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FrightFest — A–Z of films

2012

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  • American Mary
    Review preview for American Mary

    An entertaining, intelligent film about how our choices influence our lives.

    Lindis Kipp · 5 out of 5
    A disenfranchised medical student goes AWOL into the lucrative underworld of unnecessary surgery.
  • Berberian Sound Studio
    Review preview for Berberian Sound Studio

    If you're a fan of gialli and horror all'italiana you'll enjoy playing spot the homage. If you're not a lot of the imagery and dialogue will simply go past you.

    Keith Hennessey Brown · 4 out of 5
    In the 1970s, a British sound technician is brought to Italy to work on the sound effects for a gruesome horror film where his nightmarish task slowly takes over his psyche.
  • Cockneys Vs Zombies
    Review preview for Cockneys Vs Zombies

    The real comedic heart of the film is with the still-kicking Brit-veteran oldies.

    David Graham · 3.5 out of 5
    Bank robbers fight their way out of zombie-infested London.

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  • Dead Sushi
    Review preview for Dead Sushi

    I was crying with laughter 20 minutes into the film and would not stop until the credits rolled

    Lindis Kipp · 5 out of 5
    Attack of the killer mutant sushi! (from Mars?)
  • Grabbers
    Review preview for Grabbers

    Grabbers is a thoroughly charming and welcome blend of terror and blarney.

    Scott Macdonald · 4 out of 5
    A small island community is terrorised by monsters from the sea.

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  • Maniac
    Review preview for Maniac

    It’s flashy and glossy where the original was fetid and grubby, winking at the audience where Lustig wallowed in the misery to memorable effect.

    David Graham · 3 out of 5
    First-person perspective chiller about a serial killer with a fetish for scalping.
  • Outpost: Black Sun
    Review preview for Outpost: Black Sun

    The film's biggest asset is Steadman, who approaches her character in a much more rounded way that we are used to seeing in films of this sort.

    Jennie Kermode · 2.5 out of 5
    The daughter of a Nazi hunter is looking for revenge and stumbles across an undead Nazi army.
  • The Possession
    Review preview for The Possession

    This represents a new nadir for an increasingly nose-diving genre.

    David Graham · 1.5 out of 5
    An antique box unleashes doom on a young girl.

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  • [REC]³ GÉNESIS
    Review preview for [REC]³ GÉNESIS

    There are images here that will be forever etched in genre lore.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    A wedding goes awry when the guests inexplicably start snacking on each other.
  • The Seasoning House
    Review preview for The Seasoning House

    One of the grimmest 'horror' films of the year.

    David Graham · 3.5 out of 5
    Girls kidnapped by soldiers in war-torn zones are prostituted to the military.
  • Sinister
    Review preview for Sinister

    You could be forgiven for wondering if Sinister is based on a true story.

    Chris · 3.5 out of 5
    A ghost story and found footage meet a hackneyed true-crime novelist.
  • Tower Block
    Review preview for Tower Block

    Skins star Jack O'Connell burns up the screen as an initially reprehensible chav terror, all wide-boy grimaces and in-your-face intensity, his gradual evolution into honorable pack-leader etched with care and nuance where it could have been clumsy and cli

    David Graham · 3 out of 5
    The life and times of the last occupants of Tower Block 31.

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  • The Victim
    Review preview for The Victim

    It's a film with significant problems but as a first time effort it doesn't do too badly, and there are moments when it shines.

    Jennie Kermode · 2 out of 5
    A wary loner gets a shock when a young woman turns up on his doorstep begging for help.
  • V/H/S
    Review preview for V/H/S

    The movie hits some nasty sweet spots but also falls foul of numerous genre cliches, both old and new.

    Neil Mitchell · 2.5 out of 5
    A horror anthology based around the theft of an old video tape.