While Phallacies was a brazen exploration of male genitalia, and Analogies took an unflinching examination of the anus, filmmakers Domiziano Cristopharo and Jon Devlin have returned to tackle human extremities situated a little lower on the body: the humble foot. Heavily stigmatised throughout the world with its association with uncleanliness, and often the butt of

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Cradle of Fear is a 2001 British extreme horror anthology film written and directed by Alex Chandon, and starring Cradle of Filth Frontman, Dani Filth. Cutting his teeth in the industry as writer and director of the short horror films Chainsaw Scumfucks (1988), Bad Manor (1989), Bad Karma (1991), and Drillbit (1992), Alex would go

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U.V.F: Underground Video Films is a 2026 extreme found footage horror anthology comprising shorts directed by João Augusto De Nardo (Tenebre Radio, Corrupted Pleasure, Presenter Interludes, Room 44, Tenebre Video Store, Channel 6 Commercial), Jill Gevargizian (Call Girl), Peter Hatch (Cereal Man), Lampros Kordolaimis (Rotting Love), Simon Spachmann (SWAT Raid), Phil Stevens (GOTT IST GUT

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It is no mystery to seasoned J-horror fans that many of the most prolific directors of the genre started their careers making low-budget short films for television or straight-to-video productions, otherwise known as V-cinema. Takashi Shimizu of Ju-On fame, for example, dipped his toes in the waters of V-cinema with 4444444444, In a Corner, and

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BITS and Bytes is a collection of short horror films screening on the third night at Blood in the Snow Film Festival 2024, including several from series that viewers will want to hunt down after viewing this sampling. Check out our reviews, and find some new favourite creators to follow! Ezra (2022) “After fleeing the

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Horror filmmaking royalty collides in Two Evil Eyes (1990): a star-studded yet relatively niche anthology horror from the depraved minds of Dario Argento and George A. Romero. The dastardly duo first collaborated together on the eternal classic Zombi in 1978, more commonly known as Dawn of the Dead, where Argento re-cut, re-scored (a groovy Goblin

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If you are a lifelong fan of horror, then you know full well that endless sequels and remakes are just a part of the game when it comes to film. Scream, Nightmare on Elm Street, and even the high-tier classic Hitchcock flick Psycho have all had their legacies built (or eroded) by the push toward

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Mexico Barbaro II is a 2017 horror anthology film, with segments written and directed by Diego Cohen, Christian Cueva, Ricardo Farias, Adrian Garcia Bogliano, Michelle Garza Cervera, Carlos Meléndez, Alfredo Mendoza, Lex Ortega, Abraham Sánchez, Sergio Tello, and Fernando Urdapilleta. The film is an unconnected sequel to Mexico Barbaro (2014), yet still follows a similar

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The Creepshow anthology series came back with a bang for Season 2, with fresh explorations of the modern age of technology and current socio-political landscapes, along with the well-known and loved camp homage to the original Creepshow and classic horror films such as Night of the Living Dead. We at Grimoire of Horror have ranked

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Tapes of Death Collection

Tapes of Death Collection is an assemblage of gore/extreme horror short films compiled into four separate anthology films—Nekrology, Dark Mixtape, Snuff Video, and Tapes of Death—created by Tony Newton. Tony is a well-known British film producer, director, and screenwriter, known for Grindsploitation: The Movie, 60 Seconds to Die, and 60 Seconds 2 Die, as well

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