Abigail review: A frequently funny dance of death

Toothy young hostage fights back in tedious gore-fest.

This horror-thriller is chaotic and a bit too long, but in the same vein as 2022’s M3gan, Abigail is ultimately entertaining.

★★☆☆☆ Directors Bettinelli-Olpin and Gillett's "Abigail" mashes up crime caper and monster movie, but fails to deliver fear or humor. Spoilery trai...

Imagine a movie so bad that you root for the evil undead monster over Melissa Barrera, Kathryn Newton and Giancarlo Esposito.

Bring a hose for this horror thriller, delivered by the makers of the last two 'Scream' films.

A group of criminals attempt to keep a young vampire ballerina hostage. Read the Empire review.

Blood runs thicker than story in Abigail, a fun but undernourished shocker.

Criminals get more than they bargained for when they kidnap the daughter of an underworld figure in the new Radio Silence film featuring Alisha Weir in the t...

'Abigail' is a disappointing vampire offering from Radio Silence that fails to have any bite. Read our review.

Outrageous reimagining of Dracula’s Daughter is fun for a while, but soon collapses under its own silliness

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Christy Lemire, Wade Major, and Charles Solomon review this weekend’s new movie releases in theaters, streaming, and on...

Esto es lo que puedes esperar de ‘Abigail’, ‘Sasquatch Sunset’ y ‘Mourning in Lod’, tres películas que debutan en los cines

"Scream" queen Melissa Barrera stars in a new horror-comedy from the Radio Silence filmmaking collective about a gang of criminals who battle a tiny terror.

Anyone in the critical game knows that spoilers — at least for reviews timed to be published with a film’s general release and especially when that film…

The "Ready or Not" filmmakers return with a bloody good time.

If you’re looking for a a well-balanced popcorn monster movie that doesn’t overstep its bounds or overstay its welcome, you’ve come to the right place.

While not the most frightening horror you'll see, it might end up the goopiest, goriest studio release of 2024. Our Abigail review:

It’s a bloody good time

Note: This review contains spoilers for anyone who has notseen the Abigail trailer. If you have seen it, feel free to proceed…youhave already been spoiled....

It’s not badly made, just uninspired and played out. 

The 'Scream' team whips up a thrill ride in which kidnappers suddenly find themselves dealing with a bloodsucker run amuck.

Kidnappers bite off more than they can chew in this vampire horror starring Melissa Barrera and Dan Stevens

Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett’s horror comedy 'Abigail' is sharp in more ways than one.

Abigail, the vampire ballerina movie from Scream directors Tyler Gillett and Matt Bettinelli-Olpin could be the best horror movie of 2024.

The trailer for new horror film “Abigail” spoiled the big twist—a precocious young girl pirouettes her way through bloody mayhem—and, it turns out, a...

Radio Silence craft a blood-soaked way back to the Dark Universe

The Universal Pictures horror comedy "Abigail" stars Melissa Barrera, Dan Stevens, Angus Cloud, Kevin Durand and Alisha Weir.

A remake of "Dracula's Daughter" is full of grousing kidnappers and blood-vomiting action, little of which is compelling.

Oh, sorry, did I just ruin it?

Can a fine film be ruined by misguided marketing?