horror

Uncovering Curiosities: Terence Fisher’s THE MAN WHO COULD CHEAT DEATH

The Man Who Could Cheat Death is an all but forgotten Hammer film from 1959. Terence Fisher’s horror may not be Hammer at its best but it does have enough intriguing elements (and Christopher Lee) to make it watchable. Anton Diffring is Georges [...]

March 2, 2021

Notebook Reviews: THE LOST BOYS

Joel Schumacher – 1987 The Lost Boys is probably the ultimate Joel Schumacher film. This has it all – teenagers, neon lighting, rock soundtrack, fast editing and a witty script. It’s dated, but that’s not a problem because [...]

February 28, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Nick Robertson’s THE PACK

The set-up for 2015’s The Pack is simple – a family living on a remote Australian farm must fend off a pack of blood-thirsty wolves over the course of a long night. It embraces its genre roots and makes sure that’s its bark is just as [...]

February 27, 2021

Trailer For Christopher Smith’s THE BANISHING Starring Jessica Brown Findlay, John Lynch & Sean Harris

Pitched as ‘The Shining meets Downton Abbey‘ director Christopher Smith‘s The Banishing is a new 1930s set ghost story with an impressive cast: Jessica Brown Findlay, John Lynch, Sean Harris and Adam Hugill. Movies In Focus is [...]

February 17, 2021

Trailer For The Limited Edition Blu-ray Of Rob Savage’s Lockdown Horror Hit HOST

Rob Savage’s Host, was a huge horror hit during lockdown. The low budget film garnered rave reviews when it was released and now the Shudder Original film is getting a special edition blu-ray release from the brilliant Second Sight films. [...]

February 17, 2021

Review: Nicolas Cage Kicks Demonic Furballs In WILLY’S WONDERLAND

Willy’s Wonderland is everything it says on the tin: it’s Nicolas Cage trapped in a theme park fighting-off demonic animatronic characters. The Kevin Lewis directed horror/action film is as much fun as you bring along to it, but it’s a little [...]

February 12, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Tobe Hooper’s EATEN ALIVE

Tobe Hooper has had an inconsistent career as a horror director. When he scores big he delivers classics like The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Poltergeist. When he fails he delivers uneven efforts like The Texas Chainsaw 2 – and this 1977 [...]

February 10, 2021

Bryan Bertino’s THE DARK AND THE WICKED Gets A UK & Ireland Release Date On Shudder

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 [...]

February 8, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Michael & Shawn Rasmussen’s DARK FEED

The low-budget arena is where the horror genre works best. Michael and Shawn Rasmussen used their lack of finances to make 2013’s Dark Feed, an old-fashioned chiller that puts tension before gore. Dark Feed uses the tried and test [...]

February 7, 2021

Review: Charlotte Kirk Seeks Revenge Against Sean Pertwee In Neil Marshall’s Plague Thriller THE RECKONING

Neil Marshall’s The Reckoning isn’t the movie you’re expecting. You might think that this latest film from the Dog Soldiers and The Descent director is a supernatural revenge movie – and while it does feature those elements, it’s much [...]

February 3, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Douglas Schulze’s MIMESIS: NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD

Low-budget filmmaker Douglas Schulze’s 2011 horror film, Mimesis (meaning imitation) manages to do something new with the genre, whilst still riffing on a classic – this time it’s George A. Romero’s 1968 film, Night of the Living Dead. Now, [...]

February 2, 2021

LAST VOYAGE OF THE DEMETER Sails Again

Over a decade ago (2010 to be exact) The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo star Noomi Rapace and Ben Kingsley were attached to the Last Voyage of The Demeter with 30 Days Of Night‘s David Slade set to direct. The plot of the film tells the tale [...]

January 30, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Michele Soavi’s DELLAMORTE DELLAMORE (CEMETARY MAN)

Long before he was invited to My Best Friend’s Wedding, Rupert Everett was killing the walking dead in Dellamorte Dellamore or The Cemetery Man. This 1994 film is an interesting curio, and there’s much to recommend in director Michele Soavi’s [...]

January 29, 2021

Blu-ray Review: Roger Corman’s Stunning Adaptation Of Edgar Allan Poe’s THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH Starring Vincent Price

The Masque Of The Red Death is a glorious Edgar Allan Poe adaptation from director Roger Corman and star Vincent Price. This 1964 film is the seventh of Corman’s eight Poe adaptations and it’s the most luscious looking of the series thanks to [...]

January 29, 2021

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