10th Apr2023

‘Living With Chucky’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Featuring: Don Mancini, Brad Dourif, Fiona Dourif, Lin Shaye, Marlon Wayans, Jennifer Tilly, Billy Boyd, Alex Vincent | Directed by Kyra Elise Gardner I’ve watched in-depth documentaries on film franchises such as Friday the 13th, Nightmare on Elm Street, Night of the Living Dead and many more horror films, as well some fantastic ‘making of’ […]

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10th Jun2022

‘The Quarry’ Review (PC)

by Paul Metcalf

For horror fans there is something fun about being in control of the victims of a horror game. Supermassive Games proved this well with Until Dawn. Now it’s time to collect another group of teens and stick them in a summer camp ready to be the victims. The question is will The Quarry be as […]

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09th Dec2021

‘Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman’ VOD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Chad Michael Murray, Holland Roden, Jake Hays, Lin Shaye, Greeer Grammar, Olivia DeLaurentis, Julianne Collins, Gianna Adams, Dashiell Connery, Anthony De Longis, Asante Jones, Diane Franklin | Written and Directed by Daniel Farrands Daniel Farrands, writer of 1995’s Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers, continues his recent meander through American “killer” culture with […]

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04th Feb2021

‘The Call’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Lin Shaye, Tobin Bell, Chester Rushing, Erin Sanders, Mike Manning, Sloane Morgan Siegel, Judd Lormand, Randy J, Goodwin, Brooklyn Anne Miller, Madeleine Wade, Ciara Hanna | Written by Patrick Stibbs | Directed by Timothy Woodward Jr. From the creator of Final Destination, The Call features horror icons Lin Shaye (Insidious franchise, Dead End) and […]

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09th Oct2020

‘Vampires of New Orleans’ DVD Review

by Chris Cummings

Stars: Bill Moseley, Lin Shaye, Sofia Mattsson, Ashton Leigh, Mary Alice Risener, Tanyell Waivers, Ashley Hamilton, Yohance Myles, Abbie Gayle, Ciara Rizzo, Ashton DeGroot, Kyler Porche | Written by Chris Kobin | Directed by Ashley Hamilton Vampires of New Orleans is written by Chris Kobin (2001 Maniacs) and directed by Ashley Hamilton who has appeared […]

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31st Aug2020

Frightfest 2020: ‘The Horror Crowd’ Review

by Chris Cummings

Features: Russell Mulcahy, Lin Shaye, Darren Lynn Bousman, Ryan Turek, Greg Grunberg, Oren Peli, Mike Mendez, Sarah Nicklin | Directed by Ruben Pla I’ve always been fond of documentaries that explore the deeper echelon of horror, and especially those that sit down with a plethora of actors and filmmakers to discuss a variety of topics. […]

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29th Jul2020

‘Gothic Harvest’ Review

by Chris Cummings

Stars: Bill Moseley, Lin Shaye, Sofia Mattsson, Ashton Leigh, Mary Alice Risener, Tanyell Waivers, Ashley Hamilton, Yohance Myles, Abbie Gayle, Ciara Rizzo, Ashton DeGroot, Kyler Porche | Written by Chris Kobin | Directed by Ashley Hamilton Gothic Harvest is written by Chris Kobin (2001 Maniacs) and directed by Ashley Hamilton who has appeared as an […]

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21st May2020

‘The Final Wish’ VOD Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Michael Welch, Lin Shaye, Tony Todd, Melissa Bolona, Spenser Locke, Kaiwi Lyman, Jonathan Daniel Brown, Jean Elie, Christopher Murray, Douglas Tait, Larry Poole | Written by Jeffrey Reddick, William Halfon, Jonathan Doyle | Directed by Timothy Woodward Jr. Pretty much my whole reason for giving The Final Wish a watch was because Lin Shaye stars […]

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01st Apr2019

‘Room For Rent’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Lin Shaye, Oliver Rayon, Valeska Miller, Ryan Ochoa | Written by Stuart Flack | Directed by Tommy Stovall Sometimes it just takes one actor to be starring in a movie, and in particular, a horror movie, for me to give it a chance. This was the case with Room For Rent which has the […]

