slasher

A collection of 33 posts

horror

M3GAN 2.0 Review (Film, 2025)

MEGAN 2.0 is unapologetically what it is based on the marketing for the film. You get what you pay for.

slasher

Final Destination: Bloodlines Review (Film, 2025)

Final Destination: Bloodlines is equal parts a sincere attempt to establish continuity in the film's universe and an over the top, schlocky, howler of a horror film filled with laughs and gore.

dark comedy

Death of a Unicorn Review (Film, 2025)

Death of a Unicorn is Weird with a capital W, a deeply satirical and gory horror/slasher about unicorns, family bonds, and pharmaceutical greed.

Film

Abigail Review (Film, 2024)

Abigail is a new, unpredictable slasher film from Radio Silence, only with vampires this time.

Film

Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth #31DaysOfHorror

Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth begins to shift the horror of the Cenobites into something a bit more…camp.

Film

Hellraiser (Film, 1987) #31DaysOfHorror

In recognition of the upcoming Hellraiser (2022) release, let’s look back at one of my all-time favorite horror series. Clive Barker has always been way ahead of his time.

Film

X Review (Film, 2022)

X is a sharp, somber, and introspective commentary on adult-targeted films told through the story of an adult film crew facing the horrors of a real life slasher.

Film

Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022) Review (Film, 2022)

The new Netflix Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022) is a sequel to the original Tobe Hooper film, taking place about 50 years later in the mostly abandoned town of Harlow, TX. It’s true to the spirit of the original, only violent in ways a film could never get away with in 1974.

Film

Coming Soon: Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022)

Here’s everything you need to know in anticipation of the new Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022) release on Netflix.

Film

Best Films of 2021

2021 was an exciting year for film, seeing everything from a musical standup comedy special briefly taking over the world to an active adaptation of an introspective play by Shakespeare. These are Sketching Details’ picks for the best films of year.

Film

Scream (2022) Review (Film, 2022)

Scream (2022) brands itself as a requel, when it really just needs to let its standing as the first mainline sequel since Scream 3 to sell it to its target audience.

Film

Scream (2022): A Primer to the Series

Scream (2022) officially releases in theaters tomorrow. Now’s the perfect time to catch up on the highlights of why the Scream series is one of the most influential horror franchises of all time.

Games

Coming Soon: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre Game @TXChainSawGame

Last night, we got our first look at the upcoming The Texas Chain Saw Massacre game, adapted from the original 1974 film directed by Tobe Hooper.

Reviews

#Chucky Episode 6 Review (TV Series, 2021)

In episode 6, all the major players are arriving in Hackensack, shifting every relationship in town.

Reviews

#Chucky Episode 5 Review (TV Series, 2021)

Now that the fire’s out, the city of Hackensack is dealing with the emotional baggage created by Chucky’s destruction.

Reviews

#Chucky Episode 4 Review (TV Series, 2021)

The fourth episode of Chucky pumps the brakes to let the citizens of Hackensack start to put together what’s really going on with the newest attacks orchestrated by Charles Lee Ray.

Film

Seance Review (Film, 2021) #31DaysOfHorror

Seance is a school horror/ghost story/paranormal slasher hybrid from writer/director Simon Barrett.

Reviews

#Chucky Episode 3 Review (TV Series, 2021)

In the third episode of Chucky, we get a glimpse into Chucky’s methods and philosophy for murder. We also get a similar look into the mind of Lexy, Jake’s bully who may have finally crossed the line for what Hackensack will tolerate.

Film

Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (Film, 1997) #31DaysOfHorror

Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation is an attempt to redefine the scattered horror series with a true sequel created by original co-writer Kim Henkel.

Film

Spookier Times Episode 14: Killer Fashion & Slaxx

Killer Fashion is a subgenre of the paranormal slasher where a fashion item--a dress, shoes, hair extensions, an accessory, etc.--gains the ability to kill.

Film

The Ranger Review (Film, 2018)

The Ranger is a slasher film that actually spends the time to build the world and character relationships so the shift to violence leading into the climax actually has meaning.

Film

Phantasm: Ravager Review (Film, 2016) #31DaysofHorror

Phantasm: Ravager is the fifth and final entry in the horror/sci-fi/slasher/action series that started in 1979. The story jumps between two timelines. It starts with Reggie’s quest to find Mike and defeat the Tall Man after the events of Phantasm IV: Oblivion. Then it jumps to one of the saddest tur

Film

Phantasm IV: Oblivion Review (Film, 1998) #31DaysofHorror

Phantasm IV: Oblivion is the fourth entry in the long-running Phantasm series. The actual history of production makes the passage of time a significant part of the story with each new entry. The original debuted in 1979. Nine years later, Phantasm II. Six years later, Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead.

Film

Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead Review (Film, 1994) #31DaysofHorror

Phantasm III is camp. It’s self-aware. It has interesting things to say about the series but we’ve now added in the afterlife (after being told there is no afterlife in the series), people being trapped in the floating orbs if they’re not turned into the minions, and just shapeshifting everywhere. I

Film

Phantasm II Review (Film, 1988) #31DaysofHorror

Mike, newly released from a psychiatric hospital, is doing everything he can to prove that what he saw nine years ago when The Tall Man started attacking is true. His only way to stay outside the hospital is to become the person they want him to be, a rational member of society who knows that metal