MERCY FALLS (2023) 3 stars Bingo Films. Digital. Out Now Mercy Falls Opens strongly with a young girl and her father coming across a felled horse in the forest – Dad puts it out of it’s misery, splattering his offspring…
BITE (2023) 3 stars Bulldog Film Distribution. Digital HD. 30th October Nina (Shiah Denoven) has clearly been left on the roadside in the pouring rain – bedraggled, she manages to flag down a little old lady, Beryl (Annabelle Lanyon), who…
INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE 4 stars Acorn Media International. Digital Out Now. DVD and Blu Ray 6th November We all know the Tom Cruise/Brad Pitt movie directed by Neil Jordan which was, unbelievably, in 1994! Now we finally have the…
NIGHT OF THE HUNTED (2023) 4 stars Vertigo Releasing. U.K. Cinemas Out Now. TVOD 20th November A cracking, gripping, single location thriller, this US/French production is a remake of Spanish movie La Noche del Ratòn (2015). How it compares I…
WHEN EVIL LURKS (2023) 4 stars Vertigo Releasing Currently in cinemas It’s always interesting to watch movies from other countries that explore familiar genre subjects but put a new spin on them. One such is When Evil Lurks from Argentina,…
THE DEVIL WENT DOWN TO ISLINGTON (2023) 2 stars Bulldog Film Distribution. Digital 23rd October When I see that a film is a British horror comedy, I have to say that it fills me with a sense of dread, as…
HOLLYWOOD DREAMS & NIGHTMARES – The Robert Englund Story (2022) 4 Stars Icon Film Channel – Available now. Blu Ray/Digital Download 6th November Here an overview of a long lasting career that does what it says on the tin. If…
CALVAIRE (2004) 4 Stars Blue Finch Film Releasing. Digital Release. Out Now Marc Stevens (Laurent Lucas) is a travelling singer and entertainer playing exciting places like old people’s homes (early scenes feature Jean Rollin star Brigitte Lahaie…
OUTPOST (2022) 3 stars Lightbulb Film Distribution. On Demand and Download September 11th Outpost opens with a woman screaming in terror – Kate (Beth Dover, Orange is the New Black) has suffered a traumatic attack. She begs her friend Nickie…
THE MOOR (2023) 3 stars World Premiere FrightFest Saturday 26th August Yorkshire 1996: In the opening scene a young boy is snatched from a corner shop, leaving behind Claire, his slightly older friend. The titles then do a good job…
HERE FOR BLOOD (2022) 4 stars Frightfest Friday 25th August Phoebe (Joelle Farrow) is stressing as she has so much college work and an upcoming exam she needs to cram for. She pleads with her hunk of a boyfriend Tom…
ONCE UPON A TIME IN UGANDA (2021) 4 stars Blue Finch Film Releasing. Cinema 5th September We all know Hollywood and Bollywood but do you know the films from Wakaliwood – unlikely… In Uganda action movies are hugely popular –…