This is a narrative short film that I wrote, produced and directed. It is a surreal horror fantasy set in a parallel and frightening world.
Completed in 2018 it was shown in December at The Horse Hospital as part of Exploding Cinema.
Karyn Kusama and St Vincent’s Annie Clark are among those contributing to an all-female anthology film.
The first episode of the first series of American Horror Story made me so scared I had to turn it off and wait for my then boyfriend to get home to watch it with me. S1 was full of excellent scares but ended with a whisper instead of a bang; I don’t think the series has ever quite reached the same heights but it does throw up some interesting settings but alas this show now in its 5th season has always been a bit hit and miss in this way; some episodes are better than others and some series are better than others. Rather worryingly with AHS: Freak Show it is at its worst – the law of diminishing returns is in full swing.
With her first feature, They Are All Dead, Beatriz Sanchis filmed in her home town of Madrid. She talks about her love of film and the lessons she learned on set. Continue reading
I first saw The Shining when I was far too young, probably about 10 years old. I remember being terrified, and rightly so, the father running around wanting to cut up his son tapping into that ultimate childhood fear of the bad parent. As the years passed I have seen the film – both cuts – probably a dozen times and am always left thrilled and impressed but never quite as scared as I was that first time around. Continue reading
Without giving too much away this modern gothic pays homage to the great canon that came before it. Set in an imagined underground culture of Victorian London there is a definite steampunk feel to this tale. Continue reading
The Borderlands is a low budget UK indie comedy horror set in the West Country. It marks the first foray into film production by the distributor Metrodome and is set to make its mark worldwide. I was lucky enough to do an interweb Q&A with its writer/director Elliot Goldner and producer Jennifer Handorf. Continue reading
Back in the days when men smoked pipes and wore flowery scarves without a hint of embarrassment, what scared us? Dead of Night was a series from the 70s and these 3 surviving episodes give us an insight into the concerns of the time. Continue reading
Dark Mirror has some good original ideas. It supposedly has all its horror in the daylight but this is not strictly true. What would a horror film be without a bit of hiding in the dark during a storm under your bed? Continue reading
Classic zombie film this is not. Steaming pile of horse manure is more like it. Cliché after cliché, you can see the next plot turn coming a mile off, lacking in wit and good production values, this film is a waste of your time unless you are very very drunk and do not care what you are watching, but even then you could always stick on your much loved copy of the Evil Dead for real entertainment. Continue reading
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