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Frightfest 2016 Review: Downhill
In the current horror landscape, populated as it is by remakes, reboots, sequels, etc, new ideas should be celebrated. But what happens when a filmmaker has a few too many ideas? The result migh...
Frightfest 2016 Review: Night Of Something Strange
Claiming a movie is worth seeing for the gore alone might sound like a backhanded compliment, but in the case of Night Of Something Strange, well, you ain’t seen gore like this before – tr...
Frightfest 2016 Review: Ibiza Undead
With a title like Ibiza Undead surely we can expect a thought-provoking, no-holds-barred deconstruction of the zombie sub-genre, tossed with some acidic, well-considered meta humour? Hardly. With his ...
Frightfest 2016 Review: Enclosure
There’s scarcely a setting for a horror movie more consistently frightening (and overused) than the woods. From The Blair Witch Project to Exists and Willow Creek, filmmakers and audiences alike...
Frightfest 2016 Review: Mercy
Back in 2013, Anthony DiBlasi’s chilly slow-burner Missionary was one of the most talked-about films of the Frightfest weekend – and it wasn’t even considered, by most, to be a strai...
Frightfest 2016 Review: We Are The Flesh
Hype is a strange beast. Nowadays, in our relentless, 24/7 news cycle, it can make or break a film. This is particularly pertinent when it comes to horror, as every movie wants to be the next ‘s...
Frightfest 2016 Review: Beyond The Gates
Fans of Jumanji (and defenders of it as a still-scary kids’ horror movie) rejoice, we finally have our very own, grown-up version in Beyond The Gates. The debut feature from Jackson Stewart, who...
Frightfest 2016 Review: Blood Feast
Remakes are a hard enough sell in their own right, but a reboot only a select few would actually be interested in? One that does nothing to update the story for modern audiences, or to enamour it to t...
Frightfest 2016 Review: My Father, Die
Following in the footsteps of a famous, successful parent has got to be intimidating – just ask professional Twitter crybaby Max Landis. In the case of Sean Brosnan, son of Pierce, it seems the ...