Le Théâtre du Grand-Guignol opened in Paris, France, in 1897, and quickly became world-famous for presenting plays that featured shocking levels of violence. The posters advertising these shows adopted a style of art as unique as the theater itself. Now, a new Kickstarter project asks “What if” some of the most…
Browsing: Horror
THE GLOWING (a.k.a. De Gloeiige) *** Netherlands 2019 Dir: Justus Van Den Elsen. 9 mins Co-written by director Justus Van Den Elsen and Bart Verhoeven, this atmospheric, haunting short unfolds around the border between the Netherlands and Belgium in the middle of the 19th century. Stories circulate about a possible…
SCRAWL ** UK 2015 Dir: Peter Hearn. 82 mins Writer-director Peter Hearn’s debut has taken so long to get an on-demand release – after failing to secure distribution on the festival circuit – that its debuting star, Daisy Ridley has since become famous via the new STAR WARS movies and…
THE REMNANT *** Canada 2019 Dir: Navin Ramaswaran. 17 mins Here’s a good looking, if thematically limited, exploration of familiar 21st century horror themes from prolific filmmaker Navin Ramaswaran, whose interesting, genre-blurring indie fare includes POOR AGNES (2017). The opening sets the scene – a housekeeper experiences harrowing paranormal activity…
CHANGELING **** UK 2019 Dir: Faye Jackson. 9 mins Lara Belmont is terrific in this dialogue-free one-character short horror piece from writer-director-editor Faye Jackson. Belmont’s work is an authentic portrayal of a young mother falling apart while her baby cries incessantly. She begins to think that there might be something…