What if the end of the world came not with a bang, but a whimper? We’re primed for bombs, or zombies, or plagues – or maybe all three – but maybe, just maybe, it won’t be like that. That’s the opening premise of the Adams Family’s most recent feature film, The Glorious Dead: in many […]
After the notable outlier that is London’s FrightFest, the autumn is when a large share of the UK’s horror and genre film festivals tend to get going. And, in its usual late October slot, Sheffield-based fest Celluloid Screams has recently announced its full 2025 programme, with weekend passes about to go on sale (midday on […]
In 1814, a group of French soldiers fighting for Napoleon are lost in bleak Serbian territory. Exhausted, starving and on unfamiliar ground, matters are looking desperate for them until they encounter a local woman who offers them a tasty looking horse. The soldiers have no plans to lead it to water in order to make […]
Sideshow performers Maggie (Toby Poser), Eve (Zelda Adams) and Seven (John Adams) travel around Depression-era America with a carnival which has lost most of its sparkle. As the crowds dwindle, there’s one particular attraction which continues to hold a grim fascination for those gathered – Mr. Tibbs, who cuts off his fingers with scissors. As […]