The Night House
The Night House is not a sequel to The Lighthouse, although it does take place near a large body of water. Following her husband’s suicide, Beth (Rebecca Hall) discovers mysterious […]
Tag Archives: 2021
Maisie
At 88 David Raven, AKA Maisie Trollette, is the oldest performing drag artiste in the UK. Maisie has strutted the sequinned stages of the London and Brighton scenes since RuPaul […]
Malignant
Among the most outlandish mainstream horror films of recent memory, Malignant marks James Wan’s return to B movies (unless you count Aquaman). A kind of giallo Basket Case, this wacky […]
Stillwater
Hot on the tail of Pig comes another movie subverting the Hollywood action-thriller, this time digging not for truffles but oil, redemption and justice. Loosely based on the Amanda Knox […]
FrightFest 2021: Offseason
After receiving a letter informing her that her mother’s grave has been desecrated, Marie (Jocelin Donahue) heads to the island where she is buried. With the bridge back to the […]
The ParaPod: A Very British Ghost Hunt
In the last couple of years we have seen films based on apps (Countdown, the Angry Birds movies, that M. Night Shyamalan one about the ageing filter), social media (Unfriended, […]
FrightFest 2021: The Advent Calendar
When paraplegic ex-dancer Eva (Eugénie Derouand) is given an antique German advent calendar, she discovers that behind each door lurks disaster, desire fulfilment and death. And chocolate, obviously. Originally just […]
Candyman (2021)
A Chicago artist (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) spirals into madness after discovering the urban legend of Candyman, getting horribly stung by a bee and inexplicably neglecting to go to waspital. Jordan […]
FrightFest 2021: Prisoners of the Ghostland
My coverage of this year’s FrightFest is split between here and DMovies as I am a critical whore. Except not being paid. So I guess just a slut. FrightFest is […]
Censor
A BBFC busybody breaks down in this British horror from Prano Bailey-Bond. Set during the Video Nasties scandal, Censor is a fresh take on an old favourite. The horror industry […]
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