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Survival horror Fall (which is now on Netflix UK) sees two extreme sports enthusiasts climb up a 2000 foot tower in the middle of the desert and get stuck at the top. It’s high-concept in every sense as the two women teeter on a tiny ledge impossibly high up while the audience feel (pleasantly?) sick and anxious the whole time.

Fall is effective and efficient. The girls are likeable, capable and make good choices (other than climbing up a 2000 foot tower in the first place…). There’s real peril, enough back story to round the characters out, but ultimately it’s girls vs tower, with some pesky buzzards thrown in for good measure. This kind of survival horror – and by that in this instance we mean a film where characters are pitted against nature or a circumstance, rather than a person, or a supernatural entity – works viscerally when it’s done well.

I’m a huge fan of Chris Kentis’ 2003 micro-indie Hitchcockian thriller Open Water, which is based on the true story of two scuba divers who are accidentally stranded in shark infested waters after their tour boat has left. In 2006, Hans Horn’s deep sea horror was rebranded as Open Water 2: Adrift. Now, distributors are rebranding Cage Dive as […]...

I’m a huge fan of Chris Kentis’ 2003 micro-indie Hitchcockian thriller Open Water, which is based on the true story of two scuba divers who are accidentally stranded in shark infested waters after their tour boat has left. In 2006, Hans Horn’s deep sea horror was rebranded as Open Water 2: Adrift. Now, distributors are […]...

I’m a huge fan of Chris Kentis’ 2003 micro-indie Hitchcockian thriller Open Water, which is based on the true story of two scuba divers who are accidentally stranded in shark infested waters after their tour boat has left. In 2006, Hans Horn’s deep sea horror was rebranded as Open Water 2: Adrift. Now, distributors are […]...

I’m a huge fan of Chris Kentis’ 2003 micro-indie Hitchcockian thriller Open Water, which is based on the true story of two scuba divers who are accidentally stranded in shark infested waters after their tour boat has left. In 2006 Hans Horn’s deep sea horror was rebranded as Open Water 2: Adrift. Now, distributors are […]...

Horror Channel presents nine fear-filled premieres in March including the UK TV premiere of Bad Milo!, Jacob Vaughan’s laugh-out-loud comedy horror blending sharp social satire with copious amounts of slimy gore. Broadcast on Fri 31st March at 11.20pm, Bad Milo! stars Ken Marino as normal nice guy Duncan, who discovers that a cute bloodthirsty creature is living in his lower intestines. Every time he gets stressed, it crawls out of his rectum to feed on the flesh of those riling him up. Check out our review here.

Dark laughs also run amok on Fri 3rd March at 10.55pm with the network premiere of Paul Andrew Williams’ blood-drenched hostage thriller The Cottage, starring Andy Serkis, Reece Shearsmith and Jennifer Ellison. Feuding brothers David (Andy Serkis) and Peter (Reece Shearsmith) abduct a young woman (Jennifer Ellison) and hole up in a remote rural cottage, But their hostage turns the tables and...

Another week in October, another bounty crop of horror DVDs and Blu-rays. This week we have home entertainment from recent theatrical releases of nightmares of the mind as well as re-releases of classic and campy horror, all with boatloads of extras.

Then there are other horror titles that are being re-released on Blu-ray or in packs for double dipping. On top of that, horror offerings from Asia, past seasons of TV shows, manga, novels, and even video games are all vying for our pocketbooks. And we still have four more weeks of October to go.

Next year October needs to begin in August.

Human Centipede: First Sequence

Directed by Tom Six

Human Centipede: First Sequence (review) was a sensation ever since its first mention. Stephen Colbert even talked about it at the 2010 Emmys Awards broadcast! The premise cannot be simpler. Two pretty American girls are on a road trip through Europe.

Cert 15

Two years ago, a very, very scary film called Open Water was released, from the Us director Chris Kentis: high on anxiety, low on budget. It was based on the true story of two tourists who had been taken diving along with a party of other holidaymakers at a luxury Caribbean resort, and were accidentally left behind, bobbing around in the vast ocean with nothing for company but sharks and jellyfish as night fell. Something in the almost unedited flow of time in that film, showing the inexorable escalation of disbelief, panic and horror, was far more disturbing than any regular shocker.

Adrift is a seaborne tension-fest that has been made possible solely by the runaway success of Open Water: it's almost a conceptual sequel. German director Hans Horn tackles a storyline involving a bunch of Americans in their late 20s who have been friends since high school.

Cert 15

Two years ago, a very, very scary film called Open Water was released, from the Us director Chris Kentis: high on anxiety, low on budget. It was based on the true story of two tourists who had been taken diving along with a party of other holidaymakers at a luxury Caribbean resort, and were accidentally left behind, bobbing around in the vast ocean with nothing for company but sharks and jellyfish as night fell. Something in the almost unedited flow of time in that film, showing the inexorable escalation of disbelief, panic and horror, was far more disturbing than any regular shocker.

Adrift is a seaborne tension-fest that has been made possible solely by the runaway success of Open Water: it's almost a conceptual sequel. German director Hans Horn tackles a storyline involving a bunch of Americans in their late 20s who have been friends since high school.