The original folk tale of Rumpelstiltskin is one we’ve all had read to us as children or at least know the overarching events of. A miller, eager to elevate his social status, lies about his daughter’s abilities – claiming she can spin straw into gold. The king, soon to remarry, […]
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Tales from the Void (2024) Carefully Curated Horror Anthology based on R/NoSleep
In the late 2000s a whole eco-system was being born from the depths of the controversial forum 4Chan that would create a digital cavern for internet horror legends. The first Creepypasta to emerge from there spread like wildfire, and soon enough dedicated websites to these frightening tales were born. These […]
Sayara (Grimmfest 2024)
Fan favourite director Can Evrenol, whose 2015 film Baskin was well-received in horror circles, had a new film playing this past weekend at Grimmfest, and although it’s not a horror per se, there are certainly grim, dark, and horrific parts to it. Sayara is a quiet young woman from Turkmenistan […]
Bookworm (Fantastic Fest 2024)
There is no finer innovation than a family trying to get out of financial trouble. The second feature film by Ant Timpson (Come to Daddy), Bookworm at its core, is a testament to the spirit of survival and the notion that no matter how grim things are, imagination and family […]
Broken Bird (Frightfest 2024) Review
Sybil works at an undertakers. It’s a lonely job, with few perks. So she takes solace where she can. People pity the dead, but the dead are laughing in their sleep. Sybil (Rebecca Calder – House of the Dragon, Kandahar), charms her way through life, rarely straying from the societally […]
Saint Clare (Frightfest 2024) Review
“Everything I have said and done is in the hands of god” Clare Bleeker (Bella Thorne), has been plagued with voices since she was a child. Righteous justice, only to be brought by her down on the heads of those who deserve. But how will she live with the shadows […]
7 Keys (Frightfest 2024) Review
Lena doesn’t want to go home. She wants to run away from the troubles of her real life and recapture all the fun she’s missed out on. Using Daniel’s keys, the pair go on the ultimate tour of London – a wild weekend of getting to know each other intimately […]
Onyx the Fortuitious and the Talisman of Souls (Soho Horror Fest 2023)(Review)
5 fans are invited to the ritual to end all rituals. So starts the hilarious intro to a rollercoaster ride that has all the wit, nostalgia and laughs of Tenacious D and Clerks 2. It reaches into how we all felt as teenagers. Surfing the internet, finding the things you […]
The Hyperborean (Soho Horror Festival 2023)(Review)
Spoiler warning! “Heaven is still here, but it can’t be breathe.” Cook’s cosmic journey into grief, family dynamics, and moral grey areas. Who doesn’t love whiskey? With coke, on the rocks, with lemonade, it’s the drink that tastes good in every mood. Robert McClaw, a discoverer tasked with finding another […]
Kramer’s Last Will: Saw X (Review)(2023)
Courage is the catalyst of time, and when courage rallies against injustice, history is made. If courage is pushing through whilst fearful, instead of the absence of fear itself, Jigsaw is the punctuation in that well-known quote. Saw X is the latest instalment into John Kramer’s life, and when he […]