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House of 1000 Corpses was the debut of rock star Rob Zombie (Robert Cummings to his mother). Zombie started out with the excellent industrial-tinged rock band White Zombie. Exploding out of the New York underground they cut a distinctive…

When you have been a fan of horror and action cinema for a long time, it's easy to get jaded and dare I say, desensitised. You live for those moments where you can't believe the film is doing what it is. Be it heads crushed underfoot,…

In thinking about reviewing Kyle Edward Ball's debut feature Skinamarink, I realise this may be my Abe Simpson moment. In a famous moment, Abe described how what was now “it” seemed weird and scary to him. After being leaked, this film…

Joe Begos’ fifth feature Christmas Bloody Christmas is a technicolour three-ring circus, stuffed like a seasonal stocking with drugs, gore, sex, neon and metal. I mean, frankly, based on that you should know if you are in or not, yeah?…

Content Warning: references to self–harm from the very beginning "Nostalgia is Cancer" Eating Miss Campbell, the sophomore feature from Sheffield-based filmmaker Liam Regan, is a quasi-sequel to his 2014 debut My Bloody Banjo. It…

The decision of whether to expand a successful short is one that has befuddled filmmakers for a long time. On the one hand it can be handy for getting funding or interest, by being able to demonstrate what people liked in the first place.…

“Its like I can feel myself leaving my body...like its making me someone else” - Casey (Anna Cobb) A teenager's attic bedroom. We are viewing it from the position of the computer. The room is bathed in moody coloured lightning. UV…

This piece will contain spoilers for The Matrix Resurrections "It's all about fiction. The only world that matters is the one In here (gesturing at Neo’s head)" - The Analyst (Neil Patrick Harris) This will not be a review of The…

This review contains references to depictions of sexual assault, spoilers for Irreversible and pretentious use of French cinematic terms. Reader discretion is advised. "Le Temps Détruit Tout" Irreversible, released in 2002, was the…

Whilst it will probably appeal to anyone who enjoys a good, engrossing mystery thriller, Jacob Gentry's Broadcast Signal Intrusion will have a particular impact on those of us who have gone down late night YouTube rabbit holes, combing…