Canadian feature Kryptic combines Lynchian uncanniness and Cronenbergian sexually-charged body horror with sylvan eeriness and creature-feature elements. The result is a head-scratcher that looks great and features a top-notch lead performance, but lacks in other areas. #CUFF2024 #HorrorFamily
07:39 PM - Apr 24, 2024
Spanish shocker Cursed (Malditas; 2023) has been picking up awards on the film festival circuit. Now Red Owl has released the trailer and not one, but two, posters for the film. Catch all the info at The Scariest Things! #TrailerAlert #Malditas #HorrorFamily
07:35 PM - Apr 24, 2024
Way back in June 2023, The Scariest Things asked The Jersey Ghouls to spin the horror franchise Wheel of Misfortune on Spooky Time Episode 18. Foolishly, they said yes. We asked them to come back to spin the Wheel again! This time it’s a Wheel of FORTUNE as we spin for Horror Studios! #Podcast
07:31 PM - Apr 24, 2024
In the techno thriller Red Rooms, a model obsesses over a sensational murder trial and searches for clues about the killer on the dark web. This French-Canadian film explores society’s voracious and voyeuristic desire for the darkest of true crime details. #Overlook2024 #OverlookFilmFestival
05:51 PM - Apr 17, 2024
Alert! We've got the new trailer and poster reveals for the upcoming Russian horror movie The Syndrome. #RussianHorror #HorrorFamily #TrailerAlert
05:47 PM - Apr 17, 2024
The sexy body horror thriller film Kill Your Lover manifests a literal toxic relationship between a mismatched British couple who let things go a bit too far. #Overlook2024 #OverlookFilmFestival #BodyHorror #SupportIndieHorror #HorrorFamily
05:56 PM - Apr 15, 2024
This Canadian slasher film roared out of the gates with much buzz from The Sundance Film Festival. It’s different to be sure. The odd pacing, however, cannot be ignored and the movie plods along with its villain for far too long. #Overlook2024 #OverlookFilmFestival #OhCanada #Slasher
05:54 PM - Apr 15, 2024
This film holds its cards tight for half the movie allowing the major implications of the plot lines to simmer before revealing their root causes like a bomb drop. New Life transitions from political thriller to body horror in a dramatic shift that had me glued to the screen. #OverlookFilmFestival
05:49 PM - Apr 15, 2024
Arachnophobes beware! Infested (Vermines, en Français) is the pinnacle of spider horror. It's also an expertly done class struggle diatribe which could be described as a combination of Attack the Block (2011) and [REC] (2007). #Overlook2024 #OverlookFilmFestival #Spiders #Creepy
10:57 AM - Apr 13, 2024
This movie does all the little things right and, consequentially, nails the big things. It's a French-Canadian horror rom/com making it a rare genre gem. Also, as a prime example of how to create a resonant horror rom/com, it's among the rarest of rare films. #Overlook2024 #OverlookFilmFestival
10:42 AM - Apr 13, 2024
Abigail pits a group of misfit criminals against their captive, a little ballerina dancer named Abigail. The movie is action-packed, with plenty of gore and laughs, but it is a station-to-station production that, while fun, telegraphs its moves well in advance. #Overlook2024 #OverlookFilmFestival
10:35 AM - Apr 13, 2024
First, it must be understood that Cuckoo is quite a bit to digest. A LOT is going on in this story, and sometimes, the audience is asked to just roll with it. Those who allow the story to flow will be rewarded with a uniquely entertaining film. #OverlookFilmFestival #Overlook2024 #HorrorFamily
10:12 AM - Apr 10, 2024
Here, there be dragons! The deep ocean conjures up deep-seated fears. They call that Thalassophobia. It’s real, and it translates to the movies. The Scariest Things enters the life raft and examines ocean-born horror in Episode 182! #Podcast #OceanHorror #HorrorFamily
10:08 AM - Apr 10, 2024
While there’s a surprising lack of Rottweilers, The First Omen is chock full of reproductive rights, secularism, mental health, religious repression, and a gang of scares — most of them well deserved. This a GREAT horror film that will make even the most hardened horror heart thump. #OmenIsBack
