By far the nastiest ‘V/H/S’ to date, this latest entry offers up a mean-spirited found-footage anthology of Halloween-themed stories that deliver trick-or-treat terror, murderous mayhem, and gruesome gore.
Trick or treat… ‘V/H/S/Halloween’ review
Tag: Gore
Raw cosmic terror… ‘The Outwaters’ Review
You don’t need to see to be scared. Nor do you need to understand. ‘The Outwaters’ offers the rawest jolt of cosmic horror you can experience… Fear of the unknown. Madness. Monsters. The abyss… I keep seeing the criticism that you can’t make out much once the nightmare commences, but those people are missing the point – it’s not about what you can see; it’s about what you can hear. (Warning: spoilers follow…)
Beauty is vicious… ‘The Neon Demon’ Review
On a first watch, ‘The Neon Demon’ never clicked with me on a deeper level; but this time I could see below the surface – where it’s dark and perverse – and understood (and liked) what I saw.
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A gripping western-horror hybrid filled with strong characterisation, S. Craig Zahler proves his filmmaking instincts are on point in his debut feature. Yes his films are long and slow, but make no mistake, they are deliberately paced to allow the character work to shine through, which pays off later on.
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The SS Criticism 