Wearing its inspiration quite literally on its (DVD) sleeve ‘The 6th Friend’ could sit quite comfortably amongst the countless competent, yet uninspiring, second rate, second wave slasher films to emerge in the late 90s, after Craven’s ‘Scream’ spearheaded the sub-genres resurgence. If the artwork on the one-sheet wasn’t enough to tip you off, this movie […]
Continue ReadingArgentinian 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 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 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 ReadingDan Pringle’s debut feature K-Shop sees a modern take on Sweeney Todd, whilst using a far too common sight in today’s society – Booze Britain. Salah (Ziad Abaza) is a student in the midst of his dissertation, his father a kebab shop owner fresh out of hospital dies after an altercation with some local drunks. […]
Continue Reading‘Crucible of the Vampire’ is a new release UK film and, if classic horror stories are your thing, it’s easy to recommend. The film opens with a period themed introduction as we are thrown back into Britain’s dark-age history, a time of corruption, paranoia and swift judgement for anyone society deemed an outcast. In this […]
Continue Reading‘The Unholy’, man, this takes me back. A condensed and unabashed example of pure 1980s cheesy horror movie. Love it. The plot opens with the tempting of a priest from a sultry veiled red-head. Succumbing to the temptations of the flesh the priest is subsequently murdered, rather gruesomely I might add setting the context and […]
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