Tagged horror

Don't be fooled by its lo-fi roots – a single-setting chamber horror with a haunted rococo mirror as the villain of the piece – Mike Flanagan's Oculus does more to a familiar premise than most...

CEL Mates is a new feature about alternative animated films you may not have seen, but probably should; all outside of the Disney/Pixar, Dreamworks and Studio Ghibli fare that dominate the world of animation....

It might be a brave new world but we’ve definitely been here before. The humdrum minimalism of Sunshine and Alien crossed with the runny-screamy parts of Alien and Sunshine mean little is unexpected, even...

The Quiet Ones has its moments: some tense, atmospheric, quiet ones, and some VERY LOUD ONES! Pogue utilises the (clichéd) old house setting effectively, and the cattle-prod scares give equally predictable...

Welcome to By The Book. Every fortnight, we’ll compare a book with its visual adaptation. Are they faithful and delightful partners in storytelling or are the authors turning in their graves through these...

I, Frankenstein is one-part Mary Shelley to three thousand parts "makers of the Underworld quadrilogy". Apart from Frankenstein's Monster – here named Adam and unbelievably ripped for a quasi-zombie –...

- "She’s an artist." - Following on from the Grindhouse-inspired Dead Hooker in a Trunk, Jen and Sylvia Soska (Twisted Twins Productions)'s American Mary rejects the tired cliches of "feminist...

It’s nearly Christmas! To celebrate, the writers of One Room With A View are going to present their arguments as to why their choice is the Ultimate Christmas Movie. Dave campaigned for Die Hard, Steve...