horror
Shelby Oaks, Bring Her Back, and the context collapse of YouTube horror
The video platform has been influencing films for years. That's only going to happen more, writes Emily St. James.
halloween
14 under-the-radar tales to freak you out this Halloween
Including movies, books, podcasts, and asking your friends to tell you a scary story.
mailbag
October mailbag!
This month: Which classic Hollywood director could have crushed a found-footage movie? Also: It's spooky season!
movies
American film could use a little more J-horror in it
American horror looking to break clichés should borrow some ideas from Japanese horror films, writes Lily Osler.
movies
Episodes Monday Rundown August 18 - 24 2025
This week: folk horror, not-so-scary monsters, and giant moths. In three different projects!
horror
What Weapons is "about"
Zach Cregger's excellent and very funny new horror film hides a dark and lonely core.
movies
28 Years Later imagines a strange and beautiful apocalypse
The zombie sequel offers up a post-human world bursting with color.
movies
Final Destination: Bloodlines and the great American death cult
Why a franchise about how you can't cheat death is what we need right now.
horror
Empty horror: A recent string of films underlines the weariness of American life (repost)
The Empty Man and The Smiley Face Killers explore a world that is devoid of meaning and utterly hopeless.
oddity
Oddity is a mess. It's also incredibly scary.
The Irish horror film has what it takes to succeed: an enormous wooden man who makes a scary face.
movies
The transness inherent to The Substance
The new body-horror film is deeply trans... as all body-horror films are.
movies
How to be effectively Lynchian
A bevy of recent films have David Lynch vibes without resorting to being slavish imitations or parodies.