Despite looming financial troubles, Kaz (Katrina Bowden) and Charlie (Aaron Jakubenko) appear to live a picturesque life on the Australian coast, delivering tourists to breathtaking locations by chartered plane. Their… Continue reading "They’re Going to Need a Bigger Dinghy: Aussie Thriller ‘Great White’ is a Brutal Shark Attack Survival Story"
A bold, hyperactive road-trip/body-snatcher film like no other, Fried Barry has been taking the festival circuit by storm and has just premiered on AMC‘s streaming service Shudder. Vampire Squid writer Thom Bee… Continue reading "Filmmakers Ryan Kruger and James C. Williamson on Partying Aliens and Drug-Fuelled Excess in ‘Fried Barry’"
In The Reckoning, the latest film from cult director Neil Marshall (Dog Soldiers, The Descent), Evelyn (Charlotte Kirk) and husband Joseph (Joe Anderson) live a simple life on their family… Continue reading "Not So Merry Olde England: Plagues, Witch Hunts and Torture in ‘The Reckoning’"
Every so often, a film will come along that completely defies explanation. Ryan Kruger’s Fried Barry fits very comfortably into that category. The movie, which started life as part of… Continue reading "Fear and Loathing in Cape Town: ‘Fried Barry’ is a Hedonistic Neon Rollercoaster"
Vampire Squid team member and content writer Emily had an absolute scream interviewing Rick Jones, founder of Horrify Me, upon his return to the studio. The award-winning photographer and SFX… Continue reading "[NSFW] Award-Winning Horror Photographer Rick Jones on ‘Horrify Me’, Tom Savini, and the Dreaded ‘C’ Word"
The past year has presented any creator used to working in a physical space with a series of unique and unprecedented challenges. Few have not only risen to meet those… Continue reading "Immersive Theatre Maker James Dillon on Crafting Captivating Sci-Fi Horror for Lockdown Audiences"
The release of Unsane in 2018 marked a monumental step for the use of smartphones in filmmaking, after Steven Soderbergh swapped his entire camera crew for the 28mm 12-megapixel camera… Continue reading "Road Trip Horror ‘Threshold’ Takes a Detour Down Memory Lane"
In post-apocalyptic America, in a region cloaked under a blanket of snow, a family are doing their best to survive, with little access to food, supplies and medicine. To make… Continue reading "‘Forget Everything and Run’ is a Zombie Survival Horror Without Enough Get-Up-and-Go"
Fear of Rain marks the first serious passion project of former actress and newfound writer-director Castille Landon. In her young adult thriller, we hitchhike on the sleuthing pursuits of a… Continue reading "Shock Therapy: ‘Fear of Rain’ Examines Mental Health Issues Through a Horror Lens"
Rarely has the phrase ‘a game of two halves’ found its cinematic expression as succinctly as in Canadian action-horror For the Sake of Vicious. Directing duo Gabriel Carrer and Reese… Continue reading "Synth and Violence: ‘For the Sake of Vicious’ is a Bloody Trip to the Grindhouse"
Final Days opens on a stylish but minimal apartment, in a post-party haze. We are introduced to Aidan, played by Teen Wolf’s Tyler Posey, who apparently has a deadly allergy… Continue reading "Love Bites: ‘Final Days’ is a Zombie Film with a Romantic Core"
Carlo (Rob Belushi) is the ineffectual son of mob boss Mr. Serrelli (Maurice LaMarche) in Witness Infection, a horror comedy that blends mafioso machismo with gory zombie shenanigans. He spends… Continue reading "Zombies in Gangland: ‘Witness Infection’ Pits Mobsters Against Monsters"
Shortcut, a creature feature in the ‘rubber monster chases hapless victims in the dark’ sense, opens on a recognisable scene. A group of five oddball British teens are on a… Continue reading "Teen Creature Feature ‘Shortcut’ is the School Trip From Hell"
It may be papered over with a thin veneer of horror tropes, but Rose: A Love Story is not your typical genre chiller. While it alludes to the supernatural, the film… Continue reading "Bleeding Hearts: ‘Rose: A Love Story’ is a Vampire Tale with Emotional Weight"
For a director, crafting a successful sequel can be a daunting prospect. It’s a precarious balancing act, weighing the expectations of the audience against the desire to innovate and expand… Continue reading "Second Helpings: 6 Horror Sequels That Upped The Ante"