As with many a Manchester cinemagoer, I decided to make my Backrooms experience an interactive one by watching it at the Great Northern ODEON (if you know, you know) - which, ironically, was far less empty today than it usually is, likely because lots of other people had the same idea.
As with Shelby Oaks, I'd been excited for this one for a good long while - I'm a fan of Parsons' YouTube work, not least The Oldest View which…
People love to say "weird horror is back" (it never left) and then the "weird horror" that they're speaking about is a person who looks a little bit unusual.
I fear that the scene with Longlegs in the hardware store is what cashiers see when I, an autistic trans woman, goes into the corner shop to buy a tasty little treat. By no means do I think Perkins / Cage was being intentionally malicious here re: the characterisation of Longlegs…
Second horror film about a messianic popstar figure of the weekend. Utterly appalling and ghoulish on practically every conceivable level. Weirdly might make a good double bill with Primate for its uncanny, disturbing chimp content.
I do have to give it a tiny sliver of credit for featuring an actor playing John Landis who is referred to by name in the film, and then have him credited as "Thriller Short Film Director". Also, there's a scene where Michael calls a…
