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Reviews: Experimental Horror SKINAMARINK Is Hypnotic & Mesmerising

Canadian writer-director Kyle Edward Ball makes his feature directorial debut with Skinamarink, a bold experimental horror film. A slowly paced mood piece, Skinamarink is a crowdfunded feature, shot on a budget of just $15,000 that went on to make [...]

July 11, 2023

Master Of Horror: Remembering Texas Chainsaw Massacre Director Tobe Hooper

Horror director Tobe Hooper changed cinema forever with 1974’s Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Not only is the film one of the great films within the horror genre, but the title also entered the general lexicon, conjuring-up a million horrific images [...]

January 25, 2022

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

Obituary: Texas Chainsaw Massacre Director Dies – Tobe Hooper 1943 – 2017

Tobe Hooper changed cinema forever with 1974’s Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Not only is the film one of the great films within the horror genre, but the title also entered the general lexicon, conjuring-up a million horrific images (even if the film [...]

August 28, 2017

Blu-ray Review: Tobe Hooper’s Killer Crocodile Horror EATEN ALIVE Is A Death Trap

October 10, 2015

Does This New POLTERGEIST Poster Scare You?

The Sam Raimi produced remake of Poltergeist hits on 22 May. That means the marketing is ramping-up in order to inform the masses that it’s on the way. This new poster is an improvement over the last one but it has a strong Saw feel to it. Sam [...]

April 6, 2015

POLTERGEIST Gets The Horror Remake Treatment Along With A New Trailer And Poster

Poltergeist is a seminal horror film which people have a lot of affection for. I don’t know if you would call it a classic but you could say that it’s as well loved as a horror movie gets. Over thirty years have passed since Tobe Hopper’s [...]

February 7, 2015

DVD Review: THE CABIN Holds Its Own In The Horror Genre Delivering Scares And A Good Story

I’ve seen enough horror films to know what works and what doesn’t. There’s a fine line to walk between keeping the genre’s tropes and cliches and filmmakers have to work very hard to keep things feeling fresh. Writer/director/star Matt [...]

November 22, 2014