HCF Reviews
SEANCE (2021)
SEANCE (2021) Directed by Simon Barrett Streaming now on Shudder and on Blu-Ray from 17th January 2022 With shades of an old fashioned Giallo horror, Simon Barrett’s directing debut fails to excite or bore When […]
Simon Barrett
News
Simon Barrett’s SEANCE To Receive Blu-Ray Release in UK
From the creators of You’re Next and Orphan comes Séance, a twisted tale of dark and dangerous dabbling with the dead, from director Simon Barrett (co-writer of You’re Next and The Guest) in his feature […]
Found Footage
TEMPLE (2017)
TEMPLE (2017) Directed by Michael Barrett When Japanese police discover a horribly disfigured body at a small village, they must piece together what happened using DSLR camera footage found at the scene and the testimony […]
Interviews
HCF Exclusive Interview with Simon Barrett on BLAIR WITCH
Given that one of my formative horror experiences was watching the original Blair Witch Project at the cinema, I can’t tell you just how mixed I felt about seeing another sequel. Sure, it couldn’t be […]
Features
Hughesy discusses all the Timey Wimey Wibbly Wobbly stuff of Blair Witch 2016!
“People assume that time is a strict progression of cause to effect, but *actually* from a non-linear, non-subjective viewpoint – it’s more like a big ball of wibbly wobbly… time-y wimey… stuff” The Doctor Doctor […]
Found Footage
Blair Witch (2016)
BLAIR WITCH (2016) Directed by Adam Wingard Since the web went into meltdown, over discovering Adam Wingard’s ‘shit your pants horror’ The Woods was a return to Burkittsville, I’ve been apprehensive about seeing it. Despite […]
HCF Reviews
The Guest (2014)
THE GUEST (2014) Directed by Adam Wingard I’ve just finished watching The Guest and, although I’ve been hovering over the ‘genre’ tickboxes here for several minutes now, I can’t seem to settle on one. Horror? […]
Comedy
You’re Next (2011): Film Four FrightFest review
You’re Next (2013) (18) Running time: 95 minutes Director: Adam Wingard Writer: Simon Barrett Cast: Sharni Vinson, Joe Swanberg, AJ Bowen, Ti West, Wendy Glenn, Nicholas Tucci, Margaret Laney, Amy Seimetz Reviewed […]
Drama
VHS/2 (2013): Film Four FrightFest review, out now on DVD
VHS/2 (18) Running time: 96 minutes Directors: Simon Barrett, Adam Wingard, Eduardo Sanchez, Gregg Hale, Gareth Evans, Timo Tjahjanto, Jason Eisener Writers: Brad Miska, Simon Barrett, Jamie Nash, Eduardo Sanchez, Gareth Evans, […]
Drama
V/H/S (2012)
V/H/S (2012) (18 TBC) Running time: 116 minutes Directors: Adam Wingard, David Bruckner, Ti West, Glenn McQuaid, Joe Swanberg, Radio Silence Writers: David Bruckner, Ti West, Glenn McQuaid, Radio Silence, Simon Barrett, Nicholas Tecosky […]
Drama
A Horrible Way To Die (2010): Released 19th March on DVD & Bluray
A Horrible Way To Die (2010) (18) Running time: 84 minutes Director: Adam Wingard Writer: Simon Barrett Starring: AJ Bowen, Amy Seimetz, Joe Swanberg Reviewed by: Matt Wavish, official HCF critic Having read mixed reports […]
