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.
Horror Movie Reviews
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.
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.
You’ll Never Find Me (2024) Review – A Masterclass In Tension With A Faltering Finale
Josiah Allen and Indianna Bell deliver a claustrophobic masterclass in tension with the Shudder Original You’ll Never Find Me. A simple setup leads to a nightmarish game of cat and mouse.
The Hole (2001) Review – A Chilling And Relatable Early 2000s Thriller
Nick Hamm directs the cult psychological thriller The Hole. Four students lock themselves in a bunker to avoid a school trip, only to find themselves trapped in a fight for survival.
Sick (2022) Review – A Traditional and Tense Covid-Era Slasher
Scream creator Kevin Williamson returns to the slasher genre with Sick. Two friends quarantining at a lake house find themselves hunted by a masked killer. Is it a modern classic or just a Covid-era gimmick?
Hold Your Breath (2012) Review – A Pointless And Bottom-Of-The-Barrel Asylum Mess
Tricked by Prime Video’s dating system into watching a 2012 Asylum dud? We review Hold Your Breath to spare you the pain of this clichéd, boring slasher mess.
Cobweb (2023) Review – An Atmospheric Tale Trapped Between Two Styles
Antony Starr and Lizzy Caplan star in Samuel Bodin’s Cobweb. A young boy hears voices in the walls of his home, but is this an artsy character study or a monster movie?
Guess Who (2024) Review – A Surprising Tubi Slasher
Amelia Moses directs the Tubi Original Guess Who, a holiday slasher that trades tropes for a cohesive crime narrative. Is this the rare high-budget gem Tubi fans have been waiting for?
Observer (2022) Review – An Ambitious But Messy Religious Trip
Stephen Sander delivers an abstract, experimental horror with Observer. A tale of kidnapping and spiritual warfare that is as ambitious as it is confusing.
