Tag: Horror

We Bury The Dead, In Lest We Grieve

A restrained zombie drama led by Daisy Ridley, We Bury the Dead trades splatter for grief, memory, and moral unease, following a woman searching for closure on the edge of a disaster zone where the dead may not be fully gone.

We Bury the Dead Movie PosterVertical, Umbrella Entertainment
Mild Spoiler Alert

Daisy Ridley is an actress who’s selective about the roles she takes on. Whether she’s carrying the weight of the Skywalker name or stepping into something far more grounded, her presence brings a quiet gravitas that helps sell the story. In We Bury the Dead, she plays Eva, a woman suspended between grief and hope, unsure whether to mourn her husband Mitch (Matt Whelan) or believe he might still be alive.

Mitch was working in Tasmania when an EMP device accidentally detonated. With communications crippled and information scarce, Eva fears the worst. As media coverage reveals the scale of the devastation and the number of lives lost, the only certainty she has is uncertainty.

Continue reading “We Bury The Dead, In Lest We Grieve”

Trailer Reaction: Dracula, A Love Tale–From Francis Ford to Luc Besson, Whose Film Will Be Better?

Luc Besson’s Dracula, A Love Tale looks lavish. The biggest thrill is Christoph Waltz as Van Helsing, which instantly makes this feel like more than another retread of familiar lore.

Dracula A Love Story Movie PosterVertical will release this film nationwide on February 6th, 2026

The first trailer for Luc Besson’s Dracula: A Love Tale (yes, that’s the full title) is here, and it looks gloriously historic. I didn’t pay much attention to the early reports, but learning that Christoph Waltz plays Van Helsing has me giddy as a school child. I love every role he takes on, and the idea of him going toe-to-toe with Vlad is catnip.

The tale is familiar, sure, but this version looks like it’s being filtered through the eyes of a dreamer rather than an angry stalker. In the short, Dracula the loss of the love of his life, and he believes he can find Elisabeta again. He knows her soul reincarnated and is searching for her. This take may well cover more ground about his beloved before the events of Bram Stoker‘s novel. But by the time we reach the Victorian age, instead of an accidental encounter where he realizes Mina contains Liz’s soul, the trailer makes the vampire’s journey a long crawl toward reaching love eternal than immortal.

Continue reading “Trailer Reaction: Dracula, A Love Tale–From Francis Ford to Luc Besson, Whose Film Will Be Better?”

Kaiju, Dissentience’s Tribute to TOHO is Cosmic!

Dissentience’s new concept EP Kaiju turns classic Japanese monster mayhem and Lovecraftian dread into a four-part metal narrative, charting a nameless beast’s attack from first impact to ash-filled aftermath with riffs as heavy as the fallout.

Kaiju album coverFrom Bethlehem, PA, death metal / trash band, Dissentience, aims to please music lovers of this genre with an ambitious album, simply titled Kaiju. In keeping true to the story telling format, what this concept album offers are four tracks to which follows through the narrative beats of intro, rising action, climax and denouement that will no doubt track the birth to destruction. Shame there’s no comic book or short video announced at the same time, but when the theatre of the mind is involved, that’s all we need.

Scheduled for release on February 20, 2026, this concept album fuses dark horror, manic riffs, and existential lyrical dread into work that my gig for a local music magazine has given me an opportunity to listen to.
Continue reading “Kaiju, Dissentience’s Tribute to TOHO is Cosmic!”

Thankfully, There’s Just One Dust Bunny Than Two in Bryan Fuller’s Directorial Debut

Bryan Fuller’s feature debut Dust Bunny pairs Mads Mikkelsen with a sharp young heroine and a very picky monster under the bed. It’s a stylised mix of dark fantasy and absurdist humour that doesn’t always land, but its strange, playful energy is hard to shake.

Dust Bunny Movie PosterLionsgate
Coming to theatres Dec 12th

Most fans of Bryan Fuller’s work will name Hannibal or Pushing Daisies as his defining projects, but for me, his voice was forged back when he got full credit for scripts for Star Trek Voyager and Deep Space Nine. In Dust Bunny, his feature debut, he leans into an Art déco sensibility that flirts with Wes Anderson staging while brushing up against Tim Burton’s sense of humour. It’s an odd blend, but I’m enjoying the experiment. That’s because his ideas have always balanced a dark, moral edge with a certain playfulness.

As the title suggests, there’s a monster in the mix. Young Aurora (Sophie Sloan) believes it ate her foster parents. Alone for a few days, she’s not sure what to do. But once she musters the courage to ask for help, the only person she can turn to is Resident 5B (Mads Mikkelsen). He’s the perfect “freaky neighbour,” a type Mikkelsen slides into with alarming ease. Together, this unlikely duo might be the only hope the apartment has for stopping whatever’s lurking under the beds before it decides to snack on more tenants.

Continue reading “Thankfully, There’s Just One Dust Bunny Than Two in Bryan Fuller’s Directorial Debut”

5 Pagan, Folk, and Secular Graphic Novel Winter Worlds Tucked In….

Graphic novel winter worlds move beyond holiday cheer, drawing on pagan, folk, and secular traditions where snow, darkness, and isolation shape the story. These chilling titles use winter itself as myth, menace, and memory.

Graphic Novel Winter WorldsAs the nights grow even longer and the month of December settles in, many people would rather stay home, cosy with a book than venture out. For those getting heavy snowfall, heading outside often isn’t even an option. In these graphic novel winter worlds, artists and writers use ice, snow, and darkness to evoke the season’s chill without needing to experience it firsthand, especially when the colouring and atmosphere land just right.

But when you start looking for material that isn’t rooted in year-end celebrations, Yule, or festive tradition, it becomes surprisingly difficult to find winter stories that truly stand apart. In these tales, winter becomes the main character, not tinsel or mistletoe. Here are some standout titles that embrace the season on their own terms:

Continue reading “5 Pagan, Folk, and Secular Graphic Novel Winter Worlds Tucked In….”

Full Moon Horror: Puppet Master Updates, Spin-Offs and What’s Next?

This Full Moon horror guide covers every Puppet Master film, spin-off, and crossover in chronological order. Since the recent Noir releases aren’t new, they fit in the same continuity. Discover the essential entries and the complete watching order to experience the franchise from start to finish.

full moon horror moviesFull Moon Features isn’t currently producing a new mainline entry in its iconic full moon horror doll franchise. Instead, the studio has shifted its attention to re-releasing some of their classics in a “silent film” format. Well, there’s sound, otherwise how else can one hear those screams? With the Noir format, four films are being revisited, and it works very well for the Axis storyline, just to give it some grit.

While other fans are waiting for a continuation of the solo spin-offs featuring fan-favorite puppets, thankfully this IP isn’t fully resting.  Furnace: Leech Woman (announced in March 2023) may  be stalled; although disappointing, hopefully all six of Toulan’s puppets will get their due. Currently, Blade: The Iron Cross and Doktor Death makes up the puppet brigade.

Until new films arrive, it’s the perfect time to explore the Puppet Master series in full. One of the franchise’s most interesting storylines is the Sutekh arc. First mentioned in Puppet Master 4: The Demon, Sutekh’s essence wreaks havoc in The Final Chapter via a mystical totem. These films also introduce the elixir of life, a mysterious substance stolen long ago by the Mad Arab from a temple dedicated to this chaos god, later sought by André Toulon.

Continue reading “Full Moon Horror: Puppet Master Updates, Spin-Offs and What’s Next?”