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Keeping up with Sam Raimi’s original “Evil Dead” movies is no easy task, and yet Irish director Lee Cronin does it with ease in 2023’s “Evil Dead Rise. “The film follows Beth (Lily Sullivan) as she visits her sister Ellie (Alyssa Sutherland) and their children in Los Angeles after a personal tragedy.
But it’s not long before the Necronomicon rears its ugly head and transforms Ellie into a cheerfully disjointed Deadite. While she has all the hallmarks of Raimi’s videos, like buckets of blood, horror frames, and perfectly timed jump scares, Cronin manages to put his own stamp on things.
The sequel breathes new life into the franchise by moving the horror of a secluded cabin to a claustrophobic apartment. It also operates at a deeper point by telling a story about the strain of motherhood, which is a desirable lens through which to view the Array franchise.
With pulse-pounding performances from the cast and some razor-sharp scares, “Evil Dead Rise” is a bloody treat.
“Talk to Me” follows Mia, a grieving teenager who is encouraged by her friends to try a new experiment: being possessed by dead spirits and a cursed hand, while being recorded through her peers on their smartphones.
Unsurprisingly, it’s not a good idea to open the body to vengeful ghosts, and things take a terrible turn when Riley, the younger brother of Mia’s friend, becomes possessed after a turn of the hand.
“Talk to Me” features a chilling and refreshing story, a young and talented cast, and a devastating finale that may not be for everyone, but one that nevertheless left an impression on us. In addition, the film’s special effects, especially a scene in which Riley smashes his face, are gory and memorable.
One of the most original horror videos of recent years, “Talk to Me” is sure to keep you up at night. And movie enthusiasts definitely watch the popular YouTube videos from directors Danny and Michael Philippou, which are narrated with the same meticulousness. and perfectly executed as “Háblame”.
With so many horror videos revolving around other masked people murdering teenagers, you’d be forgiven for thinking that “Scream 6” would be a flop. But Ghostface’s newest release is an unexpected gift.
The action takes place a year after the events of 2022’s “Scream,” the fifth installment in the slasher franchise, when Sam Carpenter (Melissa Barrera) moved to New York City with his sister, Tara (Jenna Ortega), and their friends. the University of the City. Unfortunately, a new Ghostface with a macabre appetite follows him and begins hunting down the gang in the streets.
The franchise has always taken a meta approach to the slasher genre, and “Scream 6” takes it one step further as Mindy Meeks-Martin (Jasmin Savoy Brown) waxes lyrical about the rules of being in a franchise movie. Everyone is both a potential victim, and a potential killer.
And while it doesn’t reinvent the wheel, the film is incredibly fun as you watch the killer make his way through the city. Yes, it’s “Ghostface Takes New York,” and that’s what we’re here for.
“When Evil Hides” might be one of the most disturbing original films of recent years, and it proves that Argentinian director Demián Rugna may also be one of the genre’s most exciting creators.
The film follows two brothers, Pedro (Ezequiel Rodríguez) and Jaime (Demián Salomon), who face an outbreak of demonic possession near their home. The action takes place in a world familiar with demons, and the government has even set plans in place to involve and destroy the “Rotten”.
Pedro and Jaime struggle to save their loved ones when bureaucratic regulations fail for civilians and assets begin to spread. Rugna injects the film with an overwhelming sense of terror, largely because anyone, and anything, can potentially fall prey to demons.
The overarching that Rugna creates alone is fascinating, but the fact that he created a haunting story with a devastating ending is simply masterful. And that’s not to mention the buckets of blood the director unleashes on the audience. . . Ouch.
“Cobweb” is a mysterious little beast. The story revolves around Peter (Woody Norman), a young man who begins to hear voices within the walls of his house. The voices warn him that his parents, Mark (Antony Starr) and Carol (Lizzy Caplan) are what they seem.
This paranoid horror mystery tackles desirable themes of nature as opposed to nurturing, and it’s wonderful to see Starr flexing his horror muscles walking away from Homelander and “The Boys. “
Here it heightens the creepy feeling in unexpected ways, but the dynamic between Peter and the voice (Debra Wilson) is the real draw here.
Writer Chris Thomas Devlin adds a new twist to a typical monster trope, and while the film itself is groundbreaking, it’s an effective story. And with a tight running time of 88 minutes, it’s the ultimate Saturday night movie.
Few horror videos have managed to pull off the trick of having virtually no discussion in their history. And the ones that do, like “Hush” or “A Quiet Place,” have set the bar pretty high. Therefore, it’s unexpected that Hulu’s “Nobody Will Save You” manages to keep audiences captivated in its 93-minute runtime.
The film stars Kaitlyn Dever as Brynn, a young woman living in a small town who struggles to cope with the trauma of her best friend’s death. When extraterrestrial beings invade the city, Brynn tries to outsmart the alien beings inside her house.
It’s an undeniable story that doesn’t try to complicate things with big, bombastic sets. But when writer-director Brian Duffield decides to step up the action, it’s a thrilling experience.
The ending will be a bit disappointing as it determines how much the audience enjoys Brynn’s character. But “No One Will Save You” is an impressive adventure that reads like a B-movie.
