A reasonably “by the numbers” horror experience with some script and performance problems, but otherwise a decent flick with a fantastic gimmick. A creature lurks in the darkness, it can only be seen in the dark, and cannot attack you when you are in light. The story follows a broken family tormented by the specter……
Tag: horror
Review: The Neon Demon
Nestled somewhere between Drive and Only God Forgives, the film is incredibly visual but also compelling, uncomfortable and seriously messed up. A sixteen year old girl without family or friends pursues a career in modeling. The embodiment of innocence, Jesse lives from a rundown motel, and is instantly pray to the other, older, girls in…
Review: The Conjuring 2
I can’t help but feel a little disappointed by James Wan’s sequel; it has a little too much Insidious injected into it… Based off a true case performed by the Warrens, a husband and wife team of investigators helping the Church uncover demonic activity, the pairing travel to north London to help a family terrorised by…
Review: Green Room
Green Room is one of those rare horrors that does one thing, but does it very well. It is an Eli Roth film, only good. A struggling punk rock band need some gigs and fast. Unfortunately they are directed to a concert at a place ran by Neo-Nazis, and quickly find themselves in a hostage…
Review: The Boy
I had every reason to be disappointed in The Boy. I don’t fall for the scares of ‘possessed doll’ horror films, but after putting up with it for a while, it actually evolved into something quite unique. A young American woman travels to the United Kingdom to babysit for a rich older couple looking to…
Review: The Forest
A Hollywood produced psychological horror set in Japan following a young American woman trying to find her sister who has become lost in the notorious “suicide forest” that actually exists on the banks of Mount Fuji. Trying to not sound too snobby, but I feel as though The Forest could have been better served as a…
Review: Krampus
A great little festive horror, Krampus delivers the sort of cheeky horror only seen in films such as James Gunn’s Slither, or Trick ‘r Treat. An underrated and fun time. The film is based off the German folklore of Krampus, a spirit who punishes naughty children. They hold “Krampus Runs” which involve young boys dressed as Krampuses…
Tribute Review: A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
This was originally intended as a Remake Rumble review (alongside the 2010 remake I have yet to see) but after watching it again I have decided this is far more fitting as a Tribute Review for the late brilliant Wes Craven, who died in August this year (2015) who brought about, almost single-handedly, the teen…
Review: The Lost Boys
(Originally published in November 2012) A movie completely trapped in the 1980s, but it is great entertainment! When a mother and her two sons move to California the eldest son Michael becomes fascinated by a group of bikers and the girl in their midst, while his younger brother meets two strange boys who are convinced…
Review: Crimson Peak
My favourite director Guillermo Del Toro returns to give his horror stylised spin on a gothic romance. Edith, a naïve American girl who dreams of becoming a writer, is swept away from her father’s protective surroundings when a stranger from Britain arrives with a business proposition. But Edith has been receiving warnings, warnings from her…