Suspiria
Dario Argento’s 1977 giallo follows an American ballet student (Jessica Harper) who goes to Germany to attend the most prestigious dance school in Europe. Imagine the Grand Budapest Hotel converted into an abattoir. […]
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Marrowbone
Set in 1969, Marrowbone follows an English family fleeing to America. Remember when that was a good idea? This Spanish-produced but English-language (debatable given some of the dialogue) chiller is written […]
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
Not only does Friday the 13th mark the day Donald Trump descended upon the UK, it’s also Jason Vorhees’ birthday (not sure how that works). So let’s raise a glass […]
Alice, Sweet Alice
A withdrawn 12-year-old (Paula Sheppard) becomes the prime suspect when her younger sister (Brooke Shields) is murdered during her first communion, in Alice, Sweet Alice – AKA Communion, Holy Terror and Feather Ded. OK I […]
The First Purge
I should start by saying I’ve not seen the other Purge movies, having always found the premise profoundly stupid. Why would any government make all crime legal for one night […]
Hereditary
Be wary of horror films claiming to be the scariest thing since sentient bread. Usually when critics make those kinds of claims they’re only comparing them to those Conjuring movies, which […]
Revenge
It’s quickly becoming a tradition at the Toronto International Film Festival for their “Midnight Madness” screenings to live up to the name by showing a French feminist horror movie that […]
The Strangers: Prey at Night
“They should do a sequel to The Strangers,” is something I’ve literally never heard, like, “I wish Richard Osman was on TV more,” or a Killers song I didn’t hate. Nevertheless a Strangers sequel […]
The Strangers
At the beginning of The Strangers, Kristen (Liv Tyler) looks a bit scared at the prospect of getting married, and continues to look a bit scared over the next 85 […]
The Fog (1980)
When a small fishing town is attacked by vengeful ghost mariners shrouded in glowing fog, it’s up to a handful of townsfolk to thwart this malevolent cloud of seamen. John Carpenter’s […]
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