The first pure horror podcast in a while for Directors Uncut. Join Kat, Liz, and Cliff as we talk about one of the most successful horror directors of all time, especially if you are looking at box offices. The first movie we covered was Wan’s breakout and ground zero for a long-running franchise about […]
Horror
George A. Romero’s Martin (1977) Vampire horror through the hazy gaze of an Antisocial Creep (Review)
Leave (2022) surprising blend of Nordic noir, supernatural chiller and social commentary (Review)
Norway is a remarkable country, beautiful and foreboding all at once. The mountains and fjords speak of a wild landscape, while the universal health care and welcoming cities indicate a peak of civilisation. It is a country with a strong religious history, with over 60% identifying as Christian and only […]
#ChadGetsTheAxe (Glasgow Frightfest 2023)(Review)
Mother Superior (Glasgow Frightfest 2023)(Review)
Letter to the Postman (2022) & Questions to the Filmmaker
In the final days of 2022, I happened upon an intriguing sixty-minute low-budget film. Entitled Letters to the Postman, it is an adaptation by British indie filmmaker Felix Dembinski of a short story by Robert Aickman which appeared in the author’s 1980 anthology Intrusions and proved to be his final […]
Cursed Films: Series One (2020)(Review)
The first series of Shudder’s mini-series Cursed Films documents the phenomena of film sets, particularly those within the horror genre, rumoured to be cursed following consecutive tragic events that have plagued filmmakers during the course of production, and post-release. The series seeks to discover whether these cursed films are in […]
Walking the Edge (1985)Exploitation, Scuzz and Robert Forster’s Masterclass (Review)
New Label Radiance Films has kicked off with considerable intent; as well as their releases, they are also working with Mawu Films, Altered Innocence and Fun City Editions (UK) – the latter of which 1985’s Walking the Edge belongs. Norbert Meisel directs his wife, Nancy Kwan, and committed character actor […]
Juraj Herz (The Cremator & Ferat Vampire)
Jane (2023) When Teen Drama morphs into Psychological Teen Horror (Review)
Teenage suicide and cyber-bullying. Handle these tough subjects in a way that is crass or exploitative, and your film will leave a bad taste in the mouth. Handle it with delicacy and nuance and you might produce something impressive. Sabrina Jaglom’s Jane falls into the latter category, approaching these topics […]