In the canon of great horror films, everything can essentially be traced back to the German Expressionist movement, particularly those helmed by directors who used the burgeoning artform as a platform for their own psychological curiosities, most notably in how they utilized a unique blend of visual style and narrative. Perhaps the most iconic film…

What is there to say about Mother Joan of the Angels (Polish: Matka Joanna od Aniołów), other than perhaps the fact that this is one of the few works that could legitimately lay claim to being the scariest films ever made? Jerzy Kawalerowicz somehow managed to construct an unhinged religious drama that dives deep into…

After a misguided attempt at drag racing results in a fatal car accident, the only survivor is Mary (Candace Hilligoss), a young woman who manages to find her way out of the wreckage without so much as a scratch – although she isn’t quite sure herself how she managed to survive. She has grown disillusioned…

Tomaz (Alec Secăreanu) is a man of indeterminate origins who currently lives in a homeless shelter somewhere in London, and during the day works as a manual labourer, never staying under the employment for one person for too long, which suits him perfectly well. His exact roots are unknown, but he is haunted by memories…

If there was ever any testament to the endless talents of Alfred Hitchcock, it was that he managed to take an utterly absurd premise, a pair of uncharismatic leads, a shrill supporting cast and dated special effects and turn it into inarguably one of the greatest horror films ever made. There’s no need to wax…

If you long for something that occurred at the perfect intersection between sanctimonious morality tale and harrowing existential horror, you’d probably find Roger Corman’s adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s The Masque of the Red Death delivers exactly what you’re looking for. To describe this film is to attempt to put a saddle on one of…

Nobody makes movies like Mario Bava – this is a fact that I used to be very thankful for, since I understood the appeal of Bava’s work, but could never quite get on board with the effusive praise cinephiles layered on him, constantly being reluctant to embrace him, because while his work was certainly unique,…

Johan Borg (Max von Sydow) is a painter who lives with his wife Alma (Liv Ullmann) in the relative isolation of the Swedish countryside. They have retreated here to escape the rush of the modern world, so that Alma may spend the rest of her pregnancy in peace. However, everything is not quite as it…

“The door slammed at our backs, and the big, bad world opened up to us” By the time these chilling words are heard towards the beginning of Gretel & Hansel, we are already ensconced in the grim fairytale world director Osgood “Oz” Perkins has thrust us into, and escape is extremely unlikely, by virtue of…

When we are introduced to Cecilia (Elisabeth Moss), she’s about to attempt to escape, which isn’t a rare occurrence in horror films. However, the difference is that she’s trying to run away from her home, which houses her boyfriend, Adrian (Oliver Jackson-Cohen), a beloved technological innovator who has amassed enormous wealth and massive respect from…