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class="page-header"><h1 class="page-title">Articles by <span class="vcard">david.s.smith</span></h1><div class="mh-author-box clearfix"> <figure class="mh-author-box-avatar"> <img alt='Avatar photo' src='https://horrorcultfilms.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/david.s.smith_avatar_1471427448-125x125.jpg' srcset='https://horrorcultfilms.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/david.s.smith_avatar_1471427448-197x250.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-125 photo' height='125' width='125' decoding='async'/> </figure> <div class="mh-author-box-header"> <span class="mh-author-box-name"> About david.s.smith </span> </div> <div class="mh-author-box-bio"> Scottish horror fan who is simultaneously elitist and hates genre snobbery. Follow me on @horrorinatweet </div> </div> </header><article class="mh-posts-list-item clearfix post-143706 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-reviews tag-antonella-rose tag-art-the-clown tag-damien-leone tag-david-howard-thornton tag-lauren-lavera tag-samantha-scaffidi tag-terrifier-3 actor-antonella-rose actor-david-howard-thornton actor-lauren-lavera actor-samantha-scaffidi directors-damien-leone writer-damien-leone title-terrifier-3 filmyear-56807"> <figure class="mh-posts-list-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon mh-thumb-icon-small-mobile" href="https://horrorcultfilms.co.uk/2024/10/terrifier-3-2024/"><img width="326" height="245" src="https://horrorcultfilms.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/terrifier-3-326x245.jpg" class="attachment-mh-magazine-medium size-mh-magazine-medium wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://horrorcultfilms.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/terrifier-3-326x245.jpg 326w, https://horrorcultfilms.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/terrifier-3-80x60.jpg 80w" sizes="(max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-list-caption"> HCF Reviews </div> </figure> <div class="mh-posts-list-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-posts-list-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-posts-list-title"> <a href="https://horrorcultfilms.co.uk/2024/10/terrifier-3-2024/" title="Terrifier 3 (2024)" rel="bookmark"> Terrifier 3 (2024) </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta entry-meta"> <span class="entry-meta-date updated"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i><a href="https://horrorcultfilms.co.uk/2024/10/">October 12, 2024</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-author author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="fn" href="https://horrorcultfilms.co.uk/author/david-s-smith/">david.s.smith</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-comments"><i class="fa fa-comment-o"></i><a href="https://horrorcultfilms.co.uk/2024/10/terrifier-3-2024/#respond" class="mh-comment-count-link" >0</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-list-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>TERRIFIER 3 Directed by Damien Leone It’s a very Art the clown Christmas! Terrifier is back and it’s bloodier than ever. By now, you’ll know the formula. Art goes on a killing spree, chopping people <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://horrorcultfilms.co.uk/2024/10/terrifier-3-2024/" title="Terrifier 3 (2024)">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-list-item clearfix post-143669 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-reviews tag-joaquin-phoenix tag-joker tag-joker-folie-a-deux tag-lady-gaga tag-todd-phillips actor-joaquin-phoenix actor-lady-gaga directors-todd-phillips writer-scott-silver writer-todd-phillips title-joker-folie-a-deux filmyear-56807"> <figure class="mh-posts-list-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon mh-thumb-icon-small-mobile" href="https://horrorcultfilms.co.uk/2024/10/joker-folie-a-deux/"><img width="326" height="245" src="https://horrorcultfilms.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/joker-2-326x245.webp" class="attachment-mh-magazine-medium size-mh-magazine-medium wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://horrorcultfilms.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/joker-2-326x245.webp 326w, https://horrorcultfilms.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/joker-2-678x509.webp 678w, https://horrorcultfilms.