Sure to be a highlight of this year’s Grimmfest, When the Screaming Starts is a horror comedy that follows budding serial killer Aidan and pretentious documentary filmmaker Norman. With plenty of… Continue reading "Filmmakers Conor Boru, Ed Hartland, Jared Rogers and Dom Lenoir on Horror Mockumentary ‘When the Screaming Starts’"
In a fusion of pint-sipping and vampire-slaying, director Chris Baugh sinks his teeth into some Dracula folk-lore whilst adding a parodic twist in his latest comedy horror The Boys from… Continue reading "Blood, Beer and Half-Pulled Heart Strings in Irish Vampire Movie ‘Boys From County Hell’"
In the 1980s, Satan lurked around every corner. He was behind your kid’s D&D game, their heavy metal records and their insistence on not being generally boring. In this new… Continue reading "The Devil’s Tunes: Heinous Murder and Heavy Metal in ‘We Summon The Darkness’"
In 1996, Wes Craven’s Scream changed the landscape of mainstream horror. This change may not have lasted forever, but was certainly enough to give the films of the 1990s a… Continue reading "Copycat Killers: ‘Scream’ Versus ‘Halloween H20’"
Portmanteau horror isn’t something that’s easy to pull off, and those who have attempted it in the past have weighed in with mixed results. That’s not to say it shouldn’t… Continue reading "Grimmfest 2019: Tales from the Lodge"
Taking a meta approach to the horror genre, Blood Fest is a self-aware romp through a horror-themed festival turned deadly. A group of teens fight their way through the themed… Continue reading "INTERVIEW: Director Owen Egerton on Comedic Meta-Horror ‘Blood Fest’"
Johnny Galecki might be famous for playing the decade-long role of Leonard Hofstadter in The Big Bang Theory, a sitcom so divisive that it should consider a partnership with Marmite,… Continue reading "Johnny Galecki from ‘The Big Bang Theory’ Stars in New Horror Comedy"
A mashup between classic cult horror movie Evil Dead 2 and the music of Elvis Presley is not something I ever thought I would experience. But I am very glad… Continue reading "EVENT REVIEW: Rob Kemp’s ‘The Elvis Dead’"