Horror Movie Reviews

Jaco Bouwer delivers a trippy and visceral exploration of nature’s vengeance in Gaia. A forest employee finds herself trapped with survivalists in this fungal nightmare.

Toby Meakins attempts to turn 80s gaming nostalgia into a deadly curse with Choose or Die. Despite a decent cast, the film suffers from massive plot holes and comical visuals.

Jeffrey A. Brown explores the terrors of climate change and microbial infection in The Beach House. A struggling couple faces a biological nightmare at the coast.

Kate Dolan makes an impressive feature debut with You Are Not My Mother. A teenager suspects her mother has been replaced by something sinister in this Dublin-set horror.

Kyle Edward Ball brings the nightmare logic of childhood to the big screen with Skinamarink. An experimental analogue horror that tests the viewer’s patience.

Lars Damoiseaux delivers a riotous and gore-soaked survival comedy with Yummy. A trip for discount plastic surgery turns into a fight against a zombie outbreak.

Bryan Bertino returns to the director’s chair with the relentlessly bleak The Dark and the Wicked. A pair of siblings face a demonic presence on their family farm.

D.J. Caruso directs a claustrophobic story of survival and faith in Shut In. A recovering addict must protect her children while trapped inside a pantry.

Haylar Garcia attempts to blend domestic drama with creature horror in Apartment 212 (Gnaw). Penelope Mitchell stars as a woman haunted by more than just her past.

Simon Richardson delivers a directionless and derivative mess with The Sitter. Despite a committed lead performance, the film quickly descends into cheap exploitation.

Christian Tafdrup explores the deadly consequences of extreme politeness in Speak No Evil. A Danish family’s weekend trip to the Netherlands turns into a nightmare.

Roxanne Benjamin attempts to tackle the “creepy kid” sub-genre with There’s Something Wrong with the Children. Unfortunately, a weak script and poor pacing result in a chore.