Horror

Welcome to The Overlooked Motel, a place where under-seen and unappreciated films get their moment in the spotlight. I hope you enjoy your stay here and find the accommodations to be suitable. Now, please take a seat and make yourself comfortable. I have some misbehaving guests to ‘correct.’   Watch the latest episode: There are few things

Can you believe it’s been 21 years since Freddy threw down with Jason? The jury is still out on who won. This was the last film in which Robert Englund appeared in makeup as Freddy. It’s unclear when or if Freddy will return to a mainstream film, as there is some debate in the surviving

In the wake of their epic JAWS playset release, LEGO has announced this morning that Henry Selick’s iconic classic The Nightmare Before Christmas is getting its own LEGO set. Releasing this coming Halloween season, it’s another LEGO Ideas product, meaning the set originally began as a fan-made concept that other fans voted into becoming an

I love a good action flick. I really dig B-movie icon Cynthia Rothrock. And I have a major soft spot for the made-for-TV movies of years past. On that basis, I have nothing but love for Kevin Hooks’ Irresistible Force. This 1993 actioner doesn’t get everything right. But considering the budgetary and creative constraints imposed

Can you believe it’s been 21 years since Freddy threw down with Jason? The jury is still out on who won. This was the last film in which Robert Englund appeared in makeup as Freddy. It’s unclear when or if Freddy will return to a mainstream film, as there is some debate in the surviving

It’s summertime which means one thing in the cinemaverse: shark movie season! We have already been served fin-ematic releases like Under Paris from Netflix and Something in the Water over the past couple of months, but Mad Angel Films adds one more helping to our “shark”-cuterie plate with their horror-comedy Graveyard Shark. The Indiegogo-funded feature

Image via the Eternal Family original series, ‘The Family’ Here’s something I’ll bet you haven’t heard of. Eternal Family, a streaming platform specializing in “surreal, rare, and lost media,” might just be the coolest thing you see on the internet today. I’d never heard of it before, but with a free week promo and an

Can you believe it’s been 21 years since Freddy threw down with Jason? The jury is still out on who won. This was the last film in which Robert Englund appeared in makeup as Freddy. It’s unclear when or if Freddy will return to a mainstream film, as there is some debate in the surviving

It’s summertime which means one thing in the cinemaverse: shark movie season! We have already been served fin-ematic releases like Under Paris from Netflix and Something in the Water over the past couple of months, but Mad Angel Films adds one more helping to our “shark”-cuterie plate with their horror-comedy Graveyard Shark. The Indiegogo-funded feature

Japanese director Koji Shiraishi is a master of bizarre and off-kilter tone. Whether his found footage classic Noroi: The Curse, Sadako Vs. Kayako, or the Senritsu Kaiki File Kowasugi films, Shiraishi has demonstrated not only a mastery of horror, but a mastery of comedy meant to destabilize and confuse the viewer. His latest film House

Can you believe it’s been 21 years since Freddy threw down with Jason? The jury is still out on who won. This was the last film in which Robert Englund appeared in makeup as Freddy. It’s unclear when or if Freddy will return to a mainstream film, as there is some debate in the surviving

It’ll be a while before we get the likes of Godzilla and Kong from Legendary Entertainment. So, in the meantime, fans of Legendary’s Monsterverse can tide themselves over with not one but three new video games available later this year, courtesy of Legendary’s collaboration with 7Levels, Tilting Point and Supersocial. “We are thrilled to be

Ralph Ineson, 2024. © 20th Century Studios / Courtesy Everett Collection Mike Flanagan is my kind of movie lover. He has valid, insightful, constructive thoughts on the horror genre and beyond. The Hush director sometimes shares his reactions to the content he’s been consuming via Letterboxd. Following the release of The First Omen, Flanagan penned

A24 has an interesting history when it comes to horror. While their films have undoubtedly changed the world of horror forever, some fans feel that some of their films offer more style than substance. That being said, whenever a new A24 title releases, fans come out in droves to see what stylistic horror the studio

After announcing another release date change last month, GSC Game World has come back with a Developer Deep Dive video for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl. Touted as “the biggest and the most comprehensive update on the game yet”, the video features a variety of never-before-seen content, including interviews with the devs, and new footage

