‘Christmas Bloody Christmas’ (2022) is chilly in the wrong way

December 20, 2024December 20, 2024 John Hansen Christmas

Frightening Friday (Movie review): The final act has “Terminator” and “Rambo” flavors, but the film lacks scares, tension or even gore.

‘The Rental’ (2020) plays up creepiness of being a stranger in a strange home

December 13, 2024December 13, 2024 John Hansen Horror Movies

Frightening Friday (Movie review): Worth a rental? Well, it’s definitely worth a streaming viewing, as it gets in on the ground floor of Airbnb horror.

‘It’s a Wonderful Knife’ (2023) lacks any spirit at all

December 6, 2024November 25, 2024 John Hansen Christmas

Frightening Friday (Movie review): Add this Christmas horror movie to your annual list … of films to completely skip.

‘Smile 2’ is worth a smirk as it illustrates celebrity stress

December 3, 2024December 3, 2024 John Hansen Horror Movies

Movie review: Writer-director Parker Finn’s sequel is a middling entry among 2024’s horror films set in the world of pop stardom.

If you like Gogol-inspired Soviet folk-horror, you’ll love ‘Viy’ (1967)

November 29, 2024November 29, 2024 Tom Simmons Horror Movies

Frightening Friday (Movie review): This Russian-language classic concerns a brave student and a very beautiful, very dead girl in what’s been called the first Soviet horror film.

‘Creature with the Atom Brain’ (1955) a surprisingly brainy film

November 22, 2024November 22, 2024 Tom Simmons Horror Movies

Frightening Friday (Movie review): This snappy camp classic delivers more than it promises – at least insofar as the quantity of creatures sporting atom brains.