A Scare a Day
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‘The Night House’ Review: Dir. David Bruckner [A Scare a Day]
It’s the end of October, the clocks have turned back, and the nights are now drawing in which means it’s the perfect time of year to settle down with a scary movie. Read more
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‘Vicious Fun’ Review: Dir. Cody Calahan [A Scare a Day]
Set over one night in Minnesota circa 1983, Cody Calahan delivers a hundred minutes of nostalgic, tongue-in-cheek horror tainted laughs. Read more
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‘Uncle Peckerhead’ Review: Dir. [A Scare a Day]
Bass player and co-vocalist Judy (Chet Siegel), guitarist and lead vocalist Max (Jeff Riddle), and drummer Mel (Ruby McCollister), are struggling members of three-piece punk band Duh. Read more
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‘The Queen of Black Magic’ Review: Dir. Kimo Stamboel [A Scare a Day]
Directed by Kimo Stamboel (Headshot) and written by Joko Anwar (who previously wrote and directed last year’s Impertigore), The Queen of Black Magic is a loose re-envisioning of the 1981 Indonesian horror of the same name. Read more
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‘Jakob’s Wife’ Review: Dir. Travis Stevens [A Scare a Day]
Debuting to the world at SXSW 2021 Jakob’s Wife is the second feature film from producer-turned-director Travis Stevens. Read more
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‘Anything for Jackson’ Review: Dir. Justin G. Dyck [A Scare a Day]
In the wake of their grandson’s death, grandparents Henry (Julian Richings) and Audrey (Sheila McCarthy) Walsh have turned to Satanism. Read more
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‘In the Earth’ Review: Dir. Ben Wheatley [A Scare a Day]
Conceived, written, and produced during 2020’s quarantine, In the Earth is the latest mind-bending creation from Ben Wheatley. Read more
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‘John and the Hole’ Review: Dir. Pascual Sisto [A Scare a Day]
John and the Hole presents an awfully dark story that tells of how John (Charlie Shotwell) traps his family in a hole in the ground. It’s a creepy tale and one that will have the hairs on the back of your neck standing on end. Read more
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‘Candyman’ (2021) Review: Dir. Nia DaCosta [A Scare a Day]
Almost thirty years ago in 1992 director Bernard Rose unleashed his adaptation of the Clive Barker short story The Forbidden, Candyman, unto the world. Read more
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‘Daniel Isn’t Real’ Review: Dir. Adam Egypt Mortimer [A Scare a Day]
As a child Luke (Miles Robbins) had an imaginary friend called Daniel (Patrick Schwarzenegger), but after several issues, Luke sent him away. Whilst adjusting to college and worrying about his schizophrenic mother, he calls Daniel forth once more. Read more
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‘The Night’ Review: Dir. Kourosh Ahari [A Scare a Day]
Even before hitting a single screen The Night has been making history. Read more
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‘Wrong Turn’ (2021) Review: Dir. Mike P. Nelson [A Scare a Day]
In 2003 the first Wrong Turn film was released in cinemas across the world. Read more
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‘A Quiet Place II’ Review: Dir. John Krasinski [A Scare a Day]
Set mere moments after the dramatic events of A Quiet Place, our sequel sees the Abbott family leave the broken sanctuary of their farm behind in the hopes of finding someplace better. Read more
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’Escape Room 2: Tournament of Champions’ Review: Dir. Adam Robitel [A Scare a Day]
Adam Robitel’s Escape Room was one of the more pleasant surprises of 2019’s genre offerings. Read more
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’The Forever Purge’ Review: Dir. Everardo Gout [A Scare a Day]
Starting in 2013, The Purge is a franchise that I’m not sure many thought had legs. Since those humble beginnings though we’ve had a further four films, and even a television series, that have explored the world of an alternate America in which, for one night a year, all crime, even murder, is legal. Read more
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‘The Conjuring 3: The Devil Made Me Do It’ Review: Dir. Michael Chaves [A Scare a Day]
