John Morrow

John Morrow

Writer, musician, horror aficionado, and nihilistic misanthrope.
I also like cheese.

Favorite films

  • The Exorcist
  • Escape from New York
  • A Nightmare on Elm Street
  • Trick or Treat

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  • Carrie

    ★★★★½

  • Suspiria

    ★★★★★

  • Bloody Axe Wound

    ★★

  • King on Screen

    ★★★★

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  • Borderline

    Borderline

    ★★★★

    I’m a Samara Weaving nut, I really am. She manages to rip and tear through every role she procures with class, good humour, a massive amount of badassery, and always looks amazing doing it all. When this genre thriller comedy was announced, written and directed by her husband Jimmy Warden (writer of both The Babysitter: Killer Queen and Cocaine Bear, but we won’t hold that against him), produced by Margot Robbie, and starring the lass herself alongside the soon-to-be-bigger-than-everyone Ray…

  • The Girl with the Needle

    The Girl with the Needle

    ★★★★★

    Oh, you’re looking for a film packed with proper triggers! I didn’t know!
    Well, do I have a cracker for you!

    ‘The Girl With The Needle’ is a Danish / Polish / Swedish historical psychological horror drama (phew!) set in 1919 and loosely based around the true story of Danish serial killer Dagmar Overbye, a grim, absolutely evil tale that writers Magnus Van Horn (also the director) and Line Langebek have put their own spin on, and it’s one that…

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  • Bird Box Barcelona

    Bird Box Barcelona

    ★★★

    Still one of the most-watched films on Netflix and their first bona fide smash success, the OG Bird Box from 2018 starring Sandra Bullock wrongly gets compared to A Quiet Place (which, although a sensory horror like Bird Box, has a very different intent and patina) and has always been a divisive film in the community. Me, I loved it even with its minor flaws and wobbly sensibility, as it was a fun, suspenseful dystopian romp. 

    That brings us to…

  • Terrifier 3

    Terrifier 3

    ½

    What a load of horseshit. 
    Lowbrow thrills for 13-year old boys. 

    Avoid HARD.