Horror Story – (Kinoteka 2024)(Review)

Billy Stanton

As the feature debut of writer-director Adrian Apanel, Horror Story pulls off a nice little magic trick. When fresh-faced finance graduate Tomek (Jakub Zajac), rents a room in a crumbling boarding house that’s straight out of the horror cinema interior decorating textbook, we expect things to go full-blown supernatural (or […]

In Flames (Glasgow Frightfest 2024)(Review)

Rob Simpson

Fifteen or so years ago a movie called In Flames would’ve conjured up images of Scandanavian terror, full of blacks and dark blues, probably quite nihilistic, where an unlucky group were victim to supernatural terrors from beyond. Admittedly, part of that hypothetical may be influenced by sharing a name with a Swedish […]

Birdeater (SXSW 2024)(Review)

Robyn Adams

In spite of what its title and country of origin might suggest, not a single spider appears in Birdeater (2023), the feature debut of Australian directing duo Jack Clark and Jim Weir; the webs of predatory entrapment that its characters become tangled in are of the metaphorical variety, constructed using […]

Mom (Glasgow Frightfest 2024)(Review)

Andy Connor

Fresh from the birth of their son, Meredith (Emily Hampshire) and Jared (Francois Arnaud), come home to settle in to life as a family, but a restless force has its eyes on the new parents, and the latest addition. Introducing Mom, the feature length debut from Adam O’Brien, getting its World […]

The Well (Glasgow Frightfest 2024)(Review)

Andy Connor

In the Well, sent on behalf of her father to restore a classic painting following a fire, budding art restorer Lisa (Lauren LaVera) becomes entangled in a centuries-old ritual involving murder, sacrifice, and dark magic. Fresh off the worldwide success of Terrifier 2, Lauren LaVera takes the lead in this […]