Review: Schlock
For anyone who knows the background to ‘Schlock’ and indeed has witnessed film for themselves will know that it doesn’t really warrant reviewing, and as such I will class this Continue Reading
Review: After Midnight
Part romantic drama, part creature feature, ‘After Midnight’ does its damnedest to avoid being categorised; that said, for this reviewer it clearly sits in the ‘not for me’ category. Having Continue Reading
Review: Sea Fever
‘Sea Fever’ is a nautical Sci-Fi chiller (somewhat blatantly) merging elements of genre benchmarks ‘Alien’ and ‘The Thing’, to give a predictable, but entertaining 90 minutes of tentacle ridden tension. Continue Reading
Review: The Final Wish
‘Final Wish’, as indicated by the title is a modern mash-up of both the final destination premise (I believe one of the producers was also part of that series), and Continue Reading
Review: We Summon the Darkness
‘We Summon the Darkness’ isn’t a homage film to 80s slasher film, its shot entirely in the vein of. As such, it has all the pro’s and undeniable cons which Continue Reading
Review: Edge of the Axe
Edge of the Axe – Arrow’s latest remastered slasher rarity – might well just have it when it comes to ‘best box-art’ award, however, despite boasting some pretty decent cast Continue Reading
Review: Deep Red
‘Deep Red’ (aka Profondo Rosso) is one of those films whose reputation proceeds it, and time and time again the 1975 Argento classic is not only hailed as one of Continue Reading
Review: Four Flies on Grey Velvet
Blu-ray distributors Shameless describe ‘Four Flies on Grey Velvet’ as Dario Argento’s lost masterpiece despite most fans agree that it is in-fact the weakest of his ‘Animal Trilogy’ – the Continue Reading
Review: Cat O’ Nine Tails
From an interview available on the Anchor Bay disc it would appear that Dario Argento is one of his own worst critics, stating that his follow up to his sensational Continue Reading
Review: The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
Argento’s first output ‘The Bird with the Crystal Plumage’ isn’t likely going to sit at the top of anyone’s list, especially considering some of the more acclaimed titles which followed, 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...
