SYNOPSIS: “Into The Woods” Written by Matt Naylor & David Wilson – A Downpour Creative Production REVIEW: This short film reminded me very much of a cross between Stand By Me (due to the main characters being a group of young boys who play around the countryside, albeit with slightly more sinister consequences) and The Blair Witch Project (due to …

SYNOPSIS: “In one man’s attempt to exploit his date night via video-chat, he ends up sharing something far more disturbing.”

SYNOPSIS: Flex Films brings you a short horror flick to get through your Halloween… REVIEW: I’m going to start by saying that I really loved how the credits were adjusted to properly fit the horror ‘theme’, stating that it was ‘shot, chopped and screwed by Andy Schmidt and Sam De Angelis’. This was a simple but effective move, and I’m …

SYNOPSIS: A terrifying tale of survival in the mangrove swamps of Northern Australia REVIEW: Ever since Wolf Creek was released in 2005, the Australian outback has gained a sinister element to it which is incomparable to most horror movies set in urban areas – and Black Water has undeniably followed in its footsteps on this front. Just imagine a tranquil …

SYNOPSIS: The dark, surreal story of a cat who wants to be human REVIEW: With an unusual mixture of animation and live-action, The Cat With Hands managed to win a whole bunch of awards around the world for its bizarre yet compelling story – from London to Los Angeles to Australia! These days it is especially rare to see puppetry …

SYNOPSIS: In a California desert town, a short-order cook with clairvoyant abilities encounters a mysterious man with a link to dark, threatening forces REVIEW: Originally a novel by Dean Koontz, Odd Thomas is a great little film about a guy with the special ability to be able to communicate with the dead, as well as seeing the evil invisible creatures …

SYNOPSIS: Pot growers Ben and Chon face off against the Mexican drug cartel who kidnapped their shared girlfriend. REVIEW: Director Oliver Stone has given us a wide range of fantastic films over the years (I shan’t bother mentioning all of these because it would simply take too long!), and although I enjoyed watching Savages, I don’t think that it is …

SYNOPSIS: A reporter investigates ritual profanations and finds himself involved with a Druidic cult. REVIEW: I think the best way to describe this film is to say that it is The Wicker Man meets Rosemary’s Baby (and I’m aware that I’m not the first person to say this). However, it would be an insult to these two movies to place …

SYNOPSIS: Set in a not-too-distant future in which a synthetic blood substitute, dispensed by the Romanian government, allows humans and vampires to potentially co-exist. REVIEW: So the premise for True Bloodthirst (previously known as Vampyre Nation) is not exactly an innovative one, but I certainly felt that it was an exciting and interesting watch – and that’s all that matters …

SYNOPSIS: Set on Christmas Eve, a young girl awakens to the sound of Santa in her living room. What she finds standing there is something she can barely comprehend. And she doesn’t have time to, either… REVIEW: At just 90 seconds long, this has got to be one of the briefest horror shorts that I’ve ever reviewed! What is amazing …

SYNOPSIS: As Halloween nears, a group of people begin to realize that the stories of a pumpkin faced killer are more than just an urban legend. REVIEW: Perhaps the most appropriate way to introduce this film is to quote their Buzzfeed page, ‘This is what happens when pumpkins decide to carve back. Viewer discretion is advised. Contains images of gore, …

SYNOPSIS: We are in 1973. A corrupt cop helps the new born DEA to burn down the poppy fields in Mexico.

SYNOPSIS: What was supposed to be a romantic night in for a young couple, quickly turns into a terrifying encounter with Drudge… A new face of horror is born.

SYNOPSIS: A young mother must come to terms with letting go the thing she loves the most, her only son. She must do the deed herself for he is subject zero.

SYNOPSIS: The Machine, is a gothic ghost story that follows two hard-pressed vagrants who break into an old farmhouse one night. The film will be directed by Zack Gross (The Blame Game, Bagmen, Harborview), Produced by Zach Griffin (Macabre, The Zach and Zack Podcast) and written by Henry Leeker (Macabre).