The Hidden
THE HIDDEN is an overlooked but fast and fun blast of eighties horror kitsch that influenced my 2014 novel STRANGERS.
Category Recommendations
Silent Night
Food, drink, sleep, movies, books, TV, and more food and drink conspired to stop me posting this recommendation earlier in the holiday.
Pusher (I, II and III)
Set in Copenhagen, the PUSHER films give us a glimpse into the city's criminal underbelly through the eyes of three different players.
Heretic
There's a market for formulaic slasher/monster films with endless sequels, but 2024 has seen some horror movies buck that trend.
The Silent Twins
This week's film recommendation is THE SILENT TWINS, a true story about a set of twins in the UK in the 1980's who were selectively mute.
Testament
Here's another excellent, but far less well known, nuclear war film: LYNNE LITTMAN's subdued 1983 suburban apocalypse movie, TESTAMENT.
Last Night of Freedom
The 'great' British tradition of the Stag do is something that can excite or terrify. Google 'stag do from hell' if you need proof.
The Coffee Table
Do you think you could stand a whole ninety minutes of excruciating unease? Because that's pretty much what you get with THE COFFEE TABLE.
The Substance
THE SUBSTANCE stands (mutated) head and (deformed) shoulders alongside some of the greatest films in the body horror genre.
THREADS – 40th anniversary
Tonight marks the 40th anniversary of the first broadcast of THREADS. If you’ve spent any time loitering around here, you’ll likely have read how much the film affected and influenced me. As a kid I had – and still have…