Movie Reviews

Madhouse (1981)

Dak Bangla (1987)

undead fury is unleashed from the bowels of the Dak Bangla, causing a dreadful bloodbath

Hotel (1981)

An unscrupulous bunch of swindlers build a hotel on a burial ground with mortifying consequences

Guest House (1980)

A filthy limb resurfaces from the dead to exact horrific revenge.

Van Helsing (2004)

Universal's classic monsters are resurrected for an overblown blockbuster

Andhera (1975)

Early Ramsays foray into thriller and horror territory paid dividents paving the path for a long and successful journey.

Evil Dead Burn (2026)

Extremely gruesome and unrelenting splatterfest done with visual flair and style

The Hills Have Eyes 2 (2007)

Bloody and yet anaemic and uninspired follow up to the excellent remake from the year before.

Vampyr (1932)

One of the earliest psycological horror films... a dreamlike, almost surreal experience. An art-house classic

What Lies Beneath (2000)

undeniably entertaining evening's diversion

Wrong Turn (2003)

Texas Chainsaw meets Hills Have Eyes in this fun if derivative shocker

Psycho (1959)

Arguably the greatest ever horror film

The Hills Have Eyes (2006)

One of cinema's rarities.  A remake that improves on the original classic

House of 1000 Corpses (2003)

Rob Zombie's much-delayed and controversial gore shocker has its moments

Humanoids From The Deep AKA Monster (1980)

80's creature feature is sublimely ridiculous, very silly but hugely enjoyable

The Exorcist: Dominion (2005)

Morgan Creek not learning from their mistakes, make a mockery of yet another Exorcist sequel/prequel.  

Horror (2002)

 a satanic goat, demonic spirits, hallucinogenic drugs, a runaway gang...

House On Haunted Hill (1999)

Splashy but uninspired remake no better than the original

Halloween Resurrection (2002)

Myers is back and this time he goes home to gate crash a live webcast - Utterly dire

Hostel (2006)

Randy Americans seeking massive shagfest head off for Central Europe

Howling, The (1980)

 Cracking good werewolf film boasts great sense of humour and terrific special effects

Ginger Snaps (2001)

New and vibrant life breathed into werewolf genre

Grim Reaper, The AKA ANTHROPOPHAGOUS BEAST (1981)

Mad Cannibal on the rampage...sick shocker banned for years in the UK

Exorcist: The Beginning (2004)

Morgan Creek feels the need to make millions from their Brand but hasn’t a clue about how!

The Prowler AKA Rosemary’s Killer (1981)

A movie that indicated that the Slasher cycle was way past its expiry date. 

Friday the 13th 2 (1981)

Slasher sequel with fair body count!

From Beyond the Grave (1973)

7th instalment of Amicus omnibus horror shorts.

Dr Terror’s House of Horrors (1965)

Amicus’s first film containing five short stories of a macabre kind.  Impressively performed and presented.

Freddy vs Jason (2003)

Freddy and Jason in a battle to see who gets to carve up teenage America!

Freaks (1932)

Fascinating masterpiece of the macabre... a huge classic

For Y'ur Height Only (1979)

Can a 2 ft 9" Secret Agent "00" save the planet from the ghastly Mr Giant!?

Fade To Black (1980)

Sort of precursor to Se7en and Scream - A homage to classic horror movies

Faculty, The (1998)

Scream meets Bodysnatchers meets Breakfast Club

Phase IV (1974)

A duo of scientists try to unravel mysterious happenings in the Nevada Desert

Fog, The (1980)

Atmospheric chiller… creepy and scary

Fly, The (1958)

Classic 50's horror film