The Shudder exclusive moves from promising to prosaic to problematic in its runtime.
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Ryan Spindell’s anthology isn’t the deepest slice of horror, but its glossy sense of fun carries it along.
Damien LeVeck’s adaptation of his own short film takes a sharp premise and pads it out to feature-length.
Josh Ruben’s feature debut is cozy company for a bit, but it’s far too drawn-out to do its performances or themes justice.
Resist with all your might the urge to watch this cheap, ugly “erotic horror” anthology just to see how bad it is.
Kurtis David Harder’s new horror allegory can’t sustain its political or narrative ambitions despite a few spooky moments.
The homage to 80s vampire flicks commits the mortal sin of being boring.
Jay Baruchel’s adaptation of the 2010 comic is an ugly attempt at social commentary that lacks irony or emotion.
A genocidal general is haunted by the women he’s wronged, both living and dead, in this eerie historical chiller.
Rob Savage wrangles a tight, heart-stopping screen-based horror flick out of six actors, practical scares, and a Zoom call.
Indonesian horror maestro Joko Anwar returns for another piece of chilling, atmospheric folklore.
A cabin in the woods is once again the last place you’d want to spend a weekend in Nini Bull Robsahm’s competently made but slow & derivative horror movie.
Jeffrey A. Brown’s feature debut is an unsettling combination of eco-terror and body horror, with an ending that you will leave you shaken.
Shudder’s latest offering from South Korea is a limp, wooden retread of every exorcism and possession movie you’ve ever seen.
Without its own texture or style, Lars Damoiseaux’s Camp-adjacent feature debut exists in a vacuum divorced from its inspirations.
Shudder’s new anthology film pokes fun at horror cliches, but can’t quite overcome a dreary final segment.
Shudder’s latest is a slick but familiar K-horror exercise too thin to land its big narrative twists.
The Shudder original about college students forced to admit their deepest darkest secrets is a tedious, absurd bore.