Month: January 2025
Cinema certainly has the power to entertain, provoke, and, at times, deeply unsettle its audience. While horror films often rely on cheap jump scares and spooky supernatural threats to achieve this, there exists a darker realm of films—one that delves into the most disturbing aspects of human nature, suffering, and depravity. These titles don’t just
While Hollywood has produced its fair share of disturbing films, Asian cinema takes psychological horror, extreme violence, and unsettling storytelling to another level. From nightmarish imagery to soul-crushing narratives, these films push the boundaries of fear and discomfort in ways few others dare to attempt. We have a list of 10 deeply disturbing titles for
Feed is a 2005 Australian body horror thriller written by Kieran Galvin, and directed by Brett Leonard. The film is based on an idea by Patrick Thompson, and Alex O’Loughlin, the film’s protagonist and antagonist, respectively. A veteran of cyberporn investigations, Australian cop Philip Jackson, is no stranger to the dangerous side of sexual fetishes.
A lot has been said in the last week or so about the legend and legacy of David Lynch. The man was a unique visionary who saw the world, time and people in a way that changed the way we could all see them – and one of the most mind-melting of his films is
Human Hibachi is a 2020 American found-footage horror film written and directed by Mario Cerrito. Beginning his directorial career with the feature horror thriller Deadly Gamble (2015), Mario is known for writing/directing the horror thriller The Listing (2017), Human Hibachi 2: Feast in the Forest (2022), and the upcoming final entry to the series, Human Hibachi 3: The Last Supper,
A celebration of all things underground cinema, Horror Island is a fledgling film festival established in 2021 by award-winning filmmaker Domiziano Cristopharo beginning its life on the luxurious island of Gran Canaria, Spain. Hosting films from creators located globally, the festival is a showcase of indie horror & sci-fi filmmaking in its new location of
The definitive introspective look at the most controversial film of all time. A SERBIAN DOCUMENTARY offers an unfiltered look at the creation of one of cinema’s most controversial films. With over 162 hours of exclusive behind-the-scenes footage curated with 14 new interviews with the cast and crew, this documentary pulls back the curtain on the
Flammentod (Pyromaniac) is a 2023 extreme horror film written by Jean Rises and directed by Domiziano Cristopharo. Known as an author/publisher of extreme horror literature, as well as a horror reviewer/interviewer for multiple outlets, Jean has also written/acted in/produced several independent horror features such as Jonathan Doe’s The Art of Self-Harm (2023), the horror short
In the great history of vampire movies, there are a lot of incredible films – but only one can claim to be the first vampire film, and perhaps the most important horror film of all time – and that’s F.W. Murnau’s Nosferatu (1922). In Nosferatu: The Real Story, the team looks into the drastically changing