THE DARK AND THE WICKED *** USA 2020 Dir: Bryan Bertino. 95 mins Filmed on a meager budget on the farm of talented writer-director Bertino, this is a supremely creepy mood piece unfolding, as in THE SHINING, over a period of increasingly blurred days of the week appearing onscreen to…
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THE DARK AND THE WICKED Arrives on Blu-ray, DVD and digital 5th July 2021 ‘Utterly unforgettable and unbearably unnerving… an exceptionally well-crafted horror film replete with compelling performances and great atmospherics, sure to chill you to your bones’ ★ ★ ★ ★ Flickering Myth ‘Nastily effective… Bertino directs with such technical flair’ The…
THE STRANGERS **** USA 2008 Dir: Bryan Bertino. 86 mins Opening with a questionable “inspired by true events” tag, violent crime statistics and a solemn documentary-style voiceover in the tradition of THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE, Bryan Bertino’s home invasion horror is very much a genre film of its time.…
Horrifying home-invasion The Strangers, the 2008 debut film from writer-director Bryan Bertino (Mockingbird, The Monster), stars Liv Tyler (Lord Of The Rings, The Leftovers) and Scott Speedman (Underworld, Animal Kingdom) as a couple terrorised by masked attackers. Garnering cult status since its release, The Strangers now arrives as a Limited-Edition…