I find myself becoming more intrigued by Sam Raimi the older I get. I’m not yet a complete connoisseur as I’m still missing the viewing of some of his mid-period work, but I have seen all his Evil Dead films and every film he’s directed this side of 2000. He strikes […]
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Slasher: Ripper (Complete: Season 5)(Review)
This fifth instalment of (now) AMC/Shudder’s horror anthology, Slasher, comes to a close, and with all the lavish splendour that this season has presented, can it maintain it’s early promise and deliver a conclusion that will set it as the best entry in the franchise to date? More on that […]
Doctor Who Spin-Off, Class (2016), Deserves More Love, and Here’s Why
SPOILERS AHEAD The extended universe of Doctor Who has not been present on-screen since way back in 2011. In the initial burst of popularity the revival received in the 2000s, showrunner Russell T. Davies capitalised on this success by offering up two spin-off shows: the kid-friendly Sarah Jane Adventures, featuring […]
Dont Hate Me Because I’m Gorgeous – Dragula’s Halfway to Halloween (2023)(Review)
The Boulet Brothers – Dracmorda Boulet and Swanthula Boulet – have been a mainstay of drag and nightlife. Their commitment to the horror and queer community is unwavering and their talents span producing, writing, reality TV, show running, comic books, music and hosting their prolific nightlife productions, spanning decades. Their […]
Slasher: Ripper (Episode 1 & 2: Season 5)(Review)
Episode 1 – The Slaughterhouse & Episode 2 – The Painful Truth Comparisons to Fox’s American Horror Story are inevitable for Shudder/AMC’s Horror seasonal anthology series, Slasher. Each season presenting a new story and setting, and just like it’s contemporary, it brings with it a multitude of returning actors in different […]
Bone: When Adaptations Fail… When is it Okay to “Just Say No”?
Joe Millar from the Geek Show’s animation podcast ‘Dreaming Machine’ writes about the under-appreciated art of leaving things alone… Over the past year, I have read the entirety (over 1300 pages!) of Jeff Smith’s brilliant comic book series ‘Bone’ with my son. We both found the comic absolutely enthralling. The story has […]
Raised By Wolves: What Wolfblood Means To Me
If you asked me to choose one TV show and one film that inspired me growing up, I would probably respond with Doctor Who and Coraline. I am a massive fan of both, and although they are vastly different from one another, they made their individual impact on me when […]
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 […]
Why Hans Zimmer should be considered the Modern Mozart
Let me begin by saying I am definitely biased, and I have absolutely zero shame about it. 11 of my favourite films and my top 2 of all time are scored by him and I will sing his praises until my ears stop. Hans Zimmer is undeniably one of the […]