Reviews

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: I am not a big fan of British horror. It has to hit me exactly the right way. Call me picky, but I just know what I like. Steph Du Melo’s A Prelude to Fear is a story we have all …

The 80s had a defined style infiltrating all of Pop Culture. The dark comedy, Better Off Dead (1985), fully embraced this style. It is a masterpiece that embodied almost every teen movie trope of the time. In celebration of Better Off Dead (1985) turning 40 let’s take a look back at …

In my opinion, the “found footage” subgenre is the most divisive in the horror genre. There are reasons why. People find them confusing at times to watch. Sometimes you aren’t exactly sure what you are watching. They jump around too much. They are difficult visually at times due to the …

The world was introduced to The Exorcist III thirty five years ago on August 17, 1990, the second sequel to the classic horror film, The Exorcist (read our retro review here), from 1973. It was directed by the author of the original novel, William Peter Blatty, which he based off the …

Let’s look at how one film shaped a nation’s cinema and left its mark on the psyche. Peter Weir’s Picnic at Hanging Rock isn’t just a film — it’s a mood, a myth, and a milestone. Adapted from Joan Lindsay’s 1967 novel, this eerie tale of missing schoolgirls in the …

Elizabeth Bathory was a Hungarian countess in the sixteenth and seventeenth century that was alleged to have killed hundreds of people and bathed in their blood to retain her own youth. There have been over a dozen movie adaptations depicting her life and victims, but never one quite like Blood …

There has never been a more influential film for me and my appetite for horror movies. Return of the Living Dead is a film that people have at least to be familiar with the name. The film gave us so many iconic moments that have influenced our perception of zombies. …

CUSTOM is the first feature film from award-winning Brazilian-born, UK-based filmmaker Tiago Teixeira. Premiering in March 2024 as part of the FrightFest strand at the Glasgow Film Festival, it has since screened at several other genre showcases. The film follows a pair of struggling arthouse pornographers who encounter a mysterious …

Some of the best thrillers examine relationships and the lengths that people will go to save them. But sometimes those lengths put you in a place even more deadly than you realize. That’s the premise of Fatal Desires, a 2025 independent thriller release from Gatorblade Films. Let’s dive in and …

 When I was little, I was obsessed with sharks and any kind of sea life that could eat people in general, so I was always on the lookout for movies that featured these kind of creatures. I was at my grandparents’ house one weekend and saw the promo for the …