Tag: Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana
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ANALYSIS: Bad Moon Rising – The Resurgence Of The Werewolf
In recent years the werewolf has made a comeback to the silver screen. But why now, and what is behind the wolf man’s return? Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana howls at the moon to find out… Vampires, ghosts, witches and zombies: classic movie monsters, depicted in countless horror films across the decades. But there’s one creature that is […]
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REVIEW: Bitch Ass (2022)
dir. Bill Posley When four gang inductees – including the hesitant Q (Teon Kelley) – break into the house of an old rich woman they believe to be dead, they ransack the property room by room. Soon however they discover the truth behind the urban legend of “Bitch Ass”, and are forced to partake in […]
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REVIEW: House of Darkness (2022)
dir. Neil LaBute After driving a woman (Kate Bosworth) back to her secluded countryside mansion in the hopes of getting lucky, Hap (Justin Long) soon realises his night is about to turn sour when the mysterious (and cleverly named) Mina soon becomes more than just the manic pixie dream girl he initially expected. As he […]
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REVIEW: The Passenger a.k.a. La Pasajera (2021)
dir. Fernando González Gómez & Raúl Cerezo Four strangers ride-share a van towards a country village when, on a dark and misty road, the driver hits a severely injured woman. However they soon realise that everything is not as it seems, and they must put aside their grievances to fight for their lives against a […]
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TOP 9: Back to School Horrors
As parents and students both steel themselves for the new school term, Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana takes a look at the Top 9 back to school horrors… People say that school days are the best of your life. They’re liars: school is actual hell. Between power tripping teachers and sadistic bullies it can be like you’re starring […]
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REVIEW: The Once and Future Smash + End Zone 2 (2022)
dir. Sophia Cacciola & Michael J. Epstein The Once And Future Smash is a mockumentary that surrounds cult film End Zone 2. Interspersed with interviews from horror celebrities such as Mark Patton (A Nightmare On Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge) and Victor Miller (the screenwriter for the original Friday the 13th) the doc follows the […]
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REVIEW: New Religion (2022)
dir. Keishi Kondo Newly divorced call girl Miyabi (Kaho Seto) navigates her life following the sudden death of her young daughter. When meeting a client, she is persuaded to allow him to photograph certain areas of her body, which she then discovers can experience her daughter’s spirit. As Miyabi’s obsession with contacting her child becomes […]
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REVIEW: Living With Chucky (2022)
dir. Kyra Elise Gardner Directed by the daughter of head puppeteer Tony Gardner, Living With Chucky is an extensive yet endearing deep dive into the worldwide phenomenon of everyone’s favourite murder doll. Covering the creation of Don Mancini’s twisted toy to the various sequels and birth of the Chucky TV series, director Kyra Elise Gardner […]
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FRIGHTFEST 2022 REVIEW: Follow Her (2022)
dir. Sylvia Caminer Jess Peters (writer Dani Barker) is an aspiring social media star hoping to go viral by secretly filming encounters she experiences through job postings. However despite her online persona, in real life she’s struggling to cope with feeling isolated from her family and the prospect of being kicked out of her apartment. […]
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REVIEW: Do Not Disturb (2022)
dir. John Ainslie When newlyweds Chloe (Kimberly Laferriere) and Jack (Rogan Christopher) visit a Miami hotel in the hope of mending their fractured relationship following the loss of a pregnancy, the couple find themselves in possession of a large amount of powerful peyote. As they consume the psychoactive cactus they soon discover they’re experiencing a […]