Phobias (2021)
What we classify as "horror" seems to depend on what triggers the individual. It’s only fitting, then, that "Phobias," a horror omnibus narrative of sorts, collects five different clinical phobias. If one doesn’t have a fear of artificial intelligence, then the fear of children may do the trick. There is so much promise in the mere germ of that concept. Unfortunately, anything resembling true chills or a worthwhile comment on social fears fritters away into near incoherence by the end. If anything, the opening credits of "Phobias" are a real doozy. Off the top, a sequence of kaleidoscopic imagery and a throbbing auditory dissonance immediately thrills and places one on edge. If only the feature presentation that followed was as tantalizing. Read the rest of the review here at Horror Obsessive.
Grade: C -
Vertical is releasing “Phobias” (85 min.) on demand and digital March 19, 2021.
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