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Coming from the 'land down under' is Pelverata, a brand new and indie-made elevated thriller that explores the dark past lurking beneath the Tasmanian wilds

From the macabre beauty of this woefully melodramatic tale to the meticulously crafted gothicness that is continually present, Frankenstein is a hyperbolised, theatrical experience in every sense of the word. 

The brand new thriller, Dragonfly, can only be described as integrally raw and honest in its depiction of the hidden awry within the kindest of others. Check out Dead Northern's review of this unmissable feature.

Thrown straight back into the chaos of last week’s episode, we’re immediately shown another harrowing view of the massacre before moving into the following week.

Who took Riley Brennan? That’s the question on everyone’s mind since the trailer dropped, a promise of answers wrapped in a thrilling scare-fest of tension and fear. “You’d be so proud of her,” said the promotional tagline, yet I left the theatre feeling less proud and more confused by what had unfolded on screen.

Pennywise returns to our screens with a brutal splash of blood and guts that’s sure to make your jaw hit the floor like a Looney Tunes sketch.

As Halloween creeps closer and the nights grow darker, it’s time to revisit the films that make even the most seasoned horror fans squirm in their seats

We open with most of our characters in jail, paying the price for their sins. Wendy (Sydney Chandler) is now fully in her God Complex era - potentially nodding to the Elouise storyline from the Alien comics (1997) and still refusing to make peace with Hermit (Alex Lawther). Meanwhile, Morrow (Babou Ceesay) lies beaten and restrained with a device blocking his cybernetic enhancements. Somewhere, Johnny Silverhand (Keanu Reeves) is filing a formal complaint.

''He who fights with monsters might take care, lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.” — Friedrich W. Nietzsche

The legendary ‘Dracula: Prince of Darkness’ (1966) returns to the big screen at this year’s Dead Northern Film Festival

Fractured psyches and lingering dread are rife throughout the chilling ‘Inside the Mind’ short films at this year’s Dead Northern Film Festival

Haunting tales of uncanny worlds and frightening discoveries are aplenty throughout the ‘Spectres and Shadows’ screening of short films at this year’s Dead Northern Film Festival.