I’m a hardcore horror fanatic, so it’s hard to take me by surprise these days. I’ve seen it all – every possible trope, plotline, character arc, plot twist, you name it. So naturally I’m always on the lookout for horror films that take me by surprise, that prove my guesses wrong.  Ben Charles Edwards’ Father [...]

I always take notes while reviewing films for HorrorBuzz. While watching Dreaming Hollywood (2021), one of my notes literally reads: “I have no idea what the f*ck is going on and I am okay with it.” This film isn’t my cup of tea, but I’ll be damned if it’s not the best goddamn cup of [...]

What if Invasion of the Body Snatchers got an injection of sexual tension and implied potential gayness? Then you get Michael Mongillo's The Changed (2021). Make no mistake – this is a queer horror reviewer you’re talking to here. The above mentioned aspects are reasons why you should watch this film. Also it has Tony [...]

I spent the formative years of my teenagehood falling in love with AMC’s The Walking Dead. I jumped on the bandwagon a bit late, having to catch up on the first two seasons on Netflix. Suffice to say, zombies and Norman Reedus have a special place in my heart. So you can imagine my excitement [...]

Incarnation (2022) follows a young couple who’ve just moved into a new home, hoping to start a business in a church-turned-brewery and finally leave their financial worries behind. What they don’t account for is the sinister presence lurking in the shadows of their new home. The demon Mammon offers a solution to all of the [...]

The exorcist subgenre is well-known and (in)famous in the horror genre. Most exorcism films follow the same recipe: the priest spends a frightening 15-20 minutes of runtime exorcizing the possessed (typically) woman and saves her soul. The priests are always armed with a Bible, holy water, and a crucifix. But what if they had something [...]

I was a weird kid growing up. Though I’d be too much of a scaredy-cat for most horror movies until high school (and streaming wasn’t a thing until then either, so my parents would have never allowed the introduction), I came out of the womb loving spooky things. So, in a way my Horrific Origin [...]