25th Mar2021

‘Dementer’ VOD Review

by Chris Thomas

Stars: Katie Groshong, Brandy Edmiston, Larry Fessenden, Eller Hall, Scott Hodges, Stephanie Kinkle | Written and Directed by Chad Crawford Kinkle Cults are a classic horror film troupe for good reason… In Dementer our protagonist Katie (Katie Groshong) runs away from a cult and takes a job caring for people with special needs in a centre. […]

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24th Mar2021

‘Konga TNT’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: John Migliore, Chance Kelly, Grayson Kelly, Sébastien Godin, Steve Kasan, Ellen Mildred, Trevor Payer, Jordan Randall, Jennie Russo, Simon Wheeldon | Written by Trevor Payer | Directed by Brett Kelly Where to start with Konga TNT? How about the same place I started with when reviewing director Brett Kelly’s Ouija Shark… in that you […]

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24th Mar2021

‘Crucified’ VOD Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Cinzia Monreale, Giovanni Lombardo Radice, Marina Loi, Veronica Urban, Lorenzo Lepori, Nina Orlandi, Sergio Stivaletti, Francesca Orsini | Written by Claudio Lattanzi, Antonio Tentori | Directed by Claudio Lattanzi Crucified (aka Everybody’s End) does sound like a slightly odd title for a movie about a post-apocalyptic world in which an epidemic has taken over […]

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23rd Mar2021

‘You’re Not Alone’ DVD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Katia Winter, Leya Catlett, Zach Avery, Emmy James, Lane Bradbury, Richard Bekins, Jerry Dixon, Marceline Hugot, Patrick Hamilton | Written by Andrew Wong | Directed by Eduardo Rodriguez Director Eduardo Rodriguez has been, at least for me, something of a underrated talent. His first Hollywood movie, Stash House, was an effective action thriller and […]

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23rd Mar2021

‘Curse of the Blind Dead’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Aaron Stielstra, Alice Zanini, Francesca Pellegrini | Written by Francesco H. Aliberti, Lorenzo Paviano, Raffaele Picchio, Alessandro Testa | Directed by Raffaele Picchio If you’re of a certain age the term “Blind Dead” will probably mean nothing to you, but for those of use who grew up in the 80s and lived through the […]

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23rd Mar2021

‘Come True’ VOD Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Julia Sarah Stone, Landon Liboiron, Carlee Ryski, Christopher Heatherington, Tedra Rogers | Written and Directed by Anthony Scott Burns Stylishly directed, shot and edited by Anthony Scott Burns (Our House), this creepy Canadian sci-fi horror takes a nightmarish peek into the subconscious. Combining strong visuals with an intriguing mystery plot and at least one […]

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22nd Mar2021

‘Bad Trip’ Review (Netflix)

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Eric André, Lil Rel Howery, Tiffany Haddish, Anthony J. James, Michaela Conlin, Adam Meir, Charles Green, Cory DeMeyers | Written by Eric André, Kathryn Borel, Dan Curry, Jenna Park, Kitao Sakurai | Directed by Kitao Sakurai Part scripted buddy-comedy road movie and part prank show, Bad Trip follows hot on the heels of the […]

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22nd Mar2021

‘Feedback’ VOD Review (Amazon Prime)

by Chris Cummings

Stars: Eddie Marsan, Paul Anderson, Ivana Baquero, Richard Brake, Oliver Coopersmith, Alexis Rodney, Anthony Head, Alana Boden, Nacho Aldeguer | Written by Pedro C. Alonso, Alberto Marini | Directed by Pedro C. Alonso The feature film debut from writer and director Pedro C. Alonso, Feedback stars the excellent Eddie Marsan as Jarvis Dolan, a radio […]

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19th Mar2021

‘Necropath’ Review

by Chris Thomas

Stars: Moe Isaac, Nathan Faudree,Cassandra Hayes, Lillian Colvin, Natalie Colvin, Shain Hence | Written and Directed by Joshua Reale Are you religious? Why yes, I follow the Necropath. Necropath is three short films in one, as a grindhouse-style triple-header of stories all set in the same zombie outbreak. Made on a shoestring budget, and with […]

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19th Mar2021

‘400 Bullets’ Review

by Kevin Haldon

Stars: Andrew Lee Potts, Jean Paul Ly, James Warren, Steven Blades, Spencer Collings | Written and Directed by Tom Paton It seems like just 57 days ago that I was writing my review of G-Loc, starring the ever so awesome Casper Van Dien (who I got to meet on set by the way, so we […]

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18th Mar2021

‘Slaxx’ Review (Shudder)

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Romane Denis , Sehar Bhojani, Stephen Bogaert, Brett Donahue, Kenny Wong, Tianna Nori, Erica Anderson | Written by Patricia Gomez, Elza Kephart | Directed by Elza Kephart [NOTE: With the film debuting on Shudder today, here’s a reposting of our review of horror comedy Slaxx, from its festival run last year] Back in 2010 […]