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/joker-2-80x60.webp 80w" sizes="(max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-list-caption"> HCF Reviews </div> </figure> <div class="mh-posts-list-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-posts-list-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-posts-list-title"> <a href="https://horrorcultfilms.co.uk/2024/10/joker-folie-a-deux/" title="Joker: Folie à Deux" rel="bookmark"> Joker: Folie à Deux </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta entry-meta"> <span class="entry-meta-date updated"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i><a href="https://horrorcultfilms.co.uk/2024/10/">October 6, 2024</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-author author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="fn" href="https://horrorcultfilms.co.uk/author/david-s-smith/">david.s.smith</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-comments"><i class="fa fa-comment-o"></i><a href="https://horrorcultfilms.co.uk/2024/10/joker-folie-a-deux/#respond" class="mh-comment-count-link" >0</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-list-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>Joker: Folie à Deux Directed by Todd Phillips Roll up, roll up – it’s the trial of the century. After donning the colourful clown garb and killing a popular TV host, among others, Arthur Fleck <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://horrorcultfilms.co.uk/2024/10/joker-folie-a-deux/" title="Joker: Folie à Deux">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-list-item clearfix post-143557 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-frightfest tag-pigeon-shrine-frightfest"> <figure class="mh-posts-list-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon mh-thumb-icon-small-mobile" href="https://horrorcultfilms.co.uk/2024/08/frightfest-2024-ranked/"><img width="326" height="245" src="https://horrorcultfilms.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/FF24-SM-logo_25th_design-326x245.jpg" class="attachment-mh-magazine-medium size-mh-magazine-medium wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://horrorcultfilms.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/FF24-SM-logo_25th_design-326x245.jpg 326w, https://horrorcultfilms.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/FF24-SM-logo_25th_design-678x509.jpg 678w, https://horrorcultfilms.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/FF24-SM-logo_25th_design-80x60.jpg 80w" sizes="(max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-list-caption"> News </div> </figure> <div class="mh-posts-list-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-posts-list-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-posts-list-title"> <a href="https://horrorcultfilms.co.uk/2024/08/frightfest-2024-ranked/" title="FrightFest (2024): Ranked" rel="bookmark"> FrightFest (2024): Ranked </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta entry-meta"> <span class="entry-meta-date updated"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i><a href="https://horrorcultfilms.co.uk/2024/08/">August 28, 2024</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-author author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="fn" href="https://horrorcultfilms.co.uk/author/david-s-smith/">david.s.smith</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-comments"><i class="fa fa-comment-o"></i><a href="https://horrorcultfilms.co.uk/2024/08/frightfest-2024-ranked/#respond" class="mh-comment-count-link" >0</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-list-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>That’s Pigeon Shrine FrightFest done for another year, but rest assured the dark heart of cinema is still beating furiously. There have been as many FrightFests as there are Halloweens and Friday the 13ths combined, <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://horrorcultfilms.co.uk/2024/08/frightfest-2024-ranked/" title="FrightFest (2024): Ranked">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-list-item clearfix post-143551 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-events category-features tag-a-desert tag-cold-wallet tag-ladybug tag-the-last-podcast tag-the-substance title-a-desert title-cold-wallet title-ladybug title-the-last-podcast title-the-substance"> <figure class="mh-posts-list-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon mh-thumb-icon-small-mobile" href="https://horrorcultfilms.co.uk/2024/08/frightfest-2024-day-five/"><img width="326" height="245" src="https://horrorcultfilms.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/FF24-SM-logo_25th_design-326x245.jpg" class="attachment-mh-magazine-medium size-mh-magazine-medium wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://horrorcultfilms.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/FF24-SM-logo_25th_design-326x245.jpg 326w, https://horrorcultfilms.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/FF24-SM-logo_25th_design-678x509.jpg 678w, https://horrorcultfilms.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/FF24-SM-logo_25th_design-80x60.jpg 80w" sizes="(max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-list-caption"> Events </div> </figure> <div class="mh-posts-list-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-posts-list-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-posts-list-title"> <a href="https://horrorcultfilms.co.uk/2024/08/frightfest-2024-day-five/" title="FrightFest (2024) Day five: The last cold substance" rel="bookmark"> FrightFest (2024) Day five: The last cold substance </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta entry-meta"> <span class="entry-meta-date updated"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i><a href="https://horrorcultfilms.co.uk/2024/08/">August 