The Exorcist III (1990)

A police lieutenant uncovers more than he bargained for as his investigation of a series of murders, which have all the hallmarks of the deceased Gemini serial killer, leads him to question the patients of a psychiatric ward.

My thoughts: At times lurid, at times ludicrous, at times annoyingly talky, and at times undeniably terrifying. The best of the sequels to the 1973 original.

3.5/5

The Strays (2023)

A Black woman’s meticulously-crafted life of privilege unravels when two strangers show up in her quaint suburban town.

My thoughts: Terrible people exact revenge on a terrible person. It sets up some very interesting emotional repercussions – that are never explored.

3/5

The Price We Pay (2022)

After a pawn shop robbery goes askew, two criminals take refuge at a remote farmhouse to try to let the heat die down, but find something much more menacing.

My thoughts: Director Ryûhei Kitamura revisits the same ground as his earlier No One Lives, but with more sympathetic characters – and an ending so ridiculously over-the-top you’d be forgiven for assuming it was parody.

3/5

Werewolf By Night (2022)

Follows a lycanthrope superhero who fights evil using the abilities given to him by a curse brought on by his bloodline.

My thoughts: A very enjoyable though somewhat insubstantial homage to classic Hammer Films.

3.5/5

Bed Rest (2022)

A pregnant woman on bed rest begins to wonder if her house is haunted or it’s all in her head.

My thoughts: All too familiar scares delivered in uninspired fashion enroute to an overly melodramatic ending.

2.5/5