All Movie Reviews
‘Nerve’ (2016) Remains Daringly Relevant [The Rabid Dog’s House]
The Rabid Dog’s House is a recurring feature at Wicked Horror where contributor Justin Steele uncovers hidden gems, lost classics, and overlooked indie offerings with a little bite. Flying solo or wit...
‘80s Horror Comedies That Defined the Decade
The 1980s, among many other distinctions, was the golden age of horror comedies. There had been great films combining horror and humor dating back at least to Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein a...
‘Bloodrise: Subspecies V’ Proves That Full Moon Still Shines [Review]
As a Subspecies fan, I have never had the experience of anticipating a new entry in the franchise until now. I discovered the series the same way I discovered Puppet Master, through an article in a ma...
The Black Demon Needs More Shark Action, Less Everything Else [Review]
There are so many shark movies being released of late that it’s almost impossible for one to differentiate itself, so credit to The Black Demon for putting a spin on an overdone concept by including s...
Sick of Myself is a Scathing Portrait of Millennial Malaise [Review]
Sick of Myself, aka Sik Pike, the sophomore effort from Norwegian writer-director Kristoffer Borgli, takes a sledgehammer to the so-called attention economy. Rather than dealing with an obsessively on...
The Vanishing (1993) is a Vicious Psychological Thriller [The Rabid Dog’s House]
The Rabid Dog’s House is a recurring feature at Wicked Horror where contributor Justin Steele uncovers hidden gems, lost classics, and overlooked indie offerings with a little bite. Flying solo or wit...
‘The Unheard’ is an Overstuffed but Atmospheric Chiller from Shudder [Review]
With his sophomore feature The Unheard, filmmaker Jeffery A. Brown cements himself as a promising directorial voice in the indie horror world. The contemplative horror follows a young deaf woman named...
‘Last Shift’ Reboot ‘Malum’ is a Helluva Ride [Review]
A filmmaker deciding to reboot their own movie less than a decade after it originally came out is an unorthodox idea, to say the very least. But Anthony DiBlasi has never played by the rules, with his...
‘Unwelcome’ Inexcusably Squanders A Great Premise [Review]
The myth of the fear dearg (pronounced like “far darrig”) aka red cap or, more literally, red man, is prolific in Irish mythology. Much like the fairies who hide in the woods so they can steal babies ...