Tag Archives: Horror

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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Review in Brief: The Monkey (2025)

Posted on July 3, 2025 by Sam S-P

90 minutes is about right for a comedy-horror adaptation of Stephen King. A cursed toy latches itself on to traumatised twin brothers Hal and Bill (Theo James/Christian Convery) and causes the random and gruesome deaths of many unlucky folks who … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: 28 Years Later (2025)

Posted on June 30, 2025 by Sam S-P

28 YEARS LATER is not a safe sequel, in fact it’s far bolder, punchier and unexpectedly emotional than you might expect. It’s also by turns uglier and more achingly beautiful than every other example in its over-stuffed sub genre. Almost … Continue reading →

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