Category Archives: Horror
Pieces (1982) – mini-review
The cover of this tells you almost everything you need to know about this movie. Infamous in horror circles, this is a badly made movie that has some really gruesome and effective gore. It’s difficult to rate, as objectively it’s … Continue reading
TerrorVision (1986) review
I found this movie thanks to a great list on Reddit provided by u/TomberryServo entitled ‘Trashy, sleazy, gory and void of any artistic merit.’ I couldn’t ignore that now, could I? TerrorVision lays all its cards on the table right … Continue reading
The Wretched (2019) – mini-review
Chuck a bit of Jaws, a handful of Rear Window, a pinch of Invasion of the Bodysnatchers. a little bit of <your favourite teen slasher> into a movie blender, mix together in a well-established way and you get The Wretched. … Continue reading
FrightFest Glasgow 2020 – part 1
Glasgow FrightFest 2020 ran over 2 and a bit days from Thursday 5th March until Saturday 7th March at the wonderful Glasgow Film Theatre. This was only my second time (of many I hope!) attending the festival, and this year … Continue reading
Why Don’t You Just Die! (2018) review
Why Don’t You Just Die! is the grammatically incorrect but perfectly accurate English title for this 2018 Russian comedy-with-blood. Lots of blood! From the first scene we know what territory we are in, as a young man rings the doorbell … Continue reading
Ringu (1998) mini-review
Rewatched this after about an 18 year gap. Not as scary as I remembered it to be, and a lot more stupid. There’s a couple of really clunky exposition speeches that totally passed me by when I watched it before. … Continue reading
The Void (2016) mini-review
80s throwback body-horror with well done practical effects. Adequate acting (mostly) but this can be forgiven as there are enough ‘eeew’ moments to keep you engaged. 7 S-Points. Facebook mini-review first posted 4th April 2020
The Platform (2019) mini-review
Taut and claustrophobic. Does a great job on a limited budget. Netflix defaults to dubbed English version, but you can change it to Spanish with subtitles to get the original sound. I really enjoyed this on many levels. Pun intended. … Continue reading
Brain Damage (1988) mini-review
Classic camp 80s schlock with a heavy-handed addiction parable. Some brilliant in-camera effects for the budget. If you like gory, over-the-top horror then this is for you. 8 S-points. Facebook mini-review first posted 23rd February 2020
Pulse (2001) mini-review
I’m usually a big fan of J-Horror and techphobic dystopia , so this looked perfect for me. It was so disappointing – started creepy with a great premise, but got so messy and confused I got bored. Shame. A lowly … Continue reading