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In no particular order here is our favourite films of 2021, from film festival premieres to big screen releases its been a great year for independent releases! 1- Psycho Goreman (Directed by Steven Kostanski)  Siblings Mimi (Nita-Josee Hanna) and Luke (Owen Myre) discover a glowing crystal whilst digging in their garden, in doing so they ...

Amongst all the romanticised Christmas films drenched in sparkling lights and cheer is a plethora of gritty horrors ready to pack in some festive dread. Christmas films have a deep rooted history within ominous themes; one of the most universally celebrated holiday stories is Charles Dickens ‘A Christmas Carol, with ghosts and hauntingly dark scenarios ...

1- The Girl Who Knew Too Much (Directed by Mario Bava, 1963) Nora Davis (Letícia Román), an American tourist visiting Rome is viciously mugged and knocked unconscious, upon awakening she witnesses a brutal murder. Nora reports this to the local authorities, but no one believes her. After a cryptic phone call she fears she’ll be ...

The 1980s saw a rapid surplus of horror films seeping out from the woodwork. Not only was there a rise in interest for the more morbid side of cinema, but there was also a growing audience for slasher films. One of these great classics that has shaped the genre ever since it’s release is Wes ...

1- Spookies (Directed by Brendan Faulkner, Thomas Doran & Eugenie Joseph, 1986)  An evil warlock traps an unknowing group of teenagers in an abandoned manor in order to fulfil a sacrifice that will keep his wife alive.  1980s horror can be so frenzied at times, creating an illogical story path that does not entirely glue ...

1- Tusk (Directed by Kevin Smith, 2014) Wallace Bryton (Justin Long), a conceited podcast host travels to Canada to interview a viral celebrity, but when plans change he ends up interviewing a peculiar man with an odd obsession for walruses.  Although body horror relishes in the display of the absurd, at times what is actually ...

The whimsical Ellie (Thomasin McKenzie), heads to the bright city of London to attend a prestigious fashion college, but her doe-eyed innocence is soon interrupted when she discovers an ability to slip back in time to the swinging sixties where she witnesses the life of wannabe starlet Sandie (Anya Taylor-Joy), who dangerously falls under club ...

An insight in to this years selection of Supernatural short films, showing at this years festival 25th September 2021. Bee-El (Directed by CJ Vecchio)   The film follows Sabrina (Cate Rio), an ‘innocent young girl’ who befriends a malicious entity that inhabits her closet, bringing out a whole new evil side to Sabrina. Bee-El confronts ...

An insight in to this years selection of dystopian short films, showing at this years festival 25th September 2021. Let’s All Go to the Lobby! (Directed by Nolan Barth) Nolan Barth’s Let’s All Go to the Lobby is a freaky, bizarre, and imaginative short horror that follows Alex (Kelley Pereira), a theater employee, and her ...

An insight in to this years selection of dystopian short films, showing at this years festival 26th September 2021. Eject (Directed by David Yorke, 2019)  Eject takes us on a dystopian journey that mirrors societal fears of unknown technology and the threat of personal discovery. We follow Kate (Elena Saurel), as she discovers that the ...

An insight in to this years selection of student short films, showing at this years festival 24th September 2021. Chateau Sauvignon: terroir (Directed by David E. Munz-Marie) The cleverly named Chateau Sauvignon: terroir follows Nicolas (Michael Lorz), who comes from a vintner family. He lives on the wine farm with his ailing mother and coarse ...

An insight in to this years selection of slasher short films, showing at this years festival 24th September 2021. Bloodshed (Directed by Paolo Mancini & Daniel Watchorn, 2020)  Bloodshed follows Getty (Bruno Verdoni), who is mourning the death of his wife after a vicious blood disease killed her. To cope Getty turns his ‘unusual hobby ...