Horror

FrightFest 2022 | Final Cut

★★★★☆
This incredibly meta French remake of a Japanese indie zombie film hits all the right spots and will entertain your socks off.

FrightFest 2022 | The Harbinger

★★★☆☆
It’s not easy to make any film about the Covid-19 pandemic, but director Andy Mitton has just made it look easy with The Harbinger.

FrightFest 2022: Next Exit

★★★★☆
Starring Rahul Kohli and Katie Parker, Next Exit is a touching sci-fi film about life and death and everything in between. 

FrightFest 2022: The Lair

★★☆☆☆

Neil Marshall, director of Dog Soldiers and The Descent, opens up this year’s FrightFest with his new film, The Lair.

Orphan: First Kill review | Esther is back in the sequel to orphan

★★☆☆☆
A long-awaited prequel to 2009’s surprise cult hit Orphan is mostly hit-and-miss, but its bonkers third act saves the day.

Nope review | Jordan Peele’s grand return, or is it?

★★★☆☆
Jordan Peele, a modern master of horror and unnerving thrills, returns with a brand new, original film, but Nope might prove divisive.

Prey Director Dan Trachtenberg: ‘Wouldn’t it be cool if we changed the Predator?’

Audiences are treated to a completely different, unique take on The Predator in Prey and we chat to director Dan Trachtenberg all about it.

Prey review | The best Predator film yet?

★★★★☆
Dan Trachtenberg tries to do the impossible with Prey: make the Predator relevant again. Trachtenberg has crafted an immensely thrilling film.

She Will review | A timely and empowering horror film

★★★★☆ She Will is the feature film debut of director Charlotte Colbert and as such, it’s remarkably confident and assured.

The Black Phone review | More effective as a thriller than a horror

★★★☆☆
Scott Derrickson returns to his horror roots with The Black Phone, a new, original horror-thriller starring Ethan Hawke.

Sundance Film Festival London 2022: Resurrection Review

★★★★☆
This psychological thriller, starring Rebecca Hall, explores guilt, motherhood and trauma in unexpected ways.

Sundance Film Festival London 2022: Hatching Review

★★★★☆
This Finnish horror is seriously impressive, thanks to its inventive use of puppetry and special effects, topped with incredible performances

Dashcam Review: A Provocative Thrill Ride Like No Other

★★★★☆
Dashcam might be less sophisticated than lockdown hit Host, but it’s unique and provocative, just as horror should be.

Jed Shepherd and Gemma Hurley on Dashcam: ‘If a horror film is comfortable, you’re not doing horror right’

Writers Jed Shepherd and Gemma Hurley talk us through their insane, completely unique and provocative new horror film Dashcam.

Alex Garland on Men: ‘I’m actually seeking to antagonise people’

Alex Garland's highly divisive Men is now in cinemas. Tom Beasley speaks to the main man himself about making the film. 

Vue Reportedly Pulls Dashcam From Its Cinemas - Are We Heading To A New Era of Censorship?

Vue, one of the biggest cinema chains, seems to have pulled Rob Savage's new film Dashcam completely from its cinemas.

Men review | Alex Garland's film is as compelling as it is troubling

★★★★☆
Starring Jessie Buckley and Rory Kinnear, Alex Garland's Men is a film that is guaranteed to leave your jaw on the floor.

Firestarter Review: Completely Lacking Any Spark

★☆☆☆☆
Firestarter, yet another Stephen King adaptation, arrives with very little fanfare and no wonder - it’s shockingly bad.