Doctor Sleep is a 2019 psychological horror sequel to the movie The Shining based on the book by the same name. The film is directed by Mike Flanagan, who’s brought us Gerald’s Game and Oculus. It stars Ewan McGregor and Rebecca Ferguson in the leading roles. The film follows Danny’s life decades after The Shining’s events. Do give this one … Read more
The Shining is a 1980 psychological horror based on Stephen King’s book by the same name and directed by Stanley Kubrick. The film stars Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall in the leading roles. The story is centred on a family taking the job of winter caretakers of an isolated hotel as the snowy weather makes it … Read more
Smile is a 2022 horror movie written and directed by Parker Finn. The story follows a therapist who is haunted by visions of people smiling at her after she witnesses a girl commit suicide in front of her, smiling. Here’s a plot and the ending of the movie Smile explained in short; spoilers ahead. Smile … Read more
M3GAN is a 2022 Sci-Fi Horror directed by Gerard Johnstone. The movie follows a roboticist who creates a life-like doll named M3GAN as a companion for a child. As the bot becomes increasingly erratic and violent, the roboticist must confront the dangerous consequences of her creation – basically, Chucky meets Terminator. Here is the plot … Read more
The Visit is a 2015 horror thriller directed by M. Night Shyamalan. It follows two siblings who visit their estranged grandparents only to discover something is very wrong with them. As the children try to uncover the truth, they are increasingly terrorized by their grandparents’ bizarre behaviour. Here’s the plot and ending of The Visit explained; spoilers ahead. … Read more
Barbarian is a 2022 horror thriller written and directed by Zach Cregger. The film is centred on a house where two people get double booked for a stay in a desolate neighbourhood. The plot is interesting, especially the first half. While the film keeps the chills, it starts losing coherence and leaves a lot of unaddressed questions. Let’s … Read more
The Black Phone is a 2021 horror thriller (based on the short story) directed by Scott Derrickson who gave us The Exorcism of Emily Rose and even Doctor Strange. The plot centres around a young boy abducted by a sadistic serial killer. Locked in a soundproof basement, the boy uses an old mysterious rotary phone … Read more
Simply put, You Should Have Left is a polarizing movie. Those who love it love it, while those who hate it passionately hate it. This is why the film itself has a ~5 rating on IMDB. Still, like anything else hype-related, you’ll never know for sure until you watch it yourself. The movie is based on … Read more
The 2015 movie The Witch, also stylized The VVitch (with two Vs instead of W), is a folk horror made by Robert Eggers. This is his directorial debut, and he already has a marking of a man who is to make the critically acclaimed The Lighthouse. The movie also grossed insane numbers at the box office. With a budget of only $4 million, … Read more
The Empty Man is a 2020 horror movie that revolves around the deeply philosophical abstract concept of manifesting one’s thoughts in a physical world. While the idea itself is quite fascinating, the execution is less than stellar. The pacing is incredibly slow, there are a lot of loose ends, and the majority of the film … Read more