The Horror Review

Join us for an in depth discussion and analysis of the 1958 Hammer Classic,  Horror of Dracula. Directed by: Terence Fisher Starring: Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Carol Marsh, Marissa Stribling, & Michael Gough. For this week’s episode we are wrapping up our second installment of Vampire February with the first Dracula film in technicolour! It was also the first of many Dracula films starri...

Join us as we continue our in depth discussion and analysis of the 1996 dark comedy - with surprise horror - film From Dusk Till Dawn. Directed by: Robert Rodriguez Written by: Quentin Tarantino Starring: George Clooney, Harvey Keitel, Juliette Lewis, and several Cheech Marins For our third vampire film of the month we do our best to describe this absolutely insane Rodriguez/Tarantino flick. If yo...

Join us as we continue our in depth discussion and analysis of the 1987 supernatural horror comedy The Lost Boys. Directed by: Joel Schumacher Starring: Kiefer Sutherland, Jason Patric and the Two Coreys Take two of vampire theme month for us continues with this fun ‘80s classic. This film has great practical effects, a wonderful cast, and an epic rock soundtrack. This film inspired countless vamp...

Join us as we continue our in depth discussion and analysis of the 2003 horror-adjacent action film Underworld. Directed by: Len Wiseman Starring: Kate Beckinsale, Scott Speedman, and Bill Nighy Out vampire theme has come back around - because there’s just too many good ones for only one month. We’re starting off with not your typical vampire film - Underworld. Although this is definitely an actio...

Join us as we finish up our in depth discussion and analysis of the 2018 supernatural historical fiction drama The Terror. Directed by: Tim Mielants Starring: Jared Harris, Adam Nagaitis, Paul Ready, and Nive Nielsen For the month of January we have been covering the full first season of this anthology series. This week we finish up the season with episodes 9 & 10. Based on the book of the sam...

Join us as we continue our in depth discussion and analysis of the 2018 supernatural historical fiction drama The Terror. Directed by: Sergio Mimica-Gezzan, & Tim Mielants Starring: Jared Harris, Tobias Menzies, and Adam Nagaitis For the month of January we will be covering the full first season of this anthology series. The week we are discussing episodes 6,7, and 8. Based on the book of the...

Join us for an in depth discussion and analysis of the 2018 supernatural historical fiction drama The Terror.  Directed by: Edward Berger Starring: Ciarán Hinds, Jared Harris, and Paul Ready For the month of January we will be covering the full first season of this anthology series. This week we are discussing episodes 3, 4 & 5. Based on the book of the same name The Terror follows the 1845 Fr...

Join us for an in depth discussion and analysis of the 2018 supernatural historical fiction drama The Terror.  Directed by: Edward Berger Starring: Ciarán Hinds, Jared Harris, and Paul Ready For the month of January we will be covering the full first season of this anthology series. This week we are discussing episodes 1 and 2. Based on the book of the same name The Terror follows the 1845 Frankli...

Join us for an in depth discussion and analysis of the 1985 epic dark fantasy adventure film Legend. Directed by: Ridley Scott Starring: Tom Cruise, Mia Sara, and Tim Curry For our last ‘80s fever dream film we went with one neither of our hosts had seen before - Legend. It stars Tom Cruise as an unlikely (an character arc-less) hero wearing a strange metal skirt. But more importantly, the antagon...

Join us for an in depth discussion and analysis of the 1989 family spooky adventure film Little Monsters. Directed by: Richard Greenberg Starring: Fred Savage and Howie Mandel We’re switching it up a bit for our bonus holiday episode - this one is more light hearted than the other ‘80s picks this month. Definitely our most kid-friendly choice - however some questionable adult jokes did get snuck i...

Join us for an in depth discussion and analysis of the 1982 fantasy adventure The Dark Crystal. Directed by: Jim Henson & Frank Oz Starring: Jim Henson & Kathryn Mullen For this week’s episode we are covering another classic Jim Henson film - unlike last week, this one doesn’t have any human actors on screen. But the puppets and costume creatures are so well acted and life like you might f...

Join us for an in depth discussion and analysis of the 1986 musical fantasy / David Bowie music video classic Labyrinth. Directed by: Jim Henson Starring: David Bowie & Jennifer Connelly After a brief break we’re back with a bang with our second instalment of ‘80s fever dreams. David Bowie as goblin King Jareth is iconic and the amazing puppetry practical effects throughout still hold up. Get...

Join us for an in depth discussion and analysis of the 1984 fantasy film, NeverEnding Story. Directed by: Wolfgang Peterson. Starring: Noah Hathaway, Barret Oliver, Tami Stronach, Patricia Hayes, and Moses Gunn. Happy December! - As you can guess our theme this month is a little on the lighter (and weirder side). The theme is: 80's Fever Dreams. Those films that creeped you out as a kid and y...

