Investigations of haunted houses or places have been a horror staple since the inception of cinema. And, whilst in many cases (with some notable exceptions) the allegedly haunted house/place itself has remained unchanged, the means of investigation themselves have changed and developed as the years have passed. You could even argue that technological developments have […]
The mysteries surrounding Edgar Allan Poe’s life seem to make him as attractive a subject for a mystery yarn as anything he wrote about – which is particularly interesting, given his role in the development of the genre itself. The relationship between Poe’s art and Poe’s life is just too tantalising to ignore. The Raven […]
I wonder if it’s the pandemic which has reminded us of our fear of the outdoors? Or did we always know? Regardless of where you stand on that question, the specific perils of climbing have appeared in a couple of films this year: The Ledge blended a dangerous climb with some dangerous pursuers, which kept […]
In many respects, horror cinema has always taken the stuff of our nightmares and drawn them out into fully-fledged stories, but also, horror has often explored the phenomenon of the nightmare itself. The Eyes Below – the second feature by Alexis Bruchon, whose debut The Woman With Leopard Shoes made quite an impression on me […]