Tim Robbins’ Shawshank Competitor is a Psychological Horror Masterpiece

As a horror fan, I’ve always been a little baffled that Jacob’s Ladder isn’t mentioned more often when people talk about the best of ’90s horror. It’s truly iconic psychological horror, but somehow gets overshadowed. What really struck me about it isn’t just trying to scare you, but how deeply it explores complex ideas. It works on so many levels, it really stays with you. And while Tim Robbins is well-known for The Shawshank Redemption, I think his most daring and unsettling performance actually came four years earlier, in this film.







