Viking Wolf (2022) Review – A Toothless and CG-Heavy Werewolf Drama
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?
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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?

Paul Solet takes new parent anxieties to a disturbing extreme in Grace. A slow-burning pregnancy horror that struggles with its pacing and lead performance.

Gerard Johnstone delivers a satirical and campy slasher for the digital age with M3gan. An AI doll becomes a lethal protector in this viral Blumhouse hit.

Brian Netto puts a reality TV spin on the found footage genre with Delivery: The Beast Within. A couple’s pregnancy journey turns into a documented nightmare.

Fajar Nugros explores the terrors of motherhood and ritual in the Indonesian horror The Womb. A desperate woman finds shelter with a couple who harbour dark secrets.

Brad Anderson explores the lengths a mother will go for her child in the vampire-esque thriller Blood. Michelle Monaghan stars in this overlong and logic-defying horror.