Whilst the best of 2020 seems like a really low bar and despite the complete and utter real life garbage that this year has continually given us, there were still bright spots in the horror genre and in truth it has been one of the better overall years for quality and consistency.
Anonymous Animals is a tricky film to pin down. In fact, it’s not a film in the traditional sense, but a collection of vignettes that all merge together in a dreamy and unsettling way. There is no dialogue in the movie: only the noises of animals and the screaming of humans...
This is the kind of filmmaking that excites you and makes you want more. For the Sake of Vicious is a shining example of what good horror looks and feels like.
A shoestring budget used to put together a beautiful film with an exceptionally on point 70’s esthetic and vibe.
While anyone is fair game when it comes to the vitriol of an online user that disagrees with you, women still bear the brunt of the ugliness.
At a glance, Ravage could easily be mistaken for yet another rape/revenge film: there is a woman alone in the backwoods of the south and a group of violent rednecks who have decided that they live by their own law and while stereotypes abound, our Final Girl is refreshingly believable...
It's time to revisit Episode 2 of Hannibal Season 3 with revised 2020 Notes!
Relic employs a slow, steady pace that allows this black, intangible entity to creep through the house and create suspicion, confusion and fear before trying to consume the family entirely.
With Hannibal finding a new audience on Netflix it's timely to revisit our recaps.
There may be no greater fury than an angry thirteen year old girl and to prove this point, writers Nick Morris and Lane Skye have gifted us with Becky.
The Lurker... Director: Eric LiberackiWriter: John Lerchen Stars: Scout Taylor-Compton, Michael Emery, Domenica Cameron-Scorsese Review Slasher films set in a high school are a lot like people wearing pajamas to Walmart. Both are a bit too ubiquitous for my taste, but both offer the opportunity to delight and surprise or merely disappoint and make me... Continue Reading →
Dead By Dawn... Director: Sean CainWriter: Wes Laurie, Sean Cain (story)Stars: Drew Lindsey Mitchell, Kelcey Watson, Jamie Bernadette Review Opening on a zen yoga scene, these quiet moments will be the last peaceful ones experienced in Dead By Dawn. Although set in modern day L.A., Dead By Dawn is a throwback to 70’s rape/revenge films... Continue Reading →
Swallow... Director: Carlo Mirabella-Davis Writer: Carlo Mirabella-Davis Stars: Haley Bennett, Austin Stowell, Denis O'Hare Review We may be in the #MeToo era, but women are still living in a reality of being the “lesser” gender and many women still find themselves trapped in McMansion prisons while convincing themselves that they are lucky and happy to... Continue Reading →
Color Out Of Space...Director: Richard StanleyWriter: Scarlett Amaris, Richard StanleyStars: Nicolas Cage, Joely Richardson, Madeline Arthur, Brendan Meyer, Julian Hillard, Elliot Knight, Q'Orianka Kilcher, Tommy Chong ReviewThere are so many wackadoo elements at play in Color Out of Space that it’s hard to pinpoint how well the movie does, or does not, work. An adaptation of... Continue Reading →
Best Of 2019... With 2019 coming to close, us here at Haddonfield Horror put together at list of our favourites for this year. A very good year for horror films, with plenty of indy films and studio joints providing some great highlights but you there is some not horror stuff in the lists as well... Continue Reading →
Funny Frights...At the 2019 Blood In The Snow Film Festival, there are multiple showcases that hi light short films and the first one of these focuses on the lighter side of life. The Funny Frights are a collection of shorts that add up to 90 minutes of dark comedy. With running times varying everywhere from... Continue Reading →
Happy Face...Director: Alexandre FranchiWriters: Joelle Bourjolly, Alexandre FranchiStars: Robin L'Houmeau, Debbie Lynch-White, Dean Perseo ReviewThe world can be an ugly place and ugly people can hide inside of beautiful shells. Director Alexandre Franchi dives deep into this particular conundrum in his film Happy Face. Having it’s Toronto premiere at the Blood In The Snow Film... Continue Reading →
Puppet Killer...Director: Lisa OviesWriters: Kevin MosleyStars: Aleks Paunovic, Lee Majdoub, Lisa DuruptReviewSometimes you need a fun horror film to cleanse your mental palette of all of the serious horror movies you’ve been consuming. Whether it’s a nonstop slasher marathon, reality television or the news, once in a while, you need to cleanse the bad and... Continue Reading →
A quiet and devastating look at how some people simply become invisible to their family and the consequences that may come of that, it’s a film not easily forgotten.
Rock, Paper and Scissors...Directors: Martín Blousson, Macarena García LenziWriters: Macarena García Lenzi, Martín BloussonStars: Agustina Cerviño, Valeria Giorcelli, Pablo SigalReviewAt the 2019 Brooklyn Horror Film Festival, directors Macarena García Lenzi and Martín Blousson’s film Rock, Paper and Scissors will have it’s East Coast Premiere. Based on Lenzi’s stage play of the same name, this micro... Continue Reading →
