A social media influencer falls into a violent nightmare in Follow Me, a 2020 horror film written and directed by Will Wernick (and released in some markets as No Escape). Cole Turner (Keegan Allen) is a social media star boasting several million … Continue reading REVIEW: Follow Me (2020)
Hammer Film Productions represent a legendary part of British film history. While the company was established in 1935, it was a period from 1955 through to the early 1970s that cemented their contribution. Beginning with a series of horror adaptations … Continue reading REVIEW: Blood from the Mummy’s Tomb (1971)
Hee-yeon (Yum Jung-ah) retreats to the country, with her husband Min-ho (Park Hyuk-kwon) and daughter Jun-hee, in order to better care for his dementia-afflicted mother (Huh Jin). In the surrounding forests Hee-yeon finds a frightened young girl (Shin Rin-a) and, … Continue reading REVIEW: The Mimic (2017)
Remakes are a standard part of Hollywood production. In a hunt for successful projects, it makes sense to reproduce an already tried-and-tested formula – or to rely on a pre-existing brand proposition and get a head-start on marketing. The first … Continue reading REVIEW: Halloween (2007)
11 year-old Mexican Estrella (Paola Lara) finds herself living on the street when her mother is kidnapped by the terrifying Huascas criminal gang. She is soon taken in by a gang of homeless young boys, but their lives come into … Continue reading REVIEW: Tigers Are Not Afraid (2017)
Daguerreotype sees the young, unemployed Jean (Tahar Rahim) accept an offer to become an apprentice to the photographer Stephane Megray (Olivier Gourmet). Stephane lives in a decaying Parisian mansion with his daughter Marie (Constance Rousseau). He is obsessed with using 19th … Continue reading REVIEW: Daguerreotype (2016)
Released in some territories as The Pit, Jug Face (2013) is a low-budget slice of folk horror from the USA. While the film is limited by financial restraints, that does not prevent the ideas and story potential from emerging. There is a … Continue reading REVIEW: Jug Face (2013)
Early impressions may frustrate, but it is worth persevering with The Retaliators (2021). A string of jumbled and disparate elements may not seem like they can possibly pull together by the climax, but pull together they do in this flawed, choppy, but … Continue reading REVIEW: The Retaliators (2021)
Stunt casting has likely boosted Timothy Woodward Jr’s The Call to a profile beyond its own merits, but it remains a watchable and broadly enjoyable independent horror film. Measured expectations are a must. A group of friends have engaged in … Continue reading REVIEW: The Call (2020)
On a snowy forest road in Canada, Kharis (Sheena Kaine) – a young indigenous woman – is fatally struck down by a car. While her community mourns, a supernatural force appears to start killing off visitors and locals alike. Police … Continue reading FANTASIA REVIEW: Don’t Say Its Name (2021)
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