Before we begin, I feel as though my review must be prefaced with a trigger warning; Repulsion is not exactly light viewing. As you may know, Repulsion was directed by the Academy Award-winning filmmaker Roman Polanski, a man whose directorial back-catalogue contains some of the most celebrated examples of the […]
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Creeping Horror (1933-46)Perfect Marathon for Enthusiasts of Classic Horror (Review)
Not all monsters are supernatural in origin, nor do they always have fangs and claws. Many would (fairly) assume that Hollywood wasn’t ready to accept that idea until audiences saw Janet Leigh get sliced up in a motel shower in Hitchcock’s Psycho (1960). Still, in reality, filmmakers were already depicting […]
Kids Vs Aliens (2022)The perfect gateway horror fodder for 13-year-olds (Review)
A group of young boys let loose with a video camera, a forbidden house party whilst the parents are away, the arrival of malicious extraterrestrial kidnappers… if the premise of cult genre filmmaker Jason Eisener’s latest, Kids vs. Aliens, sounds familiar to you, it’s probably because he was also the […]
Julia Scott: Funny That Way (2020) Nothing short of fantastic for both the familiar and unfamiliar (Review)
For those of you who don’t know, the 31st of March marked Transgender Day of Visibility, a worldwide event first observed in 2009 which celebrates trans and non-binary individuals, in addition to helping raise awareness of anti-trans discrimination. I suppose there’s no better day that Bohemia Media and playwright Susan […]
The Perpetrators (BFI Flare 2023) bite-sized cinematic rumination on depictions of queerness and villainy (Review)
The House that Screamed (1969)Messy Spanish Proto-slasher almost saved by a ghoulish, genius finale (Review)
If Spanish horror was a man, his name would be Narciso Ibáñez Serrador. Known as “Chicho” by fans, Serrador brought stories of the thrilling and chilling to Spain’s television screens for almost three decades with his popular anthology series Tales to Keep You Awake – though, to international viewers, he’s […]
DotCom for Murder (2002) Dial M for Mastorakis (Review)
The advent of the internet, as with all great advancements in communication technology, brought with it myriad new ways for nefarious individuals to find and lure in their unsuspecting victims. Those of you who, like me, have grown up in the digital age will undoubtedly be all-too-familiar with how the […]
Skinamarink (2022) the Liminal Horror of 2023’s most divisive movie (Review)
As a child, were you ever afraid of going to the bathroom at night? If you were (or still are), there’s a good chance that you’ll relate to the sense of primal terror that drives Skinamarink. An overnight social-media sensation following its Fantasia Festival premiere (and subsequent online leaking), Skinamarink, […]
The Queen of Spades (1949) Faustian Vintage Supernatural horror with a Kick! (Review)
The Dunwich Horror (1970) Lovecraft via 1960s New Age Hippie Psychadelia (Review)
Adapting the work of the world-famous horror author H.P. Lovecraft for the screen is a task which still seems to challenge filmmakers to this day. His tales of unreliable narrators coming face-to-tentacled-face with unimaginable eldritch horrors with nigh-unpronounceable names have struggled to make the transition from page to celluloid for […]