Iona Walling-Smith / Events Manager (London) 25/09/2023 Iona Walling-Smith / Events Manager (London) 25/09/2023

[Film Review] The Puppet Asylum (2023)

It would be incredibly unfair to review the documentary Otto Baxter: Not a F***ing Horror Story without also looking at the short horror created by the titular man himself, The Puppet Asylum.

Tadhg Bentham / Contributor 24/09/2023 Tadhg Bentham / Contributor 24/09/2023

[Film Review] FrightFest: Farang (2023)

Farang (2023) is the latest feature film by French director Xavier Gens, and it had its UK premier at FrightFest, debuting on Saturday 26th August in the main screen.

Amber T / Contributor 17/09/2023 Amber T / Contributor 17/09/2023

[Film Review] FrightFest: The Ghost Station (2023)

Based on the legendary Korean webtoon Oksu Station Ghost by author Horang, Jeong Yong-ki’s The Ghost Station made its UK premiere at FrightFest to a crowd keen for some fresh and terrifying Asian horror.

Iona Walling-Smith / Events Manager (London) 16/09/2023 Iona Walling-Smith / Events Manager (London) 16/09/2023

[Documentary Review] Otto Baxter: Not A F***ing Horror Story (2023)

Otto Baxter: Not a F***ing Horror Story is a beautifully constructed documentary that is real, honest and brutal about the world’s perceptions of people with Down’s Syndrome, through the eyes of someone who has it, whilst maintaining a comic undertone of wholesome affection.

Sarah Miles / Events (London) & Contributor 15/09/2023 Sarah Miles / Events (London) & Contributor 15/09/2023

[Film Review] Children of the Corn (2020)

Movie adaptations have followed Stephen King’s work since the very beginning of his illustrious career, with Brian de Palma’s Carrie being released two years after the publication of the book of the same name, King’s first.

Amber T / Contributor 14/09/2023 Amber T / Contributor 14/09/2023

[Documentary Review] FrightFest: The J-Horror Virus (2023)

Why is Japanese horror so scary? What is the ‘J-horror boom’? Is The Ring the first J-horror film? What makes J-horror a distinct cinematic movement outside of the broader ‘Japanese horror’ umbrella?

Iona Walling-Smith / Events Manager (London) 13/09/2023 Iona Walling-Smith / Events Manager (London) 13/09/2023

[Film Review] Herd (2023)

This film keeps audiences guessing where it will lead them next, with subtle and nuanced changes in the narrative that will surprise even the most zombie-literate to a degree.

Liz DeGregorio / Senior Contributor 12/09/2023 Liz DeGregorio / Senior Contributor 12/09/2023

[Film Review] We Might Hurt Each Other (2022)

The Lithuanian slasher film We Might Hurt Each Other (also known as Pensive) deftly combines folklore, horror and the navigation of a high school social system to create a thrilling and thought-provoking movie.

Amber T / Contributor 11/09/2023 Amber T / Contributor 11/09/2023

[Film Review] FrightFest: New Life (2023)

John Rosman’s New Life takes this distillation of the subgenre to create an impressive, emotionally-charged debut that weaves together veins of horror and drama to create a unique take on a well-trod path, one that will leave its audience both moved and uncomfortably in touch with their own mortality.

Ariel Powers-Schaub / Brand Manager & Admin Assistant 06/09/2023 Ariel Powers-Schaub / Brand Manager & Admin Assistant 06/09/2023

[Film Review] Beaten to Death (2022)

Horror films love to ask the question, “What would you do if you were stranded in an unfamiliar area, and had to rely on the kindness of strangers?” And Beaten to Death (2022), written and directed by Sam Curtain, screams this question.

Amber T / Contributor 05/09/2023 Amber T / Contributor 05/09/2023

[Film Review] FrightFest: Good Boy (2022)

One of the most anticipated features among attendees to this year’s FrightFest, Viljar Bøe’s Good Boy, is a bizarre and unsettling Norwegian thriller that will have even the most ardent of dog lovers think twice before letting their pooch sleep in the same bed.

