Frendo is a fun, well-executed slasher—perfect for summer. It’s light, accessible, and genuinely surprising. The twists are smart.
I Know What You Did Last Summer became a solid hit ($125 million), helping to rejuvenate the very slasher genre Scream had so joyfully mocked.
The latest Final Destination entry isn’t trying to revolutionize horror—it’s not even clear whether it will successfully breathe new life into the franchise.
High Tension is hard not to admire for the sheer technical skill of its creators. Stylistically, it may be the most accomplished film of the Extremity...
Screamboat quickly becomes a mechanical checklist of slasher set pieces. It's just another slapdash, half-baked product trying to ride the current trend.
Jeepers Creepers could have been great. It has believable characters, an intriguing setup, necessary tension, and a palpable, underlying uncertainty.
You have to admit, for a horror movie made on a $200,000 budget, Clownhouse is genuinely terrifying—though not in the typical B-movie way.
Filmmakers tackling this specific brand of horror must be aware of how exhausted the material has become. The creators of Tragedy Girls understand this well.
Films like Scream are great not only due to flawless direction and original story, but also because they were made exactly when they should have been.
Tenebrae transcends the boundaries of giallo. It is difficult not to see Tenebrae as the last great horror film in Argento’s career.