Emma Kostopolus / Contributor 20/06/2022 Emma Kostopolus / Contributor 20/06/2022

[Film Review] Revealer (2022)

Late 20th century nostalgia is big in horror right now…

Iona Smith / Senior Contributor & Events Organiser 13/06/2022 Iona Smith / Senior Contributor & Events Organiser 13/06/2022

[Film Review] Gatlopp: Hell of a Game (2022)

I am a huge fan of horror comedies. When I’m feeling down, I stick on the woodchipper scene from Tucker & Dale vs. Evil, as it’s guaranteed to make me smile every time…

Kim Morrison / Senior Contributor & Social Manager 09/06/2022 Kim Morrison / Senior Contributor & Social Manager 09/06/2022

[Film Review] The Found Footage Phenomenon (2021)

Whether you’re a massive horror nerd, or looking to learn a little more about the genre, horror documentaries are a great way to explore specific elements of the movies we love so much…

Melissa Cox / Contributor 07/06/2022 Melissa Cox / Contributor 07/06/2022

[Film Review] Jamie Marks Is Dead (2014)

Carter Smith’s 2014 film Jamie Marks Is Dead is an understated character piece, exploring teen relationships, small-town prejudice and the after-effects of tragedy on individuals and a small-town community.

Melissa Cox / Contributor 05/06/2022 Melissa Cox / Contributor 05/06/2022

[Film Review] Are Millennials Killing Freddy? (2022)

At the heart of the Nightmare On Elm Street films is a question - how can you defeat a foe as uniquely dangerous as Freddy Krueger?

Jerry Sampson / Senior Contributor 04/06/2022 Jerry Sampson / Senior Contributor 04/06/2022

[Film Review] Xpiation (2018)

In the dark, twisted universe of extreme horror, filmmakers can utilize extremity through violence and brutality to explore difficult themes through the subversive and taboo

Jerry Sampson / Senior Contributor 03/06/2022 Jerry Sampson / Senior Contributor 03/06/2022

[Film Review] The Sadness (2021)

Hitting a surprisingly mainstream audience with a wildly extreme film, Rob Jabbaz’s debut The Sadness is a cluster fuck of deviance and gore with a satirical and mean wink toward incel and r/niceguy culture

Jerry Sampson / Senior Contributor 01/06/2022 Jerry Sampson / Senior Contributor 01/06/2022

[Film Review] MEN (2022)

Alex Garland is a world builder and magician. He is a spellbinder. A masterful creator of complex characters and ominous mundanity…

Jessie Martinez / Contributor 19/05/2022 Jessie Martinez / Contributor 19/05/2022

[Film Review] Videodrome (1983)

Videodrome centers its narrative around consumerism, sadomasochism and the horrifying mutation and degradation of the human form…

Ariel Powers-Schaub / Senior Contributor & Admin Assistant 18/05/2022 Ariel Powers-Schaub / Senior Contributor & Admin Assistant 18/05/2022

[Film Review] Torn Hearts (2022)

Torn Hearts (2022) warns what may happen if you meet your heroes. Director Brea Grant’s new film follows a band called Torn Hearts, a two-woman contemporary country music act in Nashville, Tennessee.

Liz DeGregorio / Senior Contributor 11/05/2022 Liz DeGregorio / Senior Contributor 11/05/2022

[Event Review] Boston Underground Film Festival Features

The Boston Underground Film Festival took place this year at the end of March. We reviewed three feature films from the fest this year.

Jerry Sampson / Senior Contributor 10/05/2022 Jerry Sampson / Senior Contributor 10/05/2022

[Film Review] Peppergrass (2021)

In a mid-Covid world, it was only a matter of time before the pandemic became a factor in film…

Jerry Sampson / Senior Contributor 08/05/2022 Jerry Sampson / Senior Contributor 08/05/2022

[Event Review] Unnamed Footage Festival

It takes a lot of effort to really make it in the found footage world. For every The Blair Witch Project, there’s twenty lesser known and less successful attempts…

Jerry Sampson / Senior Contributor 04/05/2022 Jerry Sampson / Senior Contributor 04/05/2022

[Film Review] The Aviary (2022)

The Aviary is a surprisingly intriguing character study of the effects of psychological trauma and cult practices…

Amber T / Contributor 03/05/2022 Amber T / Contributor 03/05/2022

[Film Review] The Yellow Wallpaper (2021)

Charlotte Perkins-Gilman’s infamous short story The Yellow Wallpaper still resonates 130 years later

Ariel Powers-Schaub / Senior Contributor & Admin Assistant 01/05/2022 Ariel Powers-Schaub / Senior Contributor & Admin Assistant 01/05/2022

[Book Review] Mums and Sons (2022)

Horror films often have so much to show and tell us, it can be impossible to catch everything in a movie in just one viewing…

Jessica Scott / Contributor 30/04/2022 Jessica Scott / Contributor 30/04/2022

[Film Review] Vampyr (1932)

Carl Theodor Dreyer’s masterful Vampyr (1932) straddles the line between silent and sound pictures…

Iona Smith / Senior Contributor & Events Organiser 14/04/2022 Iona Smith / Senior Contributor & Events Organiser 14/04/2022

[Event Review] 2:22 A Ghost Story

From the beginning, 2:22 sets a tone that will haunt you for the rest of the show…

Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana / Senior Contributor 10/04/2022 Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana / Senior Contributor 10/04/2022

[Film Review] The Last Possession (2022)

The Last Possession (2022) is a haunted house chiller with an intercosmic twist.

Amber T / Contributor 08/04/2022 Amber T / Contributor 08/04/2022

[Film Review] You Are Not My Mother (2022)

There’s an overwhelming sense throughout You Are Not My Mother that something is…off.