Gore Tag Archive
Evil Dead Burn
Since it was announced that Sebastien Vanicek was helming the next Evil Dead film, I’ve been hyped. The French director has only one credit to his name, 2024’s Infested, but what a debut it was. Gross, brutal, inventive, and slick as hell, it was a great job application for joining the Evil Dead franchise. Vanicek’s entry, the third without Bruce Campbell or Sam […]
Cold Storage
What if the greatest threat to mankind isn’t some soon-to-be-discovered lethal pathogen, but something already here, known, and soon-to-be unleashed? This is the set-up for Cold Storage Jonny Campbell’s sci-fi splatter film adapted from the novel by David Koepp, famed screenwriter of Jurrassic Park, Spider-Man, and Panic Room to name a few. Like Michael Crichton before him, Koepp imbibes his script with a touch of […]
Suitable Flesh
After wowing crowds at Fantastia Fest and Frightfest hype for Joe Lynch’s latest film Suitable Flesh has been high. Adapted from Lovecraft’s ‘The Thing on the Doorstep’ by Dennis Paoli (the man behind Stuart Gordon’s iconic 80’s Lovecraft adaptations) Suitable Flesh is a camp creeping tale of spiritual terror and body swapping led by two […]
Dark Harvest
Its criminal that David Slade’s creature feature Dark Harvest wasn’t a bigger deal this Halloween. Based on the lauded novel by Norman Partridge and delayed twice due to Covid 19 and studio reshuffles, the much-anticipated adaptation has just slid, rather unceremoniously, onto Amazon Prime. Every Halloween, in an isolated midwestern farm town, a monstrous entity […]
Sisu
Sisu is the long-awaited latest from Finnish director Jalmari Helander, director of Christmas horror Rare Exports and pulpy presidential adventure Big Game. Since Big Game in 2014, Helander hasn’t had a feature film and, whatever the reason, it’s great to see him back swinging with such an explosive, beautifully shot, and timely reintroduction. Aatami (a […]
Saw X – Reboot or Game Over?
After months of anticipation and one of the most aggressive hype campaigns of the franchise, Saw X is finally here, but is it any good? Written by Josh Stolberg and Pete Goldfinger, and directed by long running franchise editor Kevin Greutert, the latest entry is an incredible treat for fans and one of the finest […]
X
When Ti West first burst onto the scene nearly a decade ago, it was with style, grit, and savvy. The one-two punch of retro-fitted occult babysitter flick House of the Devil and surprisingly endearing, but terrifying, docu-horror The Innkeepers announced a major genre talent. Here is a guy who can deliver effective, stylish, thrills and […]
Halloween Kills
For a lifelong Halloween fan, David Gordon Green’s Halloween Kills, the much-anticipated sequel to his 2018 reboot, is a gory gift bag of tricks ‘n’ treats. For those who enjoyed the fan service, visceral kills, and return to the franchise’s roots in 2018, there’s more of that and then some. After an thrilling flashback to […]
Body Melt
In the 80’s and 90s Australian TV cranked out some of the most intense public service announcements released anywhere on the globe. The aim? To scare the living shit out of any potential drug users and drunk drivers. Philip Brophy’s 1993 horror film Body Melt takes a page out of the anti-drug PSA’s book and savages the […]
Birds of Prey
After a scene stealing turn in David Ayer’s calamitous Suicide Squad, it was only a matter of time until Harley Quinn got a film of her own. Robbie’s portrayal of the Batman villain was ICONIC. Sticking with her is smart business from a studio still trying to figure out its place in the world of Superhero cinema and Marvel/Disney domination. At cinemas the film […]
