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FrightFest (2021): Films ranked

September 6, 2021 david.s.smith 0

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, […]

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Digital FrightFest (2021) Day 5: Found footage of a killer at a hotel

September 6, 2021 david.s.smith 0

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 […]

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Digital FrightFest (2021) Day 4: A great night in the woodlands

September 5, 2021 david.s.smith 0

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 […]

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Digital FrightFest (2021) Day 3: Dawn Breaks Behind The Eyes, Bad Candy, Sweetie You Won’t Believe It

September 4, 2021 david.s.smith 0

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 […]

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Digital FrightFest (2021) Day 2: Broadcast Signal Intrusion and Coming Home In The Dark

September 3, 2021 david.s.smith 0

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. […]

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Digital FrightFest (2021) Day 1: The Show and The Brilliant Terror

September 2, 2021 david.s.smith 0

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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FrightFest (2021): The Maid

August 30, 2021 david.s.smith 0

THE MAID Directed by Lee Thongkham One of the best things about FrightFest is getting to see the cream of the crop from the international horror scene. Among other places, this year there are movies […]

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FrightFest (2021): Sound of Violence

August 29, 2021 david.s.smith 0

SOUND OF VIOLENCE Directed by Alex Noyer Short films rarely stay with me years later. However, in 2018, the HorrorCultFilms team was blown away by Alex Noyer’s superb seven-minute assault on the senses, Conductor. Based […]

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FrightFest (2021): The Last Rite

August 28, 2021 david.s.smith 0

THE LAST RITE Directed by Leroy Kincaide Leroy Kincaide has had a heck of a life: undertaker turned professional wrestler turned filmmaker. This year the writer/ director has the honour of doing a prestigious FrightFest […]

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FrightFest (2021): Exclusive interview with Alex Noyer on Sound of Violence

August 27, 2021 david.s.smith 0

Of all the movies screening this year at FrightFest, Sound of Violence has maybe been the most talked about. Writer/ director Alex Noyer previously wowed the HorrorCultFilms teams with his short film conductor – the […]

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FrightFest (2021): Pretty Boy

August 27, 2021 david.s.smith 0

PRETTY BOY Dircted by Marcel Walz I’m one of the relatively few critics that dug last year’s Blind. A camp delight from start to end, it took viewers into the world of corny music videos […]

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FRIGHTFEST GLASGOW (2021): reviewed

March 7, 2021 david.s.smith 0

FrightFest is back. Following an exciting triple threat of events last year, the dark heart of cinema makes its welcome return to the Glasgow Film Festival. The four horsemen, Alan Jones, Paul McEvoy, Ian Rattray […]

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FrightFest Halloween (2020): Films ranked

October 25, 2020 david.s.smith 6

One last thing, before I go, and retire that pumpkin image for good. I have the tough job of ranking each and every film I’ve seen across the past five days. This time it’s been […]

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FrightFest Halloween (2020) Day 5: Slaxx, caveats and other stylish things

October 25, 2020 david.s.smith 0

This the end, beautiful friends. The closing night of FrightFest Halloween, and the last of 13 dedicated days the guys have given us – across three different festivals. 2020 has been a hell of a […]

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RELIC (2020) Review – Arrow FrightFest Halloween 2020

October 24, 2020 david.s.smith 0

RELIC (2020) Directed by Natalie Erika James I was going to cover this one as part of my usual diaries, but Day 4 was getting too full – thanks to some generous pr teams giving […]

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FrightFest Halloween (2020): Alien On Stage

October 24, 2020 david.s.smith 0

ALIEN ON STAGE Directed by Lucy Harvey & Danielle Kummer This documentary was originally going to be part of my FrightFest diaries. Though, as per Relic, the Day 4 entry was fast filling up, and […]

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FrightFest Halloween (2020) Day 3: Don’t tailgate the owners

October 24, 2020 david.s.smith 0

Day three! And what a mixed one it looks like – let it never be said horror isn’t a diverse genre. There’s a high-octane chase movie, a home invasion with a twist and what’ll hopefully […]

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FrightFest Halloween (2020) Day 2: The Banishing, and other strange things

October 23, 2020 david.s.smith 0

Day 2 is here, with more exciting horrors on offer. Compared to the August event, it looks like the FrightFest guys have the online format down to a T, and it’s pleasantly surprising to watch […]

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