Horror

Man. Man, man, man. Red State is not your average Kevin Smith flick. Part slasher horror, part political thriller, and part Westboro-levels of crazy, it's one dark mother of a film. I'm well-versed in Smith cinema, and I'd say all of his work up to Red State has been easily identifiable. This time around,...

Troll Hunter. Those two words effectively tell you everything you need to know about the plot and the protagonist of this particular monster flick. But it's more than that. Every once in a while, a film will arrive on the scene that strikes you as something a little different from the endless supply of comic...

For all you Twihards out there, prepare the end of the dream. Because the Twilight series has such a dedicated following, we thought we'd get four people to give their opinions about Twilight 4, part 1. Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part I, manages to split itself into two contrasting genres, starting off with...

Keith Chegwin's involvement with comedy-horror film Kill Keith certainly gives it something of a novelty appeal - but whether this will be enough to quench the anticipation surrounding this feature remains to be seen. 'Cheggers', as he is somewhat affectionately known, is one of those celebrities for...

The realms of fantasy and reality dramatically collide in this tense and violent live-action role play generated film, set in the 21st century. Throughout The Wild Hunt, we see two worlds come together simultaneously, creating much suspense and mystery... The Wild Hunt centres around a huge game of...

Obsessive passion, death by strangulation and two lovers facing an indifferent or hostile world - Nagisa Ôshima's Empire of Passion (Ai No Borei) has certain similarities with  his In the Realm of the Senses (Ai No Corrida). The films are said to be companion pieces, but Ai No Borei made in 1978, two years...

Scary things tend to live in the dark, both in real life and in horror films. Julia's Eyes asks the question: what if you happen to be blind? There are a lot of very odd European films that involve elements of horror interspersed with a European filmmaker's personal understanding of romance. Julia's Eyes...

It has been ten years since legendary horror director John Carpenter has released a film. Known for classics such as Halloween and Assault on Precinct 13 and most recently for Ghost of Mars which was slightly disappointing, his latest film The Ward has a lot riding on it if it's going to reinstate him as the King...

We all want blood. When it comes to horror films at least, the gore-free spooky numbers like Sixth Sense and The Others have definitely been over-run by hordes of bloody splatter, slasher and rotting zombie flicks. Les Diaboliques is another sort of horror film - scary, psychological, clever, and most of all,...

It seems that when Deon Taylor and Michael J. Pagan sat down to write Chain Letter, they gave themselves a check list so that they could create the most formulaic teenage horror romp ever. And this is no bad thing. 1. Good looking 'teen' protagonists who are actually in their late twenties - check. 2. A...