Signature Entertainment presents UNEARTH on DVD and Digital Platforms 28th June. The film stars Adrienne Barbeau (The Fog, Creepshow) and Marc Blucas (Buffy The Vampire Slayer). UNEARTH was written by Kelsey Goldberg and John C. Lyons, directed by John C. Lyons and Dorota Swies. Synopsis: A small town falls…
Browsing: eco-horror
Australian Writer/Director Heidi Lee Douglas’ contagion short Devil Woman has premiered on Alter after a festival run that saw it lap the globe from Fantasia to Fright Fest, Morbido to Monsterfest and onto Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival. Devil Woman has taken on new meaning with recent world events, where…
UNEARTH **** USA 2020 Dir: John C Lyons, Dorota Swies. 94 mins “There’s no birds…there’s no bugs…” Here’s a 21st century eco-horror film that would serve as an impactful feature length promotional video for any environmental group’s anti-fracking campaigns. Punctuated by imposing aerial shots of the slowly poisoned countryside surrounding…
THE BEACH HOUSE **** USA 2019 Dir: Jeffrey A. Brown. 87 mins In 2020, we probably don’t need reminders of how fragile our existence is on Planet Earth, but the job of the horror genre, and specifically of writer-director Jeffrey A Brown’s feature debut, is to reinforce it anyway. A…
BLACK WATER **** Australia 2007 Dir: Andrew Traucki, David Nerlich. 90 mins A tidy, suspenseful, three-handed revenge-of-nature thriller that nods to the benchmark for Australian eco-horror (LONG WEEKEND) while joining a prolific 21st century trend for stripped-down survivalist horror stories. Newly pregnant Diana Glenn, her husband (Andy Rodoreda) and younger…