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And, as Stylist’s Hanna Ibraheem reminds me, it was inspired by true events, too – which only serves to amp up the fear factor. This is the debut feature of husband and wife writer/director duo Vanessa and Joseph Winter and it’s a genuinely brilliant skewering of streamer culture as well as a gory low budget romp. There are some genuine scares as well as Evil Dead-style splattery silliness, and plenty of laughs to go around as Shawn – played by Joseph Winters – battles the supernatural inhabitants of the house. Even better is that after its debut screening as part of SXSW’s Midnighters collection, it’s been picked up by Shudder and will, somewhat fittingly, be streaming later in 2022.

Larry and his wife Julia move into a new house, but they aren’t alone. After some blood accidentally seeps into the floorboards, Larry’s brother Frank’s skinless and gooey corpse is revived. … Read More

Hindered by a very limited cinematic release, The Borderlands has since enjoyed a quiet cult following, with director Elliot Goldner using the limited tricks at its disposal to bring English folk horror to new contemporary heights. When a young couple find themselves feeling unsettled by their new house, they decide to install a series of cameras. Cue a Blair Witch-esque movie, as each CCTV device captures every single noise and occurrence in the house… and quickly confirms that there’s far more malevolent forces at play than mice. So, naturally, all we want to do at the moment is curl up on the sofa in front of a terrifying horror film. Why should Michael Myers, Ghostface, Leatherface, and Candyman have all the fun of being back for the 20s?

However, it is written by Joko Anwar, who wrote and directed Impetigore, so it makes sense. After a night out, a group … Read More