October will be horror month on Views from the Sofa but we need your help! To make sure we watch as many different and varied styles of horror movies as possible, we need your suggestions for what we should include. Use … Continue reading Views from the Sofa needs your help (Horror edition)
(Views from the Wife is exactly as it sounds – these a reviews done by fellow movie-lover and coincidentally my wife). The opening of this film is very poignant and depicts the literal creation of what has become the iconic … Continue reading Views from the Wife: Annabelle Creation (2017) Review
A month has flown and with it comes the second episode of Season 2 of The Views from the Sofa Podcast. This episode is all things Nightmares and Dreams. Dave and Ben discuss Halloween, the greatest horror icon of all … Continue reading Views from the Sofa Podcast: Season 2 Episode 3: A Sofa on Elm Street
(Views from the Wife is exactly as it sounds – these a reviews done by fellow movie-lover and coincidentally my wife). Warning: This review contains mild spoilers. I cannot lie. The reason I was compelled to sit down and invest … Continue reading Dreams and Nightmares Month: Views from the Wife! – Red Eye (2005) Review
It has been a staple of the horror genre for so long that it is difficult to remember a time when the Slasher movie didn’t exist. The simple premise of a supernatural or just plain crazy person stalking and killing a … Continue reading Dreams and Nightmares Month: Did we miss the death of the Slasher movie?
Another month, another new theme. In honour of Halloween at the end of October, Views from the Sofa is dedicating this month to Dreams and Nightmares. So as well as focusing on the hopes, fluffy clouds and lovely moments that people … Continue reading Dreams and Nightmares Month – The Launch!
There is a creepy sense of realism in The Houses October Built which will unnerve many a viewer. This movie could well have been staged as a documentary, using talking-head interviews, first-hand experiences and then coming to a valid conclusion of … Continue reading The Houses October Built (2014) Review
Another month and another Podcast, this time one with a Horror Theme! To poorly coincide with Halloween, me and Adam discuss all things horror, delving into what makes us scared, our favourite horror movies and answering the questions that really matter, … Continue reading Views from the Sofa Podcast- SofaPod 9: The Blair Sofa Project
There is something about the simplicity and low-key feel of 28 Days Later which makes it so effective. This isn’t a glossy, Hollywood horror film but something much more realistic. Throughout the movie there is an impending feeling of dread as … Continue reading Horror Week: 28 Days Later (2002) Review
There is no point trying to fight against it – Halloween is upon us. Like many other movie fans, it is a time when I decide to take in as many horror movies as possible. This includes classics, my favourite of … Continue reading Horror Week: The Launch!
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