28, 2024</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-author author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="fn" href="https://horrorcultfilms.co.uk/author/david-s-smith/">david.s.smith</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-comments"><i class="fa fa-comment-o"></i><a href="https://horrorcultfilms.co.uk/2024/08/frightfest-2024-day-five/#respond" class="mh-comment-count-link" >0</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-list-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>And with that, another Pigeon Shrine FrightFest comes to an end. After four days of horror flicks, we reach bank holiday Monday. Still, the festival promises to go out on a bang with the most <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://horrorcultfilms.co.uk/2024/08/frightfest-2024-day-five/" title="FrightFest (2024) Day five: The last cold substance">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-list-item clearfix post-143533 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-events category-features tag-azrael-angel-of-death tag-frightfest tag-invader tag-never-have-i-ever tag-pigeon-shrine-frightfest tag-saint-clare title-azrael-angel-of-death title-invader title-never-have-i-ever title-saint-clare"> <figure class="mh-posts-list-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon mh-thumb-icon-small-mobile" href="https://horrorcultfilms.co.uk/2024/08/frightfest-2024-day-four-playing-never-have-i-ever-with-angels-saints-and-invaders/"><img width="326" height="245" src="https://horrorcultfilms.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/FF24-SM-logo_25th_design-326x245.jpg" class="attachment-mh-magazine-medium size-mh-magazine-medium wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://horrorcultfilms.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/FF24-SM-logo_25th_design-326x245.jpg 326w, https://horrorcultfilms.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/FF24-SM-logo_25th_design-678x509.jpg 678w, https://horrorcultfilms.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/FF24-SM-logo_25th_design-80x60.jpg 80w" sizes="(max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-list-caption"> Events </div> </figure> <div class="mh-posts-list-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-posts-list-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-posts-list-title"> <a href="https://horrorcultfilms.co.uk/2024/08/frightfest-2024-day-four-playing-never-have-i-ever-with-angels-saints-and-invaders/" title="FrightFest (2024) Day 4: Playing never have I ever with an angel, a saint and an invader" rel="bookmark"> FrightFest (2024) Day 4: Playing never have I ever with an angel, a saint and an invader </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta entry-meta"> <span class="entry-meta-date updated"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i><a href="https://horrorcultfilms.co.uk/2024/08/">August 26, 2024</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-author author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="fn" href="https://horrorcultfilms.co.uk/author/david-s-smith/">david.s.smith</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-comments"><i class="fa fa-comment-o"></i><a href="https://horrorcultfilms.co.uk/2024/08/frightfest-2024-day-four-playing-never-have-i-ever-with-angels-saints-and-invaders/#respond" class="mh-comment-count-link" >0</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-list-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>Day four is upon us! And after a solid Saturday, can it keep up the standard? I have four movies to watch today at Pigeon Shrine FrightFest – I would have done the full five, <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://horrorcultfilms.co.uk/2024/08/frightfest-2024-day-four-playing-never-have-i-ever-with-angels-saints-and-invaders/" title="FrightFest (2024) Day 4: Playing never have I ever with an angel, a saint and an invader">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-list-item clearfix post-143515 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-events category-features tag-dead-mail tag-strange-darling tag-the-last-voyage-of-the-demeter tag-traumatika title-dead-mail title-strange-darling title-the-last-voyage-of-the-demeter title-traumatika"> <figure class="mh-posts-list-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon mh-thumb-icon-small-mobile" href="https://horrorcultfilms.co.uk/2024/08/frightfest-2024-day-3-on-board-for-mail-trauma-and-strangeness/"><img width="326" height="245" src="https://horrorcultfilms.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/FF24-SM-logo_25th_design-326x245.jpg" class="attachment-mh-magazine-medium size-mh-magazine-medium wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://horrorcultfilms.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/FF24-SM-logo_25th_design-326x245.jpg 326w, https://horrorcultfilms.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/FF24-SM-logo_25th_design-678x509.jpg 678w, https://horrorcultfilms.