Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A man, haunted by the sound of bells, suddenly loses his hearing. REVIEW: The Bells gives us an interesting concept reminiscent of films like Hush and Dead Silence where the films plays with the character’s (and our) hearing. Let’s start with the good stuff. First of all, I really enjoyed the special effects makeup. I’m not …
Read More »Film Review: The Rizzle (short film) (2018)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A girl stumbles across a mysterious video online. Elena loves the roaring 1920s. A fondness she’ll soon regret. REVIEW: This horror short is beautifully simple and scarily relatable. We have all found curiously bizarre things in the dark corners of the internet – those corners are a little easier to find and a little less creepy …
Read More »Film Review: The Devil and I (short film) (2018)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A woman is tempted by the Devil to fulfil a forbidden wish. REVIEW: Where to start… My facial expression became more and more perplexed as this short film went on. Let’s start with the non-horror related bits. The acting, dialogue and setting unfortunately did not work together – none of them were particularly awful but, sadly, …
Read More »Film Review: Grandma’s House (short film) (2017)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A home invasion story… sort of. REVIEW: It is so hard to talk about this film without discussing the twist but I will try my best. First of all, there is absolutely no dialogue in this film – unless you count the words sung by the opera singer on Grandma’s record player – and I love …
Read More »Film Review: The Beauty of Horror: Ghosts of Christmas (short film) (2018)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A gory take on The Night Before Christmas. REVIEW: I love a good advert – I’m super susceptible to them and it’s very dangerous for my bank balance. Even just getting a takeaway menu through the door will throw my original dinner plans out the window. This advert is telling us about The Beauty of Horror: …
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