frightfest 2017
Frightfest 2017 Review: Inside
Pregnancy has been big in horror as far back as Rosemary’s Baby, Polanski’s seminal 1968 classic that has yet to be equalled, let alone bettered. Ten years ago, French film-making duo Alex...
Frightfest 2017 Review: Dead Shack
Canadian horror is fast becoming the safest bet around, thanks to the likes of Wolfcop and Curtain, just two standout offerings from the Great White North that more than showcase what the region can d...
Frightfest 2017 Review: Game Of Death
In anticipation of this Christmas’s Jumanji sequel, Welcome To The Jungle, and following closely in the footsteps of last year’s brilliant Beyond The Gates comes Game Of Death, a very lite...
Frightfest 2017 Review: 3rd Night
3rd Night immediately gets my hackles up because the title should be Third Night. Bad, bad grammar. How and ever, the debut feature from British-born, Australia-based writer-director Adam Gravely has ...
Frightfest 2017 Review: Psychopaths
Mickey Keating is so prolific, he’s practically horror’s answer to Xavier Dolan. Almost. Following hot on the heels of last year’s Pat Healy-starring Carnage Park is Psychopaths, the...
Frightfest 2017 Review: To Hell And Back: The Kane Hodder Story
19Kane Hodder is a bonafide Horror Icon who also just so happens to be a complete gent. A documentary charting his rise from bullied kid to Jason Voorhees to genre actor in his own right is a no-brain...
Frightfest 2017 Review: 68 Kill
“Women are the engine that drives the universe” super-producer Travis Stevens (We Are Still Here, Starry Eyes, Cheap Thrills) told the assembled crowd at Frightfest 2017 when introdu...
Frightfest 2017 Review: The Terror Of Hallow’s Eve
The Terror Of Hallow’s Eve begins with the somewhat cheeky claim that the film was based on true events. As director/co-writer Todd Tucker would explain it, much of what happens in the movie did...
Frightfest 2017 Review: Better Watch Out
Writing about Better Watch Out (formerly Safe Neighbourhood, the previous title referenced in the film by one significant, yet seemingly throwaway line) is borderline impossible. This nifty little fes...