Stars: Bob Odenkirk, Connie Nielsen, Alexey Serebryakov, Christopher Lloyd, RZA, Michael Ironside, Colin Salmon, Billy MacLellan, Gage Munroe | Written by Derek Kolstad | Directed by Ilya Naishuller As a child of the 80s and 90s I was a huge action film fan. In my mind, action was only slightly less amazing than horror. I […]
Stars: Luciana Grasso, Esteban Lamothe, Jazmín Stuart, Gustavo Garzon, Agustin Daulte, Macarena Suarez | Written by Paula Marotta | Directed by Sebastian Perillo A 17 year old girl named Sol moves, with her mother, into the home of her mother’s boyfriend, Gonzalo. Sol feels uneasy, even scared, of Gonzalo and his demeanour, and struggles with the […]
Stars: Paul Sloan, Jake Weber, Taryn Manning, Claire Kniaz, Mary Christina Brown, Michael Madsen, Richard Dreyfuss | Written by Christian Sesma, Matthew Thomas Edwards, Chee Keong Cheung, Alistair Cave | Directed by Christian Sesma Every Last One of Them opens on an ominous note, a hard-faced man walks down a street in what looks like […]
Stars: Chelsea Greenwood, Zuza Tehanu, Mia Blackman, Ricardo Freitas, Sofia Lacey, Julia Quayle, Andrea Richardson, Danielle Scott, Amanda-Jade Tyler, Tom Jeffrey, Shawn C. Phillips | Written by Louisa Warren, Shannon Holiday | Directed by Louisa Warren Doctor Carver, Conjuring the Plastic Surgeon, Conjuring the Demon Surgeon… it seems no-one can decide on a title for […]
Stars: Evgeny Loskutnikov, Tom Nguyen, Sarah T Cohen, May Kelly, Michael Head, Sarah Alexandra Marks, Antonia Whillans, Lee Hancock, Beatrice Fletcher, Neil Linden-Johnson | Written by Sophie Storm K. | Directed by Jack Peter Mundy Easter Bunny Massacre, aka Easter Killing, is the latest slice of British low-budget horror from Scott Jeffrey’s Jagged Edge Productions. […]
Stars: Ricardo Freitas, Amanda-Jade Tyler, Abi Casson Thompson, James Robertson, Megan Purvis, Sarah T Cohen, Derek Nelson, Andrew Rolfe, Allis Smith, Zoe Purdy, Jodie Bennet, Kathi DeCouto, Brendan Jones | Written and Directed by Scott Jeffrey The Mutation follows the aftermath of a deadly experiment on a rat which goes horribly wrong… The scientist behind […]
Stars: Michael Aloni, Shani Atias, Iris Bahr, Stefi Celma, Sophia Santi, Kevin Thoms, Liraz Chamami, Griffin Kramer, Mike Burstyn, Ido Mor, Rigo Obezo, Guy Adler | Written by Michael Mayer, Guy Ayal | Directed by Michael Mayer Now, this was something different. Michael Mayer (Out in the Dark), who directs and co-writes with Guy Ayal, […]
Stars: James Jagger, Camille Rowe, Eric Savin, Alexis Servaes, Anne Claessens, Carolina Massey | Written and Directed by Alexandre Bustillo, Julien Maury The Deep House is the latest film by French filmmakers Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury. This comes after Kandisha which, while better receive than Leatherface, still failed to bring them the acclaim they received […]
Stars: Bao Tieu, Chrissie Wunna, Sofia Lacey, Stephen Staley, Danielle Ronald, Elspeth Foster, Louisa Warren, Lee Hancock | Written by Louisa Warren, Tom Joliffe | Directed by Louisa Warren The leprechaun is back! No not THAT leprechaun. I’m talking about Champdog Films’ leprehaun. yes, the company follow up their film The Leprechaun’s Game, released earlier […]
Stars: Narilya Gulmongkolpech, Sawanee Utoomma, Sirani Yankittikan, Yasaka Chaisorn, Boonsong Nakphoo, Arunee Wattana, Thanutphon Boonsang | Written by Banjong Pisanthanakun, Na Hong-jin | Directed by Banjong Pisanthanakun Directed by Banjong Pisanthanakun (Shutter), this Thai found footage horror offers an original spin on the possession genre. Well made, superbly acted and genuinely scary, it’s one of […]
