Something in the Dirt (2022)

By Guest Contributor Darren Gaskell The fabulously monikered Levi Danube (Justin Benson) moves into a ramshackle Los Angeles apartment and, via nothing more or less than a shared interest in smoking, strikes up a rapport with fellow block dweller John Daniels (Aaron Moorhead). Both appear to be searching for some kind of direction in life […]

The Endless (2017)

I’ve followed the careers of directors Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead with interest ever since I covered their challenging and innovative feature debut, Resolution, back in 2012. I loved the way that the film combined interesting characters, plausible dialogue and a type of slow-burn horror which was quite unlike anything else I’d seen. It’s rare […]

Celluloid Screams 2017

Festival season is upon us once more, and one by one, the best horror and genre film festivals of the UK are revealing what they have lined up. Myself and co-editor Ben often take ourselves down to Sheffield’s Showroom Cinema for Celluloid Screams: now in its ninth year, it has introduced us to a range […]

Cults, Crooks, Creeps – and a New Mythos Here and There…Keri’s Top Ten Films of 2014 (Part 2 of 2)

By Keri O’Shea (For the first part of Keri’s Top Ten list, please click here.) 4 – Cold in July I’ve been a big fan of Michael C. Hall since his work in Dexter – particularly the early series – so it’s testament to his skill as an actor that here, in the dark and […]