A collection of scary films for Halloween viewing,
reviewed by Carsten Knox and all available to stream

Bone Lake review — Sexy horror? Bland and blander.

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Starring Maddie Hasson, Alex Roe, and Marco Pigossi

Weapons review — The kids are not alright

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Starring Julia Garner, Josh Brolin, and Benedict Wong

Together review — The horror of pairing up

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Starring Alison Brie, Dave Franco, and Damon Herriman

40 Acres review — Intense, bloody, homegrown post-apocalyptic thriller

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Starring Danielle Deadwyler, Michael Greyeyes, and Kataem O'Connor

28 Years Later review — A parade of zombie wangs

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Starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jodie Comer, and Ralph Fiennes

Dangerous Animals review — Grisly and gratuitous

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Starring Jai Courtney, Hassie Harrison, and Josh Heuston

The Shrouds review — Portals to the grave, and other good times

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Starring Vincent Cassel, Guy Pearce, and Diane Kruger

Sinners review — Southern Gothic and the Blues

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Starring Michael B. Jordan, Hailee Steinfeld, and Delroy Lindo

Death of a Unicorn review — Bloody myth goes lame

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Starring Paul Rudd, Jenna Ortega, and Richard E. Grant

Last Breath review — A visceral underwater survival thriller

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Starring Woody Harrelson, Simu Liu, and Finn Cole

The Monkey review — Simian splatterfest with laughs

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Starring Theo James, Tatiana Maslany, and Adam Scott

The Gorge review — Two hours of your life falls into split…

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Starring Miles Teller, Anya Taylor-Joy, and Sigourney Weaver

Companion review — Remedial Ex Machina

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Starring Sophie Thatcher, Jack Quaid, and Rupert Friend

Nightbitch review — Amy Adams fantastic as werewolf mom

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Starring Amy Adams, Scoot McNairy, and Jessica Harper

Presence review — Ghost story eerie, ephemeral

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Starring Lucy Liu, Chris Sullivan, and Callina Liang

Wolf Man review — Werewolf movie missing fangs

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Starring Christopher Abbott and Julia Garner

Nosferatu review — Dracula resurrection faithful to a fault

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Starring Lily-Rose Depp, Nicholas Hoult, and Willem Dafoe

Heretic review — Hugh Grant is terrific, but the movie goes south

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Starring Hugh Grant, Sophie Thatcher, and Chloe East

Your Monster review — Charming but confused genre mash-up

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Starring Melissa Barrera, Maghann Fahy, and Tommy Dewey

Rumours review — Amusing, goofy, and peculiar political satire

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Starring Cate Blanchett, Roy Dupuis, and Alicia Vikander

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice review — Ghostly return misses the laughs

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Starring Winona Ryder, Michael Keaton, and Jenna Ortega

Strange Darling review — Subversive thriller likes a twist

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Starring Willa Fitzgerald, Kyle Gallner, and Ed Begley Jr

Blink Twice review — Zoë Kravitz's vision is fire

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Starring Channing Tatum, Naomi Ackie, and Geena Davis

Alien: Romulus review — Alien recreated, for better and worse

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Starring Cailee Spaeny, David Jonsson, and Aileen Wu

Cuckoo review — Deliciously unhinged, deeply bonkers, and so much fun

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Starring Hunter Shafer, Dan Stevens, and Jessica Henwick

Longlegs review — Grim amalgam of serial killer and supernatural thrillers

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Starring Maika Monroe, Nicolas Cage, and Blair Underwood

X, Pearl, and MaXXXine reviews — Ti West's trilogy of slasher love

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Starring Mia Goth, David Corenswet, and Giancarlo Esposito

I Saw The TV Glow review — Love those melancholy misfits

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Starring Justice Smith, Brigette Lundy-Paine, and Danielle Deadwyler

The King Tide review — Chilling folk mystery evokes classic 1970s horror

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Starring Frances Fisher, Clayne Crawford, and Michael Greyeyes

The First Omen review — Origins of the Antichrist

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Starring Nell Tiger Free, Bill Nighy, and Sonia Braga

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire review — Maybe call someone else this time

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Starring Paul Rudd, Finn Wolfhard, and Bill Murray

Immaculate review — Fantastic finale forgives many sins

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Starring Sydney Sweeney, Álvaro Morte, and Simona Tabasco

Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person review — More sweet than subversive

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On VOD and digital platforms | Starring Sara Montpetit and Félix-Antoine Bénard

Lisa Frankenstein review — Undead comedy finds a charge

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Starring Carla Gugino, Kathryn Newton, and Cole Sprouse

El Conde review — Gothic comedy doesn't suck

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On Netlfix | Starring Jamie Vadell and Paula Luchsinger

Godzilla Minus One review — One radioactive lizard to rule them all

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Starring Ryunosuke Kamiki, Munetaka Aoki, and Minami Hamabe

Thanksgiving review — Stuffed with gore and laughs

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Starring Patrick Dempsey, Gina Gershon, and Nell Verlaque

Totally Killer review — A righteous sci-fi/horror/comedy mash-up

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On Amazon Prime | Starring Kiernan Shipka, Olivia Holt, and Randall Park

