I'll admit when I first heard Silent Hill ƒ would shift the setting—to 1960s rural Japan—I was skeptical. Would it feel like a Silent Hill game at all? Would the tone, the dread survive such a leap?

Turns out, I was wrong to worry.

The slasher has always been horror’s most vulnerable limb. It can produce icons that carve themselves into pop culture, or collapse under the weight of its own clichés. The new I Know What You Did Last Summer reboot falls into the latter category. It’s not just a bad movie—it’s a film that embodies every reason slashers remain horror’s Achilles’ heel.

Why does going to the movies feel more exhausting than exciting? I showed up to support the film. I left wondering why I even bothered.

A new horror FPS challenges players to use their own blood as ammunition in a steampunk nightmare.

Backstage Magazine outlines the difference between horror and thrillers—but it’s the subtext about respect and reputation that really deserves a closer look.