Reviews
Blu-Ray Review – The Darkness Has Promise but Falls Too Easily into Familiar Territory
While on a family camping trip in the Grand Canyon, young autistic boy Mikey finds five mystical stones buried underground and brings them home. However, the stones are tied to malicious ancient demon...
Frightfest 2016 Review: Under The Shadow
Sundance breakthrough Under The Shadow was a late, but hugely welcome addition to Frightfest 2016 that quickly became one of the hottest tickets of the weekend. Babak Anvari’s debut feature, whi...
Frightfest 2016 Review: SiREN
A feature-length film based off the weakest V/H/S segment? Who the hell thought that would be a good idea? Lots of people, apparently, if SiREN (no idea why the ‘i’ is small), is anything ...
Frightfest 2016 Review: Found Footage 3D
It takes a brave-ass movie to nod to both 3D and found footage (two things movie fans at large, never mind horror aficionados in particular, are utterly sick of) in its title. Even braver to favourabl...
Review: Morgan Is A Memorable, Chilly Sci-Fi Showcase For Anya Taylor Joy
Fresh from her career-making turn in this year’s hottest, and most divisive, horror movie The Witch, Anya Taylor-Joy wows once more in a very different role, as the titular AI in Luke Owen’...
Book Review: Sherlock Holmes and the Servants of Hell
Sherlock Holmes and the Servants of Hell has a concept so bizarre you wouldn’t think it could possibly work. What if Holmes, world’s greatest detective, faced off against Clive Barker&#x...
Frightfest 2016 Review: Sadako Vs Kayako
After about a hundred remakes, sequels, prequels and spinoffs it’s difficult to understand what new territory the Ring and Grudge series could possibly broach. The solution, it would seem, lies ...
Frightfest 2016 Review: Rob Zombie’s 31
Rob Zombie’s 31 opens with a lengthy, to-camera monologue shot in surprisingly (for this particular filmmaker) arty monochrome. A paint-and-blood splattered miscreant addresses the audience...
Horror in Black and White: Spider Baby (1968)
Horror movies come in all shapes, sizes, and even colors. As we all eagerly anticipate the next new thing coming in genre film, it’s important that we not forget where it all started. In this se...