"On est des insectes pour eux."

The Evolution of Phobia and the Politics of Infestation

The name Sébastien Vaniček had been flying under my radar for a while, but I recently stumbled upon the news that he has been tapped to direct a new Evil Dead installment. This late discovery was the final push I needed to finally check out his debut. I realized I had run out of excuses to keep Vermines (2023) on my watchlist. I needed to…

"It’s hard, isn't it? Traveling alone. Spending all that time trying to make it look like you’re having the time of your life, when really you’re just lonely."

When Kurtis David Harder broke into the scene with 2019’s Spiral, it was already abundantly clear that we were witnessing the rise of a vital, fascinating new voice in modern horror. With Influencer, he solidifies this reputation, delivering a remarkably assured and precise addition to a still-nascent nanogenre that I have grown…

“This planet doesn't belong to us. Ancient species owned this earth long before mankind. And if we keep our heads in the sand, they will take it back.”

I know, I literally just watched this movie two months ago. But since I am currently in the middle of a full MonsterVerse rewatch, skipping this one was obviously out of the question. And let's be honest for a second: there is simply never enough Kong. What makes this revisit so rewarding,…

“You think you're safe because you're purebloods? You're dinosaurs. We're the future.”

I had been meaning to revisit Blade for ages because the last time I actually sat down to watch it must have been way back in the 2000s. When Amazon finally made the film available in glorious 4K, it felt like the perfect opportunity to dive back into this dark world. It is always a bit of a gamble to revisit the cinematic highlights of your youth, but…