Kenzie Jennings, Putting the Splatter into Splatterpunk A Horror Author Interview by Lionel Ray Green The debut novel Reception by Kenzie Jennings received, well, quite the reception, earning a Splatterpunk Awards nomination in 2020. The following year, her Splatter Western novella Red Station garnered another nomination. In 2023, Jennings received … Kenzie Jennings, Putting the Splatter into SplatterpunkRead more
Horror Films
Monster Island: Malay Folklore Meets WWII Creature Feature
Monster Island: Malay Folklore Meets WWII Creature Feature But both Fujioka and Woodhouse are so fully committed to their characters—an introvert haunted by his decisions and a punch-first-think-later Englishman—that the blossoming bromance makes up for whatever originality Orang Ikan lacks.We spend 75% of the films brisk run time with just … Monster Island: Malay Folklore Meets WWII Creature FeatureRead more
The Banished (2024): Movie Review
The Banished (2024) Written and directed by Joseph Sims-Dennett Terror is a place. The Banished opens with Grace (Meg Eloise-Clarke) lost in the wilderness, looking for Mr Green (Leighton Cardno) an old teacher and guide who was taking her to a remote woodland commune to find her estranged brother, David … The Banished (2024): Movie ReviewRead more
House on Eden 2025: A Haunted House Horror
House on Eden 2025: A Haunted House Horror Paranormal investigators Kris, Celina, and their videographer Jay expect the usual scares when they set out on their latest case. But after being mysteriously rerouted to an abandoned house deep in the woods, they find themselves facing a force unlike anything they’ve … House on Eden 2025: A Haunted House HorrorRead more
The Home 2025 Horror: Pete Davidson Battles Dark Secrets
The Home 2025 is an American psychological horror film directed by James DeMonaco, written by DeMonaco and Adam Cantor, and starring Pete Davidson, John Glover, and Bruce Altman. Max, a troubled man, starts working at a retirement home and realises its residents and caretakers harbour sinister secrets. As he investigates the building and its forbidden fourth floor, … The Home 2025 Horror: Pete Davidson Battles Dark SecretsRead more
Blood Brothers: Life Harvest Reanimates Zombie Tropes with Raw Emotion
Blood Brothers: Life Harvest Reanimates Zombie Tropes with Raw Emotion Blood Brothers: Life Harvest (2025), the debut feature from writer/director Brit Sellers and her all-female Scoffer Studios, isn’t just another entry in the oversaturated zombie genre; it’s a defiant, emotionally charged indie that uses the apocalypse as a crucible for exploring … Blood Brothers: Life Harvest Reanimates Zombie Tropes with Raw EmotionRead more
Best Horror Films of 2025 So Far: Vampires, Witchcraft, and Pure Fear: A Fright Club Special
Best Horror Films of 2025 So Far: Vampires, Witchcraft, and Pure Fear: A Fright Club Special It is not that time! It is most definitely time to celebrate how great the first half of 2025 has been for horror. Indeed, easily the best film of the year so far (and … Best Horror Films of 2025 So Far: Vampires, Witchcraft, and Pure Fear: A Fright Club SpecialRead more
Hot Spring Shark Attack Movie: B-Movie Charm or Just Bad?
Hot Spring Shark Attack Movie: B-Movie Charm or Just Bad? Several visitors to a hot spring in Atsumi City have disappeared and later turned up dead, their bodies bearing severe injuries resembling those inflicted in a shark attack. The attacks are caused by an ancient shark that has been revived. … Hot Spring Shark Attack Movie: B-Movie Charm or Just Bad?Read more
Fréwaka and the Trauma of a Nation.
Yes, These ARE Your Mother’s Fairies Fréwaka and the trauma of a nation. Content warnings: suicide, abuse, child death, false imprisonment, torture, murder. Don’t say their name. It draws their attention – and if they look at you, you might never be seen by mortal eyes again. You might call … Fréwaka and the Trauma of a Nation.Read more
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story of the Movie That Changed Films
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story by George Wolf Half a century after its release, Steven Spielberg‘s Jaws remains a titan of cinema, its cultural ripple effect as undeniable as John Williams’ iconic score. The recent flurry of 50th-anniversary celebrations served as a joyous reminder of its enduring power. Now, arriving … Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story of the Movie That Changed FilmsRead more
Horrific Families Working in Synergy, a Fright Club Podcast.
Horrific Families Working in Synergy, a Fright Club Podcast. The family that slays together stays together, isn’t that what they say? That was certainly a lot of the fun in Ready or Not, You’re Next, Frightmare and more. But what are the best examples of horrific families working together in horror movies? Brandon … Horrific Families Working in Synergy, a Fright Club Podcast.Read more
The Sound: A climbing film with a dark sci-fi twist.
The Sound A world-class group of climbers is granted access to the Forbidden Wall, a mysterious rock wall previously closed for decades. Among the climbers is Sean, whose grandfather made an ill-fated attempt 63 years earlier. Release date: 27 June 2025 Director: Brendan Devane Running time: 1h 44m Producer: Brendan Devane Outside of the … The Sound: A climbing film with a dark sci-fi twist.Read more
Eye for an Eye, After Watching This You Might Think the Director Should Have Gone to Specsavers!
Eye for an Eye, After Watching This You Might Think the Director Should Have Gone to Specsavers! But Eye for an Eye is a horror movie. And besides Grandma May’s empty stare, nothing genre related works. The confused Freddy Krueger-esque mythology feels Scotch-taped onto an indie drama. Nightmare sequences are … Eye for an Eye, After Watching This You Might Think the Director Should Have Gone to Specsavers!Read more
28 Years Later, Return to the Rage: Danny Boyle and Alex Garland’s Thrilling Sequel
Return to the Rage: Danny Boyle and Alex Garland’s Thrilling Sequel, 28 Years Later It’s been almost three decades since the rage virus escaped from a biological weapons laboratory. Still living in a ruthlessly enforced quarantine, some have found ways to exist amid the infected. One such group of survivors … 28 Years Later, Return to the Rage: Danny Boyle and Alex Garland’s Thrilling SequelRead more
Nosferatu: The Feminist Gothic – My Life in Horror
Nosferatu: The Feminist Gothic – My Life in Horror Re-imagining a story as familiar as Nosferatu’s isn’t an enviable task. The original film is, of course, foundational to what we know as cinema (not to mention horror as a genre), a loose adaptation of an already familiar story in the … Nosferatu: The Feminist Gothic – My Life in HorrorRead more