Benjamin Finkel’s debut announces the arrival of a new horror filmmaker you’ll want to keep your eye on. Family falls in line with contemporary “arthouse horror” films, but never feels repetitive or ...

There’s a particular type of scene that’s familiar from any number of movies about haunted houses, haunted kids, or anything else supernaturally amiss involving a family. A concerned adult takes a ...

Since the release of The Babadook, we’ve seen a boom in trauma horror. Not trauma porn like Saw or Hostel, but trauma horror like Hereditary that’s centered upon deep emotional trauma, typically ...

Family Dinner is a horror film addressing societal biases around weight and health. The story revolves around overweight teenage Simi, who visits her nutritionist aunt Claudia and experiences tense ...

The filmmaking collective known as the Adams Family has spent the last decade or so establishing themselves among the best indie creators in the horror genre, cultivating an ever-expanding fanbase ...

SXSW: A compelling breakout by Cameron Dawson Gray anchors what is otherwise very much a first film from director Benjamin Finkel. Once a taboo broken only by the boldest of directors, violence ...

Benjamin Finkel's childhood inspired his emotionally painful story of a young girl whose father is dying. By Caryn James The terror beneath the evil spirits and ...