Friday Fright: Psychotic

 

PETRIFIED WOMEN by Jeremy Ray caught me off-guard. I expected one kind of story and ended up somewhere I never would have predicted.

The story moves in a direction I didn’t anticipate, and that sense of unease builds naturally. You’re never quite on solid ground, even when you think you’ve caught on. That unpredictability is what makes it so thrilling.

The ending is dark and a little cruel, the kind that leaves you sitting there for a minute after it’s over. I loved it. If you enjoy short fiction that surprises you and isn’t afraid to go bleak, this one is absolutely worth your time.

As always,

AstraDaemon

Movie Review: WEAPONS

I don’t watch a lot of movies anymore. My free time usually goes to books, so when I sit down for a film, it’s because something really caught my attention. The trailer for Weapons did exactly that. It promised something dark, unsettling, and genuinely disturbing.

The movie itself didn’t live up to that promise.

Instead of feeling tense or frightening, a lot of it came across as unintentionally comedic. Scenes that should have been eerie landed flat, and moments that seemed designed to unsettle felt more awkward than scary. I kept waiting for the tone to shift into something truly menacing, but it never really got there.

The characters didn’t help. I wasn’t invested in any of them, and without that connection, the stakes never felt real. Horror works best when you care who survives. Here, I found myself detached, more aware of the setup than immersed in it.

The trailer is honestly the best part of this experience. It sells a movie that feels sharper, darker, and far more effective than what’s actually on screen.

If you’re going in expecting something genuinely frightening, you may be disappointed. This one never became the horror film it wanted to be.

As always,

AstraDaemon