The story of an expectant mother carrying satanic offspring in her viscera first germinated in horror cinema over forty years ago, from Rosemary Woodhouse consuming raw liver, or
There is much to be admired in a person of dedication and vision, who will strive, almost singlehandedly, to accomplish their chosen goal, and there is no doubt
While Western culture has permeated the East, the reverse is not true, for while Hollywood blockbusters regularly play to the packed theatres of the Orient, sometimes with scenes
Between The X Files, Battlestar Galactica, Stargate, Smallville and another dozen shows over the past twenty years, Canada has become the default home of north American science fiction
While his science fiction films Cube and Splice contained many elements of horror, this is director Vincenzo Natali’s first overt step into that genre, though like his previous
Unlike the wellspring from which it has drawn upon for decades, the literature of ideas, too often science fiction cinema has come to be defined by explosions. This
Hauntings, so we are told, follow patterns, spirits repeating in death the routines of their former life. So it would seem with the inexplicably successful Paranormal Activity series
For over seventy five years, The Hobbit has been one of the most beloved books of children’s literature, a quest across a fantastical land populated by trolls, goblins,
When a big film arrives, it’s impossible to miss it: billboards, newspaper adverts, television spots, promotional tie-ins, marketing campaigns which guarantee a huge opening weekend while swallowing as
With the publication of Carrie in the spring of 1974, debut novelist Stephen King made horror commonplace, suburban, modern and real. Carrie White was unusual, both protagonist and
