Day of the Dead, 1985 Directed by George A. Romero Starring Joeseph Pilato, Lori Cardille and Richard Liberty SYNOPSIS: Society has completely fallen to the undead, with the remnants of the government and military holing up in large underground bases, attempting to try and work out how to achieve victory in the increasingly futile war […]
October Horrors Day 16 – City of the Living Dead (1980)
City of the Living Dead, 1980 Directed by Lucio Fulci Starring Christopher George, Catriona MacColl, Carlo De Majo and Antonella Interlenghi SYNOPSIS: In the village of Dunwich Father Thomas hangs himself in the local graveyard causing the gates of hell to open and spew evil into the world. At the same time in New York […]
October Horrors Day 15 – Suspiria (1977)
Suspiria, 1977 Starring Jessica Harper, Stefania Casini, Flavio Bucci, Miguel Bose and Alinda Valli SYNOPSIS: Young American dance student Suzy has arrived in Germany to attend an exclusive ballet school. However, Suzy and some of her fellow students soon begin to notice the slightly strange goings on in the school, with some students disappearing and […]
60th BFI London Film Festival Review – Creepy (2016)
Creepy, 2016. Directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa Starring Hidetoshi Nishijima, Yuko Takeuchi, Masahiro Higaside and Teruyuki Kagawa. SYNOPSIS: Retired detective turned university professor Takakura is called upon by a former colleague to help in the investigation of a family that vanished six years prior, with the daughter of the family being the sole remaining member and […]
October Horrors Day 14 – The Babadook (2014)
The Babadook, 2014 Directed by Jennifer Kent Starring Essie Davis and Noah Wiseman SYNOPSIS: Amelia is a lonely and deeply stressed widow struggling to raise her deeply troubled young son Sam, who is often finding himself in bother at school and with other children. To add to Amelia’s troubles, it seems that she and her […]
October Horrors Day 13 – Penny Dreadful
Penny Dreadful Created by John Logan Starring Eva Green, Timothy Dalton, Rory Kinnear, Josh Hartnett and Billie Piper SYNOPSIS: Victorian London is under threat as mysterious evil forces seek to envelop the world in darkness, with monsters and ghouls stalking the streets butchering and bloodletting. It quickly falls to a motley band of curious individuals […]
October Horrors Day 12 – Audition (1999)
Audition, 1999 Directed by Takashi Miike Starring Ryo Ishibashi, Eihi Shiina and Renji Ishibashi SYNOPSIS: Middle-aged widower Shigeharu is encouraged by his concerned son to finally get himself back into the dating scene. Shigeharu, taking his son’s advice, albeit in a somewhat unconventional style, holds mock auditions for a new girlfriend in a manner akin […]
October Horrors Day 11 – Evil Dead II (1987)
Evil Dead II, 1987 Directed by Sam Raimi Starring Bruce Campbell, Sarah Berry, Dan Hicks and Kassie Wesley SYNOPSIS: Ash, the sole survivor of the previous film, returns to contend with the evil spirits summoned from the cursed Necronomicon, the book of the dead. Joined by those present at the book’s original discovery and others, […]
October Horrors Day 10 – Maniac (1980)
Maniac, 1980 Directed by William Lustig Starring Joe Spinnell and Caroline Munro SYNOPSIS: Frank Zito, a mentally disturbed serial killer, is prowling the streets New York City looking for innocent victims to murder in order to quiet the voices in his head commanding him to kill. I should begin this particular review by being upfront […]
Movie Review – Vampyres (2015)
Vampyres, 2015. Directed by Victor Matello Starring Caroline Munro, Verónica Polo, Marta Flich, Almudena León, Anthony Rotsa, Lone Fleming SYNOPSIS: In this remake of the 1974 cult classic, two female vampires are living a life of murder and blood-drinking in an old English manor located in the woods. However, when their peace is disturbed by […]
