Welcome to the heart of Knockout Horror. This is where we keep the hundreds of reviews we’ve written over the years. Let’s be honest: the horror genre is a minefield. For every Hereditary, there are a dozen low-budget disasters waiting to waste your Friday night. That’s where we come in.
We watch the good, the bad, and the absolute trash so you don’t have to. From the latest theatrical blockbusters to the obscurest oddities hiding in the depths of Tubi and Shudder, you’ll find our honest, unpretentious, and jargon-free verdicts right here. No film school lectures, just a horror fan telling you if it’s worth the popcorn.
We review Vaughn Stein’s thriller Cellar Door (2024). A couple is gifted a dream home with one simple rule: never open the cellar. But is this a tense and shocking mystery hit or just a predictable, milquetoast trudge through boring metaphors and weird casting choices? Find out in our full review.
We review John Carpenter’s horror masterpiece The Thing (1982). This iconic sci-fi slasher features a research crew in Antarctica battling a shape-shifting alien, but is it a tense and terrifying hit or just a slow, gory trudge through 80s tropes? Find out in our full review.
We review the controversial BBC horror drama Ghostwatch (1992). Starring Michael Parkinson and Sarah Greene, this “live” haunting famously fooled a nation, but is it a pioneering found-footage hit or just a dated television curio? Find out in our full review.
We review William Friedkin’s legendary horror classic The Exorcist (1973). This famously banned story of a possessed young girl remains a technical masterpiece, but is it a terrifying supernatural hit or just a slow, depressive trudge through 70s religious dread? Find out in our full review.
We review James Watkins’ British horror classic Eden Lake (2008). Starring Michael Fassbender and Kelly Reilly, this grimy “hoodie horror” was a massive hit, but is it a tense and harrowing masterpiece or just a mean-spirited, offensive trudge through 2000s social anxieties? Find out in our full review.
We review the 1980 slasher classic Friday the 13th. Starring Betsy Palmer and a young Kevin Bacon, this film spawned one of horror’s biggest franchises, but is it a creative masterpiece or just a formulaic trudge through generic tropes and predictable kills? Find out in our full review.
We review the Sam Raimi-produced Netflix thriller Don’t Move (2024). A grieving mother is injected with a paralytic agent by a killer, but is this a tense and unique survival hit or just a predictable, poorly written trudge through the woods? Find out in our full review.
We review Patrick Brice’s found-footage horror sequel Creep 2 (2017). Starring Mark Duplass and Desiree Akhavan, this follow-up sees our serial killer facing a victim as kooky as he is, but is it a tense and hilarious hit or just a repetitive trudge? Find out in our full review.
We review the 2019 cult horror hit Ready or Not. Starring Samara Weaving, this gory hide-and-seek thriller is a riotously fun ride, but is it a creative masterpiece or just a highly predictable trudge through generic cat-and-mouse tropes? Find out in our full review.
We review the 1997 slasher hit I Know What You Did Last Summer. Starring Jennifer Love Hewitt and Sarah Michelle Gellar, this film rode the wave of Scream’s success, but is it a creative masterpiece or just a formulaic, poorly paced slog through 90s tropes? Find out in our full review.
We review the 2005 horror smash Saw II. Starring Donnie Wahlberg and Tobin Bell, this sequel takes Jigsaw’s games to a deadly house, but is it a creative masterpiece or just a gory, fast-cut slog through familiar tropes and predictable character drama? Find out in our full review.
We review the 2024 horror hit Smile 2. Starring Naomi Scott, this sequel takes the Smile curse into the world of a pop superstar, but is it a creative masterpiece or just a repetitive, jump-scare-heavy slog through familiar tropes? Find out in our full review.