Category: horror

• [Review] ‘BLACK PUMPKIN’ DELIVERS A MIXED BAG OF TRICKS AND TREATS

  

  I’m a firm believer that Halloween should be celebrated all year round… …Writer/director Ryan McGonagle’s directorial debut Black Pumpkin does just that — it’s a celebration of Halloween and all things horror, but especially the slasher sub-genre and its tropes. This is actually a sequel to the 2016 movie Bloody Bobby and is supposedly the second instalment of a trilogy. The original…

  Wren Crain

  December 12, 2020

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• [REVIEW] ‘DEATHCEMBER’ DELIVERS A MIXED SANTA’S SACK OF TALES

  

  It’s a well-known fact that I have a weakness for horror anthologies… … So when I learned about Deathcember, a collection of 24 horror shorts that act as an advent calendar, my interest was captured immediately. Because there are so many, each story was only a few minutes long, but the film still totaled an extensive run…

  Wren Crain

  December 1, 2020

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• [REVIEW] ANTENNA ‘SPOILER FREE’

  

  There are two types of people in this world: those that cover up their webcams when they’re not using them, and those who don’t… …Personally, I’m the former, and keep a small piece of craft tape covering my laptop camera at all times. It’s a side effect from years of watching and enjoying films just…

  Wren Crain

  December 1, 2020

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• [REVIEW] NOCTURNE 2020 ‘SPOILER FREE’

  

  We can all get a little competitive sometimes… …Nocturne is a beautiful slow burn story about a gifted pianist that will do whatever it takes to step out of her sisters shadow and prove she’s anything but mediocre. An American supernatural horror written and directed by Zu Quirke, Nocturne is a part of the ‘Welcome to Blumhouse’ collection. Quirke’s…

  Wren Crain

  December 1, 2020

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• [NIGHTSTREAM REVIEW] BLOODY HELL ‘SPOILER FREE’

  

  We all have things from our past we’ve tried to run away from… …Director Alister Grierson’s newest feature, Bloody Hell, is an Australian/American horror comedy adapted from a screenplay by Robert Benjamin about a man who does just that, but in his effort to escape his past he ends up somewhere much worse than he’d ever imagined. Making its North…

  Wren Crain

  December 1, 2020

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• [SALEM HOROR FEST 2020 REVIEW] DANNI AND THE VAMPIRE ‘SPOILER FREE’

  

  I’m sure that almost everyone out there has tried to capture a feeling from their past at least once… …At its core, that’s what Danni and the Vampire is all about, a young woman trying to reignite a feeling, something she can only achieve from the emotional pay off of helping another person. This American supernatural indie…

  Wren Crain

  December 1, 2020

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• [FANTASIA 2020 REVIEW] SLAXX ‘SPOILER FREE’

  

  People always talk about finding that one perfect pair of jeans… …The pair that fits you better than any others and are actually comfortable, and it doesn’t hurt if they make you feel good about your appearance either. So, when I heard about a horror comedy about a possessed pair of jeans, I expected a…

  Wren Crain

  December 1, 2020

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• [FANTASIA 2020 REVIEW] BLEED WITH ME ‘SPOILER FREE’

  

  Making friends is never easy… …Well, maybe it is for some lucky people, but for a lot of us it’s hard to put ourselves out there and form a connection with another person, especially when you don’t know who can be trusted. Bleed With Me, a psychological horror film written and directed by Amelia Moses, is at its…

  Wren Crain

  December 1, 2020

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• [REVIEW] UNCLE PECKERHEAD 2020 ‘SPOILER FREE’

  

  Like everyone else, I truly had no idea what I was in store for when I clicked play on Uncle Peckerhead… …Its name led me to expect something unsavory with a lot of over the top slapstick humor. But that’s not what I got, and I will never again judge a film by its title; this…

  Wren Crain

  December 1, 2020

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• [FRIGHTFEST 2020 REVIEW] THE COLUMNIST/DE KUTHOER ‘SPOILER FREE’

  

  Like anyone with a presence online, I’ve had to deal with a fair amount of hate and ignorance, mostly for just existing as someone that is neither cis nor straight. *cough* twitter *cough* I quickly learned that the worst thing I could do, for my own sake, was to give that negativity any of my time and energy.The Columnist is a film that weaves together suspense and shockingly casual violence…

  Wren Crain

  August 31, 2020

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• [FRIGHTFEST 2020 REVIEW] 12 HOUR SHIFT ‘SPOILER FREE’

  

  Anyone who’s ever worked has surely had a shift sent from hell that they will never forget, where everything that could go wrong does, and by the end of it you’re left feeling empty and exhausted. That’s exactly what we see take place here in 12 Hour Shift, a black comedy horror film written and directed by Brea Grant, it made its UK premiere at Fright…

  Wren Crain

  August 29, 2020

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• [FRIGHTFEST 2020 REVIEW] I AM LISA ‘SPOILER FREE’

  

  Content warnings: Violence, sexual assault. I Am Lisa is a film that weaves together lycanthropic and revenge-based horror into something that is a refreshing take on both genres. Written by Eric Winkler and directed by Patrick Rea, it made its world premiere at Fright Fest 2020 on August 28th, and for me it was the first watch of the festival.  In it we follow Lisa (Kristen Vaganos), who…

  Wren Crain

  August 29, 2020

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