Horror

Ghostface is back in first teaser trailer for Scream VI

The action moves to New York City in Scream VI which has just got its very first teaser trailer. Who will live to tell the tale this time? 

14 Days of Christmas Horror | Gremlins

We guide you through 14 days of Christmas Horror. This time, we get cheeky with a classic 80’s film, Gremlins. 

14 Days of Christmas Horror | Black Christmas (2019)

We guide you through 14 days of Christmas Horror. This time, we delve into the feminist horror of 2019’s Black Christmas. 

14 Days of Christmas Horror | Violent Night

This festive season, we guide you through 14 days of Christmas Horror and first up, Violent Night, starring David Harbour. 

Lorcan Finnegan on Nocebo: ‘I don't really believe in good and evil’

Director Lorcan Finnegan brings us a completely new nightmare with Nocebo, the first ever Irish-Filipino co-production.

David Harbour reveals he and Jodie Comer are starring in mysterious horror video game

David Harbour and Jodie Comer are set to appear in a horror video game out in 2023, with the Stranger Things star keeping further details close to his chest.

Nocebo review | Eva Green needs healing in Lorcan Finnegan’s thriller

★★★☆☆
Nocebo stars Eva Green as a successful children’s fashion designer who is plagued by a strange illness. Here’s our review. 

The Witch, Hereditary, and Midsommar | Folk horror elevates the genre

Subversive horror films such as The Witch, Hereditary, and Midsommar are once again playing with folk tales rooted in paganism that previously emerged in the 70s. It's a unique type of fear and discomfort.

Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead on Something In The Dirt: ‘The reason you do bigger films is to be able to make smaller films with your friends’

Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead chat to us about their new film Something In The Dirt, which has just amazed audiences at FrightFest. 

Something In The Dirt review | A mesmerising piece of sci-fi cinema

★★★★☆
Visionary directors Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead go back to their roots with the paranoid and mysterious Something In The Dirt.

Lupita Nyong’o in talks to star in A Quiet Place spin-off

Lupita Nyong’o is jumping from one franchise to another after she is tapped to star in Paramount’s A Quiet Place prequel. 

Friday The 13th prequel series in the works from Peacock and A24

Friday the 13th is getting its own prequel series, titled Crystal Lake, which will be written by Bryan Fuller.

A24 releases spooky new trailer for The Eternal Daughter

A24 have released the first trailer for Joanna Hogg's The Eternal Daughter, in which Tilda Swinton pulls off a tricky double role.

Evil Dead Rise reveals creepy first image

Directed by Lee Cronin, Evil Dead Rise is set to terrify us in cinemas next April and we can’t wait. Groovy.

Urban Legend reboot cancelled, director cites bad timing and politics within studio as reasons

Director Colin Minihan has confirmed on Twitter that the reboot of Urban Legend is officially not happening anymore.

Eva Green and Mark Strong are spooked in the first trailer for Nocebo

Nocebo will be released in the UK and Ireland on December 9 and the first trailer is here to creep you out. 

Tobin Bell to return as Jigsaw for Saw 10, proving Hollywood still loves horror franchises

Jigsaw is back for another Saw film! Cheap to make, with huge profits to reap, Hollywood is still clearly deeply in love with horror films.

Halloween Ends review | once more with feeling

★★☆☆☆
Laurie Strode and Michael Myers have (supposedly) one last standoff in David Gordon Green’s uneven and dull Halloween Ends. 

The Origin (retitled: Out Of Darkness) review | A compelling, intoxicating horror

★★★★☆
What Andrew Cumming’s survival horror The Origin lacks in originality, it makes up for in world building and tension. 

Smile Review: Turn Your Frown Upside Down

★★★☆☆
Written and directed by Parker Finn, Smile might be the biggest surprise we’ve had this year and as far as horror films go, it’s terrifying.

Hanna Bergholm on Hatching: ‘I’m interested in exploring difficult emotions’

Hanna Bergholm spoke to us about her feature debut, Hatching, the story of a girl who nurtures a bird-like doppelgänger in secret. 

Halina Reijn on Bodies Bodies Bodies: ‘We’re still conditioned by patriarchy’

Bodies Bodies Bodies is a wildly entertaining slasher, with social commentary at its heart. We speak to director Halina Reijn about the film.

Crimes of the Future review | David Cronenberg returns to his roots

★★★☆☆
Viggo Mortensen and Léa Seydoux star in David Cronenberg’s Crimes of the Future which sees the director return to explore familiar themes.

Bodies Bodies Bodies review | Halina Reijn’s slasher is fun fun fun

★★★★☆
In Halina Reijn’s Bodies Bodies Bodies, unsuspecting, privileged youngsters begin to suspect there’s a murderer amongst them.

Behind the prosthetics of David Cronenberg's Crimes of the Future

Alex Anger and Monica Pavez talk us through futuristic organ design and working with the legendary director David Cronenberg. 

FrightFest 2022 | Burial

Ben Parker’s World War II thriller Burial is filled with cheap thrills but it never comes together as a coherent drama.

FrightFest 2022 | Follow Her

★★★★☆
Follow Her is a devilishly clever take on the influencer-era of social media and has some killer twists up its sleeve.

FrightFest 2022 | Swallowed

★★☆☆☆
Carter Smith returns with a queasy and grim thriller about a drug run gone wrong, but Swallowed never really gets going like it should. 

FrightFest 2022 | Deadstream

★★★☆☆
Social media and cancel culture take a hit in Deadstream, a hilarious horror-comedy from Joseph and Vanessa Winter.

FrightFest 2022 | She Came From The Woods

★★☆☆☆
She Came From The Woods takes the popular 80s slasher narrative and tries to inject some new life into it, with mixed results.