During that era of horror remakes that flooded the genre throughout the 2000s, one thing became abundantly clear, no matter how good each attempt actually
Tag: Horror
The Sect (1991) – Review
Also known in the US under the more prosaic title of The Devil’s Daughter, The Sect saw flashy director Michele Soavi continue to work under
Carrie (2013) – Review
The undisputed prom queen of the “good for her” subgenre of horror will always be be the bloodstained image of Stephen King’s Carrie White –
30 Coins – Season 1, Episode 8: Sacrifice (2021) – Review
Season finales are hard, especially if they’re for a series as dense and chaotic as Alex de la Iglesia’s 30 Coins. I mean, how many
Season Of The Witch (1972) – Review
Not to be confused with the Michael Myers-less, third installment of the Halloween franchise or the 2011, medieval, Nicolas Cage clunker, Season Of The Witch
30 Coins – Season 1, Episode 7: The Glass Box (2021) – Review
Since 30 Coins began, there has been a dark power steadily rising in the town of Pedraza that has been fermenting and curdling like bad
30 Coins – Season 1, Episode 6: Holy War (2021) – Review
While I’ve been singing the praises of many aspects of 30 Coins, Alex de la Iglesia’s viciously blasphemous horror show, one aspect I haven’t gone
30 Coins – Season 1, Episode 5: The Double (2020) – Review
There’s a sneaking suspicion that up until now I’ve been way too harsh on Alex de la Iglesia’s stonking HBO horror show, 30 Coins as
30 Coins – Season 1, Episode 4: Memories (2020) – Review
With the previous episode giving us an insight into what those ominous bits of loose change actually are and what risk they pose, I guess
The Descent (2005) – Review
After firmly installing himself on everyone’s radar with his massively fun debut, the horror comedy Dog Soliders, everyone huddled round waiting to see what British
30 Coins – Season 1, Episode 3: The Mirror (2020) – Review
After an impressively strong opening two episodes, Alex de la Iglesia’s frenzied horror show has settled nicely into the usual pattern for a series that
30 Coins – Season 1, Episode 2: Ouija (2020) – Review
After a stonking first episode that hurled everything but the kitchen sink at an unprepared audience, it’s time for 30 Coins to settle into something
30 Coins – Season 1, Episode 1: Cobwebs (2020) – Review
If I’m being honest, I lost track of following the career of Spanish genre hopping director, Álex de la Iglesia, pretty much after he released
Yokai Monsters: Along With Ghosts (1969) – Review
If you think follow-ups, spin-offs and sequels come at us at a fearsome rate now, you should have seen how fast things moved in the
Baghead (2023) – Review
I guess sometimes it’s nice to have an idea first, but if somebody else manages to do a better job, then not even the powers
28 Days Later (2002) – Review
Despite the presence of slavering, gurgling ghouls presiding over an apocalyptic landscape, there’s been something of a debate over the years about whether 28 Days
Dolls (1986) – Review
If there’s one thing schlock producer Charles Band seems to love (aside from making low budget movies, of course), its killer dolls. From the days
Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare (1968) – Review
Probably one of the strangest trilogies you’ve never heard of, the Yokai Monsters series saw its second installment hit Japanese theatres a mere seven months
The Church (1989) – Review
In an alternate timeline, Dario Argento – the Italian master of horror – and Michele Soavi – the man responsible for the magnificently flamboyant 80s
The Lodge (2019) – Review
Never mind heartwarming vistas of families building snowmen and kids sledding down marshmallow white drifts; anyone who knows anything, knows that snow is fucking scary.John
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