River Review: TIFF 2026
River cleverly uses the slasher subgenre to explore a strained sibling bond tested by a masked serial killer.
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Clown In A Cornfield director Eli Craig on horror, humour, and his all-Canadian cast
Clowns. They're a divisive bunch. In fact, filmmaker Eli Craig is counting on it with his latest horror, which happens to have an all-Canadian cast.
Clown in a Cornfield Review: Get Ready for Frendo
The adaptation of Adam Cesare's YA novel is just the right blend of old-school throwback and modern slasher. Bring on Frendo sequels!
Thanksgiving Review: A New Holiday Horror Classic
Armed with everything he learned over his career, Eli Roth's positioned to deliver the next great holiday horror classic with Thanksgiving.
CONTEST: Black Belt Cinema Presents Chuck Norris in SILENT RAGE!
Have you ever heard of a martial arts slasher movie? Chuck Norris would like to introduce you to one: Silent Rage!
TIFF 2022: Sick Review
Director John Hyams' vicious slasher movie Sick takes place early in the pandemic and mines horror from society's COVID-era anxieties.
X Review: Ti West Seduces and Slashes Again
Ti West's self-aware porno horror X embraces cinematic history, humps it, then slashes its throat.
Lucky Review: An Edgy Feminist Slasher
Writer-star Brea Grant turns the everyday misogyny and sexism women face into a slasher horror in Lucky.
Random Acts of Violence Interview: Jay Baruchel Discusses Violent Films, American Culture Shock & Owning Way Too Many DVDs
Random Acts of Violence director Jay Baruchel talks about freaking out his audience, American culture shock, and owning too many DVDs.
Fantasia 2019: Porno Review
Porno is a slasher flick that features catholic teens and porno demons, which is all you need to know.
Child’s Play Review: A Savage Playdate
Child's Play doesn't take itself too seriously and embraces its kooky sci-fi premise. This reboot feels like a less thoughtful version of Black Mirror, but with a cranked up vicious streak.
Friday the 13th Turns Ten: What Went Wrong and Can It Be Fixed?
On the tenth anniversary of its last installment, the Friday the 13th series is down but not out.
Conquering the Empire – The Dungeonmaster (1984)
The sci-fi fantasy anthology The Dungeonmaster (aka Ragewar ) is the first film that can truly be called an Empire Pictures picture.
Scream 4 Review
Coming after not only a ten year hiatus, but also after the rise of torture porn, remakes, and reboots, Scream 4 is almost a breath of fresh air. Series creators Wes Craven and Kevin Williamson (who's absence from the third film in the series was wholly apparent) are back with another entry in the lucrative yet entertaining franchise, with a bit more material to chew on this time around.
