Edward Gardiner with a defence of the jump scare… “The Conjuring is a horror movie for people who don’t like horror movies.” I like Mark Kermode. He’s one of the most respected film critics working today because of a fantastic (and rare) combination of insight, humour and honesty, and a genuine love for film, which has propelled him […]
DVD Review – Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015)
Insidious: Chapter 3, 2015. Directed by Leigh Whannell. Starring Lin Shaye, Dermot Mulroney, Stefanie Scott, Leigh Whannell, Angus Sampson and Tate Berney. SYNOPSIS: A few years before the haunting of the Lambert family, psychic Elise Rainier is called upon to help a teenage girl try to contact her dead mother. It would be very easy […]
Exclusive interview with Steven Schneider, producer of Shut In, Insidious and Paranormal Activity
Scott Davis chats with producer Steven Schneider… In an exclusive interview with Flickering Myth about his new film Shut In, producer Steven Schneider sits down with Senior Staff Writer Scott Davis to discuss the film, his upcoming projects Paranormal Activity, Insidious and everything in between… Scott Davis: Congratulations on Shut In, you must be happy […]
The Five Worst Film Franchises
Anghus Houvouras on the five worst film franchises… Film franchises are easy targets for writers looking to grind an axe and bemoan the current state of big budget cinema. Like a pinata filled with gold bullion and airplane sized bottles of bourbon, everyone is just a little too eager to take a swing. It’s an […]
Boogeymen, Box Office, and Best Picture: The Blumhouse Effect
Matt Rodgers on the rise of Blumhouse Productions… If you peek through the window at Blumhouse Productions, past the levitating chair in the middle of the room, and the dank haired girl performing a spasmodic rendition of the robot to creepy effect, you’ll see an empty shelf, suspended by cobwebs, on a wall with an […]
Jason Blum wants to make an Insidious and Sinister crossover
We’ve seen a few horror crossovers over the years – see Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man, Freddy vs. Jason, Alien vs. Predator, Sadako vs. Kayako, et al – and now producer Jason Blum has suggested that another may be in the offing. During an interview with CinePop to promote the release of Insidious: The Last […]
Insidious: The Last Key gets a terrifying new TV spot
With a little over three weeks to go until it arrives in cinemas, Universal Pictures has released a new TV spot for the fourth instalment in the Insidious franchise, Insidious: The Last Key which see stars Lin Shaye and Leigh Whannell returning to the supernatural horror alongside newcomers Angus Sampson, Josh Stewart, Caitlin Gerard, Kirk Acevedo, Javier Botet, Bruce […]
