A truly scary collection of contemporary horror tales set in a 1980’s shore town where nothing is quite as it seems, The Witches of Wildwood, delivers on all cylinders. In this delightful collection of short horror fiction, author Mark Wesley Curran recounts original tales of mystery, imagination and terror – all set uniquely in and …Read More

If we’ve learned one thing from horror cinema it’s that the woods aren’t a safe place to be. All sorts of mad men and creatures lurk within the trees, and you can bet they’re out for blood should you step into their territory like an unwanted guest. In Capps Crossing, the latest film from writer-director …Read More

Synopsis: 23 years after the last series of killings by the ancient demon known as the Creeper, a crack team of survivors assembles to hunt the thing down as it terrorises a rural farming community. Jeepers Creepers split audience opinion down the middle upon its 2001 release, with a heart pounding and fist-gnawingly tense first …Read More

Canadian indie horror film Boneyard blends supernatural elements with slasher fare, resulting in an intriguing effort that goes to unexpected places in its third act. Directors Brent Nurse and Steven Spencer have crafted an engaging shocker that is certain to take fear-fare fans by surprise. University professor David Morrison (Jason Bowen) is under intense public …Read More

Synopsis: A crazed clown called Art uses Halloween as the perfect night to wreak bloody havoc, murdering anyone who crosses his path. Move over Pennywise, because there’s a new clown in sight and this one is a thousand times more violent and a million times crueller than you. Art is a sadistic and honestly terrifying …Read More

Synopsis: Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson) brings his family to the secluded Overlook hotel for the winter, hoping to use the time to write a new novel. However, the hotel is home to a darkness that soon takes possession of Jack, causing him to carry out horrifically violent acts on his family. All the while, his …Read More

The familiar horror trope of teenagers getting lost in the woods is an interesting one, primarily because it draws on the same psychoanalytic imagery as the fairy tales we were told as children. In each case, the forest represents a place of temptation and desire, a transitional stage through which the characters must pass to …Read More

THE MUMMY’S GHOST was Universal’s fourth Mummy opus, the third in the sequence started by THE MUMMY’S HAND (1940) and the second to star Lon Chaney, Jnr as the titular creature. Got all that? Good. However, while following on directly from 1942’s THE MUMMY’S TOMB, this one also changes things up a little. Not much, …Read More

In Perugia, a masked killer stalks a group of female college students, punishing them for their sexual proclivities. Jane (Suzy Kendall) and her friends have suspicions about who the killer might be, and decide to get away from the university until the murderer is caught, staying – for the time being – in a villa …Read More

While perhaps unsung and, to an extent, overlooked on the global scale, Brazil has a rich history of delivering outstanding genre fare. From the cult classic Coffin Joe movies to recent offerings like The Devil Lives Here, it’s a corner of the globe worth scouring for fright flicks. Our Evil (Mal Nosso), on the other …Read More

The Unraveling is the type of film one should enter as blindly as possible. In fact, your best bet would be to skip all trailers and reviews and check back at a later date after you’ve seen it for yourself. Director Thomas Jakobsen and co-writer Justin S. Monroe have set out to lead the viewer …Read More

If there’s ever a horror franchise that has always sought to do something new with each instalment then the first one to pop into my mind has to be Don Mancini’s Child’s Play. Now going on for almost 30 years with no signs of slowing down, the franchise is back with its seventh instalment Cult …Read More

Synopsis: Determined to lose his virginity before his 30th birthday, Jim (Danny Morgan) thinks he’s hit the jackpot when he meets sisters Lulu (Georgia Groome) and Kitty (Kelly Wenham). However when he and his confident friend Alex (Michael Socha) head out with the girls, they realise that they’re hiding a dark and deadly secret. Comedy-horror …Read More

Children of the Corn, released in 1984, followed a string of hugely successful King adaptations, including Carrie (1976), The Shining (1980) and Salem’s Lot (1979). In today’s political climate – in which more and more people are driven to religious extremism – I thought now would be the perfect time to revisit Children of the …Read More

