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British Indie Horror horror ‘PandaMonium’ set for physical release in the US
British Indie Horror slasher ‘PandaMonium’ from writer-director MJ Dixon will be released in the US on DVD and HD Digital …Read More »
BLACK RAINBOW: Out on Blu-ray on 6th July, courtesy of Arrow Video
Mike Hodges (Flash Gordon, Get Carter) wrote and directed this supernatural chiller as a meditation on the human race’s ability …Read More »
So Bad, They’re Good: Leprechaun
Leprechaun is a film that reminds us that horrific things indeed do sometimes come in small packages, and that Jennifer …Read More »
Short Film Review: Keep Mum
Writer / Director Luana Di Pasquale serves up a compact, clever and haunting little tale with Keep Mum. This psychological …Read More »
Book Review: 21st Century British Horror Films Vol.1
In his books 21st Century British Horror Films Vol.1: Dog Soldiers and Doghouses (2000-2011), author MJ Simpson does every horror …Read More »
Tag Archives: Hugh McStay
Short Film Review: Keep Mum
Writer / Director Luana Di Pasquale serves up a compact, clever and haunting little tale with Keep Mum. This psychological piece applies the adage of ‘less is more’ perfectly, and results in a fantastic example of British indie horror done … Continue reading
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Film Review: Doctor Sleep
Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining has sat atop horror’s Mount Everest, like the Overlook itself, surveying all that has come after it for almost forty years. A horror icon that is perhaps the most transcendent of the genre; it is a … Continue reading
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Film Review: Harpoon
Being stranded at sea is a familiar horror trope these days, with movies like Triangle, Open Water and The Reef providing more than their fair share of high seas horror. The bleak, unending horizon offering nothing but doom and misfortune, … Continue reading
Film Review: Midsommar
Ari Aster returns to cinemas this month with his second feature film, Midsommar, a tale that throws the directors’ talents for showcasing the occult straight into the bright, blinding light of Summer. Coming a little over a year since Aster’s … Continue reading
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CREEPED OUT: INTERVIEW WITH ROB BUTLER
Would you be Creeped Out if an old-timey Punch and Judy show pops up on a sandy sea-side beach. You approach, drawn in by the sinister designs of its unusual puppets; puppets filled with aching familiarity. Only as you reach … Continue reading
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