Set in rural New York in 1843, The Last Thing Mary Saw is an austere period piece that revolves around Mary (Stefanie Scott), a farm girl who falls foul of… Continue reading "Doomed Romance and Dire Reckonings: Grim Period Horror ‘The Last Thing Mary Saw’"
Father of Flies is a psychological horror that invites us into the home of a family struggling to reconcile with their traumatic past. As the friction between characters grows, the… Continue reading "Director Ben Charles Edwards on Snowbound Psychological Horror ‘Father of Flies’"
Popularised by Jonathan Rigby and Mark Gatiss in the Home Counties Horror episode of 2010 documentary series A History of Horror, the term ‘folk horror’ has captured the imaginations of… Continue reading "Old Gods Never Die: Folk Horror Documentary ‘Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched’ is Essential Viewing"
After leaving the final four – and an enraptured audience – on a brutally tantalising cliff-hanger, this week’s episode of Dragula pauses for a beat before the grand finale. The… Continue reading "The Last Supper: ‘Boulet Brother’s Dragula’ Season 4, Episode 9 Recap"
As if the theme was not creepy enough in the first place, this week’s Boulet Brother’s Dragula introduces its aesthetic with a puppet show. The episode sees the season’s top… Continue reading "Send in The Clowns: ‘The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula’ Season 4, Episode 8 Recap"
Our cultural obsession with serial murderers isn’t going anywhere any time soon, and in recent years the public appetite for gruesome details about our most notorious criminals has only intensified.… Continue reading "Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Dull: ‘Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman’"
Opening in an eerily quiet chapel, this week’s Dragula smashes iconic horror and camp comedy together with its exorcism theme. The conversation in the boudoir this episode is quite a… Continue reading "Exorsisters: ‘The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula’ Season 4, Episode 7 Recap"
Drawing inspiration from such icons as the Big Bad Wolf, the Beast from Beauty and the Beast and Sully from Monsters Inc., the latest episode of Dragula embraces the concept… Continue reading "Hair-Raising Scenes: ‘The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula’ Season 4, Episode 6 Recap"
Drag, filth and horror have all been showcased so far in the new season of The Boulet Brothers’ ‘Dragula. This week’s episode is devoted to platforming glamour. Centred on a… Continue reading "Troubled Waters: ‘The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula’ Season 4, Episode 5 Recap"
After kicking off with a series of grim and spooky themes, episode four of the new season of The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula embraces the fun and performative side of the… Continue reading "Monsters of Rock: ‘The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula’ Season 4, Episode 4 Recap"
Just three episodes into the new season of The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula, the competition is already fiercer than ever. Usually, this early on in any reality competition, there are a… Continue reading "Weird Wild West: ‘The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula’ Season 4, Episode 3 Recap"
The thrilling kick off to the fourth season of The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula set the bar for the rest of competition tantalisingly high. Both the show in general and each… Continue reading "Queens of the Damned: ‘The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula’ Season 4, Episode 2 Recap"
Antlers, a monster movie with brains and brawn from director Scott Cooper, sees Julia Meadows (Keri Russell) return to her hometown to take up a teaching position. It hasn’t been… Continue reading "Red in Tooth and Claw: ‘Antlers’ is a Bleak and Bloodthirsty Tale"
Icons of drag, horror, filth and glamour, The Boulet Brothers are back on our screens with the fourth season of their reality competition series Dragula. The show has undergone a… Continue reading "A New Nightmare: ‘The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula’ Season 4, Episode 1 Recap"
Folkestone-set Brit flick Seagull mixes revenge movie tropes with moving family drama. Boasting strong performances and some striking imagery, the film is likely to stay with audiences at this year’s… Continue reading "Blood on the Beach: Director Peter Blach on Bleak Horror Thriller ‘Seagull’"
