2020’s Hosts opens on young couple Jack (Neal Ward) and Lucy (Samantha Loxley). They are preparing for Christmas and enjoying each other’s company when strange lights appear in the garden.… Continue reading "Who’s Coming To Dinner? Unwelcome Guests Ruin Christmas in Festive Chiller ‘Hosts’"
Psycho Goreman is rich with the kitsch style that gave pre-CGI horror flicks such long-lasting charm. It tells the story of Mimi (Nita-Josee Hanna) and her brother Luke (Owen Myre),… Continue reading "If E.T. Exploded Heads: ‘Psycho Goreman’ is a Retro Horror-Comedy Done Right"
The masked and hooded spectres that haunt the slasher genre with blood-soaked implements of death always beg the question: how did they get to this point? While part of their… Continue reading "Falling Through the Cracks: Slasher ‘Killer Therapy’ Sees a Serial Killer Failed by the System"
Vincent Paronnaud’s stylish grindhouse revenge movie opens with a campfire tale. In a striking animated sequence, which reflects the director’s background in comic books, we hear the story of a… Continue reading "Red Riding Hood With Teeth: ‘Hunted’ Turns Folklore Feral"
Topical comedy writers Charlie Dinkin and Zoe Tomalin are seasoned when it comes to finding the funny side of terrifying phenomena. After all, they’ve been handling the events of 2020… Continue reading "Comedy Writers Charlie Dinkin and Zoe Tomalin on Their Award-Nominated Horror-Comedy Sketch Podcast ‘SeanceCast’"
As the nights grow long and the temperature drops, it has long been a tradition to sit around and tell each other scary stories. There’s something about the barren winter… Continue reading "Snowbound Scares: The 13 Best Winter Horror Movies"
With his shocking 1991 novel American Psycho, author Bret Easton Ellis established himself as the new enfant terrible of the literary world. While he’s more recently undercut that reputation by… Continue reading "Shallow Waters: ‘Smiley Face Killers’ Has Style But Lacks Substance"
Mark Cassell is a UK-based horror author from the South East coast of England. Before he brought us such treats as Sinister Stitches, Monster Double Feature and The Shadow Fabric,… Continue reading "British Horror Author Mark Cassell on Literature, Lovecraft and Lockdown"
A theatre company that has embraced the challenges imposed by lockdown, Darkfield has spent 2020 crafting unique immersive audio experiences for audiences to enjoy from the comfort and safety of… Continue reading "Darkfield Radio Launches Dracula-Inspired Immersive Audio Experience ‘Eternal’"
Remaking a cult classic is no mean feat, especially since audiences have been burned so many times before. So it’s easy to approach Tate Steinsiek‘s reimagining of Stuart Gordon’s 1995 Castle… Continue reading "‘Castle Freak’ is a Bold, if Inconsistent, Retelling of a True Cult Classic"
Imagine that Rosemary’s Baby didn’t focus on the toxic yuppie couple, but was instead about the kindly, elderly Satanists living next door. The end result would probably look a little bit… Continue reading "Reverse Exorcism Film ‘Anything For Jackson’ Showcases the Mundanity (and Hilarity) of Evil"
The Mark of the Bell Witch is the latest documentary from Small Town Monsters, the prolific team whose work has covered such cryptids as the Mothman, Bigfoot and UFOs. For… Continue reading "Journey into the Dark Heart of America’s Most Famous Haunting with ‘The Mark of the Bell Witch’"
Back in September, the Squid reported on the buzz surrounding promising horror debut Hosts, a supernatural home invasion film whose unique premise left us intrigued. We managed catch up with… Continue reading "Directors Richard Oakes and Adam Leader on Indie Horror ‘Hosts’, a Home Invasion Movie with a Supernatural Spin"
Writer/director Paul Davis is an active part of the horror community, both in front of and behind the camera. Most recently, Paul has written and directed for the Blumhouse/Hulu hit… Continue reading "Author and Filmmaker Paul Davis on ‘Beware The Moon: The Story of an American Werewolf in London’"
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"