Category: Reviews

Film Review: Frost (2014)

February 27, 2014
8 mins to read

“Some good ideas, shame about the execution!” Someone out there is a huge fan of the found footage format (FFF). In fact there must be many, many people who are. It can’t just be that film studios know that they can make a quick buck by spending such a small amount on a film’s production …

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Book Review: The Book of the Crowman by Joseph D’Lacey

February 21, 2014
5 mins to read

“The Book of the Crowman’s power as a novel is such that you won’t be able to disregard it.” While this review will do its level best to avoid spoilers, there’s no way of discussing the events of Joseph D’Lacey’s The Book of the Crowman without referring to Black Feathers, the first book of The Black …

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Book Review: Assassin by Shaun Hutson

February 20, 2014
5 mins to read

“A rollercoaster ride of rotting revulsion!” Born and bred in Hertfordshire, England, Shaun Hutson worked at many jobs after being expelled from school, only to become a full-time author in 1983. Hutson became a prolific writer throughout the 80s right up to present day, with over thirty novels under his belt, crossing many genres. His …

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TV Series Review: Bates Motel (Season One) (2013)

February 19, 2014
9 mins to read

Controversy surrounding a film or TV show is, for the horror fan, usually a good thing. The extremes of fiction are a draw, and the tutting of the PTA is nothing but blood in the water. Bates Motel has attracted its fair share of condemnation about its certification from the PTA and their like, and not …