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Pet Semetary (2019) - Fighting the Source Material
The 2019 remake (directed by Kevin Kölsch) of Stephen King's Pet Sematary makes a huge change to the source material. Whilst this could have been interesting, it instead has the film deflating like a red balloon, and this aspect overshadows some of the better decisions the film makes. Pet Sematary follows the story of Louis Creed (Jason Clarke), whose family have moved to Maine (it is a Stephen King story, after all) for his work. Their house is close enough to a main road th

Sophie Turner
Jul 29


Evil Dead (2013) - Can Deadites Survive Without Humour?
Remaking a cult classic such as Evil Dead / Evil Dead 2 is a heavy burden, but Fede Álvarez 's 2013 reboot/remake/sequel was generally...

Sophie Turner
Jan 13, 2025


Nosferatu (2024) - Style over Substance
Robert Eggers ' Nosferatu (2024) was top of my radar for horror to catch around the new year. The trailers showed a movie dripping with...

Sophie Turner
Jan 8, 2025


Candyman (2021) - Well, What Did You Expect?
I was looking forward to Jordan Peele's sequel/remake of Candyman since it was announced back in 2019. So it was very exciting to have it...

Sophie Turner
Jan 24, 2022


Child's Play (2019) - What a Reboot Should Be
The Child's Play reboot was considered a flop, probably because it did something different with the idea and horror fans like reboots to...

Sophie Turner
Oct 21, 2021


Rabid (2019) - The Soska Sisters Continue to Impress
Rabid (2019) is a remake of the Cronenburg classic, in which a woman’s surgery after a devastating accident has some concerning side...

Sophie Turner
Apr 9, 2021


The Fly (1986) - What's the Real Horror?
Left dissatisfied with Bite (2015), I was directed to Cronenberg’s The Fly. This is one of the movies where I cannot think of a lot to...

Sophie Turner
Jan 5, 2021
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