Five Nights at Freddy’s was a big hit for Universal and Blumhouse, making $297 million at the box office from a $20 million budget. This feat was particularly impressive, given that the film had weak reviews and a simultaneous theatrical and digital release. The sequel builds on the lore of the property. In 1982, a […]
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Black Phone 2 Review
Scott Derrickson makes his second film of 2025 with a sequel to his 2022 hit The Black Phone. It has been four years since Finney Blake (Mason Thames) survived being held captive by the serial killer The Grabber (Ethan Hawke), whom he killed. He’s suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder from the experience. His sister, Gwen […]
Drop Review
Blumhouse and Platinum Dunes use the worst first date imaginable as the set-up for a tight thriller. Violet Gates (Meghann Fahy) is a widowed, single mother and a survivor of domestic violence. She goes on her first date since her husband’s death, meeting Henry Campbell (Brandon Sklenar), a handsome photographer. However, when the date starts, […]
Wolf Man Review
Wolf Man is the second Universal Monster getting the reboot by Blumhouse and filmmaker Leigh Whannell after their success with 2020’s The Invisible Man. Blake Lovell (Christopher Abbott) is a writer and father to Ginger (Matilda Firth). He is estranged from his father and his marriage with Charlotte (Julia Garner) has turned sour. When the […]
Speak No Evil (2024) Review
The Danish horror-thriller Speak No Evil has earned a Hollywood remake with Blumhouse producing it, with James McAvoy as the lead. Ben and Louise Dalton (Scoot McNairy and Mackenzie Davis) are on a family vacation in Italy where they meet another family, Paddy and Ciara (McAvoy and Aisling Franciosi), and their son Ant (Dan Hough). […]
AfrAId Review
It has been hard to avoid the growth of AI over the past few years and has been marketed as the technology that could revolutionise the world. Fears about AI serve as the influence on the Blumhouse horror-thriller AfrAId. Curtis Pike (John Cho) is a marketing expert assigned an account for an advanced digital assistant, […]
Imaginary Review
Blumhouse, the stable of modern-day horror, uses the world of imagination and imaginary friends with Imaginary. Jessica (DeWanda Wilde) is a children’s book author and artist who moves into her childhood home with her rock star husband, Max (Tom Payne), and stepdaughters Taylor (Taegen Burns) and Alice (Pyper Braun). Little Alice develops a friendship with […]
Night Swim Review
Night Swim is the first cinematic horror film of 2024, taking the traditional January horror slot. This film sees a family who are haunted by a malicious swimming film. The Waller family move to Minnesota due to the family patriarch; Ray (Wyatt Russell) being forced to retire from professional baseball. They seem to have found the perfect home […]
Five Nights At Freddy’s Review
2023 has been the year of video game adaptations. Cinemas saw the release of The Super Mario Bros. Movie and Gran Turismo whilst The Last of Us and Twisted Metal have found success on television. Blumhouse has taken on the task of adapting the horror game franchise Five Nights at Freddy’s. Mike Schmidt (Josh Hutcherson) is an out-of-work security guard who’s battling his aunt, Jane […]
The Exorcist: Believer Review
The Exorcist is 50 years old and a seminal horror film, but the sequels have been a mixed bag. David Gordon Green and Blumhouse aim to repeat what they did with the Halloween series by making a direct sequel to the original film and plan to start a trilogy. Victor Fielding (Leslie Odom Jr.) is a widower […]










