Columnist Troy Freeman reviews the horror movie “Unfriended.”
Opinion: The purpose of horror in tragic times
Columnist Troy Freeman examines the connections of tragedy and horror.
OPINION: Billie Eilish defies expectations in a scary good way
Francesca Iacovacci writes about Billie Eilish’s music and environmentalism.
opinion: Film critic deems Pet Sematary worse than source material
Occasionally, someone will turn to me and say, “Hey Chandler, you love horror, right? What do you think of Stephen King?” Then, I have to take my blood pressure pills.
opinion: Bird Box an entertaining thrill of suspense, fails to live up to hype
When Twitter obsesses about a movie so hard that BuzzFeed releases three different compilations of fan-made memes, that’s how you know it’s a Netflix horror film.
Student podcast discusses netflix horror films
Students created a podcast in which they analyze different horror films available on Netflix.
Review: ‘A Quiet Place’ thrills viewers, pulls at heartstrings
A Quiet Place, the brainchild of director/actor John Krasinski, and writers Bryan Woods and Scott Beck, is perhaps the most popular mainstream horror film since It, and for good reason.
Review: Horror film accomplishes goal, but little further
“It Comes at Night” is set in a remote location and equally remote time period after a plague has wiped out the majority of the population.
Review: Spanish demonic horror film gets undeserved praise
The second Verònica can fall back on special effects and popular horror tropes, it has no problem dropping the eerie storytelling techniques that made it enjoyable in the first place.
House of Leaves provides readers a ‘new flavor of scare’
Mark Z. Danielewski’s House of Leaves is one of the younger works of true, tough-as-nails horror fiction
Krampus diverts into slapstick comedy and lazy plot
Ah, comedy-horror. The one genre capable of evoking a smile of approval from some and a grimace of nauseous terror from others.
Traditional Netflix horror still scares viewers
All of this being said, where Pretty Thing might fail in shock value, it succeeds tenfold in tension and thematic material.
It remake takes on life of its own as comedy, horror
Based on Stephen King’s 1986 novel of the same name, the story follows a group of children living in Derry, Maine, a town known for its high rate of unsolved disappearances.
On the Town: what to do in OKC this fall break
Saturday, 10/18 —OKC HORRORFEST The Damaged All-Night Horror Film Marathon: begins at 8 p.m. at District House in the Plaza District. The OKC film club presents their second annual night of horror. Classic and cult horror movies will be shown on the big screen at District House, with a wide variety of movies to please every…
Short film round-up
As someone who isn’t too fond of Wes Anderson’s feature films, I was pleasantly surprised by Castello Cavalcanti, an eight-minute short commissioned by Prada that stars Jason Schwartzman as a 1950s race car driver who has an unfortunate crash in a small Italian town. Though certainly stylish, it’s a little subtler than Anderson’s usual efforts, and…
Short film round-up
One of the highlights of the ABCs of Death 2 short film contest is M is for Marble, a delightfully horrific three-minute short from Zac Blair. The plot centers on an inanimate object that manages to wreak havoc on three roommates. Blair’s got a definite flair for visual tension, and the camera work is superb. To watch the film…
Critic finds ‘The Purge’ less than thrilling
Generally speaking, I’m fond of plot twists in movies – particularly those I can’t see coming. What’s less pleasing is when the twist is followed by another twist that jerks the plot back to where it was expected to go in the first place. In The Purge, that happens at least three times. Written and directed by James DeMonaco, it’s a bland, boring thriller with an overambitious concept and underwhelming execution.
In Theaters: The Woman in Black
Many years ago, in the quaint little village of Crythin Gifford, Jennet Humfrye’s son died in a terrible accident while she was away. The townspeople never recovered the body.
In Theaters: The Devil Inside
It’s The Rite meets Paranormal Activity, and it’s nothing to be proud of.
