Butterfly Kisses (2018) Review – A Brilliant and Meta Folk Legend Nightmare
Erik Kristopher Myers delivers a masterclass in meta-horror with Butterfly Kisses. A filmmaker discovers tapes of a terrifying urban legend, but at what cost?
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.
Incantation (2022) Review – A Chilling and Visceral Taiwanese Ritual
Kevin Ko delivers a visceral masterclass in modern Asian horror with Incantation. A mother must break a religious taboo to save her daughter from a terrifying curse.
Unlocked (2023) Review – A Gripping and Modern Stalking Nightmare
Kim Tae-joon delivers a chillingly relevant tech-thriller with Unlocked. A lost smartphone leads to total social destruction in this gripping South Korean hit.
Followed (2018) Review – An Obnoxious but Watchable Influencer Horror
Antoine Le delivers a social media spin on the Cecil Hotel legend with Followed. Can this found footage thriller overcome its detestable protagonist?
Ratter (2015) Review – A Bare-Bones and Boring Voyeuristic Fumble
Branden Kramer expands his short film into a feature-length voyeuristic nightmare with Ratter. Ashley Benson stars, but can this screenlife thriller deliver?
Consecration (2023) Review – A Gorgeous but Formulaic Religious Thriller
Christopher Smith heads to the Isle of Skye for the religious horror Consecration. Jena Malone stars in a mystery that is as beautiful as it is predictable.
Megan is Missing (2011) Review – A Repulsive and Pointless Exercise in Misery
Michael Goi attempts to craft a cautionary tale with Megan is Missing, but the result is a poorly made and deeply exploitative mess that caused genuine trauma.
The Deep House (2021) Review – An Underwater Haunted House Horror
Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury take the haunted house genre sub-aquatic with The Deep House. A pair of YouTubers find more than they bargained for.
Stalker (2022) Review – A Claustrophobic Thriller That Stalls Out
Steve Johnson traps two strangers in a freight elevator for the British thriller Stalker. Sophie Skelton and Stuart Brennan star, but does the mystery deliver?
Followers (2021) Review – A Cringey and Uninspired Influencer Slog
Marcus Harben attempts to blend British student life with social media horror in Followers. A disgraced influencer moves into a haunted house, but does it deliver?
The Den (2013) Review – A Chilling and Effective Screenlife Slasher
Zachary Donohue delivers a pioneer of the screenlife genre with The Den. Melanie Papalia stars as a student whose social experiment on a video chat site turns deadly.
Unfriended: Dark Web (2018) Review – A Sinister and High-Stakes Sequel
Stephen Susco takes the screenlife format into the depths of the internet with Unfriended: Dark Web. A found laptop leads to a terrifying game of life and death.
