We review Sasha Rainbow’s Grafted (2024). This Shudder body-horror sees an exchange student go to extreme, visceral lengths to fit in with the popular crowd. Is it a sharp commentary on beauty standards or just a messy trudge through gore tropes? Find out in our full review.

We review Kyle Mooney’s Y2K (2024). This A24 horror-comedy takes us back to New Year’s Eve 1999, but is it a sharp, funny subversion of the tech-panic era or just a messy, tonally confused trudge through 90s tropes? Find out in our full review.

We review Bloody Axe Wound (2024). This Shudder Original starts with a fun satirical slasher premise but quickly collapses into a cringeworthy teen drama. Is it a misunderstood meta-masterpiece or legitimately the worst horror movie of the year? Find out in our full review.

We review Leigh Whannell’s Wolf Man (2025). The first big-name horror release of the year sees the director team up with Blumhouse for a rural Oregon reboot of the Universal classic. Is it a terrifying masterclass in monster horror or just another shallow, trope-heavy quick-fix? Find out in our full review.

We review Nikola Petrović’s Mudbrick (2023). This Serbian folk horror follows an illustrator who returns to his native village, only to find himself entangled in a pagan cult dedicated to the god Veles. Is it a chilling new classic of the genre or just a glacially paced trudge with too little bite? Find out in our full review.

We review Marielle Heller’s Nightbitch (2024). Amy Adams stars as a stay-at-home mother undergoing a canine transformation, but is it a biting subversion of parental isolation or just a derivative, toothless drama that fails to deliver the horror? Find out in our full review.

We review Pascal Plante’s Red Rooms (2023). This Canadian psychological thriller takes a clinical look at a young woman’s obsession with a dark-web serial killer trial. Is it a masterclass in tension and character study or just a slow-moving techno-fantasy? Find out in our full review.

We review Luke Genton’s Chateau (2024). This ultra-low-budget influencer horror follows an aspiring social media star into a haunted French estate. Is it just another trope-heavy found footage trudge or a charming DIY surprise with a quirky sense of humour? Find out in our full review.