Tag Archives: Foreign Horror

In 2018, there was one movie that caught my eye. Euro-horror Luz is an impressive gem of a film whose reputation started out small, only to grow with every screening and word of mouth. I can tell you, it was well worth the wait. When filmmaker Tilman Singer set out …

Achoura (2018) is making its appearance this weekend during the 2019 Cinepocalypse Genre Film Fest. Talal Selhami (Creature Designers – The Frankenstein Complex 2015, Mirages 2010, Sinistra 2006) directed this French Moroccan horror fantasy movie which he co-wrote with Frère II Sang’s Jawad Lahlou and David Villemin. The film was produced …

The Swedish crew of Crazy Pictures released The Unthinkable (AKA Den blomstertid nu koomer) in 2018 which follows a tragic story of a boy dealing with an abusive father, being in love, and trying to survive a mysterious attack on his country. The lead actor, Christoffer Nordenrot, who portrays Alex, …

Jabbing at the social hierarchy that exists in Brazil with pure bloody brilliance is Writer/Director Guto Parente’s film, The Cannibal Club. In a colorful and satirical way, Guto blends violence, sex, and social standing, putting it all on display unapologetically in this wicked tale with one randomly jazzy score. Otavio …

Every now and again, a trailer will come along seemingly out of nowhere and just completely blow you away. Such was the case for me with the trailer for Artsploitation’s 2016 Norwegian chiller, Huset (The House). I’ve always been a sucker for foreign horror. The world has so much to …

Female directors in the horror genre are a hot topic recently, stirring conversation in the indie scene. This was great timing for Unearthed Films’ purchase and distribution of American Guinea Pig: Sacrifice as part of the infamous Guinea Pig franchise. Not only is this film an intense work of horror …

Filmmaker Lucio A. Rojas is stunning audiences with his ultra-violent depiction of political and personal madness in the Artsploitation Films release of his movie, Trauma (you can read our review of the film here). It is a relentless spectacle, definitely not suited for the faint of heart or those easily offended, …

Best known in the United States as Olga in Dario Argento’s Suspiria (1977), Barbara Magnolfi is an Italian actress who began performance art as a ballerina in Rome. Achieving the level of lead ballerina at the age of 10, Barbara eventually transitioned into film, expanding her love for performing to …

The French extreme horror masterpiece Inside was released ten years ago in 2007. It was the second French horror film that I had ever seen – the first being High Tension – and it solidified my love for foreign horror. I think the original Inside succeeds because it was a …

Torture in the horror genre is nothing new. Though villainous motives vary from films such as Saw and Hostel, nearly every scenario consists of poor unsuspecting victims falling prey to a trap and painful brutality ensues. However, Red Room, a short horror film by Austrailian filmmaker Omar Fodda, combines many …