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/FF24-SM-logo_25th_design-80x60.jpg 80w" sizes="(max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-list-caption"> Events </div> </figure> <div class="mh-posts-list-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-posts-list-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-posts-list-title"> <a href="https://horrorcultfilms.co.uk/2024/08/frightfest-2024-day-3-on-board-for-mail-trauma-and-strangeness/" title="FrightFest (2024) Day 3: On board for mail, trauma and strangeness" rel="bookmark"> FrightFest (2024) Day 3: On board for mail, trauma and strangeness </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta entry-meta"> <span class="entry-meta-date updated"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i><a href="https://horrorcultfilms.co.uk/2024/08/">August 25, 2024</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-author author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="fn" href="https://horrorcultfilms.co.uk/author/david-s-smith/">david.s.smith</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-comments"><i class="fa fa-comment-o"></i><a href="https://horrorcultfilms.co.uk/2024/08/frightfest-2024-day-3-on-board-for-mail-trauma-and-strangeness/#respond" class="mh-comment-count-link" >0</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-list-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>Day three and we’re getting into the swing of things. With the weekend beginning, many of the biggest and movies are due to screen and the buzz I’m getting suggests festival-goers are having a great <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://horrorcultfilms.co.uk/2024/08/frightfest-2024-day-3-on-board-for-mail-trauma-and-strangeness/" title="FrightFest (2024) Day 3: On board for mail, trauma and strangeness">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-list-item clearfix post-143510 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-events category-features tag-bookworm tag-frightfest tag-ghost-game tag-pigeon-shrine-frightfest tag-shelby-oaks tag-the-hitcher tag-the-lonely-man-with-the-ghost-machine title-bookworm title-ghost-game title-shelby-oaks title-the-hitcher title-the-lonely-man-with-the-ghost-machine"> <figure class="mh-posts-list-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon mh-thumb-icon-small-mobile" href="https://horrorcultfilms.co.uk/2024/08/frightfest-2024-day-2-books-ghosts-and-oaks-go-off-without-a-hitcher/"><img width="326" height="245" src="https://horrorcultfilms.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/FF24-SM-logo_25th_design-326x245.jpg" class="attachment-mh-magazine-medium size-mh-magazine-medium wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://horrorcultfilms.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/FF24-SM-logo_25th_design-326x245.jpg 326w, https://horrorcultfilms.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/FF24-SM-logo_25th_design-678x509.jpg 678w, https://horrorcultfilms.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/FF24-SM-logo_25th_design-80x60.jpg 80w" sizes="(max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-list-caption"> Events </div> </figure> <div class="mh-posts-list-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-posts-list-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-posts-list-title"> <a href="https://horrorcultfilms.co.uk/2024/08/frightfest-2024-day-2-books-ghosts-and-oaks-go-off-without-a-hitcher/" title="FrightFest (2024) Day 2: Books, ghosts and oaks go off without a hitch(er)" rel="bookmark"> FrightFest (2024) Day 2: Books, ghosts and oaks go off without a hitch(er) </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta entry-meta"> <span class="entry-meta-date updated"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i><a href="https://horrorcultfilms.co.uk/2024/08/">August 24, 2024</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-author author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="fn" href="https://horrorcultfilms.co.uk/author/david-s-smith/">david.s.smith</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-comments"><i class="fa fa-comment-o"></i><a href="https://horrorcultfilms.co.uk/2024/08/frightfest-2024-day-2-books-ghosts-and-oaks-go-off-without-a-hitcher/#respond" class="mh-comment-count-link" >0</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-list-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>Day two of Pigeon Shrine FrightFest! It’s a hot sweltering day in central London and everyone is in high spirits from last night’s triple whammy. Today looks set to continue in a similar vein: we <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://horrorcultfilms.co.uk/2024/08/frightfest-2024-day-2-books-ghosts-and-oaks-go-off-without-a-hitcher/" title="FrightFest (2024) Day 2: Books, ghosts and oaks go off without a hitch(er)">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-list-item clearfix post-143506 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-events category-features tag-broken-bird tag-frightfest tag-pigeon-shrine-frightfest tag-test-screening tag-the-invisible-raptor title-broken-bird title-test-screening title-the-invisible-raptor"> <figure class="mh-posts-list-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon mh-thumb-icon-small-mobile" href="https://horrorcultfilms.co.uk/2024/08/frightfest-2024-day-1-broken-bird-test-screening-and-the-invisible-raptor/"><img width="326" height="245" src="https://horrorcultfilms.