Synopsis: A group of middle-aged male friends travel to Northern Sweden for a wild camping holiday but after veering too far from their pre-planned path, the chaps start suffering supernatural hallucinations which twists their trip into a terrifying, blood-soaked battle for survival. Harsh woodlands have served as a reliably frightening backdrop for countless classic horror …Read More

Synopsis: After being kidnapped by the Blue Skeleton a year prior, a group of friends decide to face their fears by visiting haunted attractions once again. However, all signs point to something sinister and when they’re told to seek out Hell Bent, they wonder if the Blue Skeleton are back. The premise for The Houses …Read More

Stephen King – who celebrates his 70th birthday this month – is really the master of modern American horror, whose brand of dark but ultimately hopeful stories have dominated the market for the last 50 years. King’s novels have been adapted into some of the most influential horror films of all times, and although Pet …Read More

Mathieu Turi makes a stunning feature film debut as a writer/director with Hostile, an English-language French production that offers engaging drama with its action-packed thrills. This film rises well above the creature feature norm because of its dramatic gravitas, outstanding performances, and solid direction. Brittany Ashworth, who also appears in 2017 horror feature The Crucifixion …Read More

Synopsis: Handsome, desirable and oozing self-confidence, Spencer Cutler is a psychopath void of empathy or guilt. Living his life to take advantage of others, he sets his sights on his next victim but an encounter with a new brand of ecstasy sends his life into a downward spiral when he begins to feel emotion for …Read More

Synopsis: In Derry, a group of children who call themselves the Losers Club vow to put an end to an ancient shape-shifting demon that typically adopts the scary guise of Pennywise the Clown and hunts the town’s children. Until this year, I had neither read Stephen King’s It or seen the mini-series based on the …Read More

Synopsis: In an effort to be a good friend, Sasha (Stacy Snyder) takes on a babysitting Job for the evening. On her arrival, she meets eccentric parents Dale (Graham Skipper) and Vicki (Najarra Townsend) who inform her that their child is already in bed. However, something doesn’t quite sit right with Sasha but she decides …Read More

Synopsis: Taken away from his deranged family by the state, young Jed Sawyer eventually ends up in a criminal facility for violent youths. When a riot breaks out, he finds himself on the run with a group of other volatile individuals. Evading a vengeful lawman, Jed gradually finds his way back to the Sawyer homestead, …Read More

Synopsis: A trained assassin called Sook-hee (Ok-bin Kim) promises 10-years work to a government agency, after which she and her daughter will be granted freedom and the chance to live a normal life. The Villainess is a slick, action-packed and exciting thrill-ride that will undoubtedly please fans of violent Korean revenge thrillers. It comfortably sits …Read More

Synopsis: In this remake of Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury’s À l’intérieur, heavily pregnant Sarah Clarke is tormented by a woman who wants her unborn baby. À l’intérieur is a horror masterpiece and any attempt to re-imagine or remake its story in its gutsy, violent and unforgettably gory way, is a fruitless one. That being …Read More

Synopsis: A couple on a camping trip get more than they bargained for when they stray from the path and disturb a group of creatures in the woods. The premise for Redwood is a familiar one as it follows couple Josh (Mike Beckingham) and Beth (Tatjana Inez Nardone) as they try to broaden their horizons …Read More

Synopsis: A group of Vampire overlords meet to discuss the future of their species and the possible acceptance of a new member. However, things get desperately complicated and the simple discussion fast turns into a bloodbath. Eat Locals is the directorial debut of actor Jason Flemyng (X-Men: First Class, Stonehearst Asylum) and it’s a fast-paced …Read More

Synopsis: Liza manages to convince her boyfriend Chip to help her steal $68,000, but when Liza starts killing people Chip realises he’s made a terrible mistake and that his girlfriend is not quite who he thought (or hoped) she was. 68 Kill is an absolute blast. The film is a violent and entertaining crime-caper, but …Read More