Reviews
REVIEW: Jennifer Help Us
- By @TheBlueTook
Many full moons ago, when The Slaughtered Bird was still cutting its gnashers, Aaron Mento’s Standards Of Living was one of the first films sent to us for review. Filmed entirely on an iPad, it was a… Continue reading
REVIEW: Ghoul
Notorious serial killer Andrei Chikatilo – executed by gunshot in 1994 for the murder and sexual assault of at least 52 women and children – is the vehicle for Petr Jakl’s new indie horror GHOUL. As we follow 3 American… Continue reading
REVIEW: Once Monster
Get ready for something very, very special.
Ladies & gentlemen what I’m about to present to you is possibly one of the best first issues of a comic book I’ve possibly ever read, I kid you not.
Late last year… Continue reading
REVIEW: Daredevil
A Superior, Superhero Incarnation.
To say I was sceptical about Marvel’s new incarnation of ‘Daredevil’ goes without saying. The last time this character saw the silver screen was, well…err, (huge sigh), less we say about that the better I guess.… Continue reading
REVIEW: R.E.E.P.E.R. Men
“What list are you on”?
I wouldn’t say I’m the biggest sci-fi fan in the world, so going into this comic knowing it was set in 2050 and all the jargon that normally accompanies these sorts of things, it kind… Continue reading
STUMPF SPECIAL!: Hollywood Underground Film Festival!
- By Bryan Stumpf
Currently living in Los Angeles, I’m bombarded daily with endless marketing for the “the next big blockbuster.” Every other street corner is plastered with posters for the latest test-marketed pablum — the more banal the better.… Continue reading
Cut!
- By @TheBlueTook
“Nothing is as it seems as an ex-con and aspirant filmmaker set out to manufacture a horror film by scaring real people. However, when it goes too far and someone actually dies, the pair decide that killing… Continue reading
Dear God No!
- By Zombie Rob
The synopsis of this indicated I might have just stumbled upon a wee nugget of the purest cinematic gold: biker gang, rape, murder, home invasion, strippers, SASQUATCH - I was SO in, I was trembling with… Continue reading
Blood Ransom
- By @TheBlueTook
Stories of age-old vampires and great, sweeping romances, in all their various formats, are often intertwined. In fact, it’s usually a given these days that every immortal bloodsucker has an unsatisfied bit of crumpet moping about the… Continue reading
Cub
- By @TheBlueTook
I may be wrong, but I can’t think of many artists that have used the boy scout angle for their horrific cinematic creations. It’s pretty surprising really, given there’s only so many reasons people would voluntarily stay… Continue reading
FINALLY, The Slaughtered Bird has its own OFFICIAL merchandise range! Read more...REVIEW: Jennifer Help Us
- By @TheBlueTook
Many full moons ago, when The Slaughtered Bird was still cutting its gnashers, Aaron Mento’s Standards Of Living was one of the first films sent to us for review.
REVIEW: Ghoul
Notorious serial killer Andrei Chikatilo – executed by gunshot in 1994 for the murder and sexual assault of at least 52 women and children – is the vehicle for Petr Jakl’s new indie horror GHOUL.
INTERVIEW: Dean Jagger
- By @TheBlueTook
One of our writers, Bryan Stumpf, recently asked me to list my top 10 films of 2014. I failed through time constraints (thus far - I may still), but I can say with some certainty that this talented bastard's effort would be on my list, THE