"Night Patrol" is an interesting play upon the cop/gang genre by placing it within a deeper genre context but not avoiding what the film is really about. Directed by Jordan Prows, an AFI alum, the film delves into the gangland structure of Los Angeles with a similar vengeance of something like "Training Day" but a different track.

"Primate", helmed by "Welcome To Raccoon City" director Johannes Roberts is an interesting play because of its build but also the ethical and empathetic considerations it brings into play. Its focus works on college age girls returning to Hawaii where one of their fathers is doing research on primates. The initial texture because of its setting has a "Jurassic Park" dread to it but on a much smaller scale.

The aspect of found footage horror is about uncovering those stories which haven't been seen before. With "Hell House LLC: Lineage" which is talked about as the final film in the series (which perhaps might turn out ironically not to be true), director Stephen Cognetti gains some space back in the final act but gives up the found footage using more classic film techniques to less end. However for the most part, the film, despite some visual flairs at the end, is quite unscary.

The idea of togetherness in the modern world is an interesting conundrum especially with more single people of all genders into their mid-40s. It might be a bank of individualism. It might be the continuing element of egocentric society (though that might just be cell phone and social media related). "Together," a new body horror/psychological thriller of sorts starring real life couple Alison Brie and Dave Franco tests this in many ways.

The conceit of "28 Years Later" is a concept of how life has changed against the backdrop of the rage and the ideas at play. It is split into two parts. The crux of the film is Spike who is the eyes through which the new generation will see this quarantined world.

The essence of doing something like "Wolf Man" the Blumhouse route comes down to perspective. Director Leigh Whannell, known originally for his work with the "Saw" franchise, has been smart in building his resume making these lean and mean films for producer Jason Blum when he could have naturally probably gone and tried bigger fare. "Wolf Man," like certain aspects of Ti West, benefits from this approach.

The aspect of a horror film needs to create dread while also being acary psychologically and not just in a gore context. "The First Omen", despite treading some of the same ground as "Immaculate", accomplishes this admirably creating a sense of old school with its shooting style and tone (while being set in the early 70s in Rome) while also not pulling back and making the characters unbelievable.

"Stopmotion" wants to exist in Lynchian world where all paths lead to either realization of ruin. The context of the journey follows a young woman who seems to searchng for something but comes to conflict with something she can't control. The beginning is wrapped in an idea of an overbearing mother who seems to exert a sense of intent with her daughter to make a animated stopmotion film which seems to fuel her psychosis.

The aspect of heat as a perception of change and growth and eventual disassembling of society is a real and practical fact. "The Elderly" takes this but changes it to a chaotic tome of people knowing what is coming and painting it in almost a reversal rapture.