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Tag: Horror
Angel Heart (1987) – Review
Film noir has had some radical variations over the years; from Ridley Scott’s moody, future shock, extravaganza, Blade Runner, to Rian Johnson’s Raymond Chandler inspired
Shocking Dark (1989) – Review
We’ve stumbled across the works of Bruno Mattei – aka. Vincent Dawn – a couple of times on this site before (arguably too much) but
The Beyond (1981) – Review
To a layman of 80’s Italian horror, it would painfully easy to cast a disparaging eye over the frenzied output of Lucio Fulci and dismiss
The Revenge Of Frankenstein (1958) – Review
After the hugely favourable reception the Hammer got for their ever-so-dashing version of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (not to mention the similar thumbs up they got
Deepstar Six (1989) – Review
To say that 1989 was flooded with aquatic horror/sci-fi thrillers would be an understatement tantamount to saying that the North Pole is “a bit nippy”,
The Black Phone (2022) – Review
One of the secrets behind Stephen King’s success (aside from him being a really good writer) was that the early adaptations of his work had
Graveyard Shift (1990) – Review
Possibly one of the most frustrating things about a duff Stephen King adaptation is the choice of certain filmmakers to allow the deeper meanings of
Mad God (2022) – Review
Time was, if you ever needed some sort of rampaging beast to tromp through your fantasy/sci-fi epic, there was a one in ten chance you’d
Dracula (1958) – Review
Whenever a filmmaker puts a sexy new spin on a classic character, there’s always a certain amount of pushback from purists crying heresy, but if
The Sadness (2021) – Review
For those who don’t find your simple, basic, everyday, zombie apocalypse hardcore enough to wet your gore whistle and profoundly disturb you, if you were
Dark Glasses (2022) – Review
You know that feeling you have when a beloved artist you’ve followed since your youth keeps putting out albums that are nowhere near as good
The Bird With The Crystal Plumage (1970) – Review
It’s not easy to popularise an entirely new subgenre almost single handedly, but it’s even tougher to do it with your debut movie – however,
Horror Express (1972) – Review
The 70’s brought a wave of realism to the horror genre the likes of which had never been seen before with such mavericks such a
Return Of The Living Dead: Rave To The Grave (2005) – Review
After the Return Of The Living Dead franchise was brought back from the grave by the Syfy Channel with the annoyingly dopey fourth installment, Necropolis,
Hatching (2022) – Review
Social Commentary + Body Horror = Modern Horror Movie is a sum that’s ten-a-penny these days, so to get your fiercely personal story tinged with
Men (2022) – Review
These days, “Elevated Horror” has seemingly become the sub-genre of choice for all things scary and spooky as it overtly wears it’s themes on its
Burial Ground (1981) – Review
By the time that 1981 rolled around, the Italian zombie movie was already succumbing to advanced rot despite only hitting its heyday a couple of
Return Of The Living Dead: Necropolis (2005) – Review
Say what you will about the noticably disjointed Return Of The Living Dead franchise, at least it kind of caters to differing tastes. If the
Invasion Of The Body Snatchers (1978) – Review
If I were to ask you to name a movie that’s not only a remake of a black and white classic, but is also a
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