Coming of Age – A Fright Club Podcast I Was a Teenage Werewolf. Teen Wolf. The Craft. Even Carrie. Horror moviemakers have long equated coming-of-age with otherness, monstrosity. Sometimes it’s fun, sometimes it’s tragic, but whatever the result —the witches of The Craft or the mermaid of Blue My Mind, the zombie of Maggie or the … Coming of Age – A Fright Club PodcastRead more
Zack Parker is an American director and screenwriter known for his low-budget, high-concept films that often explore unsettling themes. The New York Times referred to him as a “one-man Hollywood.” Recently, Parker celebrated the 10th anniversary of his thriller Proxy at the 2024 Nightmares Film Festival in Columbus, Ohio. The … Looking Back and Looking Forward with Filmmaker Zack ParkerRead more
Straight on Till Morning, Directed by Craig Ouellette. A Horror Movie Review by Jim Mcleod Dani and Kaitlin are two dreamers falling for each other on a romantic road-trip. The future is theirs – until they cross paths with a twisted family who have something much, much darker in mind. … Straight on Till Morning – Horror Movie ReviewRead more
The Devil’s Bath, Folk Horror Part 2: In Which We Restore Our Faith The Devil’s Bath (2024), directed by Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala Check out Part 1 Lord of Misrule, folk horror, and why we’re still arguing about The Wicker Man Warning: if the death of a child is … The Devil’s Bath, Folk Horror Part 2: In Which We Restore Our FaithRead more
Your Monster – Horror Movie Review by Hope Madden Melissa Barrera (Scream, In the Heights, Abigail) stars in Caroline Lindy’s hilarious and charming romantic-comedy-horror Your Monster, a modern day, feminist fairytale set in the world of musical theatre. After battling an illness and being dumped by the love of her life, … Your Monster – Horror Movie ReviewRead more
Brides, A Fright Club Podcast Episode Brides are terrifying. That is a simple fact. It’s just one of the reasons that weddings are so ripe for horror’s picking: emotions are high, the promise of a lovely future creates ironic tension, a lot of people are confined (and often drunk). And … Brides, A Fright Club Podcast EpisodeRead more
In that, the alien is essential, regardless of its presentation as an icon of horror: It is the factor that upsets those systems, that they cannot utilise, arrest or assimilate. It occurs amongst them as a cataclysm but also a revelation; the factor that shudders foundational assumptions and upsets what … Alien – The Necessity of The Unknown, My Life in HorrorRead more
Which means really only one thing. Whether they’re running a hotel, ducking from jets of vomit, espousing the virtues of not doing one’s business on their bedsheets, or even saving the “Nipples from Naples” from a jilted fiancé, Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson are a duo not to be missed. … Guest House Paradiso – Film ReviewRead more
Last Straw (2023) Directed by Alan Scott Neal – A Horror Movie Review by Mark Walker Masked assailants converge on a roadside diner where a young waitress is working the night shift alone. Trapped inside with no place to go, she soon finds herself in a brutal fight for survival as … Last Straw (2023) – Horror Movie ReviewRead more
Ginger Nuts of Horror is thrilled to be heading to the Nightmares Film Fest 2024, to provide our readers with early access coverage and reviews of the most spine-chilling and thought-provoking horror movies on display. As we embark on this terrifying journey, we aim to delve into the depths of … Nightmares Film Fest 2024 Review Round-Up Part 3Read more
Unique Locations to Set a Horror Movie Source: Pixabay Are horror themes becoming a little too formulaic? Do we already know what to expect from the movies created in terms of their locations? Indeed, it’s not hard to describe a typical horror scene. It’ll occur in a haunted house, a … Unique Locations to Set a Horror MovieRead more
Ginger Nuts of Horror is thrilled to be heading to the Nightmares Film Fest 2024, to provide our readers with early access coverage and reviews of the most spine-chilling and thought-provoking horror movies on display. As we embark on this terrifying journey, we aim to delve into the depths of … Nightmares Film Fest 2024 Review Round-Up Part 2Read more
Ginger Nuts of Horror is thrilled to be heading to the Nightmares Film Fest 2024, to provide our readers with early access coverage and reviews of the most spine-chilling and thought-provoking horror movies on display. As we embark on this terrifying journey, we aim to delve into the depths of … Nightmares Film Fest 2024 Review Round Up Part 1Read more
Daddy’s Head A boy and his widowed stepmother find themselves in fear for their lives after they are visited by an unexplainable creature which appears to mimic the boy’s recently deceased father. Initial release: 11 October 2024 Director: Benjamin Barfoot Daddy’s Head: A Gripping Psychological Creature Feature, Horror Movie Review You see … Daddy’s Head: A Gripping Psychological Creature Feature, ReviewRead more
Hold Your Breath, a horror movie review by Hope Madden During the region’s horrific dust storms in Oklahoma, a woman believes that a sinister presence is threatening her family. Initial release: 12 September 2024 Director: Karrie Crouse Distributed by: Searchlight Pictures Among the least examined perspectives in Westerns is the woman’s. In the … Hold Your Breath: A Chilling Horror Movie ReviewRead more
