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213 bones
August 26, 2025
213 Bones is an impressive, low-budget attempt to reinvigorate the college-set slasher film. Read our review on Dread Central.
transcending dimensions
August 15, 2025
'Transcending Dimensions' works hard to keep us engaged as it unfurls a sizzle reel of pastiche, philosophy, and phantasmagoria. 
June 20, 2025
What is a more quintessential moment in a zombie movie: the rush of flesh-hungry undead, ripping with atrophied limbs at…
The Brood David Cronenberg
April 25, 2025
From 'The Fly' to 'M. Butterfly', Rory Doherty shares the 10 most romantic films directed by body horror master David…
cloud
September 3, 2024
'Cloud' is another morbidly curious look at a sick world from Kiyoshi Kurosawa. Read Rory Doherty's full review on Dread…
the radleys
August 29, 2024
'The Radleys' is an interesting take on the vampire that comes undone by its inability to figure out what its…
longlegs bill clinto
August 9, 2024
Rory Doherty examines the history of FBI horror and how 'Longlegs' fits into the subgenre's evolution, from 'Twin Peaks' to…
The Shrouds
June 4, 2024
While 'The Shrouds' isn't perfect, its intimacy and subversive ideas keep it feeling distinctly Cronenberg.
True Detective: Night Country
April 26, 2024
If you love horror and also watching Law & Order, then you need to watch these ten horror procedurals. Read…
Kill Your Lover
March 18, 2024
'Kill Your Lover' is smart with a nasty edge. For all its flaws, there’s a lot worth fighting for. Read…
In Flames
March 18, 2024
While there are hints of a transcendent blending of genres, 'In Flames' ultimately feels like half a vision.
Red Rooms
October 16, 2023
Reminiscent of late Verhoeven and early Cronenberg, 'Red Rooms' is a terrifying and propulsive look at ultra-violence in the digital…