Happy Birthday (2023) Review – A Technically Incompetent Slasher Fumble
Chris Helton delivers a masterclass in poor filmmaking with Happy Birthday. From looping green screens to audible director cues, is this the year’s worst slasher?
Daughter in Disguise (2021) Review – A Predictable Lifetime-Style Thriller
Christopher Redmond delivers a drama-heavy thriller with Daughter in Disguise. A missing girl returns home, but her parents begin to suspect she is an impostor.
The Retreat (2021) Review – A Tense and Vital LGBTQ+ Slasher
A pre-wedding getaway turns into a fight for survival in this tense, LGBTQ+ slasher from Shudder. The Retreat offers great representation and visceral thrills, but does it bring anything new to the genre, or is it just another walk in the woods? Let’s take a look.
Quicksand (2023) Review – A Farcical and Bored Survival Thriller
Andres Beltran delivers a survival thriller that is more mud than muscle. A bickering couple gets stuck in a Colombian rainforest with a venomous boa constrictor?
The Rental (2020) Review – A Stylish But Average Vacation Slasher
Dave Franco makes his directorial debut with The Rental. Two couples find hidden cameras in their holiday home, but does the relationship drama overshadow the horror?
Influencer (2022) Review – A Fresh and Cunning Social Media Thriller
Kurtis Harder delivers a biting satire of online celebrity with Influencer. A mysterious stranger turns a shallow vacation into a deadly game of cat and mouse.
Blind Waters (2023) Review – A Dull and Unfocused Asylum Shark Movie
Anthony C. Ferrante returns to the shark genre with Blind Waters. Does this Tubi/Asylum collaboration offer any bite, or is it just more low-budget driftwood?
Hidden Exposure (2023) Review – A Compelling Study Of Mental Abuse
Todd Bogin delivers a realistic look at narcissistic abuse with Hidden Exposure. Liana Liberato shines in this relationship thriller, but is it actually horror?
Terror Eyes (2021) Review – A Cringey and Amateurish Found Footage Fumble
Delaney Mundy delivers a nauseating found footage experience with Terror Eyes. A road trip to Joshua Tree turns into a “dark web” nightmare that fails on every level.
The Final Rose (2022) Review – A Reality TV Slasher With No Bite
Tim Cruz blends The Bachelor with Scream in the Tubi Original The Final Rose. Does this satirical slasher deliver the gore or just a bunch of reality TV bickering?
The Resort (2021) Review – A Sunny Vacation Slasher That Fails To Land
Taylor Chien takes a beautiful Hawaiian backdrop and fills it with horror clichés in The Resort. Does this urban exploration horror offer chills or just bad acting?
The Lurking Fear (2023) Review – A Jumbled and Incoherent Mess
Michael Madsen and Robert Davi star in a loosely Lovecraftian Tubi Original. The Lurking Fear (2023) is a jumbled, incoherent mess of an asylum horror.
