Censor Niamh Algar

Censor – Review

The “video nasty” era in the UK was every bit a sociopolitical movement as it was a cinematic one. Emerging from a grimy 1980s, where the country seemed plagued more by strikes and economic uncertain...

Spiral- Review

Did anyone else not realise that there was a new Saw film out this year? Seems strange that a franchise that’s been running for almost 17 years now (unfortunately all you 17 year olds are still...
Vicious Fun

Vicious Fun – Review

The eighties are probably best remembered for big shoulder pads, terrible perms, lurid make up and leg warmers. It doesn’t exactly shriek death and danger (although, crimes to fashion are a pretty se...

The Nights Before Christmas – Review

As if Christmas isn’t stressful enough, imagine trying to enjoy the holidays when there are two homicidal maniacs after you. That’s the situation our plucky young protagonists find themse...

Hellraiser: Judgement – Review

With constant rumours of big budget remakes and reboots of Hellraiser, it was somewhat of a surprise when Hellraiser: Judgement was announced. In what would be the tenth in the series, the plot had t...

Hellraiser: Deader – Review

The Hellraiser franchise has firmly found its new home on DVD and the quality continues to suffer, although not as beautifully as Pinhead would like. Hellraiser: Deader started life as an unrelated s...

Hellraiser: Hellseeker – Review

Pinhead returns in Hellraiser: Hellseeker, the sixth instalment in the franchise. Although not a direct sequel to Inferno, the continuity of the movies is preserved by the reintroduction of Ashley La...

Hellraiser: Inferno – Review

By the end of the millennium, Freddy was dead and Jason was in Hell. Technically, Pinhead was also dead having been destroyed in Hellraiser IV: Bloodline and the gates of Hell were closed forever. Wh...

Hellraiser IV: Bloodline – Review

Dawn of the Dead stated that when there’s no more room in hell, the dead will walk the earth. After his death in Hellraiser II, Pinhead walked the earth in Hellraiser III. Now, the franchise boldly g...