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April 13, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Hush: Film

Hush Director: Mike Flanagan Intrepid Pictures/Blumhouse Productions/Netflix Hush is being praised, and deservedly so, for being a trim, taut horror-thriller. There’s nothing new in the story – a stalker/home-invasion set-up with a remote location. But this doesn’t rely on being some overt homage either. There are nods – the film opens with a shot that […]

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March 24, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The Diabolical: DVD

The Diabolical Director: Alistair Legrand Campfire Probably we have I Know What You Did Last Summer and the remake of The Ring to blame. Yes, in a way, Scream was the fire, but what really drew the moths to that flame was when the low-budget, hackneyed horror flicks arrived on the back of the stylised […]

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August 31, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

R.I.P. Wes Craven

Sad news in just now that Wes Craven has died. He’s one of my heroes when it comes to the modern horror movie (his Nightmare on Elm Street series) – and then of course the meta-horror film (the hugely popular Scream series). I was such a Craven fan I even bought – and read (and […]