The Brothers discuss Erle C. Kenton’s pre-Code horror adaptation of H. G. Wells’ The Island of Doctor Moreau.
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Anders ranks the films of the Final Destination series, one of the first horror franchises of the twenty-first century.
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Even more than Poe’s story, Corman’s version highlights familiar features of the Gothic.
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Talk to Me hides some clever commentary on the dissociation of Gen Z in its creepy seance scenario.
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Kyle Edward Ball’s low-budget experimental horror film is a dissociative nightmare.
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In Nosferatu, the corrupting power of the vampire is linked to that most symbolically potent infectious disease, the Black Death.
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Roger Corman’s The Masque of the Red Death is more effective as a late-night Gothic thriller than as an adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s famous short story.
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The Brothers discuss, among other things, the merits of “elevated horror,” schlock, gore, silly ideas, and the nature of the horror genre.
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Last Night in Soho has an incredible premise and many excellent features, which makes it especially disappointing when the film goes off the rails.
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The Brothers discuss F. W. Murnau’s iconic adaptation of Dracula on the occasion of its 100th Anniversary.
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The Most Dangerous Game is a layered, atmospheric pre-Code Hollywood horror-adventure.
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Zack Snyder’s explosive debut is arguably the finest zombie movie ever made.
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Digging deep into the thematic implications and cultural discourse around Ari Aster’s two works of elevated horror, Hereditary and Midsommar.
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Dark Water is a creepy and water-logged entry in the J-horror genre, but its human drama is what makes it particularly memorable and disturbing.
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WWII horror thriller set on a B-17 Flying Fortress ultimately crash lands.
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David Gordon Green revives the Halloween films with this satisfying horror sequel that returns to the original’s strengths.
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It Chapter Two is effective and scary if a bit muddled.
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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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Cronenberg’s adaptation of Stephen King’s The Dead Zone is one of his more mainstream efforts, but still an enjoyable, melodrama-thriller.
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