The Poughkeepsie Tapes is redundant in a media culture saturated with serial killer stories.
Read MoreGhosts of Mars is minor Carpenter, but still an enjoyable riff on Assault on Precinct 13.
Read MoreDanny and Michael Philippou’s follow-up to Talk to Me is a more gruelling, complete film than its predecessor.
Read MoreOsgood Perkins’ Longlegs is an inconsistent mishmash of The Silence of the Lambs and Cure.
Read MoreFrank Darabont’s Stephen King horror adaptation plays like a dry run for The Walking Dead.
Read MoreThis sequel to the surprise Netflix horror hit, The Platform, loses the elegance of its predecessor.
Read MoreShyamalan’s 2004 film has its merits, but revisiting it reveals the muddled philosophy that drives it and robs it of many key thrills.
Read MoreThe Faculty is Invasion of the Body Snatchers for the MTV generation.
Read MoreMichael Curtiz’s Doctor X demonstrates the perverse strangeness of pre-Code horror.
Read MoreThe Brothers discuss Erle C. Kenton’s pre-Code horror adaptation of H. G. Wells’ The Island of Doctor Moreau.
Read MoreAnders ranks the films of the Final Destination series, one of the first horror franchises of the twenty-first century.
Read MoreTod Browning’s Freaks is an icon of pre-Code horror and a great drama about the lives of circus performers.
Read MoreEddie Murphy’s The Haunted Mansion is an effective spooky movie for children and families.
Read MoreThe Witches remains a notable blend of horror and adventure for kids, and the most surprising movie of Nicolas Roeg’s career.
Read MoreEven more than Poe’s story, Corman’s version highlights familiar features of the Gothic.
Read MoreDavid Bruckner’s Hellraiser reboot is a flattened riff on the tale for a flattened cinematic culture.
Read MoreA ranking of each film in the iconic horror series, Halloween, which digs into the series’ strengths and weaknesses. Updated to include Halloween Kills and Halloween Ends.
Read MoreExamining the 11 films in the Hellraiser franchise and exploring their shared thematic interests and narrative failings. Updated to include the 2022 reboot.
Read MoreAnders looks at the five films in the Exorcist franchise and looks at how each one expands on the original.
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