Sarah Miles / Events (London) & Contributor 05/09/2023 Sarah Miles / Events (London) & Contributor 05/09/2023

[Film Review] Cobweb (2023)

This kind of feeling is very much at the forefront of Cobweb, the first feature film from Samuel Bodin, known for the spooky Netflix series Marianne.

Ariel Powers-Schaub / Brand Manager & Admin Assistant 04/09/2023 Ariel Powers-Schaub / Brand Manager & Admin Assistant 04/09/2023

[Film Review] FrightFest: The Moor (2023)

Chris Cronin’s The Moor (2023) is a sad and scary exploration of how childhood trauma can haunt you later in life. While horror fans have seen dozens of films about trauma over the last decade or so, The Moor does something fresh. It’s a horror movie that relies on a traumatic event to kick off the action, not a movie about trauma that is also frightening.

Ariel Powers-Schaub / Brand Manager & Admin Assistant 04/09/2023 Ariel Powers-Schaub / Brand Manager & Admin Assistant 04/09/2023

[Film Review] FrightFest: Transmission (2023)

Written and directed by Michael Hurst, Transmission (2023) is the story of the weird stuff you used to see on late-night TV. Framed as something an old man saw while flipping channels one night, Transmission tells a few seemingly disconnected stories that end up intertwined when the film is finished.

Ariel Powers-Schaub / Brand Manager & Admin Assistant 02/09/2023 Ariel Powers-Schaub / Brand Manager & Admin Assistant 02/09/2023

[Film Review] FrightFest: Here For Blood (2022)

Babysitting has got to be the most dangerous job in horror films. Across subgenres, those who provide childcare coverage for parents are at the mercy of horror film villains, both human and supernatural. But what if the babysitter was ready for a fight? Here for Blood (2022), directed by Daniel Turres, answers that question.

Amber T / Contributor 17/08/2023 Amber T / Contributor 17/08/2023

[Film Review] Tokyo Horror Film Festival: Idol Never Dies (2023)

Comedy splatter legend (and the mastermind behind such Criterion classics as Zombie Ass: Toilet of the Dead and Mutant Girl Squad) Noboru Iguchi’s IDOL NEVER DiES played as the main feature of the inaugural Tokyo Horror Film Festival, which took place on July 1 in Tokyo’s Nakano ward. The festival also featured an exclusive Q&A with director Iguchi himself.

Amber T / Contributor 16/08/2023 Amber T / Contributor 16/08/2023

[Film Review] New York Asian Film Festival: Back Home (2023)

Despite what a particularly vocal subset of haters might crow online, horror has always explored the well-solidified connection between familial trauma and the supernatural. Countless horrors spanning all eras, from Don’t Look Now to Relic, have propounded the idea that far scarier than any ghost, ghoul or demon are the scars your family can leave on you - in the case of Nate Ki’s Back Home, both literally and physically.

Amber T / Contributor 15/08/2023 Amber T / Contributor 15/08/2023

[Film Review] New York Asian Film Festival: The Abandoned (2023)

One of the standout Taiwanese features played at this year’s New York Asian Film Festival was Ying-Ting Tseng’s The Abandoned, a bleak police procedural thriller that shone an uncomfortable spotlight on the harrowing realities faced by a country’s most vulnerable occupants.

Amber T / Contributor 14/08/2023 Amber T / Contributor 14/08/2023

[Film Review] New York Asian Film Festival: Home Sweet Home (2023)

Star of last year’s NYAFF hit Shin Ultraman, actor and filmmaker Takumi Saitoh returned to the fest this year with his second directorial feature Home Sweet Home – a slick and sinister thriller that subverts the image of the haunted house from dusty old mansion to something far more enviable.

Leyla Hamedi / Contributor 10/08/2023 Leyla Hamedi / Contributor 10/08/2023

[Film Review] The Breach (2023)

Isn’t it great that there’s now an almost universally accepted shorthand for spooky, interdimensional stories that play with the fabric of time and often introduce creatures the simple mind cannot fathom? Instead of writing all that out, we just say “Lovecraftian Horror” and the avid viewer can fill in the blanks themselves.

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