Ed and Lorraine Warren (once more played by Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga) return with yet another terrifying case in The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It. Read more
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‘Death of a Vlogger’ Review: Dir. Graham Hughes [A Scare a Day]
Playing out as more of a mockumentary with found footage elements, Death of a Blogger recounts the story of Graham (played by director Graham Hughes), an ill-fated vlogger who rose to fame after capturing a paranormal incident on camera. Read more
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’Halloween Kills’ Review: Dir. David Gordon Green [A Scare a Day]
Held back for a year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Halloween Kills finally arrives on cinema screens this week. Read more
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‘Teddy’ Review: Dirs. Ludovic & Zoran Boukherma [A Scare a Day]
French film Teddy offers a new take on the werewolf / body horror story in that it approaches the scenario in a fairly minimalist manner. Read more
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‘Malignant’ Review: Dir. James Wan [A Scare a Day]
James Wan is no stranger to the world of horror. The Australian filmmaker burst onto the genre scene in 2004 alongside film school buddy Leigh Whannell with the iconic Saw. Read more
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‘Spiral: From the Book of Saw’ Review: Dir. Darren Lynn Bousman [A Scare a Day]
It was 2004 that the first Saw film was released. It was an instant horror classic and as each subsequent sequel arrived into multiplexes, they became the event film of everyone’s Halloween. Read more
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‘Host’ Review: Dir. Rob Savage [A Scare a Day]
Whilst most of us have been spending lockdown baking banana bread, binge-watching shows on Netflix, and playing quizzes, filmmaker Rob Savage has gone and made a film. Read more
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‘There’s Somebody Inside Your House’ Review: Dir. Patrick Brice [A Scare a Day]
After the success of Netflix’ Fear Street series, and with both Halloween Kills and Scream 5 on the horizon, we are once more in the throes of a slasher revival. Read more
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‘Sound of Violence’ Review: Dir. Alex Noyer [A Scare a Day]
Writer and director Alex Noyer expands upon the world set out in his short film Conductor, for debut feature, Sound of Violence. Read more
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‘V/H/S/94’ Review: Dirs. Misc [A Scare a Day]
The original V/H/S movie back in 2012 was one of the early pioneers that helped resurrect the horror anthology format. Since then we have had two further instalments (V/H/S/2 and V/H/S/Viral) with the latest chapter, V/H/S/94, having just debuted at Fantastic Fest. Read more
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‘Dementer’ Review: Dir. Chad Crawford [A Scare a Day]
After a traumatic experience with a cult, Katie (Katie Groshong) is trying to turn her life around. The first step on her road to recovery sees her taking a job in a home for special needs adults. Read more
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’Freaky’ Review: Dir. Christopher Landon [A Scare a Day]
Who knew that what the world needed was a body-swap film that was a cross between Friday the 13th and Freaky Friday? Filmmaker Christopher Landon and his writing partner Michael Kennedy are who, and Freaky is the film. Read more
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‘The Old Ways’ Review: Dir. Christopher Alender [A Scare a Day]
The demonic possession tale is one that has been recounted on screen for decades thanks to the success and infamy of The Exorcist. Read more
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‘Psycho Goreman’ Review: Dir. Steve Kostanski [A Scare a Day]
On Shudder now and released on Blu-ray on Monday 4th October. Read more
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![‘Vicious Fun’ Review: Dir. Cody Calahan [A Scare a Day]](https://filmdisclosure.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/vicious-fun-still-4-1500x625-1-1.jpg?w=620)