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17th Mar2021

‘The Parish’ Review

by Dom Hastings

Stars: Angela DiMarco, Sanae Loutsis, Ray Tagavilla, Bill Oberst Jr., Sara Coates, Gin Hammond, Amber Wolfe, Ryan Sanders, Lucas Oktay, Jonathan Holbrook | Written by Todd Downing | Directed by David S. Hogan “Does it always rain here?” In horror films when families move into a new house or a new town, they always seem […]

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17th Mar2021

‘The Curse of Dracula’ DVD Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Jurij Drevensek, Marko Mandic, Tanja Ribic, Katarina Stegnar, Jonas Znidarsic, Niklas Kvarforth, Sasa Pavlin Stosic, Luka Cimpric, Ziga Födransperg | Written and Directed by Tomaz Gorkic The Curse of Dracula, aka The Curse of Valburga, is a Slovenian horror comedy that is loosely linked with the famous vampire. Valburga being the apparent cousin of […]

16th Mar2021

‘Assault on Station 33’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Sean Patrick Flanery, Mark Dacascos, Michael Jai White, Weston Cage Coppola, Abigail Hawk, Gina Holden, Rob Van Dam, Gerald Webb, Rachel True, Brittany Underwood, Max Adler, Richard Gabai, Tim McKiernan | Written by Scott Thomas Reynolds | Directed by Christopher Ray Decorated veteran and PTSD sufferer, Jason Hill (Flanery) meets his wife, Jennifer, for […]

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16th Mar2021

‘Thanatomorphose’ Blu-ray Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Kayden Rose, Émile Beaudry, Eryka Cantieri, Roch-Denis Gagnon, Simon Laperrière, Pat Lemaire, Karine Picard, David Tousignant | Written and Directed by Éric Falardeau Thanatomorphose: “visible signs of an organism’s decomposition caused by death” Thanatomorphose is, to put it bluntly, a startling and horrifying first feature from writer/director Éric Falardeau. On the surface the film […]

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16th Mar2021

‘Kid 90’ Review (Hulu)

by Phil Wheat

Featuring: Soleil Moon Frye, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Brian Austin Green, David Arquette, Dana Ashbrook, Jonathan Brandis, Stephen Dorff, Balthazar Getty, Cherie Johnson, Heather McComb, Danny Boy O’Connor, Perry Farrell, Pete Bici | Directed by Soleil Moon Frye As someone who came into his teenage years in 1990, I have not only had a fascination with the […]

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15th Mar2021

Frightfest Glasgow 2021: ‘Vicious Fun’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Evan Marsh, Amber Goldfarb, Ari Millen, Julian Richings, Robert Maillet, David Koechner, Alexa Rose Steele | Written by Cody Calahan, James Villeneuve | Directed by Cody Calahan Sometimes there are films whose titles LITERALLY tell you what to expect from a movie. Vicious Fun is one such film…There’s a whole lot of vicious things […]

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15th Mar2021

‘I Am Lisa’ Blu-ray Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Kristen Vaganos, Jennifer Seward, Manon Halliburton, Carmen Anello, Chris Bylsma, Cinnamon Schultz | Written by Eric Winkler | Directed by Patrick Rea Part werewolf movie, part female revenge flick, entertaining small town horror I Am Lisa does a decent job of genre blending, thanks to a smart script and savvy direction from Patrick Rea. […]

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12th Mar2021

‘Sacrifice’ VOD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Barbara Crampton, Sophie Stevens, Ludovic Hughes, Lukas Loughran | Written and Directed by Andy Collier, Toor Mian [NOTE: With the film out digitally in the UK from Monday, March 15th, here’s a reposting of our review of Sacrifice from its screening last year at Frightfest] Inspired not only by a short story called Men […]

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12th Mar2021

‘I Care A Lot’ Review (Amazon Prime)

by Chris Thomas

Stars: Rosamund Pike, Dianne Wiest, Peter Dinklage, Eiza González, Chris Messina, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Macon Blair, Alicia Witt | Written and Directed by J Blakeson Perhaps, in a post-Trump presidency world it is a good time to ask “What is the American dream?” In I Care A Lot it is cheating, lying, being a lion […]

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10th Mar2021

‘Shadowland’ VOD Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Amelia Eve, Rebecca Finch, Vivien Taylor, Stuart Daly, Tony Greengrass, Jason Harvey, Lily Cooper, Colin MacDougall, Keenan Ben, Susan Coyle | Written and Directed by Simon Kay If you ask horror fans to name some Scottish horror films, they probably wouldn’t have a long list ready. That said, you could count The Descent, Dog […]

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09th Mar2021

‘Raya and the Last Dragon’ Review

by Jason Brigger

Stars: Kelly Marie Tran, Awkwafina, Gemma Chan, Daniel Dae Kim | Written by Qui Nguyen, Adele Lim | Directed by Don Hall, Carlos Lopez Estrada Raya and the Last Dragon, the most recent Disney film to not only be released in theaters but also on Disney Premiere Access, a paid service to allow viewers watch […]

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