[Film Review] Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (2006)
The self-conscious horror film, i.e. the horror film about horror films, is something we have seen time and time again
[Film Review] Lullaby (2022)
Written by duo Alex Greenfield and Ben Powell, Lullaby stars Oona Chaplin as Rachel, a new mother, who unknowingly summons Lilith after singing a song from an old book.
[Film Review] Pearl (2022)
Ti West has once again gifted us with a film that harks back to a very specific period of iconic cinema with Pearl
[Book Review] The Aosawa Murders (2020)
A girl stands with her back to the viewer, quietly defiant in her youthful blue-and-white print dress, which blends in with a matching background
[Film Review] Project Wolf Hunting (2022)
What do you get when you pair a Con-Air-esque South Korean action thriller with a sci-fi horror that reminds you of Resident Evil mixed with Universal Soldiers?
[Film Review] Huesera: The Bone Woman (2022)
Huesera: The Bone Woman is the directorial debut for co-writer Michelle Garza Cervera.
[Film Review] Irreversible (2002) (Straight Cut)
Irréversible (2002) is a French extremity film from Gaspar Noé. It follows Alex, Marcus and Pierre over one traumatic fever dream of a night in Paris.
[Film Review] Skinamarink (2022)
Just as Danielewski’s novel was a test on concentration, this film—100 minutes of ambient horror—is a test of patience.
[Film Review] Blood (2023)
Blood stars Michelle Monaghan (Gone Baby Gone) as Jess, a mother and nurse recovering from substance abuse and making a new start after the end of her dysfunctional marriage by moving her daughter Tyler (Skyler Morgan Jones) and younger son Owen (an outstanding performance from Finlay Wojtak-Hissong) into her childhood home.
[Film Review] The Outwaters (2022)
The Outwaters, the disturbing feature debut from Robbie Banfitch, with its Mojave setting of glaring sun and blood-stained sand is stylistically worlds apart from the — very real, very tragic — incident.
[Film Review] Daughter (2022)
After having its world premiere at FrightFest 2022, taut thriller Daughter has now been released to rent or own digitally for the UK and Ireland.
[Film Review] Next Exit (2023)
If the existence of ghosts, and therefore life after death, was proven, how would the world respond
[Film Review] Sorry About the Demon (2022)
In the world of horror film criticism and analysis, common discourse entertains the ‘what abouts’ of subgenres.
[Film Review] The Killer is One of Thirteen (1973)
Glamorous widow Lisa (Patty Shepherd) has invited a large party of people to her remote mansion.
[TV Review] Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre (2023)
For years, I have been a woman obsessed with the sensational work of manga writer and artist Junji Ito
[Film Review] Justine (2022)
When it comes to disturbing works of art, literature has always had a way with words. Finding ways to torment the reader’s mind through the use of prose, relying on their own imaginations to concoct visions of horror.
[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.
