A worthwhile debut from the filmmaker behind Blue Ruin and Green Room.
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Paul W.S. Anderson’s first film in the Resident Evil series remains another shoddy video game adaptation.
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As many films try to do but fail, it shows the man in the monster.
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This third Halloween film is worth a look for its horror thrills and critique of holiday consumerism.
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A buddy movie, not a monster movie.
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Perhaps the pre-eminent haunted house movie of all-time.
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This defence of found-footage horror argues that the frequently-criticized subgenre is both formally daring and psychologically revealing.
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A thematically satisfying new chapter of Ridley Scott’s Alien series.
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This introductory guide to found footage tells you which films to watch and how to approach the subgenre.
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An assaultive exercise in found-footage terror.
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Innovates just enough to rise above its limitations.
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A genuine mega-hit that earns its popularity.
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