
Krzysztof Walecki

HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL Explained: The Antidote to Bly Manor
The not-so-recent premiere of The Haunting of Bly Manor left most viewers rather disappointed, especially after the excellent The Haunting of Hill...

THE BORDERLANDS, aka FINAL PRAYER: A delicious Gothic horror
One of the pleasures of being a modern film enthusiast is discovering titles one would never have heard of, thanks to the internet, and especially...

THE DESCENT Decoded: The Best British Horror of the Century
The Nun by Corin Hardy was not what I expected. Not only in the context of other films in the series initiated by The Conjuring…

THE OLD DARK HOUSE: A Grandfather of Mad Family-Type Horror
I would like to go back to the 1930s, to a time when British director James Whale was regarded as one of the greatest creators of cinematic horror.

Both early versions of THE MUMMY (1932 & 1959) Explained
The mummy, as a figure in horror cinema, is one of the most recognizable and iconic monsters, placed alongside the vampire, the werewolf, and the...

BLACK CHRISTMAS. Remains a textbook example of a slasher
Horror is a genre that doesn’t necessarily feature in everyone’s annual Christmas repertoire, but a fair number of festive fright flicks have been...

BLACK CHRISTMAS (2019): The Sisterhood Strikes Back
Black Christmas is an irritating film about a division between men and women. Reconciliation is impossible because men are either inherently evil or...

THE DUELLISTS. Ridley Scott's first feature film is one of his finest works
When discussing the beginnings of Ridley Scott’s career, Alien and Blade Runner are often mentioned first, while the earlier The Duellists is...