YOUR MONSTER (2024) 4 stars Vertigo Releasing. UK and Ireland Cinemas. Out Now Laura (Melissa Barrera) is recovering in hospital after having surgery to stop her cancer spreading. This opening sequence is set to “Put on a Happy Face” from…
MORTUARY (1982) 3 stars88 Films. Blu Ray. Out Now Also known as Embalmed, MORTUARY is one of the myriad of slasher films that came out at around the same time – though this was apparently a box office success, possibly…
MONSTER SUMMER (2024) 4 starsSignature Entertainment. Digital Platforms. Out Now It’s 1997 in Martha’s Vineyard. Apparently considered a safe place where folks go to vacation. Young Noah (Mason Thames, THE BLACK PHONE) lives with his mum, who runs their house…
AMFAD ALL MY FRIENDS ARE DEAD (2024) 3 stars101 Films. Digital. Out Now Here’s a film that thinks it is so modern – after all it has a hashtag in the title – but is really just the same old…
OVERKILL (2024) 3 starsMiracle Media. Digital. Out Now If it isn’t an influencer then it’s a podcaster heading the cast these days – in OVERKILL Cassidy (Alexis VanDyke) is a true crime podcaster (isn’t everybody) and is trying to increase…
ADVENT (2024) 3 stars Miracle Media. World Premiere at FrightFest Halloween 2024. UK digital 25 November We all love an advent calendar – a countdown to Christmas with various treats behind each door (though back when I was kid it…
I VAMPIRI (1957) 4 stars Radiance Films. Blu ray. 28th November A young woman is found dead and dragged from the river. Upon examination she is found to have been drained of blood, but there don’t appear to be any…
LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL (2023) 4 stars Second Sight. 4K UHD/Blu Ray Limited Edition and Standard Edition. 28th November I first reviewed this when it came out at the cinema. Here’s what I had to say: Set in America…
J-HORROR RISING Arrow Video. Limited edition Blu Ray. 28th October I have been on a bit of a journey through Japanese horror cinema of late, what with Radiance’s release of DAIEI GOTHIC – JAPANESE GHOST STORIES and now this from…
DAIEI GOTHIC – JAPANESE GHOST STORIES 4 stars Radiance Films. Limited edition Blu Ray. 28th October Here’s an interesting box set from Radiance exploring a trio of lesser known versions of ghost stories from Japan. All the films here look…
LORE (2023) 4 stars Kaleidoscope Entertainment. Digital Download. Available Now The anthology style film continues to be an enduring format explored by filmmakers – presenting several stories within it’s framework. As such LORE is one of the better of it’s…
HÄXAN (1922) 4 stars Radiance Films. Blu Ray. 28th October HÄXAN (The Witch) is something of a curio, being given the full deluxe treatment by Radiance – a Swedish silent movie documentary with dramatic reenactments on witchcraft and satanic practices…