Matt Donato

'The Night House' is a frightening character dissection with some exquisitely architectural spookiness.

Paul Andrew Williams' kill-or-be-killed flick about rural English criminal undergrounds is all about butcher's block messages that continually circle back to outrun your past (unsuccessfully).

Watch The Last Matinee for the gonzo slaughterhouse vibes, which can showcase amateurish choreography whenever “action” becomes necessary (more than a fatal weapon swipe).

Don’t Breathe 2 is a grimace-wince bloody, hack-slash corpse churner with family values at its core, and I’m not always sure what to do with that reality.

Mosquito State is one of those perplexing, alluring, ever-so-exteriorly sleek watches that flies away into the ether.

Teddy is an undeniably unique werewolf tale. It’s quirky, rambunctious, and bloody, even if low-budget restraints minimize special effects screen appearances.

Shane Dax Taylor’s 'Masquerade' marquees itself on the star power of Bella Thorne, which ends up being a cataclysmic fizzle.

The Boy Behind the Door marks two feature releases in 2021 for directors David Charbonier and Justin Powell—a duo of steady horror watches fronted by stellar adolescent performances.

David Lowery’s ‘The Green Knight’ pits Dev Patel against an immortal warrior who issues a simple challenge that leads to the journey of a lifetime.

To describe M. Night Shyamalan’s Old in a single word? Adrift.

It’s sometimes difficult to peg 'Kandisha' as another Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury joint, but then that unavoidable gruesomeness splashes the screen.

Does Adam Robitel’s 'Escape Room: Tournament Of Champions/ crack the code once again and deliver perilous punishment that took this critic by surprise? The short answer is no.

Martin Wilson’s 'Great White' is never all that great—just another shark attack as a survival horror story.

Timothy Woodward Jr.'s 'The Call' is one you shouldn't answer.

As far as sticking the landing goes? 'A Classic Horror Story' isn't even as graceful as the gymnast in Final Destination 5—spoiler alert, it ain’t pretty.

Blood Red Sky is a transatlantic terror that blends action, excitement, and unexpected sweetness into what sounds like any Saturday night SYFY headliner.

'Son' is one of those sneakily evolving horror tales that doesn't adhere to convention.

The Forever Purge is always about sending a warning to those who fantasize about the capital seige going differently.

In 'Till Death,' love is more than a battlefield—it’s a death sentence.

In Too Late, the stand-up comedy industry will swallow you whole—like, literally.

If you’re into the twisted playfulness of 'Vicious Fun,' you’ll holler and howl as the 80s fight back with a vengeance.

'My Heart Can't Beat Unless You Tell It To' isn't going to help defensive assurances whenever I tell colleagues there's plenty of room in my collection for slower, quieter volumes of horror cinema.

Terence Krey’s An Unquiet Grave is as streamlined a satanic ritual as any horror fan could ask for both narratively and based on production aesthetic.