Troll 2, 1990. Directed by Claudio Fragasso (credited as Drake Floyd) Starring Michael Stephenson, George Hardy, Margo Prey and Connie McFarland SYNOPSIS: Young Joshua is mourning the loss of his grandpa Seth, whose spirit visits him regularly to warn him about the dangers of goblins. Joshua’s family refuses to believe that the deceased old man […]
Movie Review – Crazed (2014)
Crazed, 2014. Directed by Kevin A. McCarthy and Edward Payson. Starring Michael McCarthy, Jordon Elizabeth, Kane Hodder, Wade Gallagher and Harry Aspinwall. SYNOPSIS: Vigilante cop Ronan Pierce is on the rampage around Harbour City, hoping to track down and kill the key members of the Luna Cartel, a vicious group who have built a lucrative […]
Movie Review – Tabloid Vivant (2016)
Tabloid Vivant, 2016. Directed by Kyle Broom Starring Jesse Woodrow, Tamzin Brown, Chris Carlisle, Ana Corbi and Amber Friendly SYNOPSIS: Up and coming artist Maximilien Klinkau is hard at work on what he believes will be his masterpiece, inviting his lover Sara, an art critic who is also writing a profile on him, to aid […]
October Horrors Day 18 – Manhunter (1986)
Manhunter, 1986. Directed by Michael Mann. Starring William Petersen, Brian Cox and Tom Noonan. SYNOPSIS: Based on the novel Red Dragon, FBI profiler Will Graham reluctantly comes out of retirement to lead the hunt for an elusive serial killer dubbed “The Tooth Fairy”. To aid him in his efforts, Graham seeks out the advice of Dr Hannibal […]
October Horrors Day 17 – Day of the Dead (1985)
Day of the Dead, 1985 Directed by George A. Romero Starring Joeseph Pilato, Lori Cardille and Richard Liberty SYNOPSIS: Society has completely fallen to the undead, with the remnants of the government and military holing up in large underground bases, attempting to try and work out how to achieve victory in the increasingly futile war […]
October Horrors Day 16 – City of the Living Dead (1980)
City of the Living Dead, 1980 Directed by Lucio Fulci Starring Christopher George, Catriona MacColl, Carlo De Majo and Antonella Interlenghi SYNOPSIS: In the village of Dunwich Father Thomas hangs himself in the local graveyard causing the gates of hell to open and spew evil into the world. At the same time in New York […]
October Horrors Day 15 – Suspiria (1977)
Suspiria, 1977 Starring Jessica Harper, Stefania Casini, Flavio Bucci, Miguel Bose and Alinda Valli SYNOPSIS: Young American dance student Suzy has arrived in Germany to attend an exclusive ballet school. However, Suzy and some of her fellow students soon begin to notice the slightly strange goings on in the school, with some students disappearing and […]
60th BFI London Film Festival Review – Creepy (2016)
Creepy, 2016. Directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa Starring Hidetoshi Nishijima, Yuko Takeuchi, Masahiro Higaside and Teruyuki Kagawa. SYNOPSIS: Retired detective turned university professor Takakura is called upon by a former colleague to help in the investigation of a family that vanished six years prior, with the daughter of the family being the sole remaining member and […]
October Horrors Day 14 – The Babadook (2014)
The Babadook, 2014 Directed by Jennifer Kent Starring Essie Davis and Noah Wiseman SYNOPSIS: Amelia is a lonely and deeply stressed widow struggling to raise her deeply troubled young son Sam, who is often finding himself in bother at school and with other children. To add to Amelia’s troubles, it seems that she and her […]
October Horrors Day 13 – Penny Dreadful
Penny Dreadful Created by John Logan Starring Eva Green, Timothy Dalton, Rory Kinnear, Josh Hartnett and Billie Piper SYNOPSIS: Victorian London is under threat as mysterious evil forces seek to envelop the world in darkness, with monsters and ghouls stalking the streets butchering and bloodletting. It quickly falls to a motley band of curious individuals […]