ARMY OF DARKNESS VS.HACK/SLASH#1 (OF 6) REVIEWBy Bill GordonI’ve never really read horror comics before.  I mean, I read ‘The Walking Dead’ and that’s about it.  The closest I’ve been to reading horror, other than ‘The Walking Dead’, is ‘Hellboy’ (which I think we can agree is not exactly horror at all…) and ‘Batman’.  I... Continue Reading →

SEQUELS WEEKThe Good - Evil Dead IIBy RJ BayleyBefore we get started, yes, Evil Dead II (1987) (Or Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn, depending on what publicity material you read at the time) is a sequel. You'll find an alarming amount of film scholars and horror enthusiasts telling you that it's a remake of... Continue Reading →

BILL GORDON'S TOP 5 HORROR OF 2013....So far  So 2013 has seen many disappointments and many nice surprises, so what better than to take a look back at my personal favourites! I know many of you may disagree with my choices, and I respect all your opinions and don't want to start any arguments... so lets... Continue Reading →

COMPETITION: Win 'The Bleeding House' on DVDThis week saw Safecracker Pictures release of Philip Gelatt's directional debut 'The Bleeding House' on DVD/Blu-ray.  To celebrate the release of this new horror film, we have been given 5 copies to give away to some of our readers!  This competition is to win TWO of the 5 copies.  We will... Continue Reading →

SEQUELS WEEKThe Good - Dawn of The Dead (1978)By Jozef Hamilton“It's really all over...isn't it?”The contemporary zombie has become as recognisably domestic as the common pet dog or cat. We cannot turn a corner these days without seeing one of the flesh eating ghouls paraded on a DVD or game cover. The fact of the... Continue Reading →

SEQUELS WEEKThe Bad - A Nightmare on Elm Street 2 recapBy Ian AustinYa know, people tend to assume you're 'homophobic' if you admit to having no interest in Brokeback Mountain. I defend it by saying I'm not a fan of dramas between 'straight' couples either, but there's always that undercurrent of doubt from the other... Continue Reading →

SEQUELS WEEKThe Good - [REC] 2By Bill GordonWe kick off sequels week with a look back at the follow-up to the 2007 Spanish horror ‘[REC]’.  The Directors, Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza, made use of the found-footage sub-genre while it was still semi-fresh, giving us a ’28 Days Later’ meets ‘Die Hard’ meets ‘The Blair... Continue Reading →

Little Deaths ReviewBy Bill Gordon‘Little Deaths’ is a British horror anthology composed of three short stories linking only through the similar themes of sex and death.  The directors consist of Sean Hogan (The Devil’s Business) who kicks off the anthology with ‘House & Home’, Andrew Parkinson (Venus Drowning) with ‘Mutant Tool’ and Simon Rumley (The... Continue Reading →

You're Next ReviewBy Bill Gordon"You’ve gone back in time to an 80’s slasher, apart from this time… the female lead kicks ass"Many people will look at the trailer for ‘You’re Next’ and see a clichéd and recycled home invasion horror, and many people will pass on it.  You will probably get people going in expecting... Continue Reading →

Dead Sushi ReviewBy Bill Gordon“There’s something fishy going on”Who here likes sushi? I know I do.  If you love sushi like me, ‘Dead Sushi’ is right up your street.  Noboru Iguchi (The Machine Girl, The ABCs of Death “F is for Fart” segment) directs ‘Dead Sushi’, a comedy-horror that follows ‘Keiko’, a female trainee sushi... Continue Reading →

INDEPENDENT HORROR EXCLUSIVE:SACRAMENTHere at Haddonfield Horror we LOVE to support independent horror films, helping the name get out there and giving these films the audience they deserve.  Today we want to tell you about the upcoming indie horror 'Sacrament' directed by Shawn Ewert.  This film looks like a brilliant cross between 'Red State' and 'The... Continue Reading →

Horror On The BoxThe X-Files Season 1By Dan ColeWhat most people remember from the X-Files are the aliens, government conspiracies, Mulder and Scully’s will they, won’t they relationship and the theme tune. However the X-Files also looked at the wider world of the paranormal. With the show having a lot of “Monster-Of-The-Week” episodes. These episodes... Continue Reading →

A second look review at...Evil Dead (2013)By Ian AustinPOSSIBLE SPOILERS BELOWGORE!That’s the best way to start a review of Evil Dead: 2013. It is, without question, one of the most dazzlingly and breathtakingly violent things that you will see in your entire life. Unless you work at a Croydon hospital.Evil Dead: 2013 is a rip-roaring... Continue Reading →

Dark Skies ReviewBy Bill GordonInsidious Encounters of the Third KindBirdemic 3: Dark SkiesIt’s about time we were given another alien abduction horror.  The last one I watched was ‘The Fourth Kind’ and that wasn’t exactly great, so there I was hoping that ‘Dark Skies’ would give me the dose I was craving.  Scott Stewart directs... Continue Reading →

In celebration of Evil Dead (2013) Ryan Morrissey-Smith dusts off the old necronomicon and reviews...THE EVIL DEAD (1981)Sam Raimi’s first film, ‘The Evil Dead’, has gone down in the pages of history as one of the all- time great indie horror films. With some excellent practical effects and some genius camera work The Evil Dead stands... Continue Reading →

Screaming In Silence: An Exploration of the Silent Hill series - Part 1: GenesisBy Jozef Hamilton Although Haddonfield Horror is horror film related site, we must put emphasis on the word, 'horror' and be prepared to walk into any dark territory in which it inhabits, to which, video games are absolutely no exception, delivering a level... Continue Reading →

MANIAC REVIEW BY RJ BAYLEY"I warned yo not to go out tonight"If there was such a thing as film criticism lore, then William Lustig's Maniac is in it. For Maniac  is one of the three films in the late great Gene Siskel's long career that the critic walked out of (the other two were Black... Continue Reading →