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    November 18, 2020

    Horror-Drama ‘Blind’ Offers Eerie Visuals But Lacks Vision

    Describe the plot of 2020’s Blind to any horror fan and you’re likely to hear something like: “Oh, so kind of like Hush, then?” However, despite superficial similarities with Mike… Continue reading "Horror-Drama ‘Blind’ Offers Eerie Visuals But Lacks Vision"

  • Features, Reviews

    November 15, 2020

    The Ghost of Social Lives Past: Darkfield Radio’s ‘Visitors’ is a Quintessentially 2020 Experience

    With the world in a seemingly endless lockdown, artists the world over have been forced to come up with creative new ways to put their stories out there. Digital content… Continue reading "The Ghost of Social Lives Past: Darkfield Radio’s ‘Visitors’ is a Quintessentially 2020 Experience"

  • Features, Reviews

    November 10, 2020

    ‘Blood Harvest’ (AKA ‘The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw’) is Bleak Folk Horror Done Right

    Thomas Robert Lee’s Blood Harvest (which also goes by the much better title of The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw) is an arresting piece of folk horror. Sharing a lot of… Continue reading "‘Blood Harvest’ (AKA ‘The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw’) is Bleak Folk Horror Done Right"

  • Features, Interviews

    October 31, 2020

    David Howard Thornton on Upcoming Slasher Sequel ‘Terrifier 2’, Playing Art the Clown and Surviving 2020

    Earlier this year, the eagerly awaited sequel Terrifier 2 fell victim to 2020 and experienced unavoidable delays in wrapping up. The indie horror, directed by Damien Leone, boasts a new… Continue reading "David Howard Thornton on Upcoming Slasher Sequel ‘Terrifier 2’, Playing Art the Clown and Surviving 2020"

  • News

    October 31, 2020

    Jordan Peele to Produce Remake of Wes Craven’s ‘The People Under The Stairs’

    Fans of Wes Craven‘s 1991 horror movie The People Under The Stairs will be happy to hear that it is set to be remade by Universal. Jordan Peele is on board as… Continue reading "Jordan Peele to Produce Remake of Wes Craven’s ‘The People Under The Stairs’"

  • Features, Reviews

    October 27, 2020

    Chasing Ghosts: ‘Relic’ Explores the Horrors of Dementia

    Every year it seems, one or two titles will vie to occupy that all-important space as the prestige horror film of that year. Films like Hereditary, It Follows, The Babadook… Continue reading "Chasing Ghosts: ‘Relic’ Explores the Horrors of Dementia"

  • Features, Reviews

    October 27, 2020

    50 Shades of Gore: ‘The Dare’ Invites Us to Revisit Mid-2000s Torture Porn

    As horror fans, we have mixed reactions to the term “torture porn”. On the one hand, it’s a frustratingly vague moniker that writes off a whole swathe of mid-2000s horror… Continue reading "50 Shades of Gore: ‘The Dare’ Invites Us to Revisit Mid-2000s Torture Porn"

  • 31 Days of Halloween, Features

    October 22, 2020

    31 Days of Halloween: The Best Horror Films of 2020 (Part 3)

    And so we enter the final stretch of the most sacred month in the horror calendar. We hope you haven’t yet had your fill of frights, because here, in no… Continue reading "31 Days of Halloween: The Best Horror Films of 2020 (Part 3)"

  • 31 Days of Halloween, Features

    October 12, 2020

    31 Days of Halloween: The Best Horror Films of 2020 (Part 2)

    Now that we’re almost halfway into the Halloween month, you’re no doubt looking for some more of the very best horror to slake your thirst for the macabre! Without further… Continue reading "31 Days of Halloween: The Best Horror Films of 2020 (Part 2)"

  • Features, Reviews

    October 12, 2020

    ‘The Mortuary Collection’ Brings Us Four Tales Fresh From the Crypt

    Despite our well-documented enthusiasm for anthology horror films here at Vampire Squid Towers, we have to admit that they are a mixed bag. Even the very best of them will… Continue reading "‘The Mortuary Collection’ Brings Us Four Tales Fresh From the Crypt"

  • Features

    October 11, 2020

    Editorial: About ‘That’ Guardian Review of ‘The Haunting of Bly Manor’…

    Two days ago, The Guardian published a review of Mike Flanagan’s loose The Turn of the Screw adaptation, The Haunting of Bly Manor. It, erm, didn’t go down well. Branded… Continue reading "Editorial: About ‘That’ Guardian Review of ‘The Haunting of Bly Manor’…"

  • Features, Grimmfest 2020, Interviews

    October 10, 2020

    Director Charlie Steeds on Paying Homage to 1970s Blaxploitation with Retro Revenge Thriller ‘Death Ranch’

    Death Ranch is a no-holds-barred ode to ’70s Blaxploitation cinema. It follows an African American trio of siblings on the run from the law, fighting for their lives as they… Continue reading "Director Charlie Steeds on Paying Homage to 1970s Blaxploitation with Retro Revenge Thriller ‘Death Ranch’"

  • Features, Grimmfest 2020, Interviews

    October 10, 2020

    Writer/Director Piotr Ryczko and Actor Marta Król on ‘I Am REN’, a Polish Sci-Fi Thriller with a Mental Health Message

    I Am REN is a Phillip K. Dick-inspired science fiction thriller that slowly unravels itself to reveal a haunting mental health parable. Taking the unsettling serenity of the Polish countryside… Continue reading "Writer/Director Piotr Ryczko and Actor Marta Król on ‘I Am REN’, a Polish Sci-Fi Thriller with a Mental Health Message"

  • Features, Reviews

    October 10, 2020

    Unoriginal Sins: ‘The Cleansing Hour’ Might Not Be The Freshest Exorcism Tale But It Sure is Fun

    Films like Grave Encounters and The Last Exorcism have created an enduring modern horror trope: the media-savvy showman whose staged flirtations with the paranormal suddenly become all too real. The… Continue reading "Unoriginal Sins: ‘The Cleansing Hour’ Might Not Be The Freshest Exorcism Tale But It Sure is Fun"

  • Features, Reviews

    October 10, 2020

    When the Devil Drives: ‘Tailgate’ Mixes Fragile Masculinity and Road Rage

    What if you cross the wrong person today? What if a chance exchange were to be taken the wrong way? Perhaps you’ve had a trying day and some stranger ends… Continue reading "When the Devil Drives: ‘Tailgate’ Mixes Fragile Masculinity and Road Rage"

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