Tag Archives: Horror

Halloween Retrospective: Universal Frankenstein (As Played by Karloff)

Posted on November 1, 2018 by Sam S-P

I know quite a bit about Universal Horror. I wrote my Masters dissertation on it a few years back. This Halloween, I thought I’d look back at my favourite series within this cycle, FRANKENSTEIN. I know they made more than … Continue reading →

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Review: A Quiet Place (2018)

Posted on October 29, 2018 by Sam S-P

Sometimes the simplest premises have the most memorable results. I don’t think A QUIET PLACE is a game-changer for the horror or sci-fi genres, but it is very good at what it does. It also makes me want to see … Continue reading →

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Review: Cargo (2017/18)

Posted on September 7, 2018 by Sam S-P

CARGO is not to be confused with Cargo, the not particularly good Swiss ALIEN/MATRIX mashup from 2009. But I don’t think many people saw that one, so the mixup is unlikely. Netflix’s Cargo is, to put it simply, an Australian … Continue reading →

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80s Review: The Shining (1980)

Posted on July 8, 2018 by Sam S-P

Most people’s first thought of Stanley Kubrick’s THE SHINING will be one of three images: the ghost girls, the woman in the bath and Jack Nicholson axing his way through the bathroom door. Few western horrors, except for perhaps THE … Continue reading →

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Review: Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)

Posted on June 17, 2018 by Sam S-P

Well, it’s certainly a lot more fun than the last one. JURASSIC PARK is my favourite childhood film and remains very close to the top of my list today. The sequels have never been up to much, and each time … Continue reading →

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Review: The Lure (2015)

Posted on May 30, 2018 by Sam S-P

Mermaid horror-musical THE LURE is something else. Mostly because it’s a mermaid horror-musical, and I, like many others I’m sure, never thought I’d ever watch, let alone want or need, such a thing. It’s also apparently the first proper musical … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: It Comes at Night (2017)

Posted on May 17, 2018 by Sam S-P

This would make one hell of a double-feature with THE SURVIVALIST. Bleak, slow-burning and intense both, but IT COMES AT NIGHT is far more tricksy and ambiguous a thing. Nightmares, visions, hallucinations – whatever they’re supposed to be – bleed … Continue reading →

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Review: Ghost Stories (2017/18)

Posted on May 6, 2018 by Sam S-P

From SIN CITY to WILD TALES at the movies and INSIDE NUMBER 9 on TV, I do like a good anthology piece. Alas, TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED and THE TWILIGHT ZONE were before my time, so perhaps I need to … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: Jigsaw (2017)

Posted on March 22, 2018 by Sam S-P

While JIGSAW isn’t a bad movie, not even particularly low down in the wider SAW franchise (for the record it goes I, III, VI then Jigsaw) but it’s hard to love. Expect pleasing references to the earlier movies, new traps … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: The Vault (2017)

Posted on March 15, 2018 by Sam S-P

THE VAULT isn’t a very good…anything. Marketed as a horror-thriller (haunted bank vaults: why isn’t that a genre go-to?) but it just doesn’t work because it’s not scary and it’s not exciting. I think they might have been going for … Continue reading →

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