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And so we come to it. The FINAL film of Frightfest Glasgow 2012. It’s the film that I am most looking forward to and weirdly, it isn’t even a horror film.
Now, I think it’s fair to say that high rise flats have…something…of a bad reputation. It’s a sad fact. In my experience, they are, at [...]
As a man of science, I’m afraid that I don’t believe in psychics, mediums or anyone who claims to commune in any way with the dead. There has never been a single scientifically sound experiment which in any way points to the existence of spirits or an afterlife and as far as I am concerned, [...]
Aliens. What are your thoughts? Do you believe? There have been numerous reports of crashed alien space-craft and several different alien autopsy videos, most debunked as hoaxes and hokum, though doubt still circles around a few.
But here’s a question. If you were to sit down with an alien, what would you say? Odds are that [...]
Ah Spring. The season of rebirth. The season that wipes away the ravages of Winter and kick starts the cycle of life again.
Spring has already played a large part in horror. The residents of Summerisle incinerate their Wicker Man to appease the Gods to ensure a healthy crop of apples the following season. Every 23rd [...]
Finding a flat can be a real pain in the arse. I have been there several times myself. It’s a tedious trudge around what you can afford, gazing at shitholes and desirable locations alike. Occasionally, you’ll fall in love with a flat and decide to take it, only to find that it’s just gone to [...]
Well now, if you are reading this on February 25th, there’s a good possibility that you recently rolled out of your bed, or someone else’s bed, after a night in Glasgow’s bars and clubs, after having sat until the wee hours watching War Of The Dead at Glasgow Frightfest. On this day, you might even [...]
Nazis. The World’s most evil military force. Evil in reality, they remain the poster boys of pure evil even to this day. Their human experiments during World War II, like those of the Japanese, are legendary for their cruelty and brutality.
Now, it seems that the victims of these atrocities may rise again to wreak their [...]
This is one that is sure to get John Milton’s plums pumping when we attend Glasgow Frightfest on the 24th and 25th of February. The man loves nothing more than post-Apocalyptic horror movies that pit humans against mutants or even better, other humans.
So, Doug Aarniokoski’s The Day might just be the film for him…
The synopsis [...]
Australia. One of the largest, least densely populated countries on Earth.
Sadly, if you talk about Australian entertainment to most people in the UK they immediately think of nothing more than Steve Irwin, Neighbours and Kylie Minogue. At a push, maybe Mad Max. A damn shame that, as Australia has produced some rather fine horror films in recent [...]
Found footage. The bugbear of the modern horror fan.
This cinéma vérité style of film-making is nothing particularly new but lately, it has become the latest “go-to” craze for many, many horror directors.
If done well, as in the case of Troll Hunter or Paranormal Activity, the result can be an experience that feels fresh yet manages to [...]
