Overall, while Slapface isn’t an incredible psychological horror film, it isn’t a bad way to spend an hour and a half of your time.

| Sep 13, 2022

An interesting, thought-provoking indie horror film that isn’t shy about exploring tough subject matter and presenting it in a way that’s different, creative, and very effective.

| May 31, 2022

... is all about consequences and what happens when everyone turns a blind eye to the choices made around them. It’s harsh and unforgiving, using supernatural trappings to explore the ramifications of grief and abuse.

| Original Score: 3/5 | May 27, 2022

'Slapface' can often be a relentlessly bleak experience, but the thematic resonance and surprisingly effective character dynamics comfortably offset any minor flaws.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | May 9, 2022

No matter how you perceive Slapface, one thing is for sure: you will feel it. Its gonna burn a hole in you, harsh but perpetually distinct. Its performances and writing are effectually inherent. A truly welcome addition to the genre.

| Apr 30, 2022

while most horror turns out to be a damp squib, Slapface haunts the mind with its ambiguous, tricky evocation of our darkest childhood fears

| Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 20, 2022

Despairing yet ultimately resonant with those who have suffered loss. It has strengths including the lead performance but I'm wrestling with it as a whole. Unfortunate title but this is another creepy horror parable about bullying that is worth your time.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 4, 2022

At its very core, Slapface is an anti-bullying film that has enough integrity to speak the truths we don't always want to hear. It's uneven in places, perhaps, but for me that only infuses the film with a greater sense of authenticity and honesty.

| Original Score: 3.5/4.0 | Apr 4, 2022

Some can see past shaky performances and pacing to let the message shine. Others can't. I implore you to try because there are a ton of interesting ideas in play for those willing to look.

| Original Score: 6/10 | Feb 24, 2022

A haunting portrait of loss, trauma, familial abuse, and bereavement, Slapface adeptly intertwines folklore and realistic tragedy to form a disquieting horror story.

| Original Score: 7.5.10 | Feb 11, 2022

Director/writer Jeremiah Kipp’s feature hums with a Shirley Jackson vibe as monsters in the mind and from the past clash.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Feb 9, 2022

Weaving an unsavory tale about isolation, bullying, and familial dysfunction, Slapface looms like an uncomfortable truth that is too desolate in tone.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Feb 8, 2022

Even after the final credits youll be wondering if you fully got what went on.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Feb 8, 2022

It brought something unique and raw to the table, but unfortunately, it felt simplified, leaving not a lot of room for interpretation or discussion.

| Original Score: 6/10 | Feb 4, 2022

Shudder's Slapface is an effective character-driven horror film that packs an emotional punch, but it may be too bleak for its own good...

| Feb 4, 2022

Intentions and executions are forever separate elements, and I fear 'Slapface' is better at conveying the former while fumbling the latter.

| Original Score: 6/10 | Feb 3, 2022

A bleak tale made dense as mercury by pain, loss, and loneliness. Its multi-purpose allegory doesnt always convince, but its grim back woods atmosphere and despondent tone certainly do.

| Original Score: 3 | Feb 3, 2022

Slapface isn't a resounding success, and like a lot of recent horror, one wishes it was content to scare instead of goosing the narrative with loose metaphor.

| Feb 3, 2022

Slapface has a sense of genuine human pain and bewilderment that give impact to its ominous flourishes.

| Original Score: B+ | Feb 3, 2022

Performances aren't always where they should be, but Kipp has an idea worth following in the feature, which does an effective job communicating abyssal pain and fear that's starting to consume young minds

| Original Score: B- | Feb 2, 2022