Annabelle Comes Home (2019)
Haunted doll Annabelle is a beacon for spirits, so strap in for a whole bunch of ghouls and ghosts once she’s unleashed.
The Curse of the Weeping Woman (2019)
By itself, this is a fairly generic horror film, pairing supernatural parental anxiety with Hispanic myth.
Escape Room Brings a Fresh Hook to a Familiar Sub-Genre
Escape Room is like Cube meets Saw meets Hostel …minus the gratuitous gore.
Gothic Castles and Corrupted Faith: The Nun Expands the Conjuring Universe
While I’m not going to argue that The Nun is a good film, I do think that’s its more interesting than its detractors give it credit for.
Annabelle: Creation Steadies the Conjuring Franchise With Some Serious Scares
Annabelle Creation is nothing particularly original, sure, but neither was The Conjuring. What it does deliver is judiciously-executed scares and a pervasive atmosphere of dread.
Ouija: Origin of Evil Finds Fresh Fear in Tired Tropes
Trust Mike Flanagan (Oculus, Hush) to turn a flippin’ board game into a good horror film.
Conjuring 2 (2016)
James Wan’s haunted house oeuvre is a well-oiled machine. Creaky floorboards and fearsome presences roll off the production line like clockwork; creepy, broken, grandfather clockwork. And, although The Conjuring 2 is bound by formula, when the scares are this good, I’m happy to buckle my seatbelt and enjoy the ride. Wan’s recent good form (Insidious et al) is…
