Martin (1977)
June 6, 2026
Martin earns its 8 by asking a question that quietly dismantles the entire vampire genre. What if there is no such thing as a vampire, only a disturbed young man who believes he is one?
Tag: Psychological Horror
Psychological horror skips the monster and goes straight for the mind: doubt, dread, and realities that stop agreeing with themselves. This tag collects reviews of films and fiction that frighten from the inside.
2010sThe Transfiguration (2016)
June 6, 2026
Michael O'Shea's grounded debut uses vampirism as a lens for trauma and isolation. The film never says, and the ambiguity is the point.
1980sVampire’s Kiss (1988)
June 6, 2026
Nicolas Cage delivers one of the most committed and bizarre performances ever as a yuppie who thinks he's turning into a vampire. Vampire's Kiss earns its 6.5 as a fascinating, deeply strange film that is far more interesting as a…
1980s
1970sThe Exorcist (1973)
May 19, 2026
William Friedkin's 1973 demonic possession drama. Linda Blair as Regan, Max von Sydow as Father Merrin.
1970sHalloween (1978)
May 19, 2026
John Carpenter's 1978 slasher template. Michael Myers in mask, Jamie Lee Curtis debut.
1960sRosemary’s Baby (1968)
May 19, 2026
Roman Polanski's 1968 satanic pregnancy drama. Mia Farrow, John Cassavetes.
2000sSaw (2004)
May 19, 2026
Two men wake chained in a filthy bathroom and discover they are pawns in a sadistic puzzle designed by the Jigsaw killer. Saw is James Wan's 2004 American horror film depicting two men who wake chained in a filthy bathroom…
1990sAudition (1999)
May 19, 2026
Takashi Miike directs the story of a widower staging fake auditions to find a new wife, with consequences he could not anticipate. Audition is Takashi Miike's 1999 Japanese horror-thriller film depicting a Tokyo widower who stages fake film auditions to…
1990sRingu (1998)
May 19, 2026
Hideo Nakata directs the Japanese supernatural horror about a cursed videotape that kills viewers seven days after watching. Ringu is Hideo Nakata's 1998 Japanese supernatural horror film adapted from Koji Suzuki's 1991 novel, depicting a Tokyo television reporter investigating a…
1990sThe Silence of the Lambs (1991)
May 19, 2026
An FBI trainee consults imprisoned cannibal Hannibal Lecter to catch a serial killer skinning his victims. The Silence of the Lambs is Jonathan Demme's 1991 American psychological-thriller film adapted from Thomas Harris's 1988 novel, depicting an FBI trainee who consults…
1970sBlack Christmas (1974)
May 19, 2026
A sorority house is terrorized by an unseen caller during Christmas break, in the proto-slasher that preceded Halloween by four years. Black Christmas is Bob Clark's 1974 Canadian horror film depicting a sorority house during Christmas break terrorized by an…