Synopsis: A bullied, horror movie-loving youngster finds his life tipped upside down after discovering his brother is a serial killer. It’s fitting that this year, amidst a flurry of video nasty nostalgia and the thirtieth anniversary of the furore’s resulting Video Recordings Act, that director Scott Schirmer’s ultra low-budget indie FOUND should find British …Read More
Synopsis: A dark and stormy Saturday afternoon in Crestview Academy and six kids find themselves stuck in an 8 hour detention. As they impatiently serve their time, each of the detainees meets a heinous end. Is it an outcast student hell-bent on revenge or are the ghosts of the school seeking some supernatural retribution? BAD …Read More
Synopsis: Condemned to house arrest after killing her abusive, ex-cop husband, a woman discovers the home she is now imprisoned in is haunted by his vengeance-seeking spirit… First released on UK DVD back in March 2009 by the now defunct DNC label, writer and director Eric Red’s robust twist on the haunted house subgenre receives …Read More
Synopsis: Television reporter Ángela Vidal is rescued from a quarantined block of flats in Barcelona and taken to an oil tanker to be examined. However, it is unbeknown to the soldiers that she may be carrying the seed of the mysterious demonic virus. It’s been just seven years since co-writers/co-directors Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza …Read More
Synopsis: Maddy (Caitlin Stasey) has a deep-rooted hatred of cheerleading, so when her friend Alexis (Felisha Cooper) dies during a cheerleading exercise, she picks up the pom-poms herself to teach Alexis’ shallow ex-boyfriend a lesson. A fatal car crash nixes her intentions though, and she finds herself and her friends reanimated from the dead. Lucky …Read More
Synopsis: A babysitter finds a VHS tape in a child’s trick or treat bag, and on playing it discovers that it contains three frightening tales of terror – all connected by a murderous clown. Raised on a steady diet of cinematic clowns, we’ve all experienced our fair share of these sinister creations that have contributed …Read More
Synopsis: Looking to find an authentic, blood-curdling good fright for Halloween, five friends set off on a road trip in an RV to track down these underground Haunts. Just when their search seems to reach a dead end, strange and disturbing things start happening and it becomes clear that the Haunt has come to them. …Read More
Synopsis: With a psyche damaged by years of bullying and pent up aggression, a lonely ice cream man finds solace in a Neighbours-like soap opera and its young leading lady. Eeesh, you wait for what seems like forever for another psycho ice cream man flick and then two seem to come along at once; well, …Read More
Synopsis: Maiko (Kaitlyn Leeb) and her college friends are heading into Suicide Forest in the vain hope that a Halloween ritual will release the trapped soul of her late mother. As they film the ritual though, strange goings on begin to take place around them. Ten years or so of SyFy original movies have mainly …Read More
Synopsis: Astron-6 jump back in the ring and come out punching with their riotous homage to seventies gialli and Euro-crime thrillers The Editor. Rey Ciso ( played by director Adam Brooks) was once the world’s best ever film editor, his skill unmatched by no one else in the industry. From his top reputation he forged …Read More
Synopsis: Anyone for a game of summonsing a demon? Some bright spark at Parker Brothers toys came up with the idea of a OUIJA board as game for all the family presumably because there’s nothing better than gathering the family around the fire and summoning up Beelzebub himself from the very depths of hell and …Read More
Synopsis: Demon Driven Daniel Delves Deep to Discover his girlfriend’s killer The Times Rich List recently showed Daniel Radcliffe, unlike most student debt saddled 20 something’s as one of the richest men under 30 in the UK solely due to the Harry Potter franchise and now he seems to be spending his subsequent career taking …Read More
Synopsis: Don’t go shooting aliens – they really don’t like it! Those expecting to get weepy at cow eyed, crease faced, two foot tall aliens wanting to borrow a mobile to phone home are likely to be sorely disappointed with this. Perhaps the most obvious pointer is that the directors behind this are The Vicious …Read More
