DON’T TURN OUT THE LIGHTS (2023)3 stars101 Films. Digital. Out Now Carrie (Bella DeLong) and Gaby (Ana Zambrana) are excited to see each other – they are in a park waiting for birthday girl Olivia (Crystal Lake Evans) to turn…
THE RULE OF JENNY PEN 4 stars Vertigo Releasing. Cinemas. Out Now Geoffrey Rush plays Stefan Mortensen, an uncompromising and irascible judge who suddenly has a stroke, whilst overseeing a case, and finds himself at Royal Pine Mews – a…
DIE ALONE (2024) 4 starsLightbulb Film Distribution. Digital Download 10th March An engaging, more low key, character driven entry into the ubiquitous zombie sub genre, DIE ALONE is, at its heart, a tragic love story. Like many recent horror entries…
THE SERPENT AND THE RAINBOW (1988) 3 starsFabulous Films. Blu ray. Out Now Wes Craven’s THE SERPENT AND THE RAINBOW, is a loose adaptation of the true experiences of Voodoo and Zombies by ethnobotanist Wade Davis as laid out in…
DRESSED TO KILL (1980) 4 starsArrow Video. Limited Edition 4K UHD. 3rd March Back in the day I saw DRESSED TO KILL several times, but usually in various bits, as I was working at my local Odeon at the time…
CARA (2024) 4 stars Reel 2 Reel Films. Digital. 17th February I have seen CARA referred to elsewhere as a kitchen sink horror – and that’s an apt description. It’s not an easy watch, but it is anchored by a…
IN TENEBRAS: INTO THE DARKNESS (2024) 2 stars Miracle Media. Digital. 17th February This is one of those films supposedly inspired by actual events. The opening titles inform us that a German U boat was captured off the coast of…
THE BABY IN THE BASKET (2025) 3 stars Shepka Productions/Flickering Myth. Digital (U.K. and U.S.) plus DVD in the U.K. 17th February St Augustine’s 1944, during WWII. A nun out at night is chased by a wolf into the convent.…
MOM (2024) 4 stars Blue Finch Film Releasing. Digital. 17th February. The opening establishes we are in horror territory: An empty house. The furniture is covered in sheets. Thunder. Water dripping. The camera prowls as the music builds to a…
V/H/S BEYOND (2024) 3 starsAcorn Media International. Blu ray, DVD and Digital. Out Now Another day, another entry in the ongoing V/H/S series of anthology films. I have lost count of how many have been made and have to admit…