Review: Painkillers
‘Painkillers’ is an original and well-put-together horror-thriller which sees a surgeon by the name of John Clarke (Adam Huss) develop a condition, triggered by his own guilt over the loss Continue Reading
Review: Video Man
Writer/Director Kristian A. Söderström delivers as much a love letter to the VHS video nasty era as he does a cult film in its own right. As endearing as the Continue Reading
Review: K-Shop
Dan Pringle’s debut feature K-Shop sees a modern take on Sweeney Todd, whilst using a far too common sight in today’s society – Booze Britain. Salah (Ziad Abaza) is a Continue Reading
Review: Parents
Balaban’s 1989 film ‘Parents’ is an overlooked but somewhat effective psychological horror. Promoted, initially, and more recently through its release via Lionsgate’s increasingly prominent ‘Vestron’ label as a black comedy, Continue Reading
Review: The Lifechanger
‘The Lifechanger’ is a stylish ‘body horror’ from director Justin McConnel which sees us follow the survival exploits of an organism who must switch bodies to continue its survival. Despite Continue Reading
Review: An Hour to Kill
Any one out there know the official length of time a film has to endure before it is considered ‘cult’? I got to say, Aaron K. Carter’s killer anthology is Continue Reading
Review: Opera
When people talk of ‘Opera’ most regard it as Argento’s last true masterpiece. Whilst of course this is completely subjective (and let’s be honest most of his more recent movies Continue Reading
Review: The Harrowing
Gruesome thriller ‘The Harrowing’ is a change of pace and direction from the plethora of holiday themed horror movies released this month. Despite releasing on Christmas Day, the crime-thriller has Continue Reading
Review: The Cabin (Swe)
Despite its rather generic title ‘The Cabin’ is a rather slick looking cat-and-mouse style thriller set in the stunning backdrop of rural Scandinavia. When a young couple, already struggling with 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...
