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Tag: horror film
Blecch Glasses: Dario Argento And The Limitations Of Creativity
Occhiali Neri has been hailed as Argento’s great comeback movie – but is it too little, too late from a director whose artistic visions seem long exhausted?
The Enduring Pleasures Of The Cat and The Canary
Revisiting the classic 1939 version of the much-filmed murder-mystery story.
A Sequel Too Far: The Creature Walks Among Us
The Universal monster cycle – and the series of films starring their only original creation, the Gill Man – ends with a whimper rather than a bang.
The Immortal Lionheart: Looking Back At Theatre Of Blood
Witty, savage and tragic – Vincent Price as a tormented Shakespearian actor in possibly the finest British horror film of the 1970s.
My Adventures In Horror Film Making
Melissa Todd takes part in a low-budget horror movie production and lives to tell the tale.
Three New Lows Of Microbudget Horror Cinema
Everything wrong with the modern horror movie explained.
Noirvember: An Introduction
Setting the scene for our month of Film Noir reviews – and explaining why we are refusing to take a narrow view of just what ‘noir’ is.
Shudder Originals And The Great Reset In How We Consume Movies
Examining a collection of Shudder Originals while pondering how the streaming revolution feels more like a return to the norm than a giant leap forward.
Halloween Hammer: Countess Dracula
Continuing our Halloween month of Hammer Horror with their often-misunderstood take on the Countess Bathory legend.
In Defence Of Frankenstein – The True Story
The often-derided 1973 two-part TV adaptation of the classic story is more interesting than critics give it credit for.
A Fisherman’s Tale: Nick Park’s 8mm Horror Movie
The sinister and creepy 1976 home movie from the man behind The Wrong Trousers.