Renfield review — A bloody waste of time

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On Crave | Starring Nicolas Cage, Nicholas Hoult, and Awkwafina

The Last Voyage of the Demeter review — Dracula sets sail on…

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Starring Corey Hawkins, David Dastmalchian, and Liam Cunningham

Talk To Me review — Terrifying horror delivers lethal dose

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Starring Sophie Wilde, Alexandra Jensen, and Miranda Otto

Cocaine Bear review — Something of a phenomenon (baby)

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On Amazon Prime | Starring Keri Russell, Margo Martindale, and Ray Liotta

Beau Is Afraid review — An epic, shame-filled odyssey

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Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Nathan Lane, and Patti LuPone

We Have A Ghost review — Haunted house comedy dead on arrival

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On Netflix | Starring David Harbour, Anthony Mackie, and Jennifer Coolidge

Knock At The Cabin review — Disappointed at the end of the…

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Starring Dave Bautista, Rupert Grint, and Jonathan Groff

Infinity Pool review — Gleeful bad-trip movie goes off the deep end

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Starring Alexander Skarsgaard, Mia Goth, and Cleopatra Coleman

M3GAN review — Batteries charged for killer doll movie

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Starring Allison Williams, Ronny Chieng, and Violet McGraw

The Menu review — A tasty meal, not terribly filling

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Starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Fiennes, and Nicolas Hoult

Barbarian review — Basement horror less than impressive

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Starring Justin Long, Bill Skarsgaard, and Georgina Campbell

Men review — Twisted folk horror is a lot to take

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Starring Jessie Buckley and Rory Kinnear

Bodies Bodies Bodies review — Wildly fun horror satire a must see

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Starring Amandla Stenberg, Pete Davidson, and Lee Pace

Fall review — The high anxiety of careless climbers

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Starring Grace Caroline Currey, Virginia Gardner, and Jeffrey Dean Morgan

Prey review — A unique twist on a legacy franchise

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On Disney+ and Hulu in the US | Starring Amber Midthunder and Dakota Beavers

Predator series review

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All available on Disney+ | Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Danny Glover, Alice Braga, and Olivia Munn

Nope review — Jordan Peele delivers another thoughtful, impressive movie

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Starring Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, and Stephen Yuen

Slash/Back review — Arctic aliens get stomped by badass girls

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Starring Tasiana Shirley, Alexis Wolfe, and Chelsea Prusky

Crimes of the Future review — Long Live the New Sex

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Starring Viggo Mortensen, Léa Seydoux, and Kristen Stewart

Morbius review — Predictably batty, but not the worst

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Starring Jared Leto, Tyrese Gibson, and Matt Smith

The Righteous review — Gothic horror counts the wages of sin

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Starring Henry Czerny, Mimi Kuzyk, and Mark O'Brien

Tin Can review — Homegrown sci-fi horror chills to the core

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Starring Anna Hopkins, Amy Trefry, and Michael Ironside

Violation review — An empty effort at art house horror

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Starring Madeleine Sims-Fewer, Anna Maguire, and Jesse LaVercombe

Scream (2022) review — The good, the bad, and the bloody

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Starring Melissa Barrera, Neve Campbell, and Jack Quaid

Scream series 1-4 review

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Starring Neve Campbell, Courtney Cox, and David Arquette

Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Ghostbusters (1984), and Ghostbusters II (1989) reviews

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Ghostbusters: Afterlife is on Netflix | Ghostbusters (1984) and Ghostbusters II (1989) are on Crave

Last Night in Soho review — Visions of hell on Wardour Street

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Starring Thomasin MacKenzie, Anya Taylor-Joy, and Diana Rigg

Lamb review — Ewe may be surprised

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Starring Noomi Rapace, Hilmir Snær Guðnason, and Björn Hlynur Haraldsson

Malignant review — Veteran horrormeister Wan returns to comfort zone

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Starring Annabelle Wallis, Maddie Hasson, and George Young

Candyman (2021) review — Sophisticated creepfest explores racial injustice

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Starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Teyonah Parris, and Colman Domingo

Old review — Shyamalan goes back to The Village

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Starring Gael García Bernal, Vicky Krieps, and Thomasin McKenzie

A Quiet Place Part II — More of the good and the…

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Starring Emily Blunt, John Krasinski, and Cillian Murphy

Censor review — VHS nostalgia for hardcore horror-heads only

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Starring Niamh Algar

Army Of The Dead review — Popcorn escapism, sure, but forgettable

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Starring Dave Bautista, Tig Notaro, and Hiroyuki Sanada

In The Earth review — Amputation, rituals, and other weirdness

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Starring Joel Fry, Ellora Torchia, and Hayley Squires

Doors review — Your perceptions may vary

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Starring Lina Esco, Kyp Malone, and Kathy Khanh

His House review — Refuge no respite from ghosts

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Starring Sope Dirisu, Wunmi Mosaku, and Matt Smith

Saint Maud review — An intense exploration of religious fervour

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Starring Morfydd Clark and Jennifer Ehle

Identifying Features review — A descent into darkness

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Starring Mercedes Hernández, Juan Jesús Varela, and David Illescas

She Dies Tomorrow review — Surreal horror actually a lot of laughs

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Starring Kate Lyn Sheil, Chris Messina, and Josh Lucas

Swallow review — Open wide!

