Category: Hellbound Horror
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The Limehouse Golem
The Limehouse Golem is the best new film I’ve seen thus far this year. I will give no spoilers, save to say that this is a superb horror-thriller set in Victorian London, with Police Inspector John Kildare (Bill Nighy) trying to catch the titular Limehouse Golem (a Ripper-esque killer… or is it?). No, rather than revealing…
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Hellbound’s Halloween Playlist 2017: another spooky + heavy soundtrack
It’s been a few years since the folks here at Hellbound put together a staff playlist for Halloween. This year we decided to give it another go, including some of the classics while challenging ourselves to expand our haunted horizons a little this time around. Here is what we came up with, along with a…
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George Romero, Knight of the Living Dead (1940–2017)
Remembering George A. Romero (February 4, 1940–July 16, 2017) Director, producer, screenwriter: George A. Romero was all these things and more. But most importantly, he was loved by his fans, and his influence over the decades since 1968’s ground-breaking ‘Night of the Living Dead’ was truly huge. I can sincerely say he had a huge…
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Book reviews by Steve Earles: horror cinema
Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1957-1969 By Roberto Curti Published by McFarland Foreword by Ernesto Gastaldi Without Italian gothic horror films Black Sabbath would not be called Black Sabbath so we owe them a debt of gratitude. Roberto Curti writes with great passion on the subject, showing great knowledge in such a way as to be…
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Hellbound Horror: Frozen
“While Frozen isn’t your typical modern horror movie, having a void of an abundance of gore (although there is some, and it’s very well done), an evil antagonist or supernatural entities, it’s the lack of these elements that really add to what makes the film special. Instead, it uses a scenario that is familiar to…
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Hellbound Horror: I Spit On Your Grave (2010) Review
Adam Wills reviews the 2010 remake of I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE, which premiered at the Toronto After Dark Festival. It will be released in cinemas on October 15th.