Tag Archives: horror

My Top Five Films of 2021

Posted on December 30, 2021 by Sartaj Govind Singh

Preamble For me, 2021 has been a remarkably odder year then 2020. I think this comes from the sense of a start-stop to resuming many normal activities that I’ve enjoyed in a pre-pandemic era. I still take safety seriously, which … Continue reading →

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One Great Shot: Hellraiser (1987)

Posted on October 31, 2021 by Sartaj Govind Singh

Preamble Happy Halloween everyone. I could not let this spooky time of year pass by without a post. Hellraiser is one of my favourite horror movies, due to how it combines elements of Gothic, sexual and Lovecraftian horror. Hellraiser’s portrait … Continue reading →

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Review: Halloween Kills (2021)

Posted on October 17, 2021 by Sartaj Govind Singh

Preamble If there’s one type of movie that people are always game for around October, then it’s a scary movie. And after many delays, Halloween Kills finally swoops in to enliven the spooky period. Does it provide one good scare? … Continue reading →

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Review: The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021)

Posted on May 31, 2021 by Sartaj Govind Singh

Preamble To quote Randy Quaid’s character from Independence Day (1996), “Hello, boys! I’m BAAAAAACK!” I won’t bore you with the details of my long absence, but it’s great to blog again. Better yet, this post marks the first time I’m … Continue reading →

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Review: Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist (2019)

Posted on February 28, 2021 by Sartaj Govind Singh

Preamble The Exorcist has always been one of my cinematic obsessions. When I was younger, its premise of a demonic possessed girl stuck with me like a formative camp fire story. When I saw it in my late teens, the … Continue reading →

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Brief Thoughts on a Trailer: Songbird (2020)

Posted on November 8, 2020 by Sartaj Govind Singh

The trailer for Songbird snuck up on me with the hard hitting force of a snowball to the ear (true story). Through a conversation with a dear confidante, I was made aware of the controversy of the trailer that seemed … Continue reading →

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My Top Five Alternative Horror Films

Posted on October 30, 2020 by Sartaj Govind Singh

5) Black Sabbath (1963) What’s Halloween without an anthology film to make your blood run cold? Mario Bava’s striking, colourful and dreamlike film tell stories that vary from telephone stalking to a chilling vampire tale. Aside from inspiring the name … Continue reading →

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Review: Hellraiser (1987)

Posted on October 7, 2020 by Sartaj Govind Singh

Some films fill you with a feverish excitement and the ability to endlessly rhapsodise about them like a hyperactive parrot. Hellraiser is one of those films. Since I first saw it in my late teens, the film has disturbed and … Continue reading →

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Argento April: The Stendhal Syndrome (1996)

Posted on April 30, 2020 by Sartaj Govind Singh

In the context of what’s come before in Argento April: The Stendhal Syndrome miraculously seems like an answer to my chief criticism of Dario Argento’s output. He seems more fixated on the cinematic flourishes that pervade his films as opposed … Continue reading →

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Argento April: Deep Red (1974)

Posted on April 25, 2020 by Sartaj Govind Singh

Deep Red or Profundo Russo (Italian title) is the cinematic equivalent of soaring. It’s a film that illustrates Dario Argento is not merely working within the horror genre, but understands it so profoundly that he can bend it to his … Continue reading →

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