There's something instinctual about the way most of us react when horror movies put animals at the center of the terror. For me, it's desperation—keep that precious ...

On Friday, June 20, Stephen Spielberg’s oceanic epic Jaws will turn 50 years old. As the anniversary rolls around, we as an audience are reminded of our very human obsession with sharks – an obsession ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sean Byrne knows how to show an audience a bad time. Sixteen years ago, the Australian filmmaker launched onto the scene with “The ...

Sean Byrne, director of cult horror gems The Devil’s Candy and The Loved Ones, is back with an unusual spin on the slasher movie titled Dangerous Animals. Dangerous Animals features Yellowstone’s ...

Olga Artemyeva is a film critic, screenwriter and film curator based in NYC. She has a PhD in Art History and teaches Film Studies. Her dissertaion was dedicated to the evolution of horror, and it ...

Premiering out of competition at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, Dangerous Animals marks the splashy and brutal return of Australian horror master Sean Byrne, the madman filmmaker behind cult classic ...

It must be January, because someone’s pet chimpanzee has contracted rabies and is going on a killing spree. That’s the premise for Primate, the January horror du jour that’s actually a very solid year ...

Australian director Sean Byrne is one of horror’s premiere mixologists. His debut, 2009’s The Loved Ones, meshed teen romance with gruesome Hostel-style extremism. 2015’s The Devil’s Candy put a heavy ...

Big Screen Spotlight | New horror movie Dangerous Animals flips the shark genre on its head, and introduces a different villain When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Sean Byrne knows how to show an audience a bad time. Sixteen years ago, the Australian filmmaker launched onto the scene with “The Loved Ones,” his proudly grisly debut about a misfit teenager who ...