Night Of A Thousand Screams: An Evening of Horror Film Music & VisualsSo I’ve been wanting to put on a night of horror music for a long time now, ever since I started collecting horror soundtracks on wax....
A Life-Time of Loving 'John Carpenter's The Thing' When it comes to my favourite films from years past, there are some I revisit more than others. These films are like comfort food, that...
Mandy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Jóhann JóhannssonPanos Cosmatos’ ‘Mandy’ is a psychedelic horror film that is one part heartfelt love story and one part gnarly revenge film. Nicolas Cage...
Deadstream (2022)Best described as a YouTube Evil Dead, Deadstream is the good version of that description, thanks to the endearing performance of...
Mad God (2022)Holy Shitting Giants! Mere words are not sufficient to describe this film. Mad God is one of those transcendent experiences that are hard...
Talking Campfire Tales on RNZ NightsI was back on RNZ Nights with Bryan Crump tonight, talking campfire tales in horror cinema. We looked at The Fog, The Burning, Madman,...
The House of the Devil (2009)Ti West’s fourth film came after his notoriously shitty Hollywood experience on Cabin Fever 2, where the film got re-edited and re-shot...
X Premiere at The Roxy CinemaThe premiere of X at Roxy Cinema Miramar last night was an absolute blast. The film was fkn fantastic - a slow burn slasher but never...
Frontiere(s) (2007)Next up in the French Extremity festival is Xavier Gens’ shocker Frontiere(s) which takes a group of youth on the run after a money...
Livid (2011)French Horror maestros Baustillo & Maury exploded out of the gate in 2007 with their home invasion masterpiece ‘Inside’. But their...
My Bloody Valentine (1981)Roses are red, violets are blue, one is dead, and so are you. . I’ve watched Cherry Falls & Valentine over the last few nights so it’s...
Woodlands Dark & Days Bewitched: A History Of Folk Horror (2021)I don’t tend watch many docos these days, as the classic doc format has become (for me) tired with the reliance on talking heads and...
Antlers (2021)Pray it desires not you. • Scott Copper’s horror drama hit all the right spots for me, crafting an affecting tale of troubled youth &...
Demon Wind (1990)This goofy ass flick is a mix of Evil Dead (friends go to an isolated location / evil book) & Demons (lots of Demons) & has Vinegar ...
Just Before Dawn (1981)Jeff Lieberman’s backwoods horror comes from that golden early ‘80s period when the tropes of the genre had yet to crystallize into the...