Review: Cannibals and Carpet Fitters

This was originally published at Flickering Myth on 14th November 2017. 

SYNOPSIS:

An unfortunate combination of customer dissatisfaction, managerial impotency and employee laziness has resulted in Cupid Carpets falling on hard times. As a result, Nigel (the firm’s desperate, but ultimately ineffectual, owner) is all-too-eager to take on any job that comes his way. So when he gets a call from an old country house, situated in the middle of nowhere, he doesn’t hesitate in sending his team to the remote location. Upon arriving however, the carpet fitters quickly realize that the job is actually a trap set by a local family of bloodthirsty cannibals. The carpet fitters are thus forced to band together in a brutal fight for survival, one that pits them against the deformed and savage Hannings clan.

Review: Krampus

This was originally published at The Edge SUSU on 4th December. 

Considering the rut horror has found itself in recently, there’s been a surprising amount of high quality films released this year. Starting off with the inventive It Follows, 2015 seemed to have peaked early in terms of horror. The next few months seemed to affirm this, until The Hallow made its way onto screens, reviving the creature feature for a new generation. Crimson Peak came off the back of this, dividing audiences to a degree, but offering a touch of class nonetheless. And now we have Krampus, which brings a more festive flavor to the genre.