Ghostland (2018) – The Psychology of Pain
Ghostland (2018), also known as An Incident in a Ghostland, is film directed by Pascal Laugier. Those familiar with Pascal Laugier’s work will quickly realize ...
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The Conjuring (2013) – James Wan, Reconfirming Our Love Of Ghosts
Over decades, the film industry has both embraced and abused the haunted house cliché. It would be all to easy to consider this ...
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Evil Dead Remake (2013) – Butchering a Classic
Call me a skeptic. Some movies should never be remade. I consider The Texas Chainsaw Massacre to be nearly perfect in its execution ...
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Black Mountain Side (2015) – Clever Canadian Independent Horror
While the readership of Malevolent Dark continues to grow, to date only a few people in the circle actually make recommendations for content ...
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Alucarda (1977) – Demonically Extraordinary
Of all of the horror genres, Malevolent Dark possesses a particular taste in fine 70’s Satanic films. Many of these films such as, ...
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Tombs of the Blind Dead (1972) – Espantoso
Tombs of the Blind Dead (1972) is a a Spanish-Portuguese zombie film. Generally, Spanish zombie films are a bit of an acquired taste ...
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The Definitive All 9 Texas Chainsaw Massacre Franchise Ranked
Upon the advent of the new Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022), Malevolent Dark has been sorting through the comments, criticisms and accolades that this film received immediately ...
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Friday the 13th Part 5: A New Beginning (1985)
It is arguable that the Friday the 13th series may be the most iconic horror movies of all time. To this day, people ...
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The Beyond (1981) – Another Gate to Fulci’s Hell
A simple scan of the Internet quickly reveals that Lucio Fulci’s The Beyond ranks among his most appreciated films. The Beyond serves as the second ...
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Alice Sweet Alice (1976) – 4 Qualities of a Mediocre Proto-Slasher
Until recently, the 1976 film by Alfred Sole, Alice Sweet Alice, remained relegated to the list of picked over movies that never got rented ...
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Cannibal Holocaust (1980) – Into the Hell of the Green Inferno
Cannibal Holocaust(1980) exists in infamy for more than one reason. Director Ruggero Deodato released Cannibal Holocaust during a brief rash of Italian movies ...
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The Devils (1971) – A Tragic Story of Betrayal
The Devils (1971) tells the tale of Urbain Grandier and his downfall due to accusations of witchcraft. Conversely, this tale does not involve ...
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Cannibal Ferox (1980)- Banned in 31 Countries, Or Less
Malevolent Dark is finally returning to the realm of Italian mondo cannibal horror. After a recent conversation on Twitter that claimed that Cannibal ...
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Land of the Dead (2005) – 4th Time is not a Charm
George Romero holds the crown as King of the Zombies. Arguably George Romero directed 2 of the greatest zombie films of all time: ...
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Happy Birthday To Me (1981) – Brutally Incoherent
Sometimes I think the Malevolent Dark randomization engine is evolving into a sentient intelligence. After watching Canadian horror film My Bloody Valentine (1981), the rando-horror ...
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X (2022) – Brilliant Film, Exquisite Acting, Not Quite A Classic
For horror fans, and movie fans in general, we have suffered a great injustice in the form of a 2 year pandemic drought ...
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The Kiss of the Vampire (1963) – Ravenous Hammer Vampires
The Kiss of the Vampire (Kiss) is a Hammer horror film made in 1963, directed by Don Sharp. Kiss is one of several ...
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House on Haunted Hill (1959) – Absolute Classic
As a horror movie critic, it is necessary to be as objective as possible. On the best of days, it proves an impossible ...
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Leatherface (2017) – The Prequel that Nobody Wanted
Not all things that start well, end well. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise has been twisted, broken, revived and destroyed during the course ...
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10 Essential Horror Films to Know Malevolent Dark (Part 1)
As I have often alluded to, I am a child of the 70s. Likewise, my horror journey lead me through many films that would ...
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Zombie Holocaust (1980) – A Memorable and Gory Forgery
Anyone that has succumbed to the curse of loving horror movies quickly learns that getting a fix is a problem. In the United ...
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The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016) – The Agony of Being Dead
In the world horror critique, the very best moments are those when low expectations are shattered. When a film crushes expectations through innovative ...
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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2021 – Another Bloody Retcon
Those familiar with the Malevolent Dark’s work fully understand that the original Tobe Hooper classic, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, occupies a very special place on-top ...
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