Incorporating religious themes within cinematic narratives has become so widely used, it can easily go unnoticed. Horror may be the...
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Stacey Gregg’s thriller Here Before follows a woman’s obsessive grief and how her desire to reconnect with her deceased daughter upends the lives of everyone around her. It’s a twisting tale that holds its “supernatural” elements close to the chest, forever toying with the possibility of reincarnation. Unlike Jonathan Glazer’s Birth, Here Before never...
There was a time when Western horror routinely questioned religions and their followers. This heated subgenre criticized seemingly untouchable organizations...
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Agnes is not quite like any other possession movie you’ve likely seen. It follows a lot of the same beats and plays around with the same tropes but it’s uniqueness is in its willingness to dive deep into the life of a character severely impacted by the events of a...
Do you believe in demons? Do you believe that there are forces beyond your control laying in wait for the...
Trying to exorcise a demon is hard enough, right? Now imagine having to deal with a whole legion! Better fill...
Scary stories told by flashlight, giggling under the covers, scary movie slumber parties – these are the moments when horror fans are made. Some of us saw The Exorcist too early. Some of us read RL Stine until we couldn’t keep our eyes open anymore. No matter how you entered...




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