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.
Today, we’re tackling the sequel John Carpenter famously wrote on a six-pack of beer: Halloween 2. This is the film that gave us the infamous ‘sister twist’ and turned a ’70s thriller into an ’80s splatter-fest. But is it still a fun watch? We dive into the film’s ‘war with itself.
We’re diving into the oddball sequel sandwiched between two all-time classics: A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge.
Born from a frantic, ‘anxiety-inducing’ production schedule, this is the film that famously threw out the dream-world rules (and gave us a killer parakeet). But is it just a rushed mess, or is there more to its legendary cult classic status?
Welcome to Day 25 of our Halloween review-a-day! We’re tackling Saw 3, the film that tried to be the end of the line. The traps get way nastier (gorno fans rejoice!), but does the story collapse under the weight of its own comically over-the-top flashbacks? Let’s dive into the ‘accidental’ trilogy.
Hulu’s remake of The Hand That Rocks The Cradle lands with a thud. It’s about as vanilla of a thriller as you can get, feeling “far more like a middle of the afternoon style lifetime movie” than a big Huluween feature. We break down the terrible writing, the muddled characters, and the pointless side-parts.
Day 23 of our Halloween feature! Ever finished a film and needed to re-watch it immediately? That’s Triangle. It starts as a simple ghost ship story but transforms into a bleak, mind-bending puzzle that will leave you floored. This is one you really need to stick with.
Scream was the meta-slasher that saved horror in the 90s. But 30 years on, does it still feel clever, or has it become a victim of its own success? For Day 22 of our Halloween marathon, we’re looking back at the classic that changed the rules. Read our full review to see if it’s essential viewing or just a bit… 90s.
Full disclosure: I wasn’t a fan of The Strangers when I first saw it years ago. But for our Halloween marathon, I gave the 2008 original another go… and it completely changed my mind. Join us as we revisit the film that made a simple knock at the door terrifying, and I break down what I missed the first time around in this slow-burn home invasion classic.
A killer unicorn movie starring Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega sounds like a guaranteed b-movie blast. We went into Death of a Unicorn ready for carnage but found a tonally confused film that can’t decide if it’s a family drama, a satire, or a creature feature. Does the horror ever get a chance to shine through? Find out if this one delivers on its killer premise in our full review.
From the creators of Talk to Me comes Bring Her Back, an ambitious and emotional horror film with some of the nastiest body-horror we’ve ever seen. While a bit muddled, it shows tremendous growth for the directors and stands as one of 2025’s best horror films. Read our full spoiler-free review
Is Pete Davidson’s new horror movie any good? For a while, no. The Home is a cliched mystery thriller that drags its feet. But the final 20 minutes unleash an insane, over-the-top bloodbath that almost saves the whole thing. A tonally confused mess or a cathartic splatter-fest? Find out in our full review.
I’ll be honest.. I went into Shudder’s new 80s slasher, Night of the Reaper, with rock-bottom expectations. Between the faux-nostalgia trend and a director whose past work I disliked, I was ready to be disappointed. But this is one of those times I was happy to be proven wrong. Find out how a killer twist managed to save the day in our full review.
Our full review for the body-horror film Shell (2024) is here. Directed by Max Minghella and starring Elisabeth Moss and Kate Hudson, the movie suffers from a crippling identity crisis and a rushed production. We break down the paper-thin script, the jarring tonal shifts, and why it ultimately fails as both a satire and a horror film. Click here to read our final verdict.