Taking grief to a deeply familiar level and revealing its relentless presence, Benjamin Barfoot delivers a sophomore feature that cements his status as one of the decade’s most promising horror directors. More than just an atmospheric exploration of mournfulness, Daddy’s Head evolves into a poignant tale of two afflicted individuals who find solace through their
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Back in 2014, Jennifer Kent not only brought us a wonderfully tense, but now overused, metaphor for traumatic grief in her debut feature, The Babadook (2014) but also heralded the now arguably more overused and misunderstood concept of “Elevated Horror”. Ever since the mid-2010s the idea that a certain type of horror film was somehow
All This Time is a 2024 English period horror film, written and directed by Rob Worsey. Mostly known for writing and directing short films such as Another’s Eyes (2015), and Black Belt Brian (2019), Rob plunged into feature films with the 2022 zombie horror Among the Living. Trapped inside a Gothic mansion in an endless
The Stickman’s Hollow is a 2024 Canadian found footage horror, written and directed by Jack Cox. Mostly known for his extensive voice-directing work in English Dubbed anime and other animated series. Best known for World Trigger, Beyblade Burst, Beyblade Burst: Evolution, Zoids Wild, Gintama, Haunted House: The Secret of the Ghost Ball, Mr. Magoo, and
Lake Jesup is a 2024 creature-feature horror comedy written and directed by Michael Houston King. Working in the TV industry as an actor for nearly 30 years, Michael has also worked as a writer on the feature-length family drama The Way Back Home (2006), the short drama Last Stop (2011), and the TV show One
Returning for its 6th year, the Dead Northern Film Festival is back to deliver another top line-up of spooky shorts and features to one of the world’s most haunted cities–York, England. With over 34 short films, 12 feature films, and 5 music videos spread across 3 days, the festival is sure to include something for
Kill Your Lover is a 2023 English body horror film written and directed by Alix Austin and Keir Siewert. Dakota and Axel’s once passionate relationship has become poisoned by resentment. As emotions boil over Axel starts sprouting black veins and excreting an acidic liquid. His touch burns flesh, and a life-and-death battle ensues. Delivering a
Would you answer the door for a stranger and let them into your home? The year 2024 has been abound with diverse horror releases, ranging from a slasher largely observed from the killer’s perspective, a film featuring a child vampire ballerina, and a crime thriller showcasing Nicholas Cage in a way that we never could
Mr. Crocket is a 2024 American period horror, written and directed by Brandon Espy with additional writing by Carl Reid. Brandon is mostly known as the writer/director of many short films such as Glass Jaw (2016), and Kiara (2022). Whereas Carl, though mostly a writer, has also directed his own short films such as Jamie,
There have been plenty of Irish horror flicks in the past, but John Farrelly’s latest film, Ah Taibhse (The Ghost) marks a first. Marketed as the first and only horror movie produced entirely in the Irish language, it focuses on a father and his daughter hired as Winter caretakers for an isolated Georgian Mansion, only