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Twisted 50: Volume 3 – What makes a good Horror Story?

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“horror”

Noun

  1. An intense feeling of fear, shock, or disgust
  2. A bad or mischievous person, especially a child

They’re Here….

The Twisted minds behind the Twisted Anthology are back for Volume 3. It’s been a while since Vol. 2 was released and time has flown since the Christmas special, but it is time to pick up your bone-handled knife and carve a new story into whatever flayed skin parchment you have lying around. Try your hand at winning over the Twisted Judges to secure your place in the annals of horror anthologies.

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GNoH Review: Raising the Dead: Exploring the Works of George A. Romero

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Written by Adam Charles Hart

Raising the Dead dives into the expansive, extraordinary body of work found in Romero’s archive, going beyond his iconic zombie movies into a deep and varied collection of writings that never made it to the big screen.

 Available at Amazon

Raising the Dead: the work of George A. Romero is a definite recommendation for any fan, just as long as you are aware that this is a serious, academic endeavour and not a coffee table book full of glossy splatter and gore!

See the full review at Ginger Nuts of Horror HERE

GNoH Review: Arcadian (2024)

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Written by Mike Nilon
Directed by Benjamin Brewer

A father and his twin teenage sons fight to survive in a remote farmhouse at the end of the end of the world. (IMDB)

Without the monsters, I feel Arcadian could easily be lost amongst all the other post-disaster movies that have done similar things. Which is a shame as there is a decent movie here that. While it won’t set your Letterboxd scores alight, is an interesting enough diversion and a welcome dose of Cage.

Read the full review at Ginger Nuts of Horror HERE

GNoH Review: The Last Breath (2024)

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Written by Andrew Prendergast and Nick Saltrese 
Directed by Joachim Hedén

A group of old college friends reunite on a Caribbean scuba diving trip exploring the wreckage of a WWII battleship and find themselves trapped inside the underwater labyrinth of rusted metal surrounded by great white sharks. (IMDB)

The Last Breath isn’t going to make a massive splash, but it does bring sharks and I am always here for that. 

Read the Full review at Ginger Nuts of Horror HERE

GNoH Review: What Remains (2022)

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Written by Megan Everett-Skarsgård and Ran Huang
Directed by Ran Huang

At a Scandinavian psychiatric hospital, an uneasy triumvirate of multiple murderer Mads, therapist Anna, and policeman Soren, all have a vested interest in unearthing the truth, and a deepening co-dependency threatens to consume them all. (IMDB)

If you are in the mood for a (very) slow burning character study of a serial killer, then What Remains is a good option. But, at 2 hours and 11 minutes, I think you need to be in the right mood for the movie. 

Read the full review at Ginger Nuts of Horror HERE

GNoH Review: Insane Like Me (2022)

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Written by Britt Bankhead and Chip Joslin
Directed by Chip Joslin

A supernatural thriller about a combat veteran, who returns home after a tour of duty overseas. He becomes the lead suspect in his girlfriend’s disappearance and is subsequently wrongly convicted and incarcerated. Nine years later he is released from the mental asylum, he returns home to find the truth and settle the score. (IMDB)

You might not get the polished sheen of larger budget, studio productions, but it’s a pretty good indication of what might be to come from Bankhead and Joslin.

Read the full review at Ginger Nuts of Horror HERE

GNoH Review: In Flames (2023)

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Written and Directed by Zarrar Kahn

After the death of the family patriarch, a mother and daughter’s precarious existence is ripped apart. They must find strength in each other if they are to survive the malevolent forces that threaten to engulf them. (IMDB)

Kahn has delivered a brutal dissection of the impact of the patriarchy on life in Karachi wrapped up in an unnerving exploration of the supernatural. Highly recommended!

Read the full review at Ginger Nuts of Horror HERE

GNoH Review: Founders Day (2023)

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Written by Erik Bloomquist
Directed by Erik and Carson Bloomquist

A small town is shaken by a series of ominous killings in the days leading up to a heated mayoral election. (IMDB)

Founders Day will probably entertain as a bit of a laugh if you can stream it for free, but the score on IMDB feels about right. It isn’t offensive as a film but struggles to deliver on its own pretentions and how much you enjoy it will probably depend on how closely your humour matches the writer and the director.

Read the full review at Ginger Nuts of Horror HERE

The Foul King (2000)

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Directed by Jee-woon Kim
Written by Dae-woo Kim and Jee-woon Kim

A wimpy, incompetent bank clerk decides to become a pro wrestler. (IMDB)

And so to the third in a trio of recent screeners for some recent classic Korean films. Only this wasn’t the third thriller I was expecting! Teach me not to read things properly. After the John Wick stylings of A Bittersweet Life and the dark, grimy underbelly of Korean prostitution rings in The Chaser, comes The Foul King, which couldn’t have been more different!

But in a good way.

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