The first trailer has dropped for Ben Wheatley’s latest folk-horror In The Earth, which sees a trip in the woods go horribly wrong. The crux of the film’s plot focuses on the journey of Dr Lowery and park scout Alma (Hayley Squires), as they venture into the haunted forest searching for a lost doctor. As […]Read More
Slasher films are nothing new. Time-loop films are nothing new. Hell, even slasher time-loop films are nothing new. But what is new is the latest film by director Natasha Kermani, Lucky. Lucky follows business writer May, who finds herself trapped in a cycle of constant violence as a masked figure attempts to kill her each and […]Read More
Possessor is the second feature film from Canadian director Brandon Cronenberg, which he spent a meticulous seven years developing. In that time, he worked on his own catalogue of practical gore and physical effects in order to bring this project to life. Which he does in gleefully fleshy, visceral detail. Tasya Vos (Andrea Riseborough) is […]Read More
Come True follows Sarah (Julia Sarah Stone), a homeless teenager who is plagued by disturbed sleep. She decides to participate in a sleep study, which quickly descends into an exploration of her own nightmares. Stone is incredible as the lead. The audience is not provided with many details as to why Sarah does not have […]Read More
Director Jennifer Harrington’s Shook is a satirical takedown of social media celebrities that remains a guilty pleasure from start to finish. Shook follows Mia (Daisye Tutor), a makeup product influencer who has devoted her entire life to attracting more followers and surrounded herself with similar-minded people. Mia leaves her personal life on the backburner, much […]Read More
Somewhat dated and dogged down by its better influences, Butchers fails to stand out in the modern horror renaissance, writes George Bell. The plot of Butchers is one that instantly intrigues. Not because of the concept itself, but rather how generic the concept is: it seems to present itself as some close relation to The Texas Chain […]Read More
There’s a certain allure to the idea of the auteur—cinema royalty is apparently full of them. Jordan Graham, who made his debut feature almost single-handedly over five years, seems to embody the term. Unfortunately, Sator is a film which highlights the merits of collaboration, proving impenetrable in its adherence to the director’s vision. The story […]Read More
With charismatic leads, clever writing and enticing visuals, Kimo Stamboel’s latest film is a thrilling watch that delivers disturbingly unforgettable gore. The Queen of Black Magic follows the story of a family that goes back to visit the orphanage where their father grew up after its owner falls ill. As the history of the […]Read More
Howard Phillips Lovecraft never lived to see his name cemented among the literary giants of the twentieth century. Dead of cancer before his 47th birthday, his existence was so obscure that even his estranged wife was unaware of his death for more than eight years. His short stories – now recognised as ground-breaking developments in the […]Read More
In 1992, Japanese publishing group ASCII Media Works released RPG Tsukūru Dante98, the very first iteration of the RPG Maker series. The RPG Maker series is somewhat self-explanatory: each entry in the series provides a fairly straightforward way to make simple JRPG games in the style of titles like Final Fantasy or Dragon Quest, with […]Read More
Over the last decade, the horror genre has moved further away from the surreal topics of vampires, werewolves and zombies, instead choosing to wrap its claws around reality: tearing off the facade of modern life to reveal something more terrifying than anything Hammer Horror could ever come up with. In 2017, Jordan Peele’s critically acclaimed […]Read More
Be careful what you wish for, because it may just come true: that’s the fundamental message in José Luis Montesinos’ new chilling horror film. In Ropes, the horror tropes we’re used to seeing are flipped upside down with the introduction of a disabled character that must fight in a tense battle for survival. What Montesinos […]Read More
If you think dating culture is bad now with all its apps, likes and swipes, you should consider yourself lucky that you’re not trying to find someone’s 90s-style: sending out a video profile of yourself on tape and hoping to get a response. This is the set up which Rent-A-Pal looks to take advantage of, […]Read More
Scarlett Johansson is certainly no stranger to the sci-fi genre, from battling foes as Black Widow to become a cyber enhanced soldier in Ghost in the Shell. Now, the Academy Award-nominated actor is about to tread the waters of horror in an updated take of a classic anti-heroines: The Bride of Frankenstein. Scarlett Johansson will […]Read More
*This article contains some spoilers for the Silent Hill movies, as well as some graphic images* I probably belong to the relatively large population of people who know an awful lot about the Silent Hill franchise without actually playing much of it. I mean, I had the Silent Hill HD collection on the Xbox360, but […]Read More
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