Isobel Frost / Contributor 16/05/2023 Isobel Frost / Contributor 16/05/2023

[Film Review] The Unheard (2023)

You’d be forgiven for thinking that the core concept for Shudder Original The Unheard is a familiar one. Starring television horror alum Lachlan Watson (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Chucky), the film opens on profoundly deaf student Chloe Grayden (Watson) as she undergoes an experimental clinical trial in the hopes of regaining her hearing

Emma Kostopolus / Contributor 15/05/2023 Emma Kostopolus / Contributor 15/05/2023

[Film Review] Brightwood (2022)

Dane Elcar’s film Brightwood (screened at Panic Fest and Salem Horror Festival) does the seemingly impossible – it makes the outdoors seem claustrophobic.

Amber T / Contributor 14/05/2023 Amber T / Contributor 14/05/2023

[Book Review] Manhunt (2022)

Gretchen Felker-Martin’s Manhunt, a novel that holds both horror and heart in equal regard, a biting and brilliant debut from one of horror-fiction’s most exciting names.

Isobel Frost / Contributor 12/05/2023 Isobel Frost / Contributor 12/05/2023

[Film Review] Lola (2022)

Set in the depths of World War II-ravaged England, scientist sisters Thomasina ‘Thom’ (Emma Appleton) and Martha ‘Mars’ Hanbury (Stefanie Martini) develop the titular LOLA: a complex machine capable of intercepting broadcasts from the future.

Natalie Wall / Contributor 08/05/2023 Natalie Wall / Contributor 08/05/2023

[Book Review] Eyes Guts Throat Bones (2023)

Moïra Fowley’s debut adult work is a shapeshifting and arresting short story collection which looks at the queer female body through experiences both horrific and sensual.

Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana / Senior Contributor 01/05/2023 Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana / Senior Contributor 01/05/2023

[Film Review] Evil Dead (2013)

Fede Álvarez’s feature directorial debut Evil Dead (2013) is a gut wrenching and richly subtextual reimagining of Sam Raimi’s cult classic.

Jenn Reid / Contributor 28/04/2023 Jenn Reid / Contributor 28/04/2023

[Film Review] Deep Woods (2022)

In Deep Woods, we follow Ty, the aforementioned businessman, and his old college roommate Nick, a Native American Game Warden who Ty seeks out to be his guide to the wilderness.

Kristen Leer / Contributor 27/04/2023 Kristen Leer / Contributor 27/04/2023

[Film Review] Spoonful of Sugar (2022)

Spoonful of Sugar is a Shudder original film that combines an assortment of horror elements that keeps you speculating about the narrative's intent.

Faye Toulson / Contributor 24/04/2023 Faye Toulson / Contributor 24/04/2023

[Film Review] Wrong Turn 2021

Wrong Turn could easily fall prey to the usual out in the woods / folk horror tropes, but this one hits differently.

Kristen Leer / Contributor 22/04/2023 Kristen Leer / Contributor 22/04/2023

[Film Review] The World We Knew (2020)

The World We Knew (2020) settles itself in a deserted safe house where six men are waiting to hear how their botched robbery will impact their next step.

Natalie Wall / Contributor 20/04/2023 Natalie Wall / Contributor 20/04/2023

[Book Review] Cursed Bunny (2017)

Bora Chung’s bizarre and queasy short stories were nominated for the 2022 International Booker Prize and it’s no surprise why.

Leyla Hamedi / Contributor 19/04/2023 Leyla Hamedi / Contributor 19/04/2023

[Event Review] The Boston Underground Film Festival

The Boston Underground Film Festival celebrated its 23rd year this year

Leyla Hamedi / Contributor 14/04/2023 Leyla Hamedi / Contributor 14/04/2023

[Film Review] Jethica (2022)

Elena (Callie Hernandez) teases out the story to her anonymous lover, the no-name guy she won’t be taking back to her place

Harriet Fletcher / Contributor 13/04/2023 Harriet Fletcher / Contributor 13/04/2023

[Film Review] We Have Always Lived in the Castle (2018)

Stacie Passon’s We Have Always Lived in the Castle (2018) is slow burning and symbolic.

Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana / Senior Contributor 12/04/2023 Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana / Senior Contributor 12/04/2023

[Film Review] Evil Dead Rise (2023)

Evil Dead Rise is a return to unpretentious and unrestrained, gore-soaked terror for mainstream horror, bringing the franchise back to be with the maggots, in the best possible way.

Kat Hughes / Contributor 10/04/2023 Kat Hughes / Contributor 10/04/2023

[Film Review] After She Died (2022)

After She Died joins the recently graduated Jen (Liliana Ritchie) as she tries to traverse the grief felt in the wake of her mother’s death.

Elizabeth Bishop / Events (Midlands) & Social Media 06/04/2023 Elizabeth Bishop / Events (Midlands) & Social Media 06/04/2023

[Film Review] Candyland (2022)

Set in the early 90’s Candyland follows a small group of truck stop sex workers, aptly named the ‘Lot Lizards’.

Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 05/04/2023 Zoë Rose Smith / Editor-in-Chief 05/04/2023

[Event Review] SAW: Escape Experience Review

SAW: Escape Experience in London has recently had a gnarly freshen up (or perhaps more like a dirty up) with more immersive rooms added…

Isabelle Ryan / Contributor 04/04/2023 Isabelle Ryan / Contributor 04/04/2023

[Film Review] Signal 100 (2019)

Based on the manga of the same name, Lisa Takeba’s Signal 100 recalls other films

Kitty Hurst / Contributor 30/03/2023 Kitty Hurst / Contributor 30/03/2023

[Film Review] The Falling (2014)

In The Falling, writer/director Carol Morley further explores ideas formed in her 2006 short film Madness of the Dance

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