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’"
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"
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"
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"
An homage to Narciso Ibáñez Serrador’s iconic work, Alejandro Ibáñez Nauta reimagines his father’s story Who Can Kill A Child? in his own brutally dark dramatic horror, Urubú. Shot entirely on location… Continue reading "Alejandro Ibáñez Nauta and Carlos Urrutia on Dark Amazonian Jungle Horror ‘Urubú’"
Triggered draws its influences from a range of classic horror concepts, twisting a little bit of Scream into a base of Battle Royale and flavouring the whole story with a pinch… Continue reading "Ariye Mahdeb, Alastair Orr and David Jones on Campsite Battle Royale Movie ‘Triggered’"
A claustrophobic film with a small yet brilliant cast, The Oak Room takes you on a winding journey through stories within stories. Starring Breaking Bad’s R.J. Mitte, Orphan Black‘s Ari Millen and Peter Outerbridge, it drip-feeds the audience… Continue reading "Cody Calahan and Chad Archibald on the Stories Within Stories of Claustrophobic Horror ‘The Oak Room’"
Well, 2020’s been an absolute shocker, but we’ve managed to claw our way to October, everyone (with taste)’s favourite month! While we may not be able to look forward to… Continue reading "31 Days of Halloween: The Best Horror Films of 2020 (Part 1)"
A carefully crafted and reflective horror film, Unearth is a multifaceted exploration of living in the modern world. It pays close attention to its primary cast of two farm families,… Continue reading "John C. Lyons and Dorota Swies on Dramatic Environmental Horror ‘Unearth’"
An exploration of power and consequences, The Unhealer tells the story of a bullied teenager who gains a supernatural power that reflects violence directly back on his attacker. Poetic justice spirals… Continue reading "The Team Behind ‘The Unhealer’ On Bringing Their Supernatural Revenge Horror to Grimmfest 2020"
A horror comedy rooted in one of the most common fears people tackle in relationships, It Cuts Deep follows normal couple Ashley (Quinn Jackson) and Sam (Charles Gould) on a Christmas… Continue reading "Director Nicholas Santos and Actors John Anderson, Charles Gould and Quinn Jackson on Dark Romantic Comedy ‘It Cuts Deep’"
In a futile attempt to outrun a personal tragedy, child psychiatrist Marianne (Thekla Reuten) leaves America behind for the ominous streets of Aberdeen. Her first patient, a troubled boy called… Continue reading "Scotland the Grave: ‘Repression’ is a Twisty Thriller with an Ambitious Premise"
In Spiral, the latest original offering from Shudder, gay couple Malik (Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman) and Aaron (Ari Cohen) have moved to a sleepy town with their daughter Kayla (Jennifer Laporte) to… Continue reading "Occult Rituals and Hate Crimes: ‘Spiral’ Brings a Queer Perspective to Small-Town Horror"
H.P. Lovecraft is one of the most influential writers in the horror genre, with his stories still seeing new and exciting adaptations to this day, more than 80 years after… Continue reading "Writer/Director Chad Ferrin and the Team Behind ‘The Deep Ones’ on Doing a Lovecraftian Horror Film Right"
As we descend into autumn, we can all agree that 2020 has not exactly gone according to plan. However, this did not stop horror creators from bringing us the thrills… Continue reading "Richard Oakes and Adam Leader Bring Fresh Fear to the Table with Indie Horror ‘Hosts’"