The Shallows, a 2016 film released as part of the survival thriller genre, features a cast including Blake Lively and was directed by Jaume Collet-Serra. The screenplay was penned by Anthony Jaswinski. It depicts Blake Lively in the role of Nancy Adams, a medical student surfing in Mexico who gets mauled by a shark and […]
Introduction Oddity is a 2024 Irish supernatural horror film directed and written by Damian McCarthy. As McCarthy’s oeuvre suggests, he is most renowned for the atmospheric exercise known as Caveat, but with Oddity he broadens his canvas into a rich blend of ghost story, murder mystery, and psychological thriller. The film was premiered at South
Introduction Set to release in 2024, Indonesian film Agak Laen is a horror-comedy that incorporates elements of slapstick and supernatural. It features the work of Muhadkly Acho as director along with Dipa Andika and Ernest Prakasa as producers, presenting some of Indonesia’s most notable stand-up comedians: Bene Dion, Boris Bokir, Oki Rengga, and Indra Jegel.
Introduction In this essay, I will be exploring Janji Darah (“Blood Promise”), an Indonesian horror film released in 2024 that intricately weaves themes of familial bonds, supernatural debt, and the unfathomable terror within. Directed by Sentot Sahid and Andri Sofyansyah and featuring Natasha Wilona and Emir Mahira in lead roles, the film blends psychological horror
Overview & Premise Siren, a Tamil action-thriller set for release in early 2024, is the first film directed by Antony Bhagyaraj. Jayam Ravi headlines the cast, with Keerthy Suresh and Anupama Parameswaran appearing in key roles. Tied together by loss, justice, and the hope of redemption, the plot follows a wronged man who seeks bloody
Synopsis Scott Derricksons 2005 film The Exorcism of Emily Rose marries horror with courtroom suspense and therefore stands apart from more typical fright features about demonic possession. Though the story is only loosely drawn from the tragic real case of Anneliese Michel-a young German woman who submitted to Catholic rites in the 1970s and ultimately
Synopsis No One Gets Out Alive, a psychological horror feature released in 2021 and helmed by Santiago Menghini, borrows its premise from Adam Nevill’s 2014 novel of the same title. Set inside a grim, crumbling boarding house in Cleveland, Ohio, the movie charts the nerve-wracking path of Ambar, an undocumented Mexican newcomer desperate to build
Introduction Bunny the Killer Thing is an outrageously bold horror-comedy released in 2015, co-produced by Finland and Britain, under the direction and pen of Joonas Makkonen. Built around an absurdly vulgar premise, the picture tells the tale of a half-man, half-rabbit monster accidentally set loose by reckless lab work. Equal parts offensive, bloody, and surreal,
Introduction I Am Legend, a 2007 post-apocalyptic thriller directed by Francis Lawrence, features Will Smith in a performance that earned widespread praise. This film marks the third screen retelling of Richard Mathesons 1954 novel, following the earlier versions, The Last Man on Earth (1964) and The Omega Man (1971). Blending survival drama, horror, and action,
🎬 Overview The South Korean film Peninsula stands as a post-apocalyptic action horror sequel to ‘Train to Busan’, released in 2020. As Yeon Sang-ho’s second installment of the series, it received international attention and acclaim for its originality. It expands on the story by setting the movie four years after ‘Train to Busan’, shifting the
