The first trailer for Blumhouse's latest horror film Jessabelle has crept online..."Returning to her childhood home in Louisiana to recuperate from a horrific car accident, Jessabelle (Sarah Snook of Sleeping Beauty) comes face to face with a long-tormented spirit that has been seeking her return -- and has no intention of letting her escape."This is... Continue Reading →
Film Opinion – Hostel Part 2
Sequels are always worse than the originals, right? WRONG! Here's a great example from Lisa Fremont...Remember when you were terrified to go see Hostel? They really talked that movie up; I simply didn't believe I was going to make it trough the whole film. So, I dragged my husband along to the opening night because... Continue Reading →
Film Review – The Quiet Ones
Gary Scott gives his verdict on latest Hammer horror The Quiet Ones...The Quiet Ones. In actuality, it is anything but.Directed by John Pogue, The Quiet Ones is the latest offering from the resurrected Hammer studio, famous for its classic brand of perfectly balanced camp, gaudy terror. The iconic output of the studio’s heyday now synonymous with British... Continue Reading →
Film News – Way of the Wicked
A film about demons and exorcism starring Christian Slater and Vinnie Jones, you say? Oh yes....Image Entertainment, an RLJ Entertainment brand, announces the DVD and Blu-ray release of Way of the Wicked. The thriller is directed by Kevin Carraway (7 Below) and stars Christian Slater (Stranded, True Romance), Vinnie Jones (X-Men: The Last Stand, Snatch),... Continue Reading →
Classic Film Review – American Werewolf in London
James Voller reviews a great classic from the archives but was it a howler?..."Keep off the moors - stick to the road" warns a Yorkshire farmer as he drops off two American backpackers as they travel England en route to Italy. The pair make there way to a small village with some rather unfriendly locals,... Continue Reading →
Film News – Chrysalis released
Kickstarter-funded, Chrysalis is set to hatch today...Chrysalis is a post-apocalyptic horror film, set decades after a bio-terrorist attack unleashes a virus upon the world, transforming much of humanity into vicious creatures and laying waste to civilization. The remnants and survivors have staggered about for years, as the infected slowly starve and die off.The story follows... Continue Reading →
Classic Film Review – The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Time for a real classic as we dig through the archives and find The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, reviewed by Bill Gordon...Tobe Hooper’s “The Texas Chain Saw Massacre” follows five friends visiting their Grandpa’s old house in a deserted area of Texas, soon to fall victim to a Chainsaw wielding maniac and his cannibalistic, grave-robbing family. ... Continue Reading →
Film Review – V/H/S
With news of David Bruckner being touted as the new director for the Friday 13th Franchise, here's a reminder from the archive of one of his previous projects from Bill Gordon...‘V/H/S’ is a handheld horror anthology directed by Adam Wingard, David Bruckner, Ti West (Director of the incredibly creepy and vintage ‘House of The Devil’... Continue Reading →
Film Trailer – The Quiet Ones
"The Quiet Ones" gets yet another TV Spot Trailer...With the film being released in the US on Friday (25th), Lionsgate have been doing sterling work in NOT keeping quiet about The Quiet Ones.In case you've been hiding under a rock for the past few months (and I wouldn't blame you tbh) here's the official film... Continue Reading →
Film News – Sinister 2 Signs Director
It has been announced that not only is Sinister getting a sequel but it has attached Ciaran Foy of Citadel fame to direct. The follow up to 2012's small budget horror starring Ethan Hawke is due to go into production in July. The original film was made for just $3M and grossed $77M worldwide so... Continue Reading →
Classic Film Review – Natural Born Killers
Ian Foulger wonders if Natural Born Killers is food for thought or a recipe for disaster...Recipe2 cups Oliver StoneDirector1 cup Quentin TarantinoScreenplay1 cup Robert RichardsonCinematography1 Tbsp.Woody HarrelsonMickey1 Tbsp. Juliette LewisMallory1 tsp.Robert Downey Jr.Gale½ tsp.Tommy Lee JonesMcCluskyGarnish with Rodney Dangerfield & Tom SizemoreServe with bloody violence, spree killing, media manipulation, a side of controversy and the... Continue Reading →
Film Review – Sinister
Scott Derrickson's 2012 horror reviewed by Ren Zelen...It’s never a good idea to watch snuff movies, as anyone of a benign disposition will tell you, and not an activity likely to improve your mental health. For Ethan Hawke’s protagonist, Ellison Oswalt, this unsavoury occupation proves to be increasingly ‘sinister’ and dangerous, and he gets more... Continue Reading →
Film Preview – Easter Sunday
As we promised earlier this month, get an Easter-egg preview of the topically titled slasher movie...Northgate Pictures is eggcited (their pun not ours) to present this extended teaser for Jeremy Todd Morehead's slasher throwback Easter Sunday. As a special Easter treat, you can watch the first six minutes of the film, which stars Robert Z'Dar... Continue Reading →
Film News – MurderDrome gets London Premiere
The Roller Derby horror is finally coming to the UK...and what better place to hold the UK premiere than in London's ULU hosted by the London Rockin' Rollers themselves!The premiere is on the 3rd of May with tickets available from the ULU or online in advance from here.Originally out in Australia a couple of years... Continue Reading →
Opinion – Four Courses of Hannibal
Steve Taylor-Bryant takes a look at the books, and associated films, that make up the Hannibal Lecter series by Thomas Harris...I love horror. I love blood and guts horror, torture horror, and mythical creature horror. The likes of A Nightmare on Elm Street and the seven SAW films make up a large part of my... Continue Reading →
Film Poster – Let Us Prey
We reported this time last week on the new trailer that was released for Irish horror Let Us Prey, now, to celebrate the premiere, there's a poster for it too...Starring Liam Cunningham (“Game of Thrones,” Hunger), Pollyanna McIntosh (Filth, The Woman) and Douglas Russell (A Lonely Place To Die), Bryan Larkin (Outpost 3), Hanna Stanbridge... Continue Reading →
Film News – Friday 13th Reboot targets director David Bruckner
According to The Wrap, the V/H/S co-director and The Signal (2007) writer and director is in negotiations to direct the new Friday 13th film....There is still no official word on if the new Friday film will indeed be "found footage", indeed there is still very little official word on anything, but, with Bruckner nearly on... Continue Reading →
Film Trailer – Oculus
Already out in the States, there’s still a couple of months to go before the UK release of writer-director Mike Flanagan’s horror Oculus, starring Karen Gillan, Katee Sackhoff and Brenton Thwaites. To ease the wait, Warner Bros. has released a new UK trailer and poster…"Ten years ago, tragedy struck the Russell family, leaving the lives... Continue Reading →
Film News – Eli Roth’s The Green Inferno gets a trailer
Open Road Films has released a much anticipated trailer for Eli Roth's The Green Inferno...The official film synopsis is that a group of student activists from New York City travel to the Amazon to protect a dying tribe, but crash in the jungle and are taken hostage by the very natives they saved.The Green Inferno... Continue Reading →
Film News – Leprechaun Origins
After the success of the last WWE Studios' foray into horror movies, Oculus, comes their latest offering, due out in the summer...Yes it's a reboot of the Leprechaun series with Leprechaun Origins and WWE superstar Hornswoggle (Dylan Postle) will be taking the lead role, stepping into the small shoes of Warwick Davis. The new poster,... Continue Reading →