*** My four-star review is now live *** The much-anticipated horror Relic will be out in the UK and Ireland – on digital and in cinemas – on 30 October. Premiering earlier this year at the Sundance Film Festival to great acclaim, psychological horror Relic is the unforgettable debut feature from writer and director Natalie Erika James… Terrifying horror Relic gets a Halloween release date… Read More
Actor Robert Pham on performing in live lockdown horror In The Shadow It Waits
Never mind living the dream, Robert Pham really is living the horror – acting in the supernatural lockdown tale In The Shadow It Waits, which is performed live each time, has meant his home is also a horror film set. Michael Beets’ study of isolation and loneliness is performed live by its Australian cast for… Actor Robert Pham on performing in live lockdown horror In The Shadow It Waits Read More
Writer-director Michael Beets on his LIVE lockdown horror movie “In The Shadow It Waits”
“It looks like a film, but it hinges on the excitement of live performance. I’d love to give this format a name, so any ideas are welcome!” Michael Beets A study of isolation combined with modern living, In The Shadow It Waits sees a group of twenty-something colleagues, struggling with lockdown, become entangled in a… Writer-director Michael Beets on his LIVE lockdown horror movie “In The Shadow It Waits” Read More
What’s the skinny on Impetigore?
Warning: spoilers galore ahead as we get down and dermis with Joko Anwar’s latest horror. (For my review click here.) I honestly wasn’t sure how Impetigore would end, and some of its many twists took me by surprise. It’s a complex, layered story about identity. I think it’s saying that we can’t escape the past… What’s the skinny on Impetigore? Read More
British chiller-thriller The Unfamiliar gets a trailer
The horrors of war are entangled with things that go bump in the night (and during the day) in this first trailer for British indie horror The Unfamiliar. Here’s the synopsis: British Army doctor Elizabeth “Izzy” Cormack, returns from war to rekindle her relationship with her estranged family. Inexplicable events in the house are put… British chiller-thriller The Unfamiliar gets a trailer Read More
The Beach House ending, and that jelly…
Lots of people have called The Beach House Lovecraftian and it’s also had plenty of comparisons to Nicolas Cage’s alien infection fable Colour Out Of Space. I have neither read Lovecraft nor seen that film, though if you want to know what Lovecraftian horror is there’s a handy wiki page here. I found watching The… The Beach House ending, and that jelly… Read More
It’s alive! THAT ending (yes SPOILERS)
This is very spoilery, including the ending – though there are also lots of questions raised in Alive that are really interesting even if they aren’t always explained. If you only want the final big spoiler, scroll down and it’s in bold. Please feel free to add your thoughts in the comments. It’s easy to… It’s alive! THAT ending (yes SPOILERS) Read More
Impetigore trailer: do you really know your family?
*** My review and article are now live *** Impetigore, the upcoming horror from Satan’s Slaves director Joko Anwar, now has a trailer – and “blood-soaked” seems like an understatement. If you’re generally sanguine about the weirder members of your family, check it out below. Maya (Tara Basro), doing her best to survive in the… Impetigore trailer: do you really know your family? Read More
TRAILER: entrails galore and a message about colonialism in zombie flick Blood Quantum
A film about a virus has had its release schedule changed because of a virus – with horror streaming service Shudder opting instead for a surprise release a few days ago. Blood Quantum, from First Nations indigenous filmmaker Jeff Barnaby, is a zombie flick with a twist. Set on the Mi’gMaq reserve in Quebec, the… TRAILER: entrails galore and a message about colonialism in zombie flick Blood Quantum Read More
Indonesian horror Impetigore goes to Shudder with a July premiere
My review and article are now live *** Joko Anwar’s hit horror film – 2019’s fifth highest-grossing release in his home country of Indonesia – had its international premiere at Sundance this January. It will now premiere on AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural in the US, Canada and the… Indonesian horror Impetigore goes to Shudder with a July premiere Read More
INTERVIEW: closing in on Vivarium director Lorcan Finnegan
Mortgages are so bizarre. It’s like even the words mort-gage, it’s like death gauge. Well, when are you going to die? Right. Okay. Oh, here’s some money. Lorcan Finnegan directed the gleefully terrifying Vivarium, a vivid (and scarily recognisable) vision of the inescapable horrors of family life and suburbia in a modern, capitalist society. Vivarium… INTERVIEW: closing in on Vivarium director Lorcan Finnegan Read More
5, 4, 3, 2, 1… the Candyman trailer is here!
The maximum I am going to type the name is four times. Just saying. (Or rather, not saying.) Directed and co-written by Nia DaCosta, and produced and co-written by Jordan Peele, this “spiritual sequel” to the original Candyman (that’s two mentions, right?) is set in the now-gentrified old neighbourhood of Cabrini Green. It stars Yahya… 5, 4, 3, 2, 1… the Candyman trailer is here! Read More
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