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/FF24-SM-logo_25th_design-326x245.jpg" class="attachment-mh-magazine-medium size-mh-magazine-medium wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://horrorcultfilms.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/FF24-SM-logo_25th_design-326x245.jpg 326w, https://horrorcultfilms.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/FF24-SM-logo_25th_design-678x509.jpg 678w, https://horrorcultfilms.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/FF24-SM-logo_25th_design-80x60.jpg 80w" sizes="(max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-list-caption"> Events </div> </figure> <div class="mh-posts-list-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-posts-list-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-posts-list-title"> <a href="https://horrorcultfilms.co.uk/2024/08/frightfest-2024-day-1-broken-bird-test-screening-and-the-invisible-raptor/" title="FrightFest (2024) Day 1: Broken Bird, Test Screening and The Invisible Raptor" rel="bookmark"> FrightFest (2024) Day 1: Broken Bird, Test Screening and The Invisible Raptor </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta entry-meta"> <span class="entry-meta-date updated"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i><a href="https://horrorcultfilms.co.uk/2024/08/">August 23, 2024</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-author author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="fn" href="https://horrorcultfilms.co.uk/author/david-s-smith/">david.s.smith</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-comments"><i class="fa fa-comment-o"></i><a href="https://horrorcultfilms.co.uk/2024/08/frightfest-2024-day-1-broken-bird-test-screening-and-the-invisible-raptor/#respond" class="mh-comment-count-link" >0</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-list-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>The dark heart of cinema beats once more! Pigeon Shrine FrightFest 2024 is back. A quarter of a century after Alan Jones, Paul McEvoy, Ian Rattray (later joined by Greg Day) launched the festival it’s <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://horrorcultfilms.co.uk/2024/08/frightfest-2024-day-1-broken-bird-test-screening-and-the-invisible-raptor/" title="FrightFest (2024) Day 1: Broken Bird, Test Screening and The Invisible Raptor">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-list-item clearfix post-143483 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-reviews tag-ariel-donoghue tag-hayley-mills tag-josh-hartnett tag-m-night-shyamalan tag-saleka-night-shyamalan actor-ariel-donoghue actor-hayley-mills actor-josh-harnett actor-saleka-night-shyamalan directors-m-night-shyamalan writer-m-night-shyamalan title-trap filmyear-56807"> <figure class="mh-posts-list-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon mh-thumb-icon-small-mobile" href="https://horrorcultfilms.co.uk/2024/08/trap-2024/"><img width="326" height="245" src="https://horrorcultfilms.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/trap-326x245.jpg" class="attachment-mh-magazine-medium size-mh-magazine-medium wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://horrorcultfilms.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/trap-326x245.jpg 326w, https://horrorcultfilms.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/trap-80x60.jpg 80w" sizes="(max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-list-caption"> HCF Reviews </div> </figure> <div class="mh-posts-list-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-posts-list-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-posts-list-title"> <a href="https://horrorcultfilms.co.uk/2024/08/trap-2024/" title="Trap (2024)" rel="bookmark"> Trap (2024) </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta entry-meta"> <span class="entry-meta-date updated"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i><a href="https://horrorcultfilms.co.uk/2024/08/">August 13, 2024</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-author author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="fn" href="https://horrorcultfilms.co.uk/author/david-s-smith/">david.s.smith</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-comments"><i class="fa fa-comment-o"></i><a href="https://horrorcultfilms.co.uk/2024/08/trap-2024/#respond" class="mh-comment-count-link" >0</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-list-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>TRAP Directed by M Night Shyamalan, Part of M Night Shyamalan’s enduring appeal as a filmmaker is you never know what you’re going to get: it could be a blend of family drama and ghost <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://horrorcultfilms.co.uk/2024/08/trap-2024/" title="Trap (2024)">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-list-item clearfix post-143408 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-reviews category-slasher tag-andrea-pavlovic tag-cameron-love tag-chris-nash tag-in-a-violent-nature tag-ry-barrett actor-andrea-pavlovic actor-cameron-love actor-ry-barrett directors-chris-nash writer-chris-nash title-in-a-violent-nature filmyear-56807"> <figure class="mh-posts-list-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon mh-thumb-icon-small-mobile" href="https://horrorcultfilms.co.uk/2024/07/in-a-violent-nature-2024/"><img width="326" height="245" src="https://horrorcultfilms.