The Appeal of Horror
Horror may not be to everyone’s taste but one of our farmers looks at his life-long love of the genre and examines why horror appeals… About a year ago, I had the privilege of meeting film critic Mark...
View ArticleHorror Movies Through the Decades
Horror films are both loved and loathed for their scares, gore and thrills and they have produced many villains that have gone on to become cult favourites. However much it may seem, the horror genre’s...
View ArticleTop 7 Films That Spawned The Most Disappointing Sequels
It’s depressing when beloved films are soiled by a wave of flawed, needless sequels that follow as a result of their huge triumphs. In order to cash in on the sensation most filmmakers decide that it’s...
View ArticleTop 5 Films That Take Place in One Day
For some reason, films that take place over a day are amongst the most memorable and likeable. Perhaps it’s the emphasis on characterisation, interaction and temporal continuity, or the strength of the...
View ArticleFear of the Real in Film
When thinking of horror movies, many people may be reminded of extra-terrestrial monsters, the flesh eating dead, ghosts, creatures created in a mad scientist’s basement and vampires… and while such...
View ArticleFive Reasons Why Sequels are Critically Panned
Sequels have a lot to live up to. After a film enjoys success buzz usually surrounds the thought of a follow-up but sequels are a notoriously difficult beast to master. In 2013 it was reported that...
View ArticleTop 10 Worst Movie Deaths
Forget a simple gunshot to the head, we take a look at some of the worst ways to meet your maker as provided to us by Hollywood… beware, it all gets a little grizzly from here on in… 10. Death by Blood...
View ArticleThe Task (2010) – Film Review
Have you ever wondered what would happen if some enterprising TV producers kidnapped some reprobates off the streets and put them in a reality TV torture show in the grounds of a former prison run by a...
View ArticleInterview with a Horror Fan…
With Halloween just around the corner, we’re going all out in our exploration of the horror genre this October! While every horror film fan will have a different reason for their love of scary films,...
View Article10 Largest Horror Movie Franchises
As Halloween beckons, it is obviously time to look through those scary movies and find a night’s viewing for either your own enjoyment, or as the centrepiece for your Halloween party. Or perhaps you’re...
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