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![‘The Queen of Black Magic’ Review: Dir. Kimo Stamboel [A Scare a Day]](https://filmdisclosure.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/thequeenofblackmagic_widescreen-1.jpg?w=620)
![‘Jakob’s Wife’ Review: Dir. Travis Stevens [A Scare a Day]](https://filmdisclosure.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/jakobs-wife-review.jpg?w=620)
![‘Anything for Jackson’ Review: Dir. Justin G. Dyck [A Scare a Day]](https://filmdisclosure.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/anything-for-jackson-review-shudder.jpg?w=600)
![‘In the Earth’ Review: Dir. Ben Wheatley [A Scare a Day]](https://filmdisclosure.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/intheearth.webp?w=1024)
![‘John and the Hole’ Review: Dir. Pascual Sisto [A Scare a Day]](https://filmdisclosure.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/john-and-the-hole.jpg?w=620)
![‘Candyman’ (2021) Review: Dir. Nia DaCosta [A Scare a Day]](https://filmdisclosure.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/candyman-fi.jpg?w=620)
![‘Daniel Isn’t Real’ Review: Dir. Adam Egypt Mortimer [A Scare a Day]](https://filmdisclosure.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/daniel-isnt-real-1.jpeg?w=620)
![‘The Night’ Review: Dir. Kourosh Ahari [A Scare a Day]](https://filmdisclosure.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/thenightstill2.jpg?w=1024)
![‘Wrong Turn’ (2021) Review: Dir. Mike P. Nelson [A Scare a Day]](https://filmdisclosure.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/wrong-turn.jpg?w=1024)
![‘A Quiet Place II’ Review: Dir. John Krasinski [A Scare a Day]](https://filmdisclosure.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/a-quiet-place-2.jpg?w=800)
![’Escape Room 2: Tournament of Champions’ Review: Dir. Adam Robitel [A Scare a Day]](https://filmdisclosure.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/escape-rppm2.webp?w=1024)
![’The Forever Purge’ Review: Dir. Everardo Gout [A Scare a Day]](https://filmdisclosure.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/foreverpurge.jpeg?w=1024)
![‘The Conjuring 3: The Devil Made Me Do It’ Review: Dir. Michael Chaves [A Scare a Day]](https://filmdisclosure.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/conjuring-3.jpg?w=1024)
![‘Death of a Vlogger’ Review: Dir. Graham Hughes [A Scare a Day]](https://filmdisclosure.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/doav_wall_lo-res-640x360-1.png?w=640)
![’Halloween Kills’ Review: Dir. David Gordon Green [A Scare a Day]](https://filmdisclosure.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/5756_d013_00082_r_crop-e1634194464117.jpg?w=1024)
![‘Teddy’ Review: Dirs. Ludovic & Zoran Boukherma [A Scare a Day]](https://filmdisclosure.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/teddy.jpg?w=1024)
![‘Malignant’ Review: Dir. James Wan [A Scare a Day]](https://filmdisclosure.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/malignant-1.jpg?w=1024)
![‘Spiral: From the Book of Saw’ Review: Dir. Darren Lynn Bousman [A Scare a Day]](https://filmdisclosure.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/spiral-from-the-book-of-saw-review-1200x720-1.jpg?w=1024)
![‘Host’ Review: Dir. Rob Savage [A Scare a Day]](https://filmdisclosure.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/host-image01-1024x576-1.jpg?w=1024)
![‘There’s Somebody Inside Your House’ Review: Dir. Patrick Brice [A Scare a Day]](https://filmdisclosure.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/theres_someone_inside_your_house-1024x429-1.jpg?w=1024)
![‘Sound of Violence’ Review: Dir. Alex Noyer [A Scare a Day]](https://filmdisclosure.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/sound-of-violence-192843-1024x576-1.jpg?w=1024)
![‘V/H/S/94’ Review: Dirs. Misc [A Scare a Day]](https://filmdisclosure.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/vhs94-01-1024x616-1.jpg?w=1024)
![‘Dementer’ Review: Dir. Chad Crawford [A Scare a Day]](https://filmdisclosure.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/dementer-1.jpg?w=1024)
![’Freaky’ Review: Dir. Christopher Landon [A Scare a Day]](https://filmdisclosure.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/freaky-1.jpg?w=1024)
![‘The Old Ways’ Review: Dir. Christopher Alender [A Scare a Day]](https://filmdisclosure.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/the_old_ways_production_still_03_lo-rez-1024x683-1.jpg?w=1024)
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