Nobody was particularly asking for a sequel to the excellent 1999 horror movie The Blair Witch Project but that didn’t stop the trickle of excitement once the shock reveal of the movie first titled The Woods was in fact Blair … Continue reading Horror Week: Blair Witch (2016) Review
There aren’t many movies, not just horror movies, as iconic and influential as The Blair Witch Project. At the time it managed to “trick” a generation of people, convincing many that the “found footage” the movie uses could actually be genuine … Continue reading Horror Week: The Blair Witch Project (1999) 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!
I review a whole season rather than individual episodes, so there is a chance of spoilers. If you haven’t watched the whole season yet, stop reading now! What a difference a second season makes. After the average and quite mediocre first season, it … Continue reading Supernatural (Season 2) TV Review
Views from the Sofa’s 100 Greatest Scenes is a list of the 100 greatest moments in the movies. This could be long introductions, moments of action or great dialogue between characters. The scenes are in no particular order and come from … Continue reading 100 Greatest Scenes Number 18: Standing in the Corner
At a time in horror when “cattle-prod” scares seem to be the go-to device for scares, The Birds is a lesson in how to truly scare an audience. It doesn’t have any scares which make you jump at all but instead … Continue reading The Birds (1963) Review
I review a whole season rather than individual episodes, so there is a chance of spoilers. If you haven’t watched the whole season yet, stop reading now! While watching the first season of Supernatural you have to wonder whether in today’s busy … Continue reading Supernatural (Season 1) TV Review
While watching The Forest, I was subjected to two more horror movie trailers (The Other Side of the Door and The Boy) and what soon became apparent is how similar the trailers are for the horror movies. It is like there … Continue reading How to make a Horror movie trailer
After my review of The Thing, a horror movie classic for many people, Michael over at Parlour of Horror took um-bridge with my claim that it wasn’t scary. It had it’s moments but at no point did I really feel “horrified” or … Continue reading When do horror movies stop being scary?
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