Category: Film
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In 1973, William Friedkin’s The Exorcist didn’t just win at the box office; it fundamentally altered the DNA of the horror genre. It was a cold, terrifying kick to the kadiddlehoppers, that fucked up a generation of movie-goers. So, when Warner Bros. sat down to plan the sequel, they had a choice: they could double…
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The 1978 movie Faces of Death is a rite of passage for horror fans. A supposed snuff/documentary type of film, it caused world wide panic of a sort when it was first released. It was allegedly banned in 46 countries (though that number was inflated for marketing purposes) yet the fact is that Faces of…
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2024’s In a Violent Nature was hailed as a unique Arthouse take on the slasher genre. Well paced, built with tension so thick you could cut a knife with it, leaving most fans begging for more. However, not all of us felt the same. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a great take on the old…
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Well, it had to happen at some point, right? Today I’ve reached into the radioactive waste bin of cinematic history and pulled out the ultimate “Why does this exist?” trophy. We are talking about the 1966 anti-masterpiece, Manos: The Hands of Fate. This isn’t just a bad movie. Plan 9 from Outer Space is fucking…
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To understand Twins of Evil, you have to understand the state of Hammer Film Productions in 1971. They were under pressure. Hammer was responding more broadly to the rise of grittier, modern horror in the late 60s/early 70s (including Night of the Living Dead), plus declining US box office returns and shifting audience tastes, and…
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The Fountain of Youth is a yarn as old as time itself. The eternal quest for the source of ever lasting life, but what if that source was inside the veins of a 16-year-old girl? How far would you be willing to go? That’s the question asked by The Cure, and one you’ll be able…
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Newborn is one of those trailers I watch, every so often, that leaves me sat afterwards, with a puzzled look on my face going: “Huh…” Not in a bad way, not at all, but in a head scratching I have no idea what the fuck I just watched but damn if if I’m not very…
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Due out on March 10th on VOD, Trucker, from Breaking Glass Pictures, promises a brutal tale of revenge, at least if the new trailer is anything to go by. When a group of teens (“teens”) cause the death of a long-haul truckers family in a firey crash that, miraculously, leaves him alive, he set outs…
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If you’ve ever sat in a darkened theater, smelled the faint scent of mildew and stale popcorn, and thought, “I wonder if that fish-man has a dental plan,” then you are my people. Today, we aren’t just looking at a movie; we are looking at the last stand of the Golden Age of Monsters. By…
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It had to happen; Halloween had done it; the Universal and Hammer studios had delivered a string of films based around characters such as Dracula, Frankenstein and The Mummy; and now it was Freddy Krueger’s turn to have a sequel and build a franchise with A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge. Directed by…