[Film Review] Deep Web XXX (2018)
Deep Web XXX is an anthology that explores the depths of depravity immersed in the deep web, as well as the natural human condition of morbid curiosity.
[Film Review] The Unknowable (2022)
Sometimes, as a horror fan, it can feel like we’ve seen everything, and we’re hungry for a new story, some new scares. If that describes you, check out the breath of fresh air that is The Unknowable (2022).
[Film Review] Kiddo (2022)
Set amongst a bleak and certainly grim landscape, Kiddo introduces viewers to a dystopian world where humans are divided into those who eat, and those who are eaten.
[Film Review] Confessions of a Necrophile Girl (2021)
Directed by controversial director Cristiano Domiziano (Vore Gore, Nightmare Symphony), Confessions of a Necrophile Girl follows a young mortuary makeup artist as she documents through a video diary her struggles to fight her necrophiliac urges whilst on the job, or run the risk of getting caught.
[Film Review] Christmas Bloody Christmas (2022)
If your Christmas wish list includes the robots from Chopping Mall (1986) in Santa suits awash in neon and set to rock n’ roll music, you are in luck!
[Film Review] To the Moon (2021)
The complex (and often twisted) relationship between siblings has provided the tension for dozens of horror movies….
[Film Review] Celluloid Screams Film Festival: The Leech (2022)
Eric Pennycoff’s The Leech delivers on fierce satire and wry dark comedy in this (mostly) three-way Christmas pot-boiler.
[Film Review] Eating Miss Campbell (2022)
Troma films are something you either do or don’t get…
[Film Review] Celluloid Screams Film Festival: The Elderly (2022)
A surprising and effective horror on the peril of ignoring your elders.
[Film Review] Philosophy of a Knife (2008)
Historical atrocities are something that cannot be shied away from, and filmmakers have time and time again reverted to fictional depictions of true stories to enlighten audiences of the historical horrors that have happened.
[Event Review] Lethe (2022)
New sci-fi theatre show Lethe explores the harsh realities that could exist if memory erasure were to be a possibility in the modern world.
[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.
[Film Review] Rave (2020)
Loud, bellowing drums are at the forefront of the opening scene while we see partygoers heading towards a mysterious abandoned factory, the primary location of Nils Alatalo’s Swedish psychedelic body horror Rave (2020).
[Film Review] Pennywise: The Story of IT (2022)
Pennywise: The Story of IT (2022) dives into the making of one of the most famous pieces of Stephen King-related media…
[Film Review] Yokai Monsters Trilogy (1968 - 1969)
To talk about the Yōkai Monsters trilogy, now available on Shudder after a great Arrow box set release last year, it’s necessary to give an idea of what yōkai actually are. However, it’s a little difficult to say as most definitions fall short in encompassing the role that they play in Japanese folklore.
[Book Review] Hear Us Scream Vol II
Hear Us Scream Vol II is a collection of over thirty essays from horror writers, scholars and fanatics. Touching on topics ranging from the monster within, to family values and reclaiming our bodies through horror, this is a deeply personal collection. Every contribution is meticulously crafted and edited, with care and insight into the film and genre being discussed.
[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.
[Film Review] My Best Friend’s Exorcism (2022)
Another beloved horror novel has been given the movie treatment this October as Grady Hendrix’s My Best Friend’s Exorcism (2022) hit Amazon Prime. Based on the 2016 novel, which many of us bought for its beautiful ‘80s VHS-style cover, My Best Friend’s Exorcism focuses on the relationship between best friends Abby (Elsie Fisher) and Gretchen (Amiah Miller) after a night at a lake house goes very wrong.
[Film Review] Hounded (2022)
Tommy Boulding’s Hounded (2022) is a fast-paced and violent appraisal of classism. Four friends make their living as thieves, stealing art from the homes of wealthy people and selling it to art dealers.
[Event Review] Brooklyn Horror Film Fest Short Film Blocks Review - Laugh Now, Die Later
Comedy and horror can be the perfect combination…