Synopsis: Danny (Anthony Ilott) arrives deep in the bowels of the West Virginia hills in a forgotten resort by the name of Hobb Springs. Lured here after being informed of a mysterious inheritance, he’s introduced to the resorts managers Sally (Sadie Katz) and Jackson (Chris Jarvis) who inform Danny of a long lost family he’s …Read More
Synopsis: Brothers Killian (J. Michael Trautmann) and Crawford (Daniel Fredrick) are out in their local woods with the intention of a fun-filled night. Their evening of frivolity is soon cut short though as they discover a girl called Elizabeth (Dana Melanie) who sits injured and petrified in the lofty seclusion of a remote treehouse, while …Read More
Synopsis: Dook, Dook, Dook – don’t read that scary book! It’s usually the Daily Mail baiting parents of poorly behaved kids that use the catch all excuse of ADHT for their children’s behaviour rather than the fact that they’ve been fuelling them with tartrazene riddled drinks & sugar soaked, fat packed snacks coupled with plop …Read More
Synopsis: Facing threats to his kingdom and his family, Vlad Tepes makes a deal with dangerous supernatural forces – whilst trying to avoid succumbing to the darkness himself. There have been many takes on Bram Stoker’s most notable novel; Dracula, but first time feature director Gary Shore tells the tale of how and why he …Read More
Synopsis: Brother and sister, Donna and Joe are dredging for gold beneath the infamous waters of the Bering Sea when they’re faced with a bloodthirsty horde of sea vampires. With their father already dispatched by these amphibious fiends, they find themselves teaming up with a dedicated marine biologist and a loyal deck-hand in a fight …Read More
Synopsis: Steven returns home to his native Alabama to take part in his family’s famous Haunted Hayride attraction. With him he brings his girlfriend Amanda who is at first reluctant, but after meeting Uncle Morgan she’s soon smitten with enthusiasm for this renowned event. However, this Southern sideshow of scares is about to get nasty …Read More
Synopsis: It’s not unusual for alcoholic cop Lou Garou to black out and wake up in unfamiliar surroundings, but lately things have taken a strange turn. Crime scenes seem oddly familiar. Lou’s senses are heightened, and when the full moon is out, he’s a rage-fueled werewolf. WOLFCOP is one cop’s quest to become a better …Read More
Synopsis: Devil Doll doles out Death. If this is anything to go by it would appear Hollywood has no ideas and is now building stories around props from other films with this spin off centred around the 3ft doll from last year’s horror hit, ‘The Conjuring’. Like the prologue from that film this sets out …Read More
Synopsis: Five friends set out on a vacation to the beautiful island of Formentera, where they expect to spend their days full of fun and debauchery. On one of their outings they come across a cave set in a cliff and go about investigating inside. However it isn’t long before the group realizes that they …Read More
Synopsis: Death hasn’t stopped Zach’s girlfriend getting back together with him. Film titles that punningly play on words are never a good sign but thankfully writer Jeff Baena has bucked the trend with this his directorial debut. Utilising the other worldly look of Dane DeHaan as Zach who’s mourning the death of his girlfriend, Beth, …Read More
Synopsis: Barry is a talented mechanic and family man whose life is torn apart on the eve of a zombie apocalypse. His sister, Brooke, is kidnapped by a sinister team of gas-mask wearing soldiers and experimented on by a psychotic doctor. While Brooke plans her escape Barry goes out on the road to find her …Read More
Synopsis: If newlyweds go down to the woods today they’re sure of a big surprise Who wants to go to some sun kissed idyll on their honeymoon when you can spend it in a remote cabin that’s second only to the location used for the Evil Dead films. It’s certainly not one I’ve seen advertised …Read More
Synopsis: A family welcome into their home the friend of their dead son only to find he’s not who they think he is. Recently I’ve been inundated with Seventh Day Adventist’s calling at my door at all times of the day generally causing me a great deal of inconvenience as I cobble together literary masterpieces …Read More
