There has been an increased interest in Shudder original movies over the last few years that has earned it the reputation of “Netflix for horror”. Its biggest successes – the timely and terrifying Zoom horror Host, the Peabody Award-winning La Llorona, and the popular television adaptation of Creepshow – put […]
Mike Leitch
I'm an autistic guy living in Cardiff, searching for any excuse to write and make the most out of what he got from his English Literature MA. Main interests are horror, in pretty much any medium, theatre and literature.
John and the Hole (2021); A Child’s Fantasy or an Eerie Nightmare? (Review)
Following its UK premiere at Frightfest, Vertigo Releasing’s John and the Hole is released in cinemas and digitally as the latest in the growing trend of indie arthouse horror. Nicolas’ Giacobone adapts his own short story, ‘El Pozo’ (approximately translated to ‘The Well’) with collaborator Pascual Sisto making his directorial […]
Dementer + Jug Face (2019/2013) A Pair of Outsider Horrors (Review)
With this double-disc set, Arrow have put together a nice showcase of Chad Crawford Kinkle’s two features, Dementer (2019) and Jug Face (2013). Both show off Kinkle’s range with the former mixing docu-drama with occult horror, while the latter is a straight-up folk horror set in the American South. He shows clear talent in terms of sound design and […]