Film Review – Faces of Death (2026)

1978’s “Faces of Death” is largely appreciated as one of the most notorious cult films around. The faux documentary about real-life murders and disasters earned a mighty reputation as a “dare you to watch” title, tempting horror fans and sleepovers with its presentation of gore and macabre situations. The original release launched a franchise that petered out after the seventh chapter of the series was issued in 1999, but the brand’s legacy hasn’t completely faded from view. Enter co-writer/director Daniel Goldhaber (“How to Blow Up a Pipeline”), who elects to celebrate the intimidating atmosphere of the original endeavor with “Faces of Death,” which isn’t a remake, but more of a riff on the 1978 picture, using its special way with evil to inspire a new slasher offering that plays into our world of social media-led desensitization. Goldhaber doesn’t craft a particularly dominating genre experience, but he captures some sinister business with the effort, which carries an effective sense of dread and a feeling of encroaching madness. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com