Invited (2024) Review – A Tense But Ultimately Absurd Digital Nightmare
A family Zoom call for a surprise wedding in Russia turns into a fight for survival. Navin Ramaswaran’s Invited is a solid, if flawed, entry into the screenlife sub-genre.
Deadbolt (2024) Review – A Predictable and Mind-Numbingly Basic Tubi Thriller
Mars Horodyski directs the Tubi Original Deadbolt, a psychological thriller about a woman seeking a fresh start in a house with a dark history. Is it a hidden gem or just another predictable bore?
Clickbait: Unfollowed (2024) Review – A Spiteful and Silly Influencer Slasher
Katherine Barrell and Melanie Scrofano deliver a sharp-tongued Tubi Original with Clickbait: Unfollowed. A group of vapid influencers compete for followers and their lives.
The Lost Footage of Leah Sullivan (2018) Review – A Surprisingly Solid Student Mystery
Burt Grinstead directs and stars in The Lost Footage of Leah Sullivan. A surprisingly well-acted found footage mystery that manages to overcome its low-budget tropes.
Curse of Aurore (2020) Review – An Exploitative And Painfully Dull Found Footage Mess
Mehran C. Torgoley directs Curse of Aurore, a found footage horror based on a tragic real-life case. Is it a chilling mystery or just an exploitative and generic bore?
The Devil’s Well (2018) Review – A Derivative And Taxing Found Footage Slog
Kurtis Spieler delivers a paranormal mockumentary in The Devil’s Well. Does this story of a portal to hell offer genuine chills or just a copy-and-paste found footage experience?
This Never Happened (2024) Review – A Predictable And Painfully Generic Paranormal Slog
Ted Campbell directs the Tubi Original This Never Happened. A group of friends return to a childhood home for a funeral, only to be stalked by a spirit. Is it a hidden gem or total dreck?
Lowlifes (2024) Review – A Wickedly Fun and Bloody Surprise From Tubi
Tesh Guttikonda and Mitch Oliver deliver a rare Tubi gem with Lowlifes. A road-tripping family meets their match in the backwoods in this gory, blackly comic slasher.
New Folder (2024) Review – An Ultra Low Budget Study In Voyeuristic Boredom
L.R. Smith takes DIY filmmaking to the extreme with New Folder. A gritty, voyeuristic found footage horror that captures the unsettling reality of stalking.
Evie (2023) Review – A Dreary And Disappointing British Horror
Emmerdale’s Dominic Brunt co-directs the folk horror Evie. A young girl finds a cursed necklace on a beach, but does this slow-burn tale lead to a satisfying payoff?
The Puppetman (2023) Review – A Generic and Uninspired Possession Slog
Brandon Christensen returns to Shudder with The Puppetman. A young woman fears a family curse is causing her friends to kill. Is it a fresh take or just more horror by numbers?
In Isolation (2022) Review – A Dubbed And Dreadful Home Invasion Disaster
Amazon’s “new” 2024 horror is actually a 2022 dubbed catastrophe. Alexey Meets delivers a home invasion thriller about a mysterious virus that is as confusing as it is boring.
