Await Further Instructions (2018) Review – A Mixed Bag of Sci-Fi Social Satire
Johnny Kevorkian’s Await Further Instructions traps a family in a deadly game of compliance. A fascinating concept marred by poor execution.
Festive Frights & Holiday Horrors
Welcome to the home of holiday horror. Originally born from our “Awful Advent” challenge, this section has grown into a stocking stuffed full of festive nightmares. Here you will find everything from rankings of the bleakest winter chillers and deep dives into controversial Christmas slashers, to reviews of the latest holiday horror releases. Whether you are looking for a cozy creature feature or a movie that will ruin your Christmas spirit, you’ll find it wrapped up here.
Inside (2007) Review – A Visceral and Brutal Festive Nightmare
Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo deliver an uncompromising slice of New French Extremity with Inside. A pregnant woman’s Christmas Eve becomes a fight for life.
Black Christmas (2006) Review – A Mean and Messy Festive Remake
Glen Morgan trades the atmospheric dread of the 1974 original for buckets of gore and a messy backstory. This 2006 remake is a loud, mean-spirited slasher disaster.
P2 (2007) Review – A Tense and Gory Parking Garage Nightmare
Franck Khalfoun delivers a claustrophobic holiday horror with P2. A late night at the office turns into a fight for survival in a locked-down parking garage.
Salvage (2009) Review – A Gritty and Uneven British Festive Horror
Lawrence Gough delivers a tense, low-budget lockdown thriller with Salvage. Neve McIntosh stars in this gritty British horror set during a bloody Christmas Eve.
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) Review – A Gothic Holiday Masterpiece
Tim Burton and Henry Selick deliver a visually stunning, song-filled masterpiece with The Nightmare Before Christmas. It is the perfect gateway into horror themes.
