Author Cat Johnson

Remember Hostel? Where poor tourists are abducted and cut up in various fun but creepy and bloody ways? Then you don't need to watch Kidnap Capital, its timid little brother. I've seen some great reviews...

I think it's fair to say I have never walked out of a cinema and thought: "Wow. Turkey basters should be used in films more often", but that's exactly what happened after Don't Breathe.  Director Fede...

Before I sat down to watch Monolith I imagined it would be somewhat boring, given the plot seemed to centre around a child being locked in a car and his mother frantically smashing away at it with a wrench to...

Set 70 years in the future, Realive aims to offer a modern twist on Frankenstein. When Marc Jarvis (Tom Hughes - I Am Soldier) is diagnosed with terminal cancer he chooses to commit suicide rather than endure...

My first experience of FrightFest was somewhat dampened by this truly boring, obviously low-budget "horror" film. Johnny Frank Garrett's Last Word tells the story of a 17-year-old teenager who was falsely...

With equal measures of gruesome murders and creative visual effects, Suspension is surprisingly hard to turn away from. Switching from black and white to colour, in a way that weirdly reminds me of Kill...

I imagine this film is a complete 'indie' dream for those who enjoy unanswered questions, vague storylines and dull scripts. The theory is: Janie (Sarah Hagan) is recovering from a recent violent psychotic...

The mystery surrounding The Poughkeepsie Tapes and its lack of official release becomes more apparent, as well as deeply annoying, the more I dig into it. This horror mockumentary was pulled just five weeks...

Actually managing to get itself selected for the Sundance Film Festival back in the day, this low-budget horror feels like a twisted combination of Groundhog Day and The Truman Show. Initially released...