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: Snake Outta Compton
“Get these Snakes off my Mutha-Fuxkin’ plane” shouts Sammy L, concluding the unlikely 2006 hit ‘Snakes on a Plane’. Well, seems like one snake did indeed follow Jackson’s command, dropping 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: Mandao of the Dead
Whilst it might be difficult to pen into a specific category ‘Mandao of the Dead’ has perfect indie festival movie written all over it. Whilst the ‘…of the dead’ component 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: Boar
Boar, AKA giant CGI pig vs. giant (non-digital) Nathan Jones, is a creature feature from down under which pitches the residents of a small town against the titular Boar. Far Continue Reading
Review: Virus of the Dead
Virus of the dead takes the premise of POV horror and merges it quite cleverly with the emerging social media / webcam horror format to deliver no less than 30 Continue Reading
Review: Blood Bound
Blood Bound is a supernatural drama which follows a group of teen delinquents who, once duped into robbing a family of witches, must then fight to survive against a curse Continue Reading
Review: Night of the Creeps
In simple terms my review of Eureka’s Blu-ray release of the 1987 classic ‘Night of the Creeps’ can be summarised in two words: “Buy it”. From start to finish this Continue Reading
Review: Mercy Christmas
If you’ve ever wondered what the Sawyer’s festive gathering comprised of, then ponder no longer. ‘Mercy Christmas’ (whilst admittedly nothing to do with the Texas Chainsaw family), tells a bloody 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...
