horror

Blu-ray Review: Classic Silent Expressionist Horror THE HANDS OF ORLAC

The 1924 horror film The Hands of Orlac (Orlac’s Hände) reunited the star (Conrad Veidt) and director (Robert Wiene) of the 1920 masterpiece, The Cabinet Of Dr Caligari for yet another classic silent genre piece. Based on the novel [...]

June 24, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Taika Waititi & Jemaine Clement’s WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS

What We Do In The Shadows is a 2014 comedy written and directed by Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement. The ‘mockumentary’ follows the lives of four vampires: Viago (Waiyiti), Vladislav (Clement), Deacon (Jonathan Brugh) and Petyr (Ben Fransham) [...]

June 22, 2021

Bryan Bertino’s THE DARK AND THE WICKED Getting A DVD, Blu-ray & Digital Release In The UK

Movies In Focus called Bryan Bertino’s The Dark And The Wicked ‘a well crafted and intelligent horror film..a strong and powerful slice of genre cinema which gets deep under the skin. It’s one of the best horror films of the [...]

June 21, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Waris Hussein’s THE POSSESSION Of JOEL DELANEY

This 1972 chiller directed by Waris Hussein is a supernatural tale that appears to be in the same mould as The Exorcist; however it was released over a year before William Friedkin’s classic. The Possession of Joel Delaney stars Shirley Maclaine [...]

June 20, 2021

New Irish & UK Release Date For Chris Baugh’s Brilliant BOYS FROM COUNTY HELL

Movies In Focus has seen Chris Baugh’s brilliant horror-comedy Boys From County Hell – and it delivers everything that you would ever want from a vampire film set in rural Ireland (read the full review). Baugh’s pic was supposed [...]

June 19, 2021

Trailer For Ben Wheatley’s Timely Horror Film IN THE EARTH

Director Ben Wheatley is once again bringing his own unique style of horror to the screen with In The Earth. Wheatley wrote and directed the film quickly during the summer of 2020 – a time when most of the world was still locked down due to [...]

June 17, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Dario Argento’s OPERA

Opera sees giallo master Dario Argento working at his most gloriously OTT and this 1987 mystery contains all the traits you would expect from the Italian director: mystery, lust, violence and impressive camera work. The film also features music from [...]

June 16, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Brian Yuzna’s BRIDE OF RE-ANIMATOR

Bride of Re-Animator is a preposterous but fun 1990 follow-up to Stuart Gordon’s Re-Animator. This time Brian Yuzna takes the helm (he also produces and co-writes) which sees doctor buddies Herbert West (Jeffery Combs) and Dan Cain (Bruce Abbot) [...]

June 10, 2021