Ghost Webcam (2023) Review – A Low-Budget Screenlife Fumble
Sebastian Sdaigui attempts a micro-budget spin on the screenlife genre with Ghost Webcam. A man under house arrest discovers a haunted link with deadly consequences.
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Sebastian Sdaigui attempts a micro-budget spin on the screenlife genre with Ghost Webcam. A man under house arrest discovers a haunted link with deadly consequences.

Brandon Cronenberg delivers a visceral exploration of privilege and depravity with Infinity Pool. Alexander Skarsgård and Mia Goth star in this trippy sci-fi horror.

Duncan Skiles delivers a chilling look at small-town secrets with The Clovehitch Killer. Charlie Plummer and Dylan McDermott star in this BTK-inspired crime drama.

Yoko Okumura delivers a high-energy survival thriller with Unseen. A nearly blind woman must rely on a stranger via video call to escape a lethal abuser.

Amy Seimetz explores the contagious nature of existential dread in She Dies Tomorrow. A concept-heavy thriller that struggles to justify its feature runtime.

Stig Svendsen brings lycanthropy to Norway with Viking Wolf. A teenage girl’s move to a new town turns into a supernatural nightmare, but does it stand out?

Vincent Paronnaud takes the revenge horror genre into the woods with Hunted. Lucie Debay stars as a woman forced to turn the tables on her captors in this stylish thriller.

Mercedes Morgan attempts a psychedelic character study with Spoonful of Sugar. A disturbed carer uses LSD to treat a child, leading to a farcical spiral of events.

Mike Green attempts to craft a harrowing survival tale with Outback. An American couple finds themselves stranded in the Australian bush with almost no supplies.

Lorcan Finnegan blends Irish production with Filipino folklore in Nocebo. Eva Green stars as a woman whose mysterious illness leads to a terrifying power struggle.

John Berardo attempts to blend campus sexual assault themes with a traditional slasher in Initiation. Unfortunately, the result is a dull and miscast mess.

Jennifer Harrington takes on influencer culture in the Shudder original Shook. A make-up artist is terrorised by a mysterious caller, but is there a deeper twist?