Alix Turner / Contributor 24/11/2023 Alix Turner / Contributor 24/11/2023

[Editorial] 10 Films & Events to Catch at Soho Horror Film Fest 2023

Now it’s time for Soho’s main 2023 event, which is presented over two weekends: a live film festival at the Whirled Cinema in Brixton, London, and an online festival a week later. Both have very rich and varied programmes (with no overlap this year), with something for every horror fan.

Liz DeGregorio / Senior Contributor 25/10/2023 Liz DeGregorio / Senior Contributor 25/10/2023

[Event Review] Saw the Musical: The Unauthorized Parody (2023)

For any horror fan, a musical parody of the Saw franchise would be a treat. But a very campy, very queer musical reimagining of the plot? Now that's a little piece of heaven.

Alix Turner / Contributor 19/10/2023 Alix Turner / Contributor 19/10/2023

[Event Review] Highlights from Mayhem Film Festival 2023

Have I told you about Mayhem Film Festival before? It’s a favourite event of mine, so I’ve blurted about it in anticipation to many people I know. The event has just passed, so now is the time to gush its praises to those I don’t know.

Elizabeth Bishop / Senior Contributor 13/10/2023 Elizabeth Bishop / Senior Contributor 13/10/2023

[Editorial] What to Watch at This Year's Cine-Excess International Film Festival 2023

Kicking off on Tuesday 17th October, the 2023 edition considers the cinematic, social and cultural significance of the possessed, supernatural and unclean body onscreen.

Amber T / Contributor 08/08/2023 Amber T / Contributor 08/08/2023

[Event Review] GASP! Horror Film Festival 2023

The first ever GASP! horror film festival, Manchester’s only horror film festival dedicated entirely to minority filmmakers, took place last month from June 17 - 18 at cult cinema CULTPLEX. Six feature length films and two short film showcases celebrated and elevated the work of female filmmakers, foreign language filmmakers, people with disabilities, people of colour and the LGBTQ+ community.

Ariel Powers-Schaub / Senior Contributor & Admin Assistant 07/08/2023 Ariel Powers-Schaub / Senior Contributor & Admin Assistant 07/08/2023

[Event Review] Access: Horror Film Festival (2023)

A two-day event packed full of academic panels, short films, and talks exploring and celebrating the history, impact and future of disability in the horror genre.

Melissa Cox / Contributor 04/11/2022 Melissa Cox / Contributor 04/11/2022

[Event Review] Brooklyn Horror Film Fest Short Film Blocks Review - Nightmare Fuel

With the “Nightmare Fuel” shorts block, BHFF ramps up the fear factor, with intense shocks and visceral body horror.

Melissa Cox / Contributor 01/11/2022 Melissa Cox / Contributor 01/11/2022

[Event Review] Brooklyn Horror Film Fest Short Film Blocks Review - Creeping Terror

In Brooklyn Horror Film Fest’s “Creeping Terror” block of shorts, the works are linked by a shared atmosphere of slow-burn dread.

Melissa Cox / Contributor 30/10/2022 Melissa Cox / Contributor 30/10/2022

[Event Review] Brooklyn Horror Film Fest Short Film Blocks Review - Laugh Now, Die Later

Comedy and horror can be the perfect combination…

Liz DeGregorio / Senior Contributor 21/10/2022 Liz DeGregorio / Senior Contributor 21/10/2022

[Film Review] Brooklyn Film Festival: Old Flame (2022)

In writer and director Christopher Denham's third feature film Old Flame (2022), what initially appears to be a romantically charged meeting at a college reunion swiftly turns into an uneasy meditation on memory, truth and violence.

Liz DeGregorio / Senior Contributor 20/10/2022 Liz DeGregorio / Senior Contributor 20/10/2022

[Film Review] Brooklyn Film Festival: Repulse (2021)

After originally debuting at Prague's Febiofest in 2021, Emila Křižky's quietly disturbing film Repulse (Hrana Zlomu) had its North American debut at the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival in October 2022.

Ariel Powers-Schaub / Senior Contributor & Admin Assistant 25/09/2022 Ariel Powers-Schaub / Senior Contributor & Admin Assistant 25/09/2022

[Event Review] Popcorn Frights Film Festival: We Got a Dog (2022)

A surprise dog which your partner didn’t consult you on? It sounds frustrating, but it becomes scary in Ryan Valdez’s short film We Got a Dog (2022), screened at this year’s Popcorn Frights film festival.

Ariel Powers-Schaub / Senior Contributor & Admin Assistant 24/08/2022 Ariel Powers-Schaub / Senior Contributor & Admin Assistant 24/08/2022

[Event Review] Popcorn Frights Film Festival: The Timekeepers of Eternity (2021)

Popcorn Frights film festival showcased Aristotelis Maragkos’s creative retelling of a familiar story in The Timekeepers of Eternity (2022).

Ariel Powers-Schaub / Senior Contributor & Admin Assistant 22/08/2022 Ariel Powers-Schaub / Senior Contributor & Admin Assistant 22/08/2022

[Event Review] Popcorn Frights Film Festival: Belle (2022)

Max Gold’s Belle (2202) was showcased at Popcorn Frights Film Festival and it’s a beautiful addition to a genre festival.

Ariel Powers-Schaub / Senior Contributor & Admin Assistant 21/08/2022 Ariel Powers-Schaub / Senior Contributor & Admin Assistant 21/08/2022

[Event Review] Popcorn Frights Film Festival: Presence (2022)

This year, Popcorn Frights Film Festival features Christian Schultz’s Presence (2022), a methodical and spooky character study about trust and friendship.

Ariel Powers-Schaub / Senior Contributor & Admin Assistant 19/08/2022 Ariel Powers-Schaub / Senior Contributor & Admin Assistant 19/08/2022

[Event Review] Popcorn Frights Film Festival: Distress Signals (2022)

Distress Signals (2022), co-directed by Terence Krey and Christine Nyland, is making its world premiere at Popcorn Frights Film Festival this year.

Elizabeth Bishop / Senior Contributor 16/08/2022 Elizabeth Bishop / Senior Contributor 16/08/2022

[Editorial] Frightfest UK 2022: Most Anticipated

This August sees the return of the UK’s biggest genre film festival – Frightfest. Taking place at Cineworld in Leicester Square, the event screens over 60 films over the course of 5 days – including full length features and shorts.

Ariel Powers-Schaub / Senior Contributor & Admin Assistant 14/08/2022 Ariel Powers-Schaub / Senior Contributor & Admin Assistant 14/08/2022

[Event Review] Popcorn Frights Film Festival: Compulsus (2022)

Tara Thorne’s feature debut Compulsus (2022), part of Popcorn Frights film fest, is a tense and emotional, hard look at rape culture and violence against women and feminine people.

Ariel Powers-Schaub / Senior Contributor & Admin Assistant 14/08/2022 Ariel Powers-Schaub / Senior Contributor & Admin Assistant 14/08/2022

[Event Review] Popcorn Frights Film Festival: The Third Saturday in October & The Third Saturday in October Part V (2022)

Popcorn Frights film festival showcased Jay Burleson’s throwback slasher double-feature The Third Saturday in October Part V (2022), and The Third Saturday in October (2022). Meant to be watched in that order, they are love letters to the classic ‘80’s slashers.

Hannah Ogilvie / Contributor 04/11/2021 Hannah Ogilvie / Contributor 04/11/2021

[Editorial] Celluloid Screams: Interview with Max Booth III writer of We Need to Do Something

I was lucky enough to catch up with screenwriter Max Booth III of We Need to Do Something at this years Celluloid Screams: Sheffield Horror Festival…