Category: Horror
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Raw (2016)
After hearing my friend Janice Loreck recommend it to me, I finally sat down and watched Raw (2016), the French-Belgian cannibal horror drama following vegetarian Justine (Garance Marillier, excellent) and her first year at veterinarian school. Yes, not for the faint of heart – there were some sequences that made me feel very squeamish. Writer-director… Read.
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All The Colors Of The Dark (1972)
Further exploring the giallo thriller genre and loving the Bruno Nicolai soundtrack, I watched Lindsay Hallam’s recommendation, All The Colors Of The Dark (1972; Tutti i colori del buio). Edwige Fenech plays a woman, Jane, plagued by nightmares based on traumatic incidents in her past – her hunk husband (George Hinton) is unsure about her… Read.
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The Exorcist III (1990)
I remember when I was younger seeing a video ad for The Exorcist III (1990) where the eyes of a Jesus statue slowly opened, which spooked me to no end as an image – now, that moment seemed weird and a bit silly. William Peter Blatty (author of the original Exorcist novel) wrote and directed… Read.
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Mohawk (2017)
Mohawk (2017) is a low budget 90-minute historical-drama-action-horror-thriller set in America during the War of 1812. Two members of the Mohawk tribe – Okwaho (Kaniehtiio Horn) and Calvin Two-Rivers (Justin Rain) – and their British ally (Eamon Ferren, the only recognisable face here from Twin Peaks: The Return) try to push for the Mohawk tribe… Read.
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Your Vice Is A Locked Room And Only I Have The Key (1972)
Further exploring the giallo genre of Italian mystery thrillers, I watched Your Vice Is A Locked Room And Only I Have The Key (1972). What a title! This is set in a countryside mansion and follows the crumbling marriage of a drunk, cheating author (Luigi Pistilli) and his harried, abused wife (Anita Strindberg). As people… Read.
