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Photo via Paramount Horror’s resurgence in the 2010s can be put down to new and original properties hitting cinemas, with franchise films being mostly ignored as a breath of fresh air went through Hollywood. Among those which took horror back in a mainstream, and blockbuster, position of the world was A Quiet Place. John Krasinski’s directorial debut was much-loved by critics and mainstream audiences, but remains a sore subject for more diehard fans of horror films. With its excellent premise hinging entirely…

Begotten-1989 In this day and age, silent films are a forgotten treasure of the past as dialogue-focused blockbusters have engulfed the cinematic scene. And while the horror genre has rarely utilized the silent approach, an underrated gore-fest feature that has been buried beyond the cinematic shadows has reared its ugly head just in time for this year’s spooky season. The film in question is Edmund Elias Merhige’s Begotten (1989), which has recently resurfaced in the hearts and minds of the horror-loving…

Image: Warner Bros. Seasonal twists on horror subgenres is what makes the festive season so spectacular, as fans rally around one of the first big gimmicky slasher films in Black Christmas. Despite being rebooted twice to varying results (one which was incredibly bad, and the other only very bad), Black Christmas still doesn’t quite have the name recognition of some of its later down the line counterparts. A Canadian production, it was helmed by Bob Clark who followed up slasher success with a raunchy sex comedy…

Hardcore punk began as an American answer to a British art form. Angrier, snarlier, more visceral: what the Brits had done, bands from California and New York did bigger and with fewer frills. Graham Sayle is a longtime hardcore devotee. Originally from Merseyside, he grew up watching American bands, or British bands emulating American styles. Now, he merges this trans-continental fandom with his own roots in High Vis, a band that offers a new, distinctly British vision of hardcore.On their second album, Blending, High…