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26th Mar2019

New poster & image from Lin Shaye horror ‘Room For Rent’

by Phil Wheat

Uncork’d Entertainment have annouhnced that the highly-anticipated suspense thriller Room for Rent, starring veteran actress Lin Shaye (the Insidious franchise, Ouija), as a lonely widow who rents out a room in her house and becomes dangerously obsessed with one of her guests, will be released in US cinemas and on digital this May. Lonely widow […]

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13th Oct2016

‘Jack Goes Home’ Review

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Rory Culkin, Lin Shaye, Britt Robertson, Nikki Reed, Natasha Lyonne, Daveigh Chase, Louis Hunter, Serge Levin, Michael Sirow, Hutchi Hancock | Written and Directed by Thomas Dekker How we deal with loss is a personal thing that affects us in different ways. Something we can all agree on though is that it can be one of […]

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20th Oct2015

Competition: Win ‘Insidious: Chapter’s 1-3 Box Set’ on DVD

by Phil Wheat

From the makers of Saw, Sinister and The Conjuring comes the third chapter of this terrifying series. Exploring the earlier experiences of psychic Elise (Lin Shaye), Insidious: Chapter 3 is a genuinely scary thrill-ride with a chilling atmosphere and jump-out-of-your-seat scares. Insidious: Chapter 3 and Insidious: Chapter’s 1-3 Box Set are out to own on […]

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09th Apr2015

‘The Signal’ DVD Review

by Joel Harley

Stars: Laurence Fishburne, Brenton Thwaites, Olivia Cooke, Beau Knapp, Jeffrey Grover, Lin Shaye, Robert Longstreet | Written by Carlyle Eubank, William Eubank, David Frigerio | Directed by William Eubank Nothing to do with the no-budget semi-zombie horror film of the same name, frequently found populating the shelves of Poundland and cheapo DVD outlets everywhere; The […]

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04th Feb2015

‘Grace: The Possession’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Alexia Fast, Lin Shaye, Alan Dale, Joel David Moore, Alexis Knapp, Clarke Peters | Written by Jeff Chan, Chris Pare | Directed by Jeff Chan Grace (Fast) is a beautiful, naive, virginal college freshman trying to deal with campus culture and her outgoing new roommate. But when a terror takes over her body and unleashes […]

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03rd Jan2014

‘Insidious/Insidious: Chapter 2’ Blu-ray Review

by Jack Kirby

Stars: Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Ty Simpkins, Barbara Hershey, Lin Shaye | Written by Leigh Whannell | Directed by James Wan INSIDIOUS James Wan’s latest horror outing Insidious turns out to be a roller coaster of a film, which jumps from being a dread-filled fright fest to a farcical horror flick. The pairing of the […]

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22nd Dec2013

‘Big Ass Spider’ Review

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Greg Grunberg, Lombardo Boyar, Clare Kramer, Lin Shaye, Ray Wise, Lloyd Kaufman | Written by Gregory Gieras | Directed by Mike Mendez When it comes to movies about giant animals, fish, reptiles and insects Syfy and The Asylum pretty much have that genre dominated.  Normally low quality they sometimes entertain but often show a certain quality […]

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06th Sep2013

‘Insidious: Chapter 2’ Review

by Jack Kirby

Stars: Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Barbara Hershey, Lin Shaye, Ty Simpkins, Steve Coulter, Leigh Whannell, Angus Sampson, Andrew Astor | Written by Leigh Whannell | Directed by James Wan Having watched what I guess we should now refer to as ‘Chapter 1’ prior to the screening of the Insidious sequel, I can confirm that as […]

14th Mar2013

‘noobz’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Blake Freeman, Jason Mewes, Zelda Williams, Casper Van Dien, Moises Arias, Jon Gries, Matt Shively, Bill Bellamy, Lin Shaye, Adam Sessler | Written by Blake Freeman, Marvin Willson | Directed by Blake Freeman Filmmaker Blake Freeman writes, directs and stars in noobz, a comedy about video gaming that follows four friends, and Gears of […]

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