As a blunt sledgehammer of an allegory for how the government and society treat and view the homeless...
REVIEW: STREET TRASH
RELIC TO TERRIFY US IN JULY
Relic...Check out the release details for the highly anticipated film Relic.From the Press ReleaseDirected by Natalie Erika James who wrote the film with Christian White. The films stars Emily Mortimer, Bella Heathcote, Robyn Nevin.The film will open July 10 in cinemas and on VOD/Digital to rent. RELIC is writer/director Natalie Erika James’ unforgettable and auspicious... Continue Reading →
Haddonfield Horror’s Best Of 2018
Haddonfield's Best Of 2018...Another year is almost in the books and once again we've all found a bunch of horror (and a bit of non horror) related stuff that we love. Check out the lists of what we loved below and let us know your top horror stuff in the comments below.Ryan's Top Horror Stuff... Continue Reading →
The Hunger
Katie Young revisits a very different David Bowie performance...It’s not every day you get to see a film about an ancient Egyptian vampire whilst surrounded by genuine artefact's from the tombs of pharaohs. So when the Petrie Museum announced they were screening The Hunger, as part of their LGBT programme, this Anne Rice addict jumped... Continue Reading →
REVIEW: ALL AMERICAN BULLY
With the internet, kids are now bullied 24/7 and can find no respite even at home. Using the normal stereotypes of what classifies a nerd and a bully, Hawkins attempts to explore bullying at a deeper level, but it ends up feeling a lot like we’re being subjected to him working out his own personal feelings about homosexuality.
Remake the Remake: Mommy! The TV People Are Here … Again.
In his first article for the site, Romeo Kennedy moves away from the light and towards the remake...We all know that one of the greatest crimes to horror films was the 2003 slasher flick, Freddy V.S Jason. But, my friends, there is another crime that is being committed against all types of film again, and... Continue Reading →
Remakes Are Not The Enemy
@lcfremont sets about reminding us just why remakes have a place in horror...The remake has become a much maligned beast in the horror world and while this is, mostly, understandable, it's also an unavoidable thing that will continue on. Always and forever. Remakes are an unusual thing in the sense that a film remake is... Continue Reading →
New UK film production studio to be created; 7DM Studios to support independent filmmakers
Big news for new filmmakers!... Check out the press release from 7DM Studios.From the Press ReleaseFilm professionals with 350 years combined experience are to start a new UK collective film studio. London-based 7DM Studios, the brainchild of filmmakers Nicholas David Lean and James Fisher, will integrate everything from script development to international sales, as well... Continue Reading →
Friday The 13th- A Response
As today is Friday the 13th, David Martin responds to the excellent article written by our illustrious editor Ryan, Jason Voorhees is on the prowl and rightly so...Ryan bravely has outed himself as a Friday The 13th hater in his article, which you can read here. Ryan gives a number of reasons as to why... Continue Reading →
Carrie, Prom Date From Hell
Ren Zelen revisits the original Carrie and uncovers an extremely good reason why Proms are not a good idea...Even as children, most of us have a perverse interest in the gruesome. This is not something new to modern culture, no matter how shocked we might be regarding the explicit nature of current video games and... Continue Reading →
Fairy Tales Celebration Day – The Company of Wolves
TheCultDen are celebrating Fairy Tales today and so Ren Zelen bravely wanders into a very hairy nightmare....Modern British Gothic is often characterised by its portrayal of the extent to which perversity and violence infiltrate the apparently safe spaces of British society, domesticity and culture. Angela Carter’s form of horror is based on the bizarre and... Continue Reading →
Veronica Carlson joins cast of The Rectory
Hammer Horror legend Actress Veronica Carlson (Dracula Has Risen from the Grave, Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed) has joined the cast of period horror thriller The Rectory....Carlson will play Lady Whitehouse in the feature film based on the true events of England’s most haunted house. Reportedly excited with the story, Carlson has turned down previous acting roles. In... Continue Reading →
New It vicious & scarier
Film adaptation of IT to include more nasties...It producer Seth Grahame-Smith has been reported as saying that the new films (yes there will be two) will be scarier and will be able to go with more of the vicious material in the book because it is a film and not a made for TV series. Cary Fukunaga will direct... Continue Reading →
Cast Announcement for The Rectory
The Rectory's writer and long time friend of Haddonfield Horror, Jonathan Chance has announced that the co-starring role of Paranormal Investigator Glanville will be played by Robert Portal. Portal will be known to many with his roles in big screen films Kings Speech, The Iron Lady and Mr Turner...Robert Portal joins the already announced cast... Continue Reading →
Movie Review: The Sacrament
Currently available on VOD outlets as of last week, The Sacrament is reviewed by Ryan Morrissey-Smith... Ti West’s new cult thriller The Sacrament borrows very heavily from (POSSIBLE SPOILER: The Jonestown incident back in 1978) and if you are familiar with this story then the film isn’t going to give you any real surprises, however The... Continue Reading →
Film Review – Antisocial
R J Bayley reviews the Canadian indie film, Antisocial - the horror movie for the social networking generation ...They say there's a fine line between horror and comedy. They also say there's a fine line between tragedy and comedy. Anyway you look at it, there is a line touching comedy, and Antisocial is a film... Continue Reading →
Film Review – Wolf Creek 2
Jozef Hamilton wonders if the sequel would be as good as the original...I think it’s safe to say in our modern age with social media, YouTube and just general daily internet news articles, is that Australia has to be both the most awesome country on the face of the planet as well being the most... Continue Reading →
Le Fear 2 – Le Sequel (Le Crap)
@Ventspleen2014 reviews the independent film Le Fear 2 - Le Sequel written and directed by Jason Croot and starring Andrew Tiernan (Ephialtes 300 Rise of an Empire) and Aiko Horiuchi (Kayako The Grudge 3)...Billed as a "Indie Comedy Horror, Sci Fi mashup in Mockumentory style" following the journey of Carlos Revalos who is attempting to... Continue Reading →
Haddonfield Halloween: Night of the Living Dead review
To celebrate Halloween @GemLER1983 keeps score with the original, and best?, Night of the Living Dead...This, in my opinion, is the scariest film ever made. Apart from the fact that this version is my clear preference, the fact that I have stopped it 20 minutes in to 'start writing my review', should demonstrate just how... Continue Reading →
Film Review – The Babadook
Released in time for Halloween, @LegallyBOD delivers his verdict on The Babadook...The obligatory duty of a horror film is to unsettle its audience. Unearthing an entry that goes beyond the call and restrains itself from the recent indulgence of exceptionally high-pitched scare tactics in mainstream fright-fests, are a rare occurrence. "If it’s in a word... Continue Reading →