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‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’: A Fan’s Dream, a Critic’s Nightmare

‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’: A Fan’s Dream, a Critic’s Nightmare

By John Murphy and Arjun Brar November 1, 2023

★★★☆☆ After nearly eight years of development, “Five Nights at Freddy’s” — familiarly known as FNaF — finally made its way from games to the silver screen Oct. 27. For FNaF fanatics,...

‘The Fall of the House of Usher’ Rhymes Horror with Family Drama

‘The Fall of the House of Usher’ Rhymes Horror with Family Drama

By Mason Stempel October 18, 2023

★★★★☆ “Remember the golden rule,” Roderick Usher (Bruce Greenwood) said as he recounted his gruesome tale amid flickering lamplight.  “Those who have the gold make the rules,”...

The Bizarre Story, Enduring Influence of ‘Hausu’

The Bizarre Story, Enduring Influence of ‘Hausu’

By Luke McMahan October 12, 2023

Cinema was losing steam in 1970s Japan. Television reigned culturally supreme, and the few film studios that were sponsoring projects — albeit with less capital than in previous decades — mainly focused...

‘When Evil Lurks’ Delivers on Scares, But Not on Story

‘When Evil Lurks’ Delivers on Scares, But Not on Story

By Celeste Viana October 11, 2023

The hottest new demonic possession movie of the season has just been released. And it was not “The Exorcist: Believer.”  “When Evil Lurks,” an Argentinian horror film directed...

‘The Nun II’: A Slow Build Up to a Hasty End

‘The Nun II’: A Slow Build Up to a Hasty End

By Almitra Guart October 11, 2023

“The Nun II,” a sequel to the 2018 film “The Nun,” is a creative continuation of the possessions, exorcisms and demonic action that characterize “The Conjuring” universe, but don’t...

‘It Lives Inside’ Spooks with Subpar Portrayal of the South Asian Experience

‘It Lives Inside’ Spooks with Subpar Portrayal of the South Asian Experience

By Mahika Sharma October 11, 2023

As a second-generation Indian American woman starved for representation in Western media, I jump at any opportunity to watch South Asian stories unfold on the big screen. Thus, I was...

HOYA HORROR | “Cube”: It’s Hip to Be Square

HOYA HORROR | “Cube”: It’s Hip to Be Square

By William McCall April 26, 2023

“Cube” (1997), directed by Vincenzo Natali, the mind behind “In the Tall Grass” (2019) and “Splice” (2009), occupies a strange position in horror cinema — one worth revisiting in honor of...

HOYA HORROR | ‘The Mummy’: An Undeniable Horror Classic

HOYA HORROR | ‘The Mummy’: An Undeniable Horror Classic

By William McCall March 29, 2023

There’s a moment in director Stephen Sommers’ “The Mummy” (1999) in which Oscar-winning actor Brendan Fraser weaves his way through a horde of undead Egyptian soldiers, dispatching each foe with...

HOYA HORROR | ‘Scream VI’ Is Too Self-Referential to Be Worth It

HOYA HORROR | ‘Scream VI’ Is Too Self-Referential to Be Worth It

By William McCall March 15, 2023

At what point do we say “enough is enough”? It’s an increasingly common question regarding long-standing franchises like “Star Wars,” “Marvel” and “Lord of the Rings.” Now, it seems...

HOYA HORROR | ‘Infinity Pool’: A Film to Forget

HOYA HORROR | ‘Infinity Pool’: A Film to Forget

By William McCall February 8, 2023

Sci-fi spectacles and neon-tinged orgies: elements that would bring a Cheshire grin to the face of body horror maestro David Cronenberg. Why then, do these elements feel so tired in “Infinity Pool,”...

HOYA HORROR | ‘M3GAN’: A Messy Yet Well-Intentioned Start to 2023

HOYA HORROR | ‘M3GAN’: A Messy Yet Well-Intentioned Start to 2023

By William McCall January 18, 2023

(1) A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm; (2) A robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with...

HOYA HORROR | ‘Coraline’ is an Enduring Classic

By William McCall November 17, 2022

I adore horror. I love the imagery, the gut-wrenching frights and the creativity that arises out of a cinematic obsession with fear. While other genres descend into monolithic voids of originality —...

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