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Starring Haley Bennett, Austin Stowell, and Denis O'Hare

Color Out Of Space review — Lovecraftian horror a mixed bag

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Starring Nicolas Cage, Joely Richardson, and Tommy Chong

Tremors (1990) review — Creature feature just as good 30 years later

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Starring Kevin Bacon, Fred Ward, and Reba McIntyre

Apostle review — Bloody, muddy Brit horror takes time but gets there

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Starring Dan Stevens, Michael Sheen, and Lucy Boynton

Porno review — A shock and laugh-bereft horror-comedy

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Starring Jillian Mueller, Evan Daves, and Katelyn Pearce

Little Monsters review — Zom-rom-com is dead on arrival

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Starring Lupita Nyong'o, Alexander England, and Josh Gad

In Fabric review — Evil dress movie a bonkers consumerist satire

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Starring Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Gwendoline Christie, and Jaygann Ayeh

Blood Quantum review — Zombie pandemic movie a solid brain-eater

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Starring Michael Greyeyes, Stonehorse Lone Goeman, and Elle-Maija Tailfeathers

Vivarium review — Bleak suburban lockdown horror

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Starring Imogen Poots, Jesse Eisenberg, and Senan Jennings

A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night (2014) review — Unique, haunting,…

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Starring Sheila Vand, Arash Marandi, and Marshall Manesh

The Invisible Man review — See it, but maybe not alone

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Starring Elisabeth Moss, Aldis Hodge, and Harriet Dyer

Doctor Sleep review — Sequel shines in the dead zone

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Starring Ewan McGregor, Rebecca Ferguson, and Kyliegh Curran

Zombieland: Double Tap review — Shambling, but not brain dead

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Starring Woody Harrelson, Emma Stone, and Jesse Eisenberg

The Lighthouse review — Gothic, gloomy, and gross

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Starring Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe

It (2017) and It Chapter Two reviews — big-budget Stephen King adaptations…

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Starring Jessica Chastain, Finn Wolfhard, and Bill Hader

Midsommar review — Cult horror chills, but misses a bigger picture

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The first thing that crossed my mind was, "What will the Swedes make of this?" Starring Florence Pugh, Jack Reynor, and Will Poulter

The Dead Don't Die review — Zombie picture raises dead, laughs

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Starring Bill Murray, Adam Driver, and Chloë Sevigny

Brightburn review — Evil superboy terrorizes Kansas, less so audiences

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Starring Jackson A. Dunn, Elizabeth Banks, and David Denman

Us review — Get Out director returns with a high-concept creepfest

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Starring Lupita Nyong'o, Winston Duke, and Elizabeth Moss

Hereditary review — As creepy as f**k, as advertised

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Starring Toni Collette, Gabriel Byrne, and Milly Shapiro

A Quiet Place review — Silent suspense holds you down

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Starring Emily Blunt, John Krasinski, and Millicent Simmonds

Unsane review — Psychological thriller turns a corner into horror

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Starring Clare Foy, Joshua Leonard, and Amy Irving

The Cloverfield Paradox review — Space nonsense elevated by key performers

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Starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw, David Oyelowo, and Daniel Brühl

Thelma review — A Norwegian queer supernatural thriller? Cool.

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Starring Elie Harboe, Kaya Wilkins, and Henrik Rafaelsen

mother! review — An ambitious, divisive, mind-blower of a movie

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Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Javier Bardem, and Ed Harris

It Comes At Night review — Fighting the vague plague

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Starring Kelvin Harrison Jr., Joel Edgerton, and Riley Keough

Alien: Covenant review — Mostly very familiar territory. Mostly.

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Starring Michael Fassbender, Katherine Waterston, and Danny McBride

Get Out review — Fear of a White Planet

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Starring Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, and Catherine Keener

The Girl With All The Gifts review — The next, if not…

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Starring Sennia Nanua, Gemma Arterton, and Glenn Close

Split review — Form returns for suspense thriller filmmaker

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Starring James McAvoy and Anya Taylor-Joy

Lavender review — Damaged memory thriller not hugely memorable

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Starring Abbie Cornish and Dermot Mulroney

Ghostbusters (2016) review — A Familiar Scare

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The Shallows review — Deeper than it looks

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Starring Blake Lively

The Witch review — Don't Trust The Goat

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Starring Anya Taylor-Joy

Nina Forever review — Getting The Dead Out

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Starring Fiona O'Shaughnessy, Cian Barry, and Abigail Hardingham

Reviews From The Vault: Vol. 3 — Halloween Edition

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Donkey Punch, Moon, The Mist, Hard Candy, The Reaping, Hostel, The Happening, The Exorcism of Emily Rose, The Box, Zombieland, and Jennifer's Body

Crimson Peak review — More Gothic, Less Horror

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Starring Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain, and Tom Hiddleston