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/in-a-violent-nature-poster-326x245.jpg" class="attachment-mh-magazine-medium size-mh-magazine-medium wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://horrorcultfilms.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/in-a-violent-nature-poster-326x245.jpg 326w, https://horrorcultfilms.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/in-a-violent-nature-poster-678x509.jpg 678w, https://horrorcultfilms.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/in-a-violent-nature-poster-80x60.jpg 80w" sizes="(max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-list-caption"> HCF Reviews </div> </figure> <div class="mh-posts-list-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-posts-list-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-posts-list-title"> <a href="https://horrorcultfilms.co.uk/2024/07/in-a-violent-nature-2024/" title="In A Violent Nature (2024)" rel="bookmark"> In A Violent Nature (2024) </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta entry-meta"> <span class="entry-meta-date updated"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i><a href="https://horrorcultfilms.co.uk/2024/07/">July 31, 2024</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-author author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="fn" href="https://horrorcultfilms.co.uk/author/david-s-smith/">david.s.smith</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-comments"><i class="fa fa-comment-o"></i><a href="https://horrorcultfilms.co.uk/2024/07/in-a-violent-nature-2024/#respond" class="mh-comment-count-link" >0</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-list-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>IN A VIOLENT NATURE Directed by Chris Nash Imagine Friday the 13th from Jason’s perspective, and you got this one – a slasher film that’s literally about the slasher. Across 90 minutes, we see them <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://horrorcultfilms.co.uk/2024/07/in-a-violent-nature-2024/" title="In A Violent Nature (2024)">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-list-item clearfix post-143303 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-reviews category-thriller tag-blair-underwood tag-longlegs tag-maika-monroe tag-nicolas-cage tag-oz-perkins actor-blair-underwood actor-maika-monroe actor-nicolas-cage-2 directors-oz-perkins writer-oz-perkins title-longlegs filmyear-56807"> <figure class="mh-posts-list-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon mh-thumb-icon-small-mobile" href="https://horrorcultfilms.co.uk/2024/07/longlegs-2024/"><img width="326" height="245" src="https://horrorcultfilms.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/longlegs-326x245.jpg" class="attachment-mh-magazine-medium size-mh-magazine-medium wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://horrorcultfilms.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/longlegs-326x245.jpg 326w, https://horrorcultfilms.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/longlegs-80x60.jpg 80w" sizes="(max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-list-caption"> HCF Reviews </div> </figure> <div class="mh-posts-list-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-posts-list-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-posts-list-title"> <a href="https://horrorcultfilms.co.uk/2024/07/longlegs-2024/" title="Longlegs (2024)" rel="bookmark"> Longlegs (2024) </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta entry-meta"> <span class="entry-meta-date updated"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i><a href="https://horrorcultfilms.co.uk/2024/07/">July 12, 2024</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-author author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="fn" href="https://horrorcultfilms.co.uk/author/david-s-smith/">david.s.smith</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-comments"><i class="fa fa-comment-o"></i><a href="https://horrorcultfilms.co.uk/2024/07/longlegs-2024/#respond" class="mh-comment-count-link" >0</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-list-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>LONGLEGS Directed by Oz Perkins At last, it’s here: following months of build-up and numerous claims that it’s among the scariest films of the decade, Oz Perkins’s fourth movie, Longlegs, has hit the cinema. And, <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://horrorcultfilms.co.uk/2024/07/longlegs-2024/" title="Longlegs (2024)">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-list-item clearfix post-143291 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-features category-news tag-broken-bird tag-frightfest tag-frightfest-2024 tag-pigeon-shrine-frightfest tag-the-substance"> <figure class="mh-posts-list-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon mh-thumb-icon-small-mobile" href="https://horrorcultfilms.co.uk/2024/07/pigeon-shrine-frightfest-2024-lineup-revealed/"><img width="326" height="245" src="https://horrorcultfilms.