Tumbbad is a bit of an outlier for me. I’m not super familiar with Indian Horror or its genre standards. This one required a bit more research than usual, especially since the movie relies on so much historical and spiritual context.  Tumbbad is a generational period piece that warns about the dangers of capitalism in India.  It starts…

Snake Creek has no budget, but It’s not really supposed to. Styled and executed like a movie from a long-expired era, it’s not the lack of money that bogs down the quality.  It’s also not the cinematography. There are some lovely shots of the river setting and environment. It also has one of my favorite,…

The interesting thing about Kraken is that the trailer had no dialogue. This was either a very good or very bad sign. So, it immediately moved up my “must watch list”.  Kraken is a Norwegian horror movie about a sea monster in a fjord. From the beginning, the themes are clear. This is a movie…

Fatal Frame is a much larger franchise in Japan than here. There are eight games, two books, a manga, and a stage play.   The movie Fatal Frame Zero is based on a spin-off novel. While the structure is different from the games, it has many of the same elements and deserves to be appreciated as its own unique thing. …

Exit 8 is based on a game I’ve never played. It is, however, part of a subgenre of streaming content I’m obsessed with: the anomaly game. I love playing and watching streamers navigate these types of games. They’re deceptively simple: repetitive rooms or levels where the player has to identify the anomalies—horrific, out-of-place manifestations—in order…

Right off the bat, I love a lot about Undertone. The underlying premise is of the demon summoning variety, but it’s not the story, it’s how it’s told. And Undertone is a fantastic example of this concept. My Small Complaint I’m going to quibble with some of the elements presented. There is a zero-percent chance that they found…

One of the most important things to note about the live-action movie adaptation of Uzumaki is that it was made before the manga finished its publication run. This results in a very different ending than what the readers eventually got. It’s also a bit of a speedrun through the characters and story lines, which is expected considering…

I didn’t originally intend to review Ghost Ship this weekend. I was going to talk about Whistle, which is a great movie with a fun premise, but there’s just too much in it that reminds me of other movies. I’ll probably get back to it at some point, but this weekend, I wanted to focus on what really…

Sometimes I just want to talk about a movie I like, today, that’s Late Night with The Devil.  If you’ve read a few of my blogs, you know I’m a sucker for a period piece, especially one set in the 70s.  Late Night with the Devil captures the tone and aesthetic of the 70s. And…

I don’t know why I watched NFT: Cursed Images other than morbid curiosity. It is absolutely what it sounds like: a movie in which cursed NFTs come to life and kill their owners. While not groundbreaking plot –wise, it has a few things going for it. It also brings up some interesting discussion about how to iterate…