Review: Mara
Easy to watch, but ultimately lacking, ‘Mara’ is an odd example of a film whose final product is somewhat less than the sum of the parts! Allow me to explain. Continue Reading
Review: Apostle
The newest film from the British director behind the “Raid” films probably isn’t what anyone was expecting from a man who has so far specialised in over the top martial Continue Reading
Review: Whispering Corridors
The 1998 Korean chiller ‘Whispering Corridors’ is part statement regarding the strict schooling regime under military controlled government, and part ghost story about a haunted all-girls school. Unfortunately, as a Continue Reading
Review: Dark Water
It’s goes without saying the horror director Hideo Nakata had already set himself up on a lofty pedestal with his 1998 release of the now infamous ‘Ringu’, so much, that Continue Reading
Review: The Conjuring 2
James Wan, a now household name on the horror scene is quickly becoming the new-age master of horror. 2007’s ‘Dead Silence’ set the pace for Wan’s success managing to tap Continue Reading
Review: The Forest
The forest’s oriental cultural influences, locations and mythology are somewhat squandered in this US jumps-scare rich horror staring Natalie Dormer of Game of Thrones fame. The plot of the film Continue Reading
Review: Lights Out
Lights out, a film that had everything going for it, but ultimately gave up its ghost far too early and in the end became a repetitive showcase of peekaboo jump-scares Continue Reading
Review: The Wailing
‘The Wailing’ is the newly released Korean exorcism movie which is blowing up horror forums all over the place. If you haven’t already been caught up in the hype from Continue Reading
Review: Stream No Evil
The Cleansing Hour is a short with the aim to generate interest and become a full feature in the future and this is without a doubt a project that deserves Continue Reading
Review: The Tower of London
The Corman brother’s take on William Shakespeare in their gothic, Poe influenced, rendition of the sinister story which portrays the horrific rise and demise of the last Plantagenet, Richard the Continue Reading
Categories
- Enjoying something of a resurgence of late, within this Spooktacular category you will find all manner of films providing jumps and jolts from those entities who linger beyond the grave. Consider your spine well and truly tingled.
- Monsters and mayhem! Vampires, Werewolves - anything with teeth, claws, scales or fur. If it kills, you will find it here.
- Some of horror's most celebrated directors cut their teeth in the genre. Named after the yellow stickers on genre novels 'Giallo' movies shoot to thrill. We've also banged in other assorted thrillers into this eclectic genre collection.
- "Rip, and cut, and mutilate the innocent! His friends, and again, and again". A category that needs no introduction to horror fans. Baby sitter? Coed? Virgin? - better stay away.
- Something of a guilty pleasure, films found behind this suitably gore spattered button represent the limits of the horror genre - and more often than not, those of good taste to! View discretion is advised.
- “WHEN THERE'S NO MORE ROOM IN HELL, THE DEAD WILL WALK THE EARTH" - from Romero and Fulci to modern classics, we got you covered. Better check your brain out before viewing though...
