Tag Archives: Horror

The Toxic Avenger (2023/25)

Posted on January 13, 2026 by Sam S-P

Macon Blair’s Troma remix has plenty of squelchy gore and grotesquery, as well as good work from Peter Dinklage, but it never strikes quite the right tonal balance as the original. A terminally ill janitor (Dinklage) runs afoul of corporate … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: The Shrouds (2024/25)

Posted on December 22, 2025 by Sam S-P

David Cronenberg plumbs his real-life grief trauma to fuel one of the most twisted yet affecting sci-fi horrors for years. Following his invention of technology allowing mourners to view a live feed of their loved ones’ decomposing body from their … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: Bring Her Back (2025)

Posted on December 9, 2025 by Sam S-P

A horror movie hasn’t made me cry for a while. BRING HER BACK creeps up on you, then pummels you with short, sharp shocks of nightmarish imagery before blindsiding you with incredibly vulnerable emotionality. Arriving to live with their new foster … Continue reading →

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The Phantom of the Opera (1925) 100th Anniversary Review

Posted on November 21, 2025 by Sam S-P

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Sam’s 31 Days of Horror 2025

Posted on November 1, 2025 by Sam S-P

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Frankenstein (2025) Review

Posted on October 20, 2025 by Sam S-P

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Review in Brief: The Ugly Stepsister (2025)

Posted on October 3, 2025 by Sam S-P

A pitch-black, gnarly, body-horror heavy retelling of the Brothers Grimm version of the Cinderella fairytale from Norwegian filmmaker Emilie Blichfeldt. The terminally shy Elvira (a mesmerising Lea Myren) competes with her beautiful new stepsister Agnes (Thea Sofie Loch Næss) and … Continue reading →

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Science Fiction Double Feature: The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) and Shock Treatment (1981) Reviews

Posted on September 25, 2025 by Sam S-P

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Double Feature: Weapons and Eenie Meanie (2025) Reviews

Posted on August 28, 2025 by Sam S-P

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Review in Brief: Final Destination: Bloodlines (2025)

Posted on July 10, 2025 by Sam S-P

Is this the best of the ridiculously consistent Final Destination franchise? Maybe. The sixth instalment, from Zach Zipovsky and Adam B Stein might be slightly over-long, but is certainly the most elaborate of the series. Horrifying visions of a narrowly-averted … Continue reading →

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