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[Fantasia International Film Festival Review]: Haunted Mountains: The Yellow Taboo
Having had its international premiere at this year’s Fantasia International Film Festival, Haunted Mountains: The Yellow Taboo is the...

Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana
Jul 301 min read
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![[Fantasia International Film Festival Review]: Noise](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/faea52_63b0f613b57d4b8fa56aaae596c36ddd~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/faea52_63b0f613b57d4b8fa56aaae596c36ddd~mv2.webp)
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[Fantasia International Film Festival Review]: Noise
Having had its North American premiere at this year’s Fantasia International Film Festival, the feature directorial debut of Kim Soo-jin...

Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana
Jul 232 min read
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![[Fantasia International Film Festival 2025]: Hold The Fort](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/faea52_e17f62952cbf44f7ac546f8f44d97849~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_35,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/faea52_e17f62952cbf44f7ac546f8f44d97849~mv2.webp)
![[Fantasia International Film Festival 2025]: Hold The Fort](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/faea52_e17f62952cbf44f7ac546f8f44d97849~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_avif,quality_auto/faea52_e17f62952cbf44f7ac546f8f44d97849~mv2.webp)
[Fantasia International Film Festival 2025]: Hold The Fort
Ever wondered what would happen if Sam Raimi’s The Evil Dead (1981) left the isolated crumbling cabin in the woods and entered a new...

Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana
Jul 222 min read
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![[Raindance Review]: Our Happy Place](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/faea52_710d08e3697d4c9691d32b0bba513c8f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/faea52_710d08e3697d4c9691d32b0bba513c8f~mv2.webp)
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[Raindance Review]: Our Happy Place
Raya Miles as Raya Having had its international premiere at June’s Raindance Film Festival 2025 held in London, Our Happy Place is a...

Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana
Jul 92 min read
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![[Review]: Cannibal Mukbang](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/faea52_45bd138fa2bc43b5b311f08dc83b58e3~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/faea52_45bd138fa2bc43b5b311f08dc83b58e3~mv2.webp)
![[Review]: Cannibal Mukbang](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/faea52_45bd138fa2bc43b5b311f08dc83b58e3~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/faea52_45bd138fa2bc43b5b311f08dc83b58e3~mv2.webp)
[Review]: Cannibal Mukbang
Putting the meat into meet-cute is Aimee Kuge’s debut feature Cannibal Mukbang , in which the shy Mark falls quickly for the enigmatic...

Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana
Jun 252 min read
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![[Review]: Pabrik Gula](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/faea52_fec4ffd00ff648cfbfee1f54ed001312~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_420,h_235,fp_0.50_0.50,lg_1,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/faea52_fec4ffd00ff648cfbfee1f54ed001312~mv2.webp)
![[Review]: Pabrik Gula](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/faea52_fec4ffd00ff648cfbfee1f54ed001312~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_300,h_168,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/faea52_fec4ffd00ff648cfbfee1f54ed001312~mv2.webp)
[Review]: Pabrik Gula
Indonesian supernatural chiller Pabrik Gula directed by Awi Suryadi, portrays the haunting outcome of when traditional values are at odds...

Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana
May 121 min read
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![[Review]: Séance](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/faea52_0882641f82144d15b53edc26dc95e571~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/faea52_0882641f82144d15b53edc26dc95e571~mv2.webp)
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[Review]: Séance
Scottie Thompson as Emma in Séance Set in California in the tail-end of the 1800s, Séance is a period chiller that examines grief,...

Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana
May 72 min read
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![[Review]: Fréwaka](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/faea52_56f9d40671984be7ae19905a7640f4e3~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/faea52_56f9d40671984be7ae19905a7640f4e3~mv2.webp)
![[Review]: Fréwaka](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/faea52_56f9d40671984be7ae19905a7640f4e3~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/faea52_56f9d40671984be7ae19905a7640f4e3~mv2.webp)
[Review]: Fréwaka
Clare Monnelly as Shoo Following up 2018’s found footage chiller The Devil’s Doorway , filmmaker Aislinn Clarke has once again returned...

Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana
Apr 243 min read
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![[Book Review]: The Vatican Versus Horror Movies by Matt Rogerson](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/faea52_db16b94e04d34ac19ee00593dcfe3022~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_35,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/faea52_db16b94e04d34ac19ee00593dcfe3022~mv2.webp)
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[Book Review]: The Vatican Versus Horror Movies by Matt Rogerson
For as long as there have been stories committed to the artistic medium of film, there has been a strong attempt by the religious powers...

Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana
Apr 193 min read
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![[Review]: The Ugly Stepsister](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/faea52_b1da96135cd346f296ee712ce56dbca5~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/faea52_b1da96135cd346f296ee712ce56dbca5~mv2.webp)
![[Review]: The Ugly Stepsister](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/faea52_b1da96135cd346f296ee712ce56dbca5~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/faea52_b1da96135cd346f296ee712ce56dbca5~mv2.webp)
[Review]: The Ugly Stepsister
With the recent influx of reimagined fairy tale horror films flooding the market, it would be easy to pass off Emilie Blichfeldt’s...

Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana
Apr 143 min read
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![[Review]: I Will Never Leave You Alone](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/faea52_14e7b20b82dd43f89a1889c6eec3127a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/faea52_14e7b20b82dd43f89a1889c6eec3127a~mv2.webp)
![[Review]: I Will Never Leave You Alone](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/faea52_14e7b20b82dd43f89a1889c6eec3127a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/faea52_14e7b20b82dd43f89a1889c6eec3127a~mv2.webp)
[Review]: I Will Never Leave You Alone
Kenneth Trujillo as Richard Exclusive to Arrow Player is DW Medoff’s psychological haunted house chiller  I Will Never Leave You Alone ....

Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana
Mar 312 min read
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![[FrightFest Glasgow 2025]: By The Throat](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/faea52_02b22bd604a6496abdbe9b8abc68aac1~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/faea52_02b22bd604a6496abdbe9b8abc68aac1~mv2.webp)
![[FrightFest Glasgow 2025]: By The Throat](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/faea52_02b22bd604a6496abdbe9b8abc68aac1~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/faea52_02b22bd604a6496abdbe9b8abc68aac1~mv2.webp)
[FrightFest Glasgow 2025]: By The Throat
Jeany Sparks as Amy Cummings Directed by David Luke Rees, By The Throat follows a care worker, Lizzy, as she takes charge of a grieving...

Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana
Mar 252 min read
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![[FrightFest Glasgow 2025]: The Last Sacrifice](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/faea52_b9ccf7e4f5db45ca93230c3d4c7e8b93~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/faea52_b9ccf7e4f5db45ca93230c3d4c7e8b93~mv2.webp)
![[FrightFest Glasgow 2025]: The Last Sacrifice](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/faea52_b9ccf7e4f5db45ca93230c3d4c7e8b93~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/faea52_b9ccf7e4f5db45ca93230c3d4c7e8b93~mv2.webp)
[FrightFest Glasgow 2025]: The Last Sacrifice
A shadowy insular village in rural England hides a terrifying secret surrounding the mysterious murder of a local farmer, and when a...

Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana
Mar 112 min read
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![[FrightFest Glasgow]: House of Ashes](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/faea52_d648b89ba80844c28798295b51e91a17~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_35,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/faea52_d648b89ba80844c28798295b51e91a17~mv2.webp)
![[FrightFest Glasgow]: House of Ashes](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/faea52_d648b89ba80844c28798295b51e91a17~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_avif,quality_auto/faea52_d648b89ba80844c28798295b51e91a17~mv2.webp)
[FrightFest Glasgow]: House of Ashes
Fayna Sanchez as Mia from House of Ashes With its international premiere at this year’s FrightFest Glasgow, House of Ashes  is a...

Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana
Mar 82 min read
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![[FrightFest Glasgow 2025]: Psyche](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/faea52_acdec3e5e5b24ac2a0cc7982b944f686~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/faea52_acdec3e5e5b24ac2a0cc7982b944f686~mv2.webp)
![[FrightFest Glasgow 2025]: Psyche](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/faea52_acdec3e5e5b24ac2a0cc7982b944f686~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/faea52_acdec3e5e5b24ac2a0cc7982b944f686~mv2.webp)
[FrightFest Glasgow 2025]: Psyche
Opening the FrightFest strand of this year’s Glasgow Film Festival is science fiction set piece Psyche  directed by Stephon Stewart. Set...

Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana
Mar 82 min read
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![[Review]: Bokshi](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/faea52_dd9539d1be794a289b203cc3f68e7618~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/faea52_dd9539d1be794a289b203cc3f68e7618~mv2.webp)
![[Review]: Bokshi](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/faea52_dd9539d1be794a289b203cc3f68e7618~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/faea52_dd9539d1be794a289b203cc3f68e7618~mv2.webp)
[Review]: Bokshi
Premiering at this year’s International Film Festival Rotterdam, Bokshi ,  directed by Indian genre filmmaker Bhargav Saikia in his...

Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana
Feb 72 min read
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![[Review]: Listen carefully](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/faea52_d20a6e191c6648219c7308e46683b773~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/faea52_d20a6e191c6648219c7308e46683b773~mv2.webp)
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[Review]: Listen carefully
Directed and written by Ryan Barton-Grimley, Listen Carefully explores the terrorising experience of new parenthood, and every new...

Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana
Jan 221 min read
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![[Review]: The Damned](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/faea52_5a02ca0599bb4694b60f8d154239de1d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/faea52_5a02ca0599bb4694b60f8d154239de1d~mv2.webp)
![[Review]: The Damned](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/faea52_5a02ca0599bb4694b60f8d154239de1d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/faea52_5a02ca0599bb4694b60f8d154239de1d~mv2.webp)
[Review]: The Damned
The Damned 2024 Set amongst the frozen landscape of an Arctic bay, Thordur Palsson’s The Damned is a desolate depiction of the horrors of...

Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana
Jan 102 min read
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![[Review]: You Are Not Me](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/faea52_95a56b610f2d465696f0feb727fc70f5~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/faea52_95a56b610f2d465696f0feb727fc70f5~mv2.webp)
![[Review]: You Are Not Me](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/faea52_95a56b610f2d465696f0feb727fc70f5~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/faea52_95a56b610f2d465696f0feb727fc70f5~mv2.webp)
[Review]: You Are Not Me
The satirical psychological horror You Are Not Me centres itself on a woman who, with her partner and child, heads home for the holidays...

Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana
Dec 10, 20242 min read
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![[Imagine Fantastic 2024]: A Mother's Embrace](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/faea52_ba2415e3a4f94eedb6155cdd5d4322fc~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_445,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,lg_1,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/faea52_ba2415e3a4f94eedb6155cdd5d4322fc~mv2.webp)
![[Imagine Fantastic 2024]: A Mother's Embrace](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/faea52_ba2415e3a4f94eedb6155cdd5d4322fc~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_388,h_218,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/faea52_ba2415e3a4f94eedb6155cdd5d4322fc~mv2.webp)
[Imagine Fantastic 2024]: A Mother's Embrace
Directed by Cristian Ponce, A Mother’s Embrace  is a Brazilian psychological horror that explores PTSD and the all consuming experience...

Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana
Nov 26, 20242 min read
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