Trinil: Kembalikan Tubuhku is an Indonesian horror film set to be released in 2024. It is directed by Hanung Bramantyo, whose return to horror marks his first venture into the genre in a long while. The movie is a blend of classical folklore and modern horror, set in the 1970s during the tea boom in […]
Pemandi Jenazah, which is set to premiere in 2024, is a psychological horror movie from Indonesia that intricately combines culture, religion, and other elements of thrill into one piece. The film is directed by Hadrah Daeng Ratu and written by Lele Laila. It highlights the deeply integral, yet infrequently talked about, Islamic funeral tradition, focusing
Synopsis Smile 2 is the long-awaited follow-up to the psychological thriller hit of 2022, Smile, and this time it continues to follow the horror legacy of the Smile Entity – a being that attaches itself to its host through trauma and spreads like a contagion. The film is once again written and directed by Parker
Synopsis “Amber Alert” is a 2012 American film which is within the thriller genre. It uses a found-footage style to approach an intense and highly sensitive subject like child abduction. In the film, a group of friends go on a trip together and get enthralled in a menacing chase after spotting a car that fits
“Do You See What I See” is an upcoming foreign horror film from Indonesia scheduled for release in 2024. The film is directed by Awi Suryadi and written by Lele Laila. It is based on one of the episodes, specifically episode 64 titled “First Love,” from the infamous horror podcast, “Do You See What I
While incorporating subplots into deeply emotional narratives, Tamil cinema has been experimenting with genre over the past few years. Science fiction and psychological thrillers are two genres that have been fused together. This evolution is clearly captured in Black (2024), directed by KG Balasubramani. The movie is an ambitious blend of horror, time-loop theory, and
While many horror movies these days depend on jump scares and unimaginative storylines, deeply unsettling, atmospheric thrillers are a rarity. Longlegs, directed by Osgood “Oz” Perkins, well known for his work in psychological horror, is one of that sort. His latest feature stars Maika Monroe and Nicolas Cage in a film that blends true crime
Synopsis Heretic (2024) is a profound, gradual tension-building psychological horror that looks at the perilous intersection of faith, control, and manipulation. The film is written and directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, creators of A Quiet Place, and represents a shift from creature-centric horror to human darkness, deception, and deep-seated belief systems. The film
Synopsis Lucio A. Rojas wrote and directed Trauma in 2017, which is an indigenous horror movie from Chile. Unlike typical horror films that make use of the supernatural or jumpscares, Trauma draws its horror from Chile’s political history and the aftermath effects of violence on society, basing it in stark reality. It tells a deeply
Synopsis Exhuma (Korean title: 파묘, Pamyo) is a South Korean occult horror film coming out in 2024. The film intricately weaves themes of spirituality, historical reckoning, and supernatural horror terror alongside traditions of Korean shamanism. It is directed and written by Jang Jae-hyun. The movie examines the gory world of ancestral curses, shamanistic exorcisms, and
