Paranormal Activity. Your Next. The Witch. It Follows. These are all enjoyable movies mainstream critics declared as absolutely terrifying and among the best the horror genre has to offer. One problem… none of those films were scary. They were good, creative and fun even. But frightening? No.

The problem, of course, is mainstream critics hate horror and don’t know shit about what makes a horror fan’s dark little heart skip. Don’t Breathe is the latest horror movie to be getting some of that sweet, sweet mainstream love, which would worry us more if Evil Dead remake director Fede Alvarez weren’t at the helm.

The story looks kinda silly, but definitely fun – kinda like the Rutger Hauer actioner Blind Fury (1989) meeting the Madeleine Stowe thriller Blink (1994). Stephan Lang (Avatar) plays the blind would-be victim of a home invasion led by troubled youth Jane Levy (Evil Dead), who clearly doesn’t see what’s coming.

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