Horror Films

There is a horror film in theaters right now that cost one million dollars to make and sold at the Toronto Film Festival for over fifteen million. It was written and directed by a twenty-six-year-old YouTube comedian. It stars two people you probably do not know yet. And it is one of the best horror films we have seen in years. It is called Obsession. The director is Curry Barker. And if you have not seen it yet, stop reading this, go to the theater, and come back when yo

There are very few moments in a horror fan's life that feel like witnessing something genuinely new. Obsession is one of them. Kelli, Leah, and I got ourselves to the theater this weekend and we have thoughts. Many, many thoughts. And possibly a new favorite movie of the year. Obsession is definitely a film worth seeing in a packed theater. It is scary, thoughtful, and ultimately HILARIOUS!

Fear and Wine has covered a lot of territory since we started this show: creeping dread, wine-soaked debate, the films that keep us up at night. But this week, we did something a little different. We sat down with someone who has lived inside genre storytelling for over three decades, and the conversation was everything we hoped it would be. Our special guest episode features actor, writer, producer, and director Corin Nemec, and we are so glad it finally exists in the wor

If Red Rooms is French horror at its most cerebral and restrained, MadS is French horror with the throttle pinned and no intention of letting you breathe. Directed by David Moreau and released on Shudder in October 2024, MadS is a 90-minute apocalyptic horror film shot in one continuous take, and it earns a 94% on Rotten Tomatoes for exactly the reason the consensus describes: it immerses you in pure pandemonium and never once releases you from it.

If you want to understand why French horror hits differently than anything Hollywood is currently producing, start with Red Rooms. Written and directed by Pascal Plante, this 2023 French-Canadian psychological thriller is one of the most unsettling and intellectually precise horror films of the last decade, and it doesn't need a single jump scare to get there. It is a film about obsession, voyeurism, and the quietly horrifying culture that has grown up around true crime, and

Look. We watched HIM when it dropped in theaters last September. We recorded a whole episode about it. And now that it's finally hit Netflix, quietly, like a quarterback who just sold his soul and is hoping nobody notices, we feel it's our duty to send you directly to that episode before you hit play. Here's our completely earnest breakdown. The Setup Is Actually Great. We Mean That. A young football player named Cam Cade (Tyriq Withers) takes a career-ending hit, then gets a

Of all the subgenres horror has to offer, possession might be the one that gets deepest under the skin. Not because of the gore, not because of the jump scares, but because of what it takes from us conceptually: the idea that your body, your voice, your face could be occupied by something that is not you. That the person you love could be gone, replaced, and you would have to look at what is wearing them. On a recent episode of Fear & Wine, all four of us sat down to discuss

At 2:17 AM, seventeen third-grade children get out of their beds simultaneously and vanish into the night. Every child from the same classroom. Arms outstretched, running toward something unseen, leaving only one classmate behind: a boy named Alex. By the time morning comes and the town of Maybrook, Pennsylvania begins to understand that these children are truly gone, the horror of Weapons has already taken root in a way that is nearly impossible to shake.

In the realm of horror cinema, few films manage to capture the raw intensity and unrelenting tension as effectively as the French film "MADS." Directed by David Moreau, this 2024 release is a masterclass in suspense, utilizing a single continuous shot to immerse viewers in a world of chaos and fear. The film's unique approach to storytelling and its exploration of human vulnerability make it a standout in the genre.