Director: Damian McCarthy Starring: Carolyn Bracken, Gwilym Lee, Tadhg Murphy, Steve Wall, Caroline Menton Running Time: 98 minutes Growing up as a devout horror fan in the West of Ireland, I spent my time watching tales of monsters, murder & mystery take place anywhere else but on the Emerald Isle. Classics whisked me away to…
Director: Tilman Singer Starring: Hunter Schafer, Dan Stevens, Jessica Henwick Running Time: 103 minutes German filmmaker Tilman Singer is at the helm for Cuckoo in only his second full-length feature since his 2018 Supernatural horror Luz. Like his first entry, Cuckoo conjures up some stylish and hypnotic horror, but its story and pacing will likely…
Director: Osgood Perkins Starring: Maika Monroe, Nicholas Cage, Blair Underwood, Alicia Witt Running Time: 101 minutes The Blair Witch Project played coy about its credentials and rode the intrigue about it being ‘real’ all the way to the box office (leaving the undercompensated actors lost in the woods). Hitchcock insisted on keeping spoilers secure with…
Two queens of horror are coming together to maximise their joint slay. Ireland’s own Kate Dolan will be directing a new film in the M3GAN series, as Atomic Monster and Blumhouse begin work on SOULM8TE, a spin-off set in the same world as the para-sociopathic doll. As reported by Deadline, the companies are aiming for an early 2026 release…
Director: Paul Duane Starring: Simone Collins, Charlie Maher, Catherine Siggins, Nigel O’Neill, Olwen Fouere, Running Time: 97 minutes Trad pubs become tourist traps to survive, bands affect D8 aesthetics to present a better post punk package – music like so much of modern Irish identity is up for sale to the highest bidder. Paul Duane’s…
Festivals like the Cork International Film Festival, which kicks off this week, are a fantastic avenue for unique storytelling from passionate filmmakers. One of Ireland’s own, Paul Duane is a filmmaker who has always been drawn to unique stories, including following KLF in What Time Is Death?, and the artistic efforts of Bill Drummond in…
This year’s IFI Horrorthon once again celebrates the most deliciously dark treats to have surfaced in the genre over the last twelve months. As always, the Horrorthon collates some of the best new work, Irish and international, to have appeared on the festival circuit, presenting these titles alongside previews of the most anticipated upcoming releases. This year’s…
The 1970s saw the arrival in cinemas of some of the greatest horror films of all time, resonant evils that still linger in the minds of viewers a half century later. This spooky season, these scares will return to the screen in Smithfield, as the Light House Cinema’s Waking Nightmares programme offers homage to some…
If you’ve ever wanted to see Diablo Cody’s teen horror classic Jennifer’s Body back on the big screen, you’ve got a Hole new way to do it this June. Honey Pot Club and Slaughterhouse Dublin will be hosting a screening in time for Pride season, with movies and music coming together and serving a good…
A new Irish feature film FRÉWAKA (from the Irish word Fréamhacha, meaning Roots) is beginning production in Ravensdale, Co. Louth, Ireland today, Monday 22nd May. Written and directed by Aislinn Clarke, the horror film stars Clare Monnelly (Doineann, Moone Boy), IFTA-winner Bríd Ní Neachtain (Best Actress Film 2023 for Rosie and Frank) and Ukrainian actress Alexandra Bystrzhitskaya…
