Author name: Jazzmin Crawley

I'm a casual writer, a horror fanatic, and one half of the Girl, That’s Scary podcast with the Dread Central Podcast network. Catch new episodes every Thursday, wherever you listen to podcasts.

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple Review // Give Nia DaCosta Her Flowers

If you were on the fence about the 28 Years Later trilogy, this new installment might win you over! 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple feels more like 28 Days Later and 28 Weeks Later with more action, tension, and violence, while maintaining the GORGEOUS cinematography from 28 Years Later. The first movie in the

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Dolly // A Disturbing Backwoods Getaway: Fantastic Fest Review

This year, Fantastic Fest featured several films with terrifying mother figures, like Crazy Old Lady, The Evil That Binds Us, A Woman Called Mother, and Fuck My Son. Dolly offers up another version of a mother from hell. While Dolly doesn’t reinvent the wheel with a masked killer stalking a couple during a pivotal moment

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The Evil That Binds Us // Y’all Are Cousins: Fantastic Fest 2025 Review

I love opportunities to watch international films, so I jumped at the chance to check out The Evil That Binds Us at Fantastic Fest. It’s beyond me why programming chose to place such a heavy movie during the 11:00 am slot, but chaos reigns. I didn’t know much about the film, except that it took

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13 Days Till Summer // An Ad Against Smart Home Technology: Fantastic Fest 2025 Review

I saw a slasher on the schedule for Fantastic Fest 2025, and I made a beeline for it. I didn’t read much about the film, so I could go in as blind as possible: I was pleasantly surprised! 13 Days Till Summer follows Antek, Pauline, and her friends as they try to survive after someone

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The Well // Dystopian Drama Time: Fantasia Film Festival 2025 Review

Fantasia Film Fest gave us a taste of the end of the world. Post-apocalyptic movies always catch my eye because horror has an extra layer of thrill when the dangers are tangible to the viewer. That’s why I made a beeline for The Well. I was filled with wonder at what horrors would have consumed

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The House With Laughing Windows // For the Giallo Crowd: Fantasia Film Festival 2025 Review

I rarely skip the chance to check out a Giallo film. I saw Italian, Giallo, and 1970s, and I was sold! So, I skipped the premise and dove into Pupi Avanti’s The House With Laughing Windows blindly. I was treated to an engaging mystery that would satisfy most Giallo fans, and a shocking reveal that

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