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/FF24-SM-logo_25th_design-326x245.jpg" class="attachment-mh-magazine-medium size-mh-magazine-medium wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://horrorcultfilms.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/FF24-SM-logo_25th_design-326x245.jpg 326w, https://horrorcultfilms.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/FF24-SM-logo_25th_design-678x509.jpg 678w, https://horrorcultfilms.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/FF24-SM-logo_25th_design-80x60.jpg 80w" sizes="(max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-list-caption"> Features </div> </figure> <div class="mh-posts-list-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-posts-list-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-posts-list-title"> <a href="https://horrorcultfilms.co.uk/2024/07/pigeon-shrine-frightfest-2024-lineup-revealed/" title="Pigeon Shrine FrightFest 2024: Lineup revealed!" rel="bookmark"> Pigeon Shrine FrightFest 2024: Lineup revealed! </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta entry-meta"> <span class="entry-meta-date updated"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i><a href="https://horrorcultfilms.co.uk/2024/07/">July 11, 2024</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-author author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="fn" href="https://horrorcultfilms.co.uk/author/david-s-smith/">david.s.smith</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-comments"><i class="fa fa-comment-o"></i><a href="https://horrorcultfilms.co.uk/2024/07/pigeon-shrine-frightfest-2024-lineup-revealed/#respond" class="mh-comment-count-link" >0</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-list-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>You can’t say this festival is getting lazy with sequels: Pigeon Shrine FrightFest is back and bigger than ever! This year the UK’s No.1 horror & fantasy film festival, will, for the first time, present <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://horrorcultfilms.co.uk/2024/07/pigeon-shrine-frightfest-2024-lineup-revealed/" title="Pigeon Shrine FrightFest 2024: Lineup revealed!">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-list-item clearfix post-143280 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-reviews tag-a-quiet-place-day-one tag-joseph-quinn tag-lupita-nyongo tag-michael-sarnoski actor-joseph-quinn actor-lupita-nyongo directors-michael-sarnoski writer-michael-sarnoski title-a-quiet-place-day-one filmyear-56807"> <figure class="mh-posts-list-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon mh-thumb-icon-small-mobile" href="https://horrorcultfilms.co.uk/2024/07/a-quiet-place-day-one-2024/"><img width="326" height="245" src="https://horrorcultfilms.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/a-quiet-place-326x245.jpg" class="attachment-mh-magazine-medium size-mh-magazine-medium wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://horrorcultfilms.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/a-quiet-place-326x245.jpg 326w, https://horrorcultfilms.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/a-quiet-place-678x509.jpg 678w, https://horrorcultfilms.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/a-quiet-place-80x60.jpg 80w" sizes="(max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-list-caption"> HCF Reviews </div> </figure> <div class="mh-posts-list-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-posts-list-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-posts-list-title"> <a href="https://horrorcultfilms.co.uk/2024/07/a-quiet-place-day-one-2024/" title="A Quiet Place: Day One (2024)" rel="bookmark"> A Quiet Place: Day One (2024) </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta entry-meta"> <span class="entry-meta-date updated"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i><a href="https://horrorcultfilms.co.uk/2024/07/">July 7, 2024</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-author author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="fn" href="https://horrorcultfilms.co.uk/author/david-s-smith/">david.s.smith</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-comments"><i class="fa fa-comment-o"></i><a href="https://horrorcultfilms.co.uk/2024/07/a-quiet-place-day-one-2024/#respond" class="mh-comment-count-link" >0</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-list-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>A QUIET PLACE: DAY ONE Directed by Michael Sarnoski You’ve probably heard, but A Quiet Place: Day One is out now and raking in the big bucks. 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