Tag: Horror
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A Box Full of Darkness by Simone St. James: Riveting and Mysterious
Strange things happen in Fell, New York. A mysterious drowning at the town’s roadside motel. The unexplained death of a young girl whose body is left by the railroad tracks. For the Esmie siblings—Violet, Vail, and Dodie—the final straw was the shocking disappearance of their little brother. It started as a normal game of hide-and-seek.…
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The Place Where They Buried Your Heart by Christina Henry: Haunting and Compelling
On an otherwise ordinary street in Chicago, there is a house. An abandoned house where, once upon a time, terrible things happened. The children who live on this block are told by their parents to stay away from that house. But of course, children don’t listen. Children think it’s fun to be scared, to dare…
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Five Nights at Freddy’s 2: Fun Sequel, Incomplete Story
I liked the premise and story of the first Five Nights at Freddy’s and looked forward to what more the franchise would provide. I went to the sequel with an open mind and found that just like the first movie, I loved the characters and the story, especially the spooky elements. But while this is…
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Black Phone 2: Darker, More Powerful
I was tentatively excited about Black Phone 2. I really liked the original film but I was uncertain how well a sequel would hold up to the excellent story and historically sequels usually aren’t as good. Yet, I hoped for the best and I was not disappointed. Black Phone 2 is darker, more powerful than…
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Slashed Beauties by A. Rushby: Dark and Chilling
Seoul, present day. Antiques dealer Alys’s task is nearly complete. She has at last secured Elizabeth, the final anatomical Venus in a dangerously intertwined trio. Crafted in eighteenth-century London and modeled after real-life sex workers to entice male medical students to study female anatomy, these eerie wax figures, known as slashed beauties, carry unsavory lore.…
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The Whistler by Nick Medina: Emotional and Creepy
For fear of summoning evil spirits, Native superstition says you should never, ever whistle at night. Henry Hotard was on the verge of fame, gaining a following and traction with his eerie ghost-hunting videos. Then his dreams came to a screeching halt. Now, he’s learning to navigate a new life in a wheelchair, back on…
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Him: Strangely Intense
When I saw the trailers for this film, my first thought was that it sounded strange but interesting. I was intensely curious to see how the dynamic between the characters would be handled and how the horror was incorporated. After watching the film, I found it strangely intense, has a powerful dynamic between the two…
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Play Nice by Rachel Harrison: Clever and Impactful
Clio Louise Barnes leads a picture-perfect life as a stylist and influencer, but beneath the glossy veneer she harbors a not-so glamorous secret: she grew up in a haunted house. Well, not haunted. Possessed. After Clio’s parents’ messy divorce, her mother, Alex, moved Clio and her sisters into a house occupied by a demon. Or…
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The Possession of Alba Diaz by Isabel Cañas: Intense and Emotional
In 1765, plague sweeps through Zacatecas. Alba flees with her wealthy merchant parents and fiancé, Carlos, to his family’s isolated mine for refuge. But safety proves fleeting as other dangers soon bare their teeth: Alba begins suffering from strange hallucinations, sleepwalking, and violent convulsions. She senses something cold lurking beneath her skin. Something angry. Something…
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House of Monstrous Women by Daphne Fama: Haunting and Visceral
A young woman is drawn into a dangerous game after being invited to the mazelike home of her childhood friend, a rumored witch, in this gothic horror set in 1986 Philippines. In this game, there’s one rule: survive. Orphaned after her father’s political campaign ended in tragedy, Josephine is alone taking care of the family…
