THE HAUNTING OF BLY MANOR Mike Flanagan’s projects often come with high expectations. Aside from the seal of quality that is his own name, his recent work has included two super-tricky Stephen King adaptations, with […]
THE LIE Directed by Veena Sud Would you let your child away with murder? It’s an immediately exciting question that, with the right marketing, could sell a million airport thrillers. It’s also the ethical dilemma […]
Among other things, pubs are great places to hear stories: be them tall or shaggy dog tales. Especially when there’s a blizzard raging outside, they can be a great place to while away the hours […]
12 HOUR SHIFT Directed by Brea Grant “Did you see 12 Hour Shift?” After its screening on day 2, this was maybe the most frequently asked question at FrightFest (incidentally, I didn’t – I saw […]
It’s a home invasion sequel! Arrow Video FrightFest will go virtual for the second time in 2020. Unfortunately, the gang have taken the difficult, but completely right, decision to cancel their planned Halloween event at […]
I’m Thinking of Ending Things Directed by Charlie Kaufman This review contains spoilers for the first half I’m thinking of reviewing things. Yet the latest from Charlie Kaufman, based on the chilling debut by Iain […]
It was always going to be strange seeing FrightFest go digital. Not that I socialise much normally, but without the big screen, the between-film chatter and rushed pints with festival friends it surely couldn’t be […]
The last day of the first-ever digital FrightFest is upon us. I spend my morning catching the last of the Short Film Showcases, also included. They’ve been a decent bunch, with the highlight being Jeff […]
Day four, and I wake with fond memories of Dark Place – the first to really wow me this year. Still, I’m optimistic about today. Clapboard Jungle looks fascinating, Hall looks menacing, and Two Heads […]
Day three, and I’m looking forward to an afternoon and evening in the living room with the television and my Roku stick. It looks like FrightFesters are in high spirits following the duo of 12 […]
Hall is a small-scale film about a virus, and how it infects the guests at a hotel. The story follows Japanese runaway wife Naomi, who we meet crawling her way through a corridor of people […]
It’s a home invasion! For the first time in its 21-year history, the Summer leg of FrightFest has left its natural home of London to take over living rooms around the UK. Across all four […]
Every year, FrightFest gives us some great documentaries on top of the latest slashers, stalkers and monster movies. This year, one of them is The Horror Crowd: an affectionate documentary that gives an intimate glimpse […]
LA LLORONA (2020) Directed by Jayro Bustamante Until last year, when the mediocre Conjuring spinoff came out, I’d never heard of La Llorona in my life. Yet, in Latin America, she’s a household name, in […]
THE WOMAN IN BLACK Directed by Herbert Wise As I write this, it’s a dark and stormy night – listen carefully and you can hear the wind howling. It’s a bad night for a stroll, […]
IMPETIGORE Directed by Joko Anwar When I first heard about Shudder, I assumed it’d be a place people could go to find schlocky, disposable flicks time forgot. While it’s got a lot of that too, […]
Horror movies have always been topical and used the genre to address real-world anxieties. Still, I can’t think of any that have been this darn topical. Host is a movie made in lockdown for people […]
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