Argentinian movie ‘Terrified’ (aka Aterrados) is a gem; at its best its utterly terrifying, and at all other times it presents an interesting, and somewhat less traditional take on the modern ‘paranormal investigation’ plotline. The film’s plot unfurls in an anthology fashion, following a series of violent supernatural events from the perspectives of several characters, […]
Continue ReadingWild west horror “Spirit Reckoning”, by writer-director Jimmy Lee Combs and Heart and Fire Productions, has unveiled the first poster, teasing the tone of the upcoming film. “Spirit Reckoning”, which is due to lens later this year, takes place in circa 1875, and tells the story of Sam Conley, a farmer with a wicked gambling […]
Continue ReadingLong before superhero movies were packing out multiplex cinemas, Freddy Krueger creator Wes Craven followed-up the success of Richard Donner’s Superman with this fondly remembered DC adaptation that brings a comic book favourite to life! Following the success of The Hills Have Eyes, Swamp Thing shows Craven adapting his style from less rough ‘n’ ready […]
Continue ReadingOh boy, where to start with ‘The Campus’, last year’s indie entry sharing the same concept as ‘Happy Death Day’ is a genre mash-up offering an incoherent, yet at times blood soaked spin on the Groundhog Day plotline. Synopsis:Robert Wainwright dies after breaking his deal with the Devil, passing that debt onto his estranged daughter […]
Continue Reading‘Painkillers’ is an original and well-put-together horror-thriller which sees a surgeon by the name of John Clarke (Adam Huss) develop a condition, triggered by his own guilt over the loss of his son, for which the only treatment is the continual ingestion of human blood. With John being something of a honest gent – the […]
Continue ReadingTake all the components out of the successful ‘Blumhouse formula handbook’ and then add in a hard-hitting emotional ending and you’ve got ‘Still Born’ the debut feature from director Brandon Christensen. ‘Still Born’ follows the harrowing story of young mother ‘Mary’ (Christie Burke) who after expecting twins, is plunged into a world of depression as […]
Continue ReadingTHE GREEN INFERNO: CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST 2 (1988) For years fans waited for the release of a sequel to Ruggero Deodato’s trendsetting Cannibal Holocaust, yet it would take almost a decade for The Green Inferno, also known as Cannibal Holocaust 2, to arrive… and it wasn’t what followers of the Italian cannibal cycle were expecting. A group of enterprising […]
Continue ReadingWriter/Director Kristian A. Söderström delivers as much a love letter to the VHS video nasty era as he does a cult film in its own right. As endearing as the film is, it’s a tough one to categorise as the film’s obsession with Giallo videos, including several well executed ‘homage’ scenes executed in that style, […]
Continue ReadingHex, a directorial debut from George Popov and Jonathan Russell whilst shows some merit for a mere £1000 budget struggles to deliver a punch. Set in the English civil war, two soldiers surviving from the battle find themselves deep in the woods. After trying to best each other in a sword fight they realise there […]
Continue ReadingThe Space between life and death can kill. The first trailer has been released for PET GRAVEYARD, a new supernatural thriller from Proportion Productions and Millman Productions. PET GRAVEYARD concerns a group of friends tormented by the Grim Reaper and his sinister pet after they undergo an experiment that allows them to revisit the dead. […]
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