A Full-Size Candy Bar of Terrors in V/H/S/HALLOWEEN

On Halloween, all sorts of terrors lurk, and this entry in the V/H/S franchise imagines a whole bunch of them.

[Fogfest 2024] Uncanny Doubles & Ghosts & Spirits, Oh, My!: HADO, SAINT MARIA’S WAY, & VALLEY OF SOULS

Three shorts full of the Gothic, the Uncanny, and the darkness of history.

True Detective: Night Country Pt. 5

Peter seeks the truth about the Wheeler case. Liz and Evangeline might have found a break in their search for the ice caves.

Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities 1×08: “The Murmuring”

Two married ornithologists, still grieving a dead child, immerse themselves in work, but ghosts won't let them work in peace.

[Fantasia 2021] Ghostly Religion & Gothic Grief in MARTYRS LANE

Ruth Platt's MARTYRS LANE weaves through the Gothic and the religious as a little girl tries to unravel her family's secrets.

[Fantasia 2021] Short Films: THUMB / NIGHT BUS

Two shorts: one involves a macabre mother-daughter relationship, the other concerns a couple revenge stories occurring at once.

Urban Legends & Bourgeois Privilege in Simon Barrett’s SEANCE

Simon Barrett's new film is fun, and its strong cast helps its story work, as it tells a tale of urban legends and privilege.