Frightfest 2016
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 ...
Frightfest 2016 Review: Let Her Out
One would struggle to find a baptism by fire-like introduction to the world of feature films, and to horror that is hotter than Alanna LeVierge’s debut performance in body horror shocker Let Her...
The Devil’s Candy [Frightfest 2016 Review]
Films as special as The Devil’s Candy don’t come around that often. Hell, we’re lucky if we get one a decade, let alone one a year. It’s difficult to draw comparisons betw...
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 ...