Director Brandon Cronenberg, like his father, the legendary David Cronenberg, knows how to deliver a compelling sci-fi horror film. “Infinity Pool” takes audiences to the fictional land of Li Tolqa, where editor James (Alexander Skarsgård) discovers a punishment. for anyone caught committing serious crimes.
For a huge fee, the offender can pay to be cloned and have their sentence passed on to their double. And after killing a resident with his car, James decides to follow the procedure himself rather than be punished.
It’s a look at self-loss, morality, and responsibility. Cronenberg poses a profound question to the audience: Would they also follow James’ trail if they could escape the murder?Or does the growing number of clones only make matters worse?
It’s a gripping story, with top notch performances from Skarsgård and Mia Goth.
Horror enthusiasts have devoured countless horror videos over the decades, and it’s hard to make them stand out from the masked crowd. But it ups a time-travel plot with a hint of self-awareness, and “Totally Killer” is a brave drag on the genre.
It follows Jamie (Kiernan Shipka), whose mother survived a masked killer in the 1980s only to be killed on the day of the offering dressed in the same mask.
Jamie uses a time device built by his friend to try and save his mother’s death, with unexpected consequences. Think of “Back to the Future” as “Scream. “
“Mad Men” and “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” star Kiernan Shipka carries the film with ease, and she clearly has a lot of fun with the fish-out-of-water trope. This hugely enjoyable flick doesn’t completely reinvent the slasher movie, but it keeps audiences hooked regardless. Sequel, please!
The fact that “The Nun II” is called “The Nun II: Back in the Habit” is the first attack on the sequel. The second? Be extraordinarily boring. This is another spin-off of the “The Conjuring” series, which is one of the scariest videos of the last decade thanks to its many scares.
But “The Nun II” is just a bland, typical sequel. Anyone who’s ever seen a horror movie will be able to spot the annoyingly predictable jump scares coming from a mile away.
It’s a shame, because lead star Taissa Farmiga pulls out all the stops with a disappointing script, but the “American Horror Story” alum deserves better. The strength of Christ doesn’t limit “The Nun II,” that’s for sure.
We love Patrick Wilson’s paintings in “The Conjuring” franchise and wholeheartedly love his transition to directing. But while Wilson obviously did the best he could, “Insidious: The Red Door” just doesn’t suit us.
For starters, did we want another “Insidious” movie? The franchise has had some engaging moments, but overall, the quality of the videos has been gradually decreasing. And “Insidious: The Red Door” doesn’t even delve into the mythology of the universe, adding the origins of the lipstick demon, which seems like a wasted opportunity.
Overall, this new installment in the “Insidious” franchise is a bit sad: it’s not even that scary, which, for a horror movie, is pretty significant.
It was ambitious of “Pet Sematary: Bloodlines” to try and give some context to Stephen King’s terrifying original story, but the film ultimately fails in both its quest to build out the “Pet Sematary” universe, and in being actually scary.
The movie is promising and has a pretty interesting premise. But overall, it turns out to be confident in its deal with King and the original horror film, not the actual merits of its own plot and scares.
“Nefarious” revolves around psychiatrist Dr. James Martin (Jordan Belfi), who is tasked with discovering whether Edward Wayne Brady (Sean Patrick Flanery), a death row inmate who murdered 11 people, is sane or not.
The problem is that Brady claims to be possessed by a demon called Nefarious. Yes, Martin has to figure out whether Brady is possessed or not. It’s effectively “The Exorcist” or “The Conjuring” through a crime drama lens, and it doesn’t work at all.
The paint-through-numbers plot makes its 97-minute runtime much longer, and it’s only kept afloat by Flanery’s performance. Try to say something meaningful about faith and a crisis of faith, but there’s nothing beneath the surface.
This adaptation of “Children of the Corn,” first produced in 2020 ahead of a delayed release this year, proves that everything wants to be remade, especially a Stephen King story that has already been dramatized countless times.
The story of “The Children of the Corn” (about a cult of young men who murder every adult in their town) is engaging and may be the vehicle for a new modern and incisive version. However, this adaptation was not that: it tries to be topical, but it does not explore in intensity the problems it raises, and the final presentation comes too late and fails.
All in all, this edition of “Children of the Corn” is an absolutely unnecessary and very disappointing remake.
When Winnie the Pooh and all her friends in the hundred-acre woods entered the public domain, the last thing I expected was a gritty horror reimagining from British director Rhys Frake-Waterfield.
The concept is simple: Winnie and the gang are heartbroken by Christopher Robin (Nikolai Leon), who will grow them up. And to vent their frustrations when he returns, Winnie and Piglet go on a killing spree. Good looking!
While it may have been a fun thing to do, it’s strangely annoying. Sure, murders are gratuitously violent, but the surprise of watching characters in a children’s e-book slaughter other people fades pretty quickly. It’s an attractive idea, but poorly executed. And the less we communicate about performance, the better.
Suffice it to say, we may not be waiting for the planned sequel.
Despite appearances by Ellen Burstyn and Linda Blair, either of whom starred in the original “Exorcist” movie, the new addition to the franchise doesn’t have the sheer terror that made the original so compelling.
Instead, “The Exorcist: Believer” revisits similar tropes from the 1973 original, and doesn’t add anything new to our understanding of the demonic possessions central to the franchise, despite a major twist at the ending. (One that’s pretty obvious from the beginning, if we’re being honest.)