Midwest Film Journal

Tagged Horror

Haunt

Mitch Ringenberg
September 11, 2019

Suspense-free haunted house horror.

It: Chapter Two

Sam Watermeier
September 6, 2019

This delicious deep-dish slice of horror is also a comforting hangout movie.

Ready or Not

Sam Watermeier
August 23, 2019

Effectively sinister and satirical.

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

Sam Watermeier
August 9, 2019

For kids in the ’80s and ’90s, flipping through the pages of Alvin Schwartz’s horror anthology Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark was like tasting forbidden fruit.… continue

On DVD: The Curse of La Llorona

Nick Rogers
August 6, 2019

Under these circumstances, you don’t fear the weeper.

Quick Takes: Killer Doll Edition

Sam Watermeier
July 9, 2019

Sam takes on Chucky and Annabelle.

Midsommar

Mitch Ringenberg
July 4, 2019

One of the bleakest break-up movies ever made.

Ma

Mitch Ringenberg
May 31, 2019

Neither depraved nor inventive enough to leave an impression.

Are You There, Godzilla? It’s Me, Evan: The Godzilla Franchise (1954 – Present)

Evan Dossey
May 27, 2019

The final entry in Evan's retrospective of the Godzilla franchise.

The Perfection

Nick Rogers
May 24, 2019

An efficient, effective concerto of coiled tension.