‘The Strangers’ (2008) puts suspenseful horror ahead of explanation
Frightening Friday (Movie review): We might learn more about the home invaders in the new film, but the O.G. entry is scary despite scant information.
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‘The Strangers’ (2008) puts suspenseful horror ahead of explanation
‘The Lodger’ (1927) shows Hitch can be Hitch without dialog
On a Hitchcock kick (Movie review): But modern viewers of this silent classic will likely appreciate the score laid down by Ashley Irwin in 1999.
Summer movie preview 2024: 10 films I wouldn’t mind seeing
Summer movie preview: Here’s a look at “MaXXXine” and nine other films to keep on your radar in the air-conditioning season.
Twisty, creepy ‘Influencer’ (2023) is worth a follow
Frightening Friday (Movie review): Though it could’ve skewered influencer-driven advertising a bit more, this film is a wild modern mystery.
‘Ghostwatch’ (1992) a little-known but highly influential found footage horror film
Frightening Friday (Movie review): This Halloween 1992 BBC movie was a hugely controversial cultural phenomenon in Britain.
‘Suspicion’ (1941) a lesser companion piece to ‘Rebecca’
On a Hitchcock kick (Movie review): You usually can’t go wrong with Hitchcock, Grant and Fontaine, but “Suspicion” goes a little bit wrong.
‘Ink Black Heart’ (2022) explores seediest corners of social media
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): J.K. Rowling’s sixth Cormoran Strike mystery shows the disturbing influence of anonymous internet trolls.
‘The Omen’ TV pilot (1995) is a rightly forgotten branch of the lore
Frightening Friday (TV review): Although it didn’t go to series, “The Omen” – which has little to do with the same-named hit film — did air as an NBC TV movie.
Rowling warms up a cold case in fifth Strike novel, ‘Troubled Blood’ (2020)
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): Rowling’s prose is so good that she’s able to keep a mystery fascinating at quadruple the page count of a typical genre piece.
‘A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder’ (2019) introduces young readers to the genre
Book club book report: Despite its basic nature, Holly Jackson’s debut novel is a page-turning whodunit for adults, too.