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The scary appears to have returned to the Alien Franchise! Fede Alvarez’s take on the xenomorph goes back to the basics in Alien Romulus. The new teaser trailer is frantic and fearsome, giving hope for a return to form for the venerated franchise. #AlienFranchise #CmonFede
06:29 PM - Apr 06, 2024
Graham Skipper follows up his previous directorial effort Sequence Break (2017) with the stripped down, jolting feature The Lonely Man with the Ghost Machine (2024). He also wrote the screenplay, edited, and stars in this effective supernatural tale of grief. #Ghosts #SupportIndieHorror #MBS2024
08:43 PM - Apr 02, 2024
As we’ve said before, pulling off a horror comedy is one of the most precarious feats a director can attempt. The feat is made all the more difficult when it’s done on a micro-budget with limited to no resources. Easter Bloody Easter manages to walk this tight rope with aplomb! #EasterHorror
06:44 AM - Mar 26, 2024
After its debut at Sundance and upcoming screening at The Overlook Film Festival, IFC Film’s highly anticipated riff on slasher movies In a Violent Nature makes its way to cinemas on May 31. Check out the debut trailer here! #IFC #HorrorFamily #SupportIndieHorror
09:02 AM - Mar 25, 2024
Spring looks to be high season for folk horror films, and the latest offering in that fear-fare genre is Witch, which has an April 29, 2024 digital release date in the U.K. Take a look at the just-released trailer and poster! #FolkHorror #HorrorFamily #SupportIndieHorror
08:59 AM - Mar 25, 2024
You heard about it in December and read about it in January: Joseph chose Irish folk horror All You Need Is Death as his third favorite film of 2023 and, after a successful festival run, the chilling feature is set for an April 11th release from XYZ Films on VOD and in select U.S. cinemas.
06:29 PM - Mar 21, 2024
We love folk horror here at The Scariest Things and some of us enjoy found footage scare-fare, too, so with the announcement that U.K. horror/comedy Dagr boasts both elements, the film has our attention! Dagr will be available on digital platforms from April 2. #SupportIndieHorror #HorrorFamily
09:20 AM - Mar 21, 2024
Hunting Daze explores the complications of stacking up bad decisions when a male bonding session in the woods of Quebec is injected with a headstrong young woman and a mysterious stranger entering their insular group. #SXSW2024 #SupportIndieHorror #HorrorFamily
11:26 AM - Mar 20, 2024
Doctor Jekyll (U.K., 2023) is the first feature from the latest incarnation of Hammer Films — British theatre producer John Gore acquired Hammer in August 2023 — and it’s an entertaining debut, thanks in large part to Eddie Izzard’s fun performance in the title role. #HorrorFamily #HammerFilms
08:21 AM - Mar 17, 2024
Dead Mail is one of the weirdest films I have seen in a long time—and I mean that in the best way. The story reels you in, the performances are wonderful, and the music and visual style transport you to a time when synthesizers ruled. #SXSW2024 #HorrorFamily
08:18 AM - Mar 17, 2024
This 1990s riff on Hitchcock’s Rear Window is a lot of fun, complete with paranoia, mystery, and a sentient office chair. The film may be set in 1998 Chicago, but the ramifications of us being the unknowing subjects of virtual voyeurism anywhere and anytime translate greatly to modern society.
09:44 PM - Mar 14, 2024
The film creates a feeling of dread that steadily builds as the film progresses rather than relying on traditional jump scares or gore. It uses lighting and music and vibes to make the audience uncomfortable on the entire journey, and the performances are nothing short of phenomenal. #HorrorFamily
09:40 PM - Mar 14, 2024
Oddity is the horror who-done-it, supernatural, revenge thriller comedy you have been waiting for! #SXSW2024 #SupportIndieHorror #HorrorFamily
05:07 PM - Mar 12, 2024
The Overlook Film Festival is an event that is near and dear to The Scariest Things. We will be there live and in person to review their slate of horror films, which always represent the best of the independent horror scene. And they've released their initial slate of films! #OverlookFilmFestival
07:27 PM - Mar 11, 2024
