Horror movies are pretty much quick cash cows. They’re inexpensive, quick to produce and don’t necessarily have to actually be good in order to turn a buck. We’ve seen a bunch of revivals over the last couple of years for popular icons of the 1980s/90s slasher market, from Freddy Krueger through to Jason Voorhees. Thing is though, Friday the 13th …
Ah yes, found footage horror. Ever since The Blair Witch Project, it has become quite the phenomenon, with a few cropping up each year but while most seem to fall flat, everyone seems to hold a special place in their hearts for the Paranormal Activity series. Why, though? Last Updated: September 27, 2013
Yes, you read that right. No need to get your eyes checked just yet…you might have to wait until your eyeballs explode out of your skull from fear as you enter our new Friday feature…the Fright Club. In a genre where the lines between what constitutes and good and a bad film is only as clear as the avid fans watching, …
Ever since the love-it-or-hate-it hit The Blair Witch Project in 1999, found footage films have become a strangely enduring fad, most likely due to the continuing success of the Paranormal Activity films and a few other surprise hits. In 2010, a found footage mockumentary called The Last Exorcism was released and, mostly quite rare for the genre, it was received well …
Six new movies open in South Africa today, mixing the lowbrow thrills with more arty fare. Last Updated: October 19, 2012
Animated adventure, action, comedy and horror… Although there isn’t anything new this week for the art house crowd, everyone else should find something to suit their tastes. Brave: The biggie of the new movie releases is Pixar’s highly anticipated animated release for 2012. Screening in 2D and 3D, Brave is the first Pixar flick to A) centre on a female …
If you’re like me, then there are few things that scare you quite like returning to the use of VHS. Needing to clean the VCR’s head, tapes getting stuck, and, *GASP* having to remember to rewind the tape before you return it to the video store. Yeesh, I’m getting the heeby jeebies just thinking about it. So then I can …
From action to saccharine drama, horror to animated comedy, there’s something for the whole family at South African cinemas this weekend. Last Updated: March 2, 2012
Traci Braxton husband was Kevin Surratt Sr., a longtime partner who stood by her …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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