With fewer thrills and a setup that’s harder to swallow a second time, “Fall 2: Deadpoint” might be a case of draining the well dry.

Too bad its oddness can’t overcome overwhelming dullness, making for a “found footage” fizzle likely to be lost and never looked for again.

“Saccharine’s” four-door sedan limits it to surface streets of suspense while more impressive sportscars race by on horror’s highway.

“Big Baby” wears its low budget on both sleeves, with one of those arms being details that constantly scream, “You’re watching a movie.”

“Pinocchio: Unstrung” brings the TCU closer to capturing the nostalgic naughtiness that paved the way for this type of toony terror in the first place.

Each recycled element of “The Whisper Man” is another flammable piece of kindling for the endlessly burning fire of flavorless Netflix filler thrillers.

Going in blind makes for an amusingly unusual experience, because it’s oddly challenging to get an accurate read on “Lockbox.”

Good thing “Bury the Devil” has that little hook of being a one-take movie, although the tip isn’t sharp enough to pierce all the way through.

It’s difficult to imagine what would be gained by watching “It Ends” more than once, much less repeatedly for a day and a half.

“Hellcat” can be described as a confined chamber thriller whose quality acting and strong suspense put a lot of gas in the tank despite a small cast and low budget.

If your favorite part of “The Martian” was watching Matt Damon grow a potato, “The Last House” will please you with plenty more montages of indoor farming.

Viewers will see the plot’s pieces sitting in plain sight in the form of Chekhov’s remote cabin, Chekhov’s electronic necklace, even Chekhov’s vacuum cleaner.

The straightforward path isn't as creatively intriguing as a road where an edgier alternative might have taken the movie.

"Renfield" handles chaotic fight scenes and domestic drama with much more panache than it handles the hammy humor and formulaic plot points.

“Backrooms” brings out the buried dread of being unconsciously trapped in an oppressive environment that slowly melts a mind into compliant complacency.

All of the references to Mexican mythology or Spanish scares are organically incorporated and universally accessible to all audiences.