“Leaves you with a sour taste in your mouth as the credits roll!” Based on the successful 2010 Joe Hill (the son of horror maestro Stephen King) novel of the same name, Horns tells the tale of Ig (Daniel Radcliffe), a young man who, upon waking from a drunken stupor, finds himself accused of …
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“Without a doubt the best edition of this classic film yet to be released!” This is a true story… After reports break on the news about grave robbing and vandalism at a Texan cemetery, Sally (Marilyn Burns) and her disabled brother Franklin (Paul Partain) travel with three friends to check on their grandfather’s grave and …
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“Afflicted is a good little horror film. It’s smart and a lot of fun.“ When Jason Lee (played by Afflicted’s writer-director Jason Lee) discovers he has a life-threatening brain aneurysm, he decides it’s time to live his dream of making a year-long trip around the world. Accompanying him to chronicle the journey is his bosom …
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“Near exemplary selection of stories.” Opening story ‘On the Tour’, by Godfather of the UK horror scene Ramsey Campbell, is the perfect way to start the collection and lays down a significant marker in terms of quality. A down on his luck man, who had been a Beatles-era musician, becomes obsessed with the hope that …
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“A brutal and uncompromising novel.” On the dedication page for Revival Stephen King lists a selection of genre luminaries that includes the likes of August Derleth, Mary Shelley, HP Lovecraft and of particular note Arthur Machen, who is the only author to have a specific text mentioned; his 1894 short novel The Great God Pan, …
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“This is an absolute must-see for any horror fan!” It is pretty much the same every year – Halloween approaches and the usual swathe of uninspiring cookie cutter dross gets a cinema release and movie goers see them in their droves in lieu of any decent horror films to watch (see Annabelle for this year’s …
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“The tension and fear is built up with small details, each innocent in itself but together evoking a sense of forces beyond the character’s control.” With her new novella, In The Light, S.P. Miskowski’s brings to a close her Skillute Cycle, one of the most interesting and compelling series of horror stories in recent years. …
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“White Settlers is one of the best British horror films in a long time, and you should go and see it.” It’s been four years since the release of Simeon Halligan’s first film, Splintered, and White Settlers is proof that he put the intervening time to good use. Splintered was an uneven, intermittently effective but …
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“A worthy sequel that doesn’t merely rehash the first film but instead takes the franchise into new territory in terms of character and style.” It’s been eight years since writer and director Greg McClean first took us to Wolf Creek, but the wait has been worthwhile as both McClean and star John Jarratt have delivered …
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After four days of monsters, terrifying horror, comedy scares, and gallon upon gallon of blood and guts, it’s time for the fifth and final day of FrightFest 2014 – and what a ride it’s been! So, for the last time (for this year anyway) it’s time to grab some popcorn, take our seats and sit …
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