Stars: Virginie Efira, Charlotte Rampling, Daphné Patakia, Lambert Wilson, Olivier Rabourdin | Written by Paul Verhoeven, David Birke | Directed by Paul Verhoeven Director Paul Verhoeven turns his hand to nunsploitation with Bendetta, a French language melodrama based on the true story of a 17th century nun who experienced religious visions and was punished for […]
Stars: Chrissie Wunna, Sarah T Cohen, Antonia Whillans, Beatrice Fletcher, Danielle Ronald, Abi Casson Thompson, Clint Gordon, Stephen Staley, Ellis Tustin | Written by Sophie Storm K. | Directed by David Gregory Producer Scott Jeffrey really knows how to stretch out his budgets doesn’t he? Case in point, Bloody Mary (or Curse of Bloody Mary […]
Stars: Nicola Wright, Sian Altman, Kate Sandison, Danielle Scott, Antonia Whillans, Antonia Johnstone, Kate Milner Evans, Chris Cordell, Richard Harfst | Written and Directed by Scott Jeffrey I’ve said it numerous times in the past, but the horror genre has often used as metaphor. For political issues; societal issues; to tell stories that hit on […]
Stars: Annie Hardy, Amar Chadha-Patel, Angela Enahoro, Jemma Moore | Written by Gemma Hurley, Rob Savage, Jed Shepherd | Directed by Rob Savage The filmmaking team behind lockdown hit Host return with this Blumhouse-produced follow-up, shot by the cast and crew on iPhone cameras. Amusingly provocative, fast-paced and filled with shocks and scares, it’s the […]
Stars: Annes Elwy, Nia Roberts, Julian Lewis Jones, Steffan Cennydd, Siôn Alun Davies, Lisa Palfrey, Rhodri Meilir | Written by Roger Williams | Directed by Lee Haven Jones A dinner party devolves into a bloodbath in this stylish, slow burn Welsh language horror from debut director Lee Haven Jones. Fair warning: The Feast is not […]
Stars: John Littlefield, Nadine Stenovitch, Tiana Tuttle, Aimee Stolte, Jessica Chancellor, Mason Greer, Taelyn Lewis | Written by Mark S. Allen, Howard Burd | Directed by Dante Yore Last year’s Fear Pharm introduced us to the Walker family, their Halloween maze and the terrible secret behind it. It was a pretty decent low-budget slasher with […]
Stars: Taylor Russell, Logan Miller, Indya Moore, Holland Roden, Thomas Cocquerel, Carlito Olivero, Deborah Ann Woll | Written by Will Honley, Maria Melnik, Daniel Tuch, Oren Uziel | Directed by Adam Robitel Director Adam Robitel reunites with surviving cast members Taylor Russell and Logan Miller for this sequel to 2019’s puzzles-and-deathtraps franchise-starter. Unfortunately, the film […]
Stars: Ruby Modine, Tom Pecinka, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, John Malkovich, Simon Phillips | Written by Matthew Rogers | Directed by Jon Keeyes Set 592 days after the outbreak of COVID 19’s Delta Variant, The Survivalist is the latest film from director Jon Keeyes (Doom Room, The Harrowing). Working from a script by Matthew Rogers and […]
Stars: Ana de la Reguera, Tenoch Huerta, Josh Lucas, Cassidy Freeman, Leven Rambin, Alejandro Edda, Will Patton | Written by James DeMonaco | Directed by Everardo Gout The Forever Purge, the fifth movie in the Purge franchise, gives the basic set-up a little tweak but otherwise delivers more of the same, namely angry violence mixed […]
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 […]
