26th Nov2021

‘The Return’ VOD Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Richard Harmon, Echo Andersson, Sara Thompson, Marina Stephenson Kerr, Erik Athavale, Gwendolyn Collins, Zoe Fish, Kristen Sawatzky, Adam Brooks | Written by BJ Verot, Ken Janssens | Directed by BJ Verot No, not that 15 year old (alright but instantly forgettable) horror starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, this is an all new horror movie with […]

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23rd Nov2021

‘Puppet Killer’ VOD Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Aleks Paunovic, Lee Majdoub, Lisa Durupt, Richard Harmon, Gigi Saul Guerrero, Kyle Cassie, Geoff Gustafson, Beverley Elliott, Johannah Newmarch | Written by Kevin Mosley | Directed by Lisa Ovies Of course, horror is well known for having killer puppets. Depending on how you define ‘puppet’, there’s been Chucky, Annabelle, Jigsaw and others in films […]

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18th Nov2021

‘Home Sweet Home Alone’ Review (Disney+)

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Ellie Kemper, Rob Delaney, Archie Yates, Aisling Bea, Devin Ratray, Kenan Thompson, Timothy Simons, Ally Maki, Pete Holmes, Chris Parnell | Written by Mikey Day, Streeter Seidell | Directed by Dan Mazer With the introduction of Disney+ and therefore the need for new shows and movies it is no surprise at all that the […]

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16th Nov2021

‘Beyond The Infinite Two Minutes’ Blu-ray Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Aki Asakura, Kazunari Tosa, Riko Fujitani, Gota Ishida, Masashi Suwa, Yoshifumi Sakai | Written by Makoto Ueda | Directed by Junat Yamaguchi A couple of years ago One Cut of the Dead blew everyone away with it’s originality, cleverness and charm, creating a whole new kind of zombie movie. Even though Beyond The Infinite […]

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15th Nov2021

‘Christmas Thieves’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Tom Arnold, Michael Madsen, Lorenzo McGovern Zaini, Mia McGovern Zaini, Douglas Dean, Gabriele Greggio, Katie McGovern, Esmeralda Spadea, Mark Thompson-Ashworth | Written by Mario Bellino, Ferdinando Dell’Omo, Andrea Fazzini, Andrea Iervolino | Directed by Francesco Cinquemani A Christmas heist movie? Two burglars try to steal from a house that happens to have a couple […]

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11th Nov2021

‘Father Christmas is Back’ Review (Netflix)

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Kelsey Grammer, Elizabeth Hurley, Kris Marshall, John Cleese, Caroline Quentin, Katy Brand, Ray Fearon, Talulah Riley | Written by Hannah Davis, David Conolly, Dylanne Corcoran | Directed by Mick Davis, Philippe Martinez Another day, another new Netflix Christmas movie. Father Christmas is Back took my interest because of its cast. I can’t say I’m […]

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08th Nov2021

‘Love Hard’ Review (Netflix)

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Nina Dobrev, Jimmy O. Yang, James Saito, Harry Shum Jr., Matty Finochio, Darren Barnet, Rebecca Staab, Heather McMahan, Mikaela Hoover | Written by Daniel Mackey, Rebecca Ewing | Directed by Hernan Jimenez It’s that time of year where I start watching every Christmas movie possible. Not so long ago I started on December 1st […]

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03rd Nov2021

‘Disappearance of Lake Elrod’ DVD Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Robyn Lively, Shanola Hampton, Bethany Anne Lind, Michael Trucco | Written by Lauren Fash, Susan Graham | Directed by Lauren Fash If you’re watching this movie based on the poster/cover art work alone, you might be disappointed because that shows what seems to be some kind of cabin in the woods, creepy lake side horror […]

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02nd Nov2021

‘A New World Order’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Stefan Ebel, Siri Nase, Nikolai Will, Michelle Wiesemes | Written by Daniel Raboldt, Thorsten Franzen | Directed by Daniel Raboldt It’s perhaps a little surprising that we didn’t get a bunch of low budget A Quiet Place clones after the movies sucess. In theory (but obviously not so much in practice), it’s a relatively […]

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21st Oct2021

‘Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini’ Review

by Alain Elliott

I do have a small confession to make when it comes to Tom Savini. I’ve always had a slightly irrational dislike for him after I met him at a convention. And in fairness to him it wasn’t like he was really horrible to me, it was just that he didn’t seem interested at all. I […]

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14th Oct2021

Grimmfest 2021: ‘Father of Flies’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Nicholas Tucci, Camilla Rutherfor, Sandra Andreis, Davi Santos, Page Ruth, Colleen Heidemann, Malik Ibheis, Carl Prekopp, Keaton Tetlow, Lida Fox | Written by Nadia Doherty, Ben Charles Edwards | Directed by Ben Charles Edwards Once again Grimmfest brings together the best of new talent in the horror genre in time for a new festival […]

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14th Oct2021

Grimmfest 2021: ‘Shot in the Dark’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Kristoffer McMillan, Jacqueline Toboni, Brandon Sklenar, Kelley Mack, Christine Donlon, Austin Hebert, Will Harris, Lindsay Ames, Rhomeyn Johnson | Written by Kristoffer McMillan, Keene McRae, Lane Thomas | Directed by Keene McRae I feel like the horror genre has had a recent surge in movies that seem to centre on a certain theme or story, […]

13th Oct2021

Grimmfest 2021: ‘For Roger’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Michael Andruusiewicz, Jenna Gibilisco, Nicholas Paparo, Russell Ranere | Written by Aaron Bartuska, Gwyn Cutler, Derek Pinchot | Directed by Aaron Bartuska I’m always willing to give any kind of found footage style movie a go. Ever since the brilliance of The Blair Witch Project, this type of movie (mainly in the horror genre) […]

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12th Oct2021

Grimmfest 2021: ‘The Sadness’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Regina, Tzu-Chiang Wang, Berant Zhu | Written and Directed by Rob Jabbaz I watched The Sadness knowing that it already had quite the reputation. I’d read parts of reviews that had spoke about the misery, the horrific and sadistic scenes, the over-the-top violence and depravity and much much more. As a long time and […]

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12th Oct2021

Grimmfest 2021: ‘Alone With You’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Emily Bennett, Barbara Crampton, Meghan Lane, Dora Madison, Emma Myles | Written and Directed by Emily Bennett, Justin Brooks The Covid pandemic might have just changed the way people make and watch movies forever. Of course, the way watch them was slowly changing and now we are seeing more and more films released in […]

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08th Oct2021

‘V/H/S/94’ Review (Shudder)

by Alain Elliott

Directed by Chloe Okuno, Jennifer Reeder, Ryan Prows, Shudder, Simon Barrett, Timo Tjahjanto I don’t think there’s too many bigger fans of the V/H/S horror anthology franchise than myself. I’ve loved all three that have come before V/H/S/94 (yes even V/H/S Viral, it’s 100x better than most people suggest) – they feature a range of […]

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07th Oct2021

‘The Last Exorcist’ DVD Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Danny Trejo, Rachele Brooke Smith, Terri Ivens, Nicolas Coster, Leah Ann Cevoli, Branden Smith, Adam Horner, Melanie Brooke Sweeney, Dennis LaValle | Written by Robin Bain, Amy Brown Carver, Lizzie Gordon | Directed by Robin Bain I have watched too many Danny Trejo movies to know that just by having his name on the […]

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05th Oct2021

‘Death Drop Gorgeous’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Wayne Gonsalves, Payton St. James, Brandon Perras-Sanchez, Christopher Dalpe | Written and Directed by Michael J. Ahern, Christopher Dalpe, Brandon Perras-Sanchez It’s unlikely that you go into Death Drop Gorgeous not knowing what to expect. But just in case you’ve came upon this review blind, then here’s what you get. A dejected bartender returns […]

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01st Oct2021

’10/31 Part 2′ Review

by Alain Elliott

Written by Mike McPherson, Jennifer Nangle | Directed by Brett DeJager, Max Groah, John Hale III, Zane Hershberger, Robert Lanphere, Jennifer Nangle, Tory van Buskirk, Stephen Wolfe I do love horror anthology movies. They can cover a wide range of horror sub genres, cost nothing or millions, a segment can be thirty seconds or thirty […]

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28th Sep2021

Female-driven horror at the 2021 London Film Festival

by Alain Elliott

At over sixty years old now and screening over three hundred movies over the course of two weeks, the London Film Festival is a huge event on the film festival calendar. And it’s no surprise that female-directed horror movies will be ever present at this year’s London Film Festival. Not only has Prano Bailey-Bond’s Censor […]

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24th Sep2021

‘Creepshow 3×01’ Review (Shudder)

by Alain Elliott

After two brilliant movies (the second one is my personal favourite of the two and I’m ignoring number three), Creepshow has been reintroduced to the horror audience with a TV show on Shudder. After two seasons it’s been pretty great so far and this week sees the first episode of Season three released on the […]

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22nd Sep2021

‘The ParaPod Movie’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Ian Boldsworth, Barry Dodds, Carol Fieldhouse, Chris French | Directed by Ian Boldsworth Starting as a comedy podcast about ghosts, mysteries and conspiracies in 2015, ParaPod has now become a movie. The first podcast to make that transfer to full feature film. I though had never listened to the podcast and knew very little […]

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