Image via A24 Guillermo del Toro is a cinematic icon. Full stop. The Oscar-winning filmmaker knows just how to leverage scares for maximum effect. So, when we learned del Toro once took to Twitter to share some of his favorite ghost stories committed to film, you know we took note. The celebrated director listed several

Young psychic medium Tyler Henry is returning to Netflix on September 17 for a new show that is a little bit different than his last ones. Called Live From the Other Side With Tyler Henry, it will contain eight episodes and air at 3 p.m. every Tuesday. What makes this series unique is — just

Get ready to revisit The Exclusion Zone next year, as The Farm 51 have announced a sequel to 2021’s Chernobylite with Chernobylite 2: Exclusion Zone. This sequel to the post-apocalyptic action-RPG original is currently in development for PC via Steam, PlayStation 5 and the Xbox Series, bringing with it a brand-new “planewalking” mechanic to its

I can’t stop talking about Under Paris, Netflix’s summer dip into aquatic horror courtesy of French extremity filmmaker Xavier Gens (Frontiers). Way back in 2010, another French extremity pioneer, Alexandre Aja, set the theatrical scene ablaze with Piranha 3D, a goofy, silly, 3D bloodbath that delivered more nudity and gore than you could shake a

While we still have just under half a year for horror movies in 2024, what was once a steady hold at the higher spots in the top 10 has dropped to its lower levels. Not even an M. Night Shyamalan movie could break into this week’s top five. Of course the buddy film of the

Things are getting rather busy for the Terminator franchise at the moment. With the upcoming Netflix series Terminator Zero, and James Cameron teasing a Terminator project of his own, it’s now been revealed that Nacon and Nacon Studio Milan’s upcoming Steam title Terminator: Survivors is getting a release date bump. Originally scheduled for an October

Welcome to The Overlooked Motel, a place where under-seen and unappreciated films get their moment in the spotlight. I hope you enjoy your stay here and find the accommodations suitable. Now, please take a seat and make yourself comfortable. I have some misbehaving guests to ‘correct.’  Watch the latest episode: Today’s selection is a tragically under-seen

While we still have just under half a year for horror movies in 2024, what was once a steady hold at the higher spots in the top 10 has dropped to its lower levels. Not even an M. Night Shyamalan movie could break into this week’s top five. Of course the buddy film of the

Hunt: Showdown will have company next year in the extraction shooter genre, as developer Good Fun Corporation has announced their own horror extraction shooter and “slasher”, the PvPvE FPS HUNGER. The shooter, which also combines RPG elements, will launch in Early Access for PC via Steam and Epic Games Store. HUNGER takes place in Napoleonic

There’s a lot to stress out about during an election year. Misinformation, families divided by politics, the future of democracy and then some. Another reason I have a tough time with election year is Stephen King’s Twitter/X account. That’s not a comment on his political stance whatsoever, but the world’s most famous horror author tends

The Dollar Store has become a lifesaver for shoppers on a budget, but remember back in 2014 when they sold a cursed object targeted at little kids?  It was called the Evilstick and it was sold in the toy aisle just at eye level, a great position to feed the impulses of little boys and

Released in 2019, Alexandre Aja‘s Crawl put Kaya Scodelario up against a category 5 hurricane and a pack of hungry alligators, and the thrilling mix of action and suspense-horror proved to be a hit with audiences at the box office. On a $13 million production budget, Crawl scared up over $91 million worldwide, with sequel talks beginning almost immediately.

One of the reasons The Adams Family are such an exciting voice in indie horror right now is that the blood-tied collaborators are able to keep genre fans guessing. After unleashing Where the Devil Roams, one of my favorite releases of 2023, the gang is back with a very different vision of monstrous chaos.  Co-directed by

The Hollywood Reporter (THR) confirms that Alexandre Aja will get back into the director’s chair to make Crawl 2, a sequel to his 2019 disaster film/creature feature. Sam Raimi is joining Aja and Craig Flores to produce the movie. The first film has become a favorite among fans. It featured a father/daughter team who amid

It’s admittedly not much at the moment, but it’s a sign of things to come for Bokeh Game Studio’s Slitterhead. Ahead of their appearance at PAX West and Gamescom, the developer has released a new image from Slitterhead, which is appropriately ominous. Set in the densely cluttered streets of Kowlong, filled with obscurity and chaos,