Review: Escape Room
I’ll admit, I’m a bit of a sucker for these types of puzzle horrors, and whilst some films remain classics in the genre – ‘Cube’ standing out as an obvious Continue Reading
Review: The Witch in the Window
In something of a chance find ‘The Witch in Window’ is a classic haunted house tale, with a little bit of heart thrown in for good measure. Even through the Continue Reading
Review: Hole in the Ground
Minimalistic, yet very effective, Lee Cronin’s ‘Hole in the Ground’ is a traditional chiller which most definitely gets under your skin. Trading jump scares and visual horror for more traditional Continue Reading
Review: Assault
In a frankly stunning restoration, the 1970 British ‘giallo’ sees new life on Blu-ray courtesy of ‘Network’ who release the film this September (2018). In perhaps stereotypical fashion, Sidney Hayer’s Continue Reading
Review: Deathline
Released in 1973, ‘Death-line’, whilst seldom referenced in film, must have been an influence on many a slasher in the years that followed. Bridging the gap between classic monster-man horrors, Continue Reading
Review: Bad Samaritan
Rounding off my weeks watching, Dean Devlin’s taut cat-and-mouse thriller ‘Bad Samaritan’ is fully deserving of the weeks (unprecedented) 2nd 5-star review. From the first act’s somewhat shocking opener, the Continue Reading
Review: Monkey Shines
Despite ‘Monkey Shines’ not being the first movie you might associate with the late horror titan George A. Romero, Eureka have saw to it that it has a release worthy Continue Reading
Review: The LA Bondage Murders
In a short film whose content is as subtle as its title, the plot of the short film entitled ‘The LA Bondage Murders’ tells plight of two models lured into Continue Reading
Review: A Doll Distorted
Niall Shukla’s ‘A Doll Distorted’ has already enjoyed a spate of awards at festivals, and its acceptance at numerous others is a testament to the potential genre critics/fans are seeing Continue Reading
Review: Toxic Schlock
The Troma badge stamped on the artwork of a movie’s promotion is a seal of sorts, one which stands for many things, not least of which is tenacity. The (in)famous, 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...
