Just when you think you’ve seen every premise imaginable for a horror movie, someone comes up with one that’s so simple, so perfect, so devious, you can’t believe it hasn’t been done a million times before. With Obsession, writer-director Curry Barker tells the story of Bear, a young man who is madly in love with […]
The ‘Silent Night, Deadly Night’ Remake Doesn’t Ring in the Holiday Cheer
A serial killer dressed as Santa Claus hacks his way through a small Minnesota town. Along the way, he also falls in love with a local business owner. He’s evil; he should be the villain, but in Silent Night, Deadly Night, we’re forced to consider, maybe he’s not? Written and directed by Mike P. Nelson, […]
‘Black Phone 2’ Is Everything You Want In a Horror Sequel
More often than not, horror sequels are weak imitations of the original, a cheap, quick, cash grab that hits the same beats in a slightly different way. Black Phone 2 is not that. It’s a sequel that changes and elevates the original in ways you’d never expect. You learn more about the world, the characters, […]
Dakota Fanning’s ‘Vicious’ Fatally Flubs a Killer Premise
Polly acquires a mysterious box. In this box, she must put three things: something she hates, something she needs, and something she loves. That’s the basic premise of Vicious, the new film from writer-director Bryan Bertino (The Strangers) starring Dakota Fanning, and it’s incredibly alluring. Instantly, it brings to mind a slew of questions. Where […]
‘Shelby Oaks’ is a Satisfying, Scary Spin on Found Footage Movies
One of the best things about the found footage genre can also be one of its most frustrating. By its very nature, classic found footage movies can never answer all your questions because the camera has to stop. The footage almost always ends with some big, scary revelation, but things can’t go beyond that because….well, […]
The 15 Wildest, Coolest Films We Can’t Wait to See at Fantastic Fest 2025
The most fantastic time of year is here again. io9 is about to head down to Austin, Texas, for a week of fun, fucked-up films at Fantastic Fest, one of the coolest, most unique genre film festivals in the entire world. It’s a festival that focuses on only showing the weirdest, most out-there, totally badass films, and we’re excited […]