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Cabin Fever (2016)

Review by CJ

Director:
Travis Z

Starring:
Gage Golightly, Matthew Daddario, Samuel Davis, Nadine Crocker, Dustin Ingram

Running time:
99 minutes

Watch this if you liked:
Cabin Fever (2002), Evil Dead (2013)

 

Five friends go on a holiday to a cabin in remote woods where, after a chance encounter with a hermit, one of them contracts a tenacious flesh-eating virus. With no help nearby and their car out of order, can the other four survive or will they themselves catch the cabin fever?

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Krampus (2015)

Review by CJ

Director:
Michael Dougherty

Starring:
Emjay Anthony, Adam Scott, Toni Collette, Allison Tolman, David Koechner, Krista Stadler, Conchata Ferrell

Other notable appearances:
Stefania LaVie Owen, Luke Hawker

Running time:
98 minutes

Watch this if you liked:
Gremlins, Home Alone with more blood, Tales from the Crypt

 

Sick of his family and the way they treat each other around Christmas, Max (Anthony) tears up his letter to Santa asking for them to be happy and inadvertently summons the Anti-Clause.

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Scout’s Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse (2015)

Review by CJ

Director:
Christopher Landon

Starring:
Tye Sheridan, Logan Miller, Joey Morgan, Sarah Dumont, Halston Sage

Other notable appearances:
Blake Anderson, David Koechner, Cloris Leachman, Patrick Schwarzenegger

Running time:
93 minutes

Watch this if you liked:
Shaun of the Dead, Evil Dead, The Babysitter

 

When the zombie apocalypse is caused by a hapless janitor, three scouts must use all of their skills if they are to save the day.

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Clown (2014)

Review by CJ

Director:
Jon Watts

Starring:
Andy Powers, Laura Allen, Peter Stormare, Christian Distefano

Running time:
100 minutes

Watch this if you like:
Demonic possession films with a coulrophobic twist

 

Kent (Powers) is a realtor whose son, Jack (Distefano), wants nothing more than to have a clown visit his birthday party. When the hired clown is double booked, Kent dons a clown suit that he finds in a house he’s selling. The suit has a dark history though and it’s making Kent very hungry.

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The Blackcoat’s Daughter (2017) [UK Title February]

Review by CJ

Director:
Oz Perkins

Starring:
Kiernan Shipka, Lucy Boynton, Emma Roberts

Other notable appearances:
James Remar, Lauren Holly

Running time:
93 minutes

Watch this if you liked:
I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House

 

When two girls are not collected by their parents from boarding school for the winter break, things take a dark turn.

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