Review Day 19: The Fan (1982) Intense fans and fandoms are nothing new, because of the use of social media in present times it feels almost overwhelming and almost everywhere you look. But back before we had access to the online world, fans for stars would track them through newspapers, magazines, appearances on TV and … Continue reading →

Review Day 18: Amer (2009) This Belgian/French co-production is unlike any film from the era it was released, Amer (2009) is partly inspired by the visual tropes from giallo cinema with a mix of experimental cinema and a lucid dream. The film gets referred to as being a giallo, but it isn’t really a giallo, … Continue reading →

Review Day 17: Verónica (2017) Spanish filmmaker Paco Plaza may be best known for his film REC (2007) and it’s two sequels, but 10 years after he unleashed that film he gave us Verónica (2017) a film that made waves on Netflix and became known as one of the scariest films ever. REC itself was … Continue reading →

Mini Review Day 15: The Red Shoes (2005) South Korea has a very rich and diverse horror film industry, with films such as The Host (2006), A Tale Of Two Sisters (2003), Train To Busan (2016) and Thirst (2009) being just a few the notable ones. The filmmakers are always giving us something different and … Continue reading →

Review Day 14: Splatter: Naked Blood (1996) The body horror subgenre really came into the scene and got noticed with the early works of David Cronenberg, with his films Shivers (1975), Rabid (1977), Videodrome (1983) and The Fly (1986) making their mark on horror fans and mainstream cinema alike. Body horror has also been quite … Continue reading →

Review Day 13: Deathgasm (2015) The horror/comedy is not always the easiest genre to get right, however is there any country that has proved they can do it and do it well more than New Zealand? With fantastic horror/comedies such as Braindead (1992), What We Do In The Shadows (2014), Black Sheep (2006) and Housebound … Continue reading →

Review Day 12: Next Of Kin (1982) Australian cinema has a long history of making horror films, one just need look into Ozploitation films to see that. There are those films that really made the horror genre in Australia stand out from the likes of Wake In Fright (1971) an outback psychological nightmare to Wolf … Continue reading →

Review Day 10: A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night (2014) The 2010’s have produced some memorable and excellent horror films, almost changing the game with some fresh new films. Making her feature directorial debut with A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night (2014), Ana Lily Amirpour has certainly made a big splash, fitting right … Continue reading →

Review Day 09: One Missed Call (2003) The late 90s and early 00s was such a peak time for Japanese horror, with films like Ringu (1998), Ju-On (2002) and Pulse (2001) making waves worldwide. These films scared and terrified audiences, bringing in different shades of horror and themes. Notable Japanese director Takashi Miike known for … Continue reading →

Mini Review Day 07: The Unholy (1988) It is of no surprise that after the success of The Exorcist (1973), many films used the same or a similar formula of demonic terror and horror. The impacts of The Exorcist can still be felt today almost 50 years on. Combine this with the Satanic Panic of … Continue reading →

Review Day 06: Let’s Scare Jessica To Death (1971) The era of the 70’s was indeed an interesting one, seeing the rise of more gruesome and spooky films, as well as the psychological horror. Don’t Look Now (1973) may be the better known film for 70’s psychological horror, along with The Omen (1976) and Alice, … Continue reading →

Review Day 05: The Curse Of The Werewolf (1961) Hammer Films perhaps best known for their Gothic style horror films starting in the 50’s gained popularity for takes on popular characters with films such as Dracula (1958), The Curse Of Frankenstein (1957) and The Mummy (1959). The focus was more so on vampire films with … Continue reading →

Mini Review Day 03: The Corpse Vanishes (1942) The 1940’s provided some excellent horror films with the likes of The Wolf Man (1941), Cat People (1942) and The Picture Of Dorian Gray (1945), on the other side of that were many films made for less. One of those films is The Corpse Vanishes (1942), a … Continue reading →

Mini Review Day 01: Waxworks (1924) German expressionist cinema was quite popular back early in the 20th century, with films such The Cabinet Of Dr. Caligari (1920), Nosferatu (1922) and Metroplis (1927) perhaps being the three best known ones. They are considered classics, and much loved even today, as the German expressionist movement is still … Continue reading →