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Review: THE MORTUARY ASSISTANT – A Horror Video Game Adaptation That Feels Like An Arthouse Film

Director Jeremiah Kipp’s creepy chiller, The Mortuary Assistant sees Willa Holland star as Rebecca Owens, a newly appointed assistant to mortician Raymond Delver (Richard Sparks). Her first night on the job doesn’t quite go to plan and things [...]

July 25, 2026

Blu-ray Review: Horror Gets Animated In STOPMOTION

Stopmotion, the feature debut from animation director Robert Morgan, is a haunting and visceral exploration of artistic obsession and psychological horror. This is one of those fugue state nightmare pieces where the mood seeps under your skin and it [...]

July 2, 2024

Blu-ray Review: Fright Anthology V/H/S/85 Delivers First-Rate Horror Moments

Anyone familiar with Movies In Focus will know that I’m not a fan of ‘found footage’ horror movies. Don’t get me wrong – some can be great – but they’re often substandard and use the format as a cheap [...]

March 17, 2024

Blu-ray Review: CREEPSHOW Season 1 To 4

Based on the 1982 anthology film directed by the late George A. Romero and written by Stephen King (and its 1987 sequel), Shudder’s Creepshow updates the horror anthology series for a new generation by turning it into a TV/streaming series. A [...]

January 3, 2024

Blu-ray Review: V/H/S/99 – This Retro Found Footage Horror Anthology Sequel Is A Mixed Bag

The fifth instalment in the V/H/S film series, V/H/S/99 adds an end-of-the-century spin to the successful anthology franchise. Now, Movies In Focus readers will know that I’m not a fan of found footage movies – but I do like a good [...]

April 1, 2023

Blu-ray Review: Irish Horror CAVEAT Will Give You The Creeps

Damian Mc Carthy makes a wonderful feature length directing debut with Caveat, a creepy and captivating horror film which has scares as well as a few well-placed chuckles. This low budget independent Irish film delivers the goods, making it a [...]

February 26, 2022

CLOSED Competition: Win Irish Horror Film CAVEAT On DVD

Acorn Media International will release Damian McCarthy’s Caveat on Blu-ray, DVD and digital on 28th February 2022. To celebrate, Movies In Focus is giving away a copy of the film on DVD to one lucky reader. Amnesiac drifter Isaac (Jonathan [...]

February 19, 2022

Uncovering Curiosities: Andy Mitton’s THE WITCH IN THE WINDOW

Writer-director Andy Mitton’s 2018 film, The Witch In The Window is one of the most beautifully crafted horror films to hit screens in many years. Mitton’s film is a perfectly precise piece of genre cinema, filled with wonderful [...]

October 24, 2021

What’s Going On Here? Clip From Shudder’s MOSQUITO STATE

There’s more than a touch of David Cronenberg in Mosquito State. Co-written by director Filip Jan Rymsza and Mario Zermeno, the film is a Wall Street body horror with plenty of atmosphere and strong visuals. Beau Knapp, Charlotte Vega and [...]

August 26, 2021

Review: Filip Jan Rymsza’s MOSQUITO STATE Is A Cronenbergian Psychological Thriller

A clinically precise piece of filmmaking, Filip Jan Rymsza’s Mosquito State is a psychological thriller which verges towards Cronenbergian body horror. Rymsza’s film is more than that though, it uses the 2007 financial crisis as a stepping-off [...]

August 25, 2021

Trailer & Poster For Cronenbergian Insect Thriller MOSQUITO STATE

There’s more than a touch of David Cronenberg in director Filip Jan Rymsza’s Mosquito State. Co-written by Rymsza and Mario Zermeno, the film is a Wall Street body horror with plenty of atmosphere and strong visuals. It’s set in [...]

August 2, 2021

JAKOB’S WIFE: New UK Trailer & Clip For The Barbara Crampton Vampire Horror Pic

Director Travis Stevens impressed Movies In Focus with his horror/thriller, Girl on the Third Floor. That means I’m intrigued by his latest film Jakob’s Wife. The film stars horror icon Barbara Crampton and Larry Fessenden as a [...]

July 13, 2021

Podcast – Episode 7: Filmmaker Damian Mc Carthy Talks About His Irish Horror Film CAVEAT

Director Damian Mc Carthy has made a plethora of short films over the last decade and now the Irish filmmaker makes a wonderful feature length debut with Caveat. Caveat is a creepy and captivating horror film, one which has scares as well as a [...]

June 9, 2021

Review: CAVEAT Is A Creepy & Captivating Irish Chiller

June 3, 2021

Interview: Director Neil Marshall Talks About Making The RECKONING

Movies In Focus has been a fan of Neil Marshall’s work since the release of his great werewolf horror, Dog Soldiers in 2002. The film was was a fantastic calling card for the filmmaker who continues to impress on the big and small screen having [...]

May 14, 2021

Trailer & Poster: Irish Comedy-Horror BOYS FROM COUNTY HELL Looks To Have Gore Galore

Going by this trailer, there will be plenty of fun to be had from Boys From County Hell. This looks like an enjoyable comedy-horror with gore galore from Bad Day For The Cut director Chris Baugh. The plot sees a group of friends unlocking a vampire [...]

March 26, 2021

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