Join us for an in depth discussion and analysis of the 2007 episode of the epic BBC sci-fi classic TV series Doctor Who, S03E10: Blink. Directed by: Hetti Macdonald Starring: David Tennant & Carey Mulligan We wrap up our stand alone tv episode theme with everyone’s favourite time traveler: The Doctor. Portrayed by our favourite doctor David Tennant. Although he only makes a brief appearance in...

Join us for an in depth discussion and analysis of this 2008 episode of the hit TV series, Supernatural - S04E05: Monster Movie! Directed by: Robert Singer Starring: Jared Padalecki , Jensen Ackles, Todd Stashwick, and Melinda Sward. This week we're covering an episode that pays homage to the classics. The Winchester brothers face-off against a shapeshifter with a penchant for impersonating c...

Join us for an in depth discussion and analysis of this 1993 spooky episode of The X Files: Squeeze Directed by: Harry Longstreet Starring: Gillian Anderson, David Duchovny, and Doug Hutchison This week we cover the first “monster of the week” episode of the incredibly influential, absolute classic of a tv show that is The X Files. Doug Hutchison guest stars as the monster who looks human but does...

Join us for an in depth discussion and analysis of the 1999 scariest episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Hush.  Directed by: Joss Whedon Starring: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Alyson Hannigan, Anthony Stewart Head, and James Masters We’re switching to something a little different this month with our first single-episode tv discussion. After a very brief recap of what “Buffy” is we dive into this Emmy n...

Join us for an in depth discussion and analysis of the 1996 cult classic, The Craft Directed by: Andrew Fleming Starring: Robin Tunney, Fairuza Balk, Neve Campbell, & Rachel True. This is our Special Hallowe'en episode that also happens to be our 100th full length episode!!! Thank you for joining us on this spooky journey, and we have lot's more fun films and themes coming your way!...

Join us for an in depth discussion and analysis of the 1968 (almost) first zombie film: Night of the Living Dead. Directed by: George A. Romero Starring: Duane Jones and Judith O’Dea For our last regular instalment of October we bring you the ultimate zombie movie. The characters call them ghouls but this film started almost every enduring zombie trait. From moving as a slow hoard to being dispatc...

Join us for an in depth discussion and analysis of the 2016 supernatural horror film: The Autopsy of Jane Doe Directed by: André Øvredal Starring: Brian Cox, Emile Hirsch, and Olsen Catherine Kelly This week we bring you a more recent film for our third instalment of spooky season. What starts off as almost a crime procedural plot turns into a supernatural mystery with each step of the title chara...

Join us for an in depth discussion and analysis of the 1987 supernatural cult horror classic: Hellraiser Written & Directed by: Clive Barker Starring: Clare Higgins, Ashley Laurence, Sean Chapman, & Doug Bradley For our October Friday the 13th choice we will be talking about this body-horror filled classic based on the novella The Hellhound Heart (also written by Clive Barker). This film s...

Join us for an in depth discussion and analysis of the 1976 classic supernatural horror film - The Omen. Directed by: Richard Donner Screenplay by: David Seltzer Starring: Gregory Peck, Harvey Spencer, Lee Remick, Billie Whitelaw, & David Warner. Happy SpoOctober everyone!!! To start us off our favourite month of the year - we bring you one of the first demon children to grace the silver scree...

Join us for an in depth discussion and analysis of the 1982 supernatural horror masterpiece - Poltergeist Directed by: Tobe Hooper Screenplay by: Steven Spielberg Starring: Heather O'Rourke, JoBeth Williams, and Craig T. Nelson Our last creepy doll movie is very light on actual creepy dolls but it's the perfect movie to transition us into official spooky season. The practical effects loo...

Join us for an in depth discussion and analysis of the 2007 supernatural horror - Dead Silence Directed by: James Wan Starring: Ryan Kwanten, Amber Valletta, and Donnie Wahlberg Spooky doll theme episode 4 of 5 brings us this mishmash of a movie. The complicated plot never seems to find it footing and the injected laughs don't often land. But it sure is fun to pull it apart. If you do choose...

Join us for an in depth discussion and analysis of the 2016 horror film,  The Boy Directed by: William Brent Bell Starring: Lauren Cohen, Rupert Evans, & James Russell. This modern gothic thriller takes us down a winding path, with a creepy doll and even creepier premise. A local favourite for sure, The Boy was filmed completely in Victoria, BC at the famed Craigdarroch Castle. Scare-O-Meter R...