Night Swim is the first cinematic horror film of 2024, taking the traditional January horror slot. This film sees a family who are haunted by a malicious swimming film. The Waller family move to Minnesota due to the family patriarch; Ray (Wyatt Russell) being forced to retire from professional baseball. They seem to have found the perfect home […]
Tag: Horror Movie
Thanksgiving Review
Many holidays have suffered from cinematic slasher villains. Halloween, Christmas, and Valentine’s Day are some of the most notable. Eli Roth has added to this seasonal sub-genre with his tongue-in-cheek gore fest Thanksgiving. In Plymouth, Massachusetts, the Black Friday sales at Right Mart go horribly wrong due to a lack of security, a group of […]
Five Nights At Freddy’s Review
2023 has been the year of video game adaptations. Cinemas saw the release of The Super Mario Bros. Movie and Gran Turismo whilst The Last of Us and Twisted Metal have found success on television. Blumhouse has taken on the task of adapting the horror game franchise Five Nights at Freddy’s. Mike Schmidt (Josh Hutcherson) is an out-of-work security guard who’s battling his aunt, Jane […]
Britflix: The Wicker Man
The Wicker Man is considered one of the greatest and most influential British horror films. It is celebrating its 50th Anniversary so now is a great time to revisit this film. Sergeant Neil Howie (Edward Woodward) is a police officer and a devoted Christian. He receives a letter from Summerisle, a remote island in the Outer Hebrideans […]
The Exorcist: Believer Review
The Exorcist is 50 years old and a seminal horror film, but the sequels have been a mixed bag. David Gordon Green and Blumhouse aim to repeat what they did with the Halloween series by making a direct sequel to the original film and plan to start a trilogy. Victor Fielding (Leslie Odom Jr.) is a widower […]
The Exorcist Blu-ray Review
The Exorcist is considered one of the greatest horror films of all time. Seeing that the film celebrates its 50th anniversary and a sequel has been made by Blumhouse now seems like a good time to revisit this important film. Chris MacNeil (Ellen Burstyn) is a famous actress who’s filming a movie in Washington DC. Chris […]
Saw X Review
During the noughties, the Saw franchise was a juggernaut. These films were crafted with low budgets but were highly profitable. Saw X aims to return to the franchise’s glory days by bringing back Tobin Bell and editor-turned-director Kevin Greutert. In this installment, John Kramer (Bell) is dying of brain cancer and only has months to live. He […]
It Lives Inside Review
It Lives Inside is an American horror film influenced by Indian culture and Hinduism. This film sees an Indian-American teen haunted by a demon from the Indian Subcontinent. Samidha (Megan Suri) aims to be a typical American teen. Everyone calls her Sam, she speaks English, even at home, and acts American as much as possible, to […]
Cobweb Review
Cobweb is based on a screenplay shortlisted on the 2018 Black List. This film sees a young boy face many forms of horror. Peter (Woody Norman) is an eight-year-old boy who lives in an old house with his overbearing parents. He is bullied at school, and he hears unusual and unsettling sounds at home. Peter learns about a […]
Talk to Me Review
Talk to Me is an Australian horror film and the directional debut of the Philippou Twins. It’s a film that had a lot of buzz around it since its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. Mia (Sophie Wilde) is a teenage girl who is still grieving for her mother who passed away two years prior. When […]