Canada took the slasher movie to the next level when the country produced the trendsetting BLACK CHRISTMAS in 1974, at the height of what has become known as ‘Canuxploitation’. Later shockers from the nation of moose, Mounties and maple syrup included the equally effective MY BLOODY VALENTINE (1981) and HAPPY…
Browsing: Canadian Horror
PYEWACKET **** Canada 2017 Dir: Adam MacDonald 90 mins Director Adam MacDonald returns to the horror genre following his 2014 film BACKCOUNTRY, with his second feature film the suspenseful PYEWACKET. Leah (Nicole Muñoz) lives with her mother (Laurie Holden) and when Leah’s father dies she is forced by her mother to…
THE EVIL IN US *** Canada 2016 Dir: Jason William Lee 91 mins Surprisingly few reviewers picked up on the punning title of this unsubtle but subversive Canadian feature, which takes an oft-used EVIL DEAD-inspired set-up (college kids killing each other while under a malevolent influence at a rural retreat)…
DARK FOREST ** Canada 2015 Dir: Roger Boyer 75 mins Here’s another barely feature length 21st century slasher movie (under 70 minutes without the credits!) that updates the formula by featuring a narcissistic character with a video camera – “We have to document everything!” – just because it seems to…
LITTLE DEVILS: THE BIRTH *** Canada 1993 Dir: George Pavlou 100 mins An early 90’s B-movie level horror that many haven’t seen since its initial release but now earns its rightful place on DVD. LITTLE DEVILS: THE BIRTH follows Ed Reid (Marc Price, TRICK OR TREAT) as he struggles to…