Is it our imagination, or is the erotic thriller genre making a comeback? In the 1990s, you couldn’t move for erotic thrillers – sleekly shot stories of lust, infidelity and murder, with plenty of intrigue […]
When writing Dracula, I bet Bram Stoker could never have imagined how much the public would embrace the idea of vampires as part of supernatural fiction. Hundreds of films have been made about the centuries-old […]
Do you spend ages browsing through the list of movies on streaming platform Netflix looking for something scary to watch? Well, now you don’t have to. I’ve put together a selection of the best horror […]
Gothic legends… haunted houses… ancient curses… vampires and serial killers… welcome to the spine-tingling world of Italian director Mario Bava. In a career spanning four decades Mario Bava inspired multiple generations of filmmakers, from Dario […]
It’s that time of year again for reflection. For most of 2021, I thought it’d been a pretty lousy year for horror and cult films – the good ones seemed to trickle out, and there […]
So as the new film is finally upon us, I decided to repost this article of mine from two and a half years ago with a few minor changes. The Matrix trilogy is strange in […]
During the 1970s the Shaw Brothers Studio in Hong Kong produced some of the most iconic action films ever made, revolutionising the genre through the backbreaking work of top-shelf talent. The new Limited Edition Blu-ray […]
In the 1970s and 1980s, shopping malls were popping up all over America, and it was only a matter of time before they became a favoured setting for horror films – where better to plunge […]
The HorrorCultFilms Podcast comes directly from Hell. In this episode, which will be the first of a miniseries, David, Jim and newcomer Alasdair tackle the first three entries in the Hellraiser franchise: Hellraiser, Hellbound and […]
In director Wes Craven’s 1977 horror masterpiece The Hills Have Eyes, a family run into trouble when their campervan breaks down in the middle of the desert, leaving them at the mercy of a clan […]
If you think Chucky from Child’s Play and Annabelle are scary – well, it’s time you met their Italian predecessors, a pair of very creepy dolls that play key roles in the classic giallo Deep […]
“IN THEIR WORLD, ADULTS ARE NOT ALLOWED… TO LIVE.” So runs the chilling tagline for the 1984 cult classic horror CHILDREN OF THE CORN, based on the short story by horror maestro Stephen King. Set […]
Well, it’s time to return to normal life – you can have too much of a good thing, and any more of this I’d be horrored out. But for folks wanting a very quick summary, […]
It’s my fifth and final day of FrightFest – for others who did the physical event, too, this will mark their tenth within two weeks. Frankly, it’s been a fantastic few days of beheadings, stabbings […]
Day four of FrightFest at home – and what a festival it’s been already. Easily better than last year, and an encouraging display that horror is in safe hands. And today has a couple of […]
Day three is upon us, and the festival is in full swing. As per last year, it’s a testement to the online community, and the efforts of the organisers, that they can replicate the feel […]
Day 2, and what an attractive double bill we have in store. Unlike some other online film festivals, FrightFest has synchronous screenings meaning movies will go up against each other and you won’t see everything. […]
The dark heart of cinema beats again. Last week FrightFest took place in London’s Leicester Square – by the looks of it, a joyous celebration of all things horror. This week, there’s a second dose: […]
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