horror

Book Review: Benjamin Percy’s RED MOON

Benjamin Percy’s Red Moon is an odd beast indeed. It’s a cross-genre piece that would put up a good fight to fit in almost every section of your local book shop. Horror sits side-by-side with teen romance, science fiction and drama. The book is [...]

May 24, 2013

DVD Review: Robert Rodriguez Presents CURANDERO – DAWN OF THE DEMON

Grindhouse god, Robert Rodriguez writes and produces this Spanish language curiosity. Think of a low budget feature combination of Millennium meets The X-Files by way of ‘CSI: Mexico’. It never quite gels as a concept, but this low budget [...]

May 19, 2013

DVD Review: THE HIDDEN FACE Is A Captivating Horror/Thriller

The Hidden Face begins like most haunted house movies. A young couple move into a large country house and soon things start to go bump in the night. You’ve seen it all a million times before, but just as soon as you think that this Spanish [...]

May 18, 2013

SCREAM Series For MTV; Wes Craven To Direct Pilot

A Scream television series for MTV? I’m not quite sure that we need it, but Dimension seems to want to milk their franchises (Scream, Spy Kids, Scary Movie) for all they’re worth. The belated fourth instalment of Wes Craven’s horror franchise [...]

April 26, 2013

What Frightened Me – DRACULA: PRINCE OF DARKNESS

As a child I had the fantastic opportunity to see films For artistic or cultural merit that many “stricter parents” may have had issue with. This brings me to Dracula: Prince of Darkness; a film which terrified me as a kid and left an indelible [...]

April 24, 2013

Blu-ray Review: Comedy-Horor STITCHES Is No Laughing Matter

There’s much mileage to be made from a killer clown movie, but Stitches fails on nearly every level. The Irish film misses the mark, leaving the door open for someone else to make a decent chiller out of the concept. Director Conor McMahon [...]

March 24, 2013

DVD Review: Check Into The Overlook Hotel With ROOM 237

Fans of Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining won’t want to miss Room 237, the documentary detailing the many ‘conspiracy theories’ behind the Stephen King adaptation. The film uses interviews from fans, scholars and journalists who offer up a [...]

March 9, 2013

Anchor Bay & Meyers Entertainment Score Distribution For MIMESIS: NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD

Movies In Focus was a big fan of director Douglas Schulze’s Mimesis (now re-titled Mimesis: Night of the Living Dead) and the film received great buzz on the festival circuit (read my review). The horror film has now been picked up for [...]

December 7, 2012

Interview: C. Robert Cargill Writer Of Horror SINISTER

Horror film, Sinister starring Ethan Hawke is opening to good buzz. Directed by Scott Derrickson (The Exorcism of Emily Rose), it follows Hawke’s novelist as he investigates the deaths of the family who previously lived in his house. The film uses [...]

October 12, 2012

Halloween Horror DVD & Blu-ray Round-Up

Halloween is nearly here and that means that a slew of new horror related releases will be hitting the shelves. I’ve reviewed a few for your reading pleasure – maybe you’ll take a punt and watch one. Featured in this bumper review section is [...]

October 9, 2012

Review: Craig Griffith’s THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS

The world of film is changing. Advances in technology have seen the traditional methods of production and distribution shattered. The digital age means that it is now cheaper than ever to produce a film, and to gain attention through the internet [...]

October 2, 2012

DVD Review: DARK MIRROR Fails To Shine

This 2007 shot ‘shocker’ is a sub-standard entry into the horror canon. Dark Mirror ultimately fails because of its weighty pretensions, poor character development and lack of cohesion. Lisa Vidal plays Deborah, a photographer who moves [...]

September 2, 2012

DVD Review: THE DEVIL’S BUSINESS Plays Like An Episode Of The Twilight Zone Or Tales of the Unexpected

The Devil’s Business is a short and sweet British chiller, which delivers on all fronts. Writer/director Sean Hogan shows great promise, with this creeping old-fashioned Satanic drama, which at just 69 minutes, plays like a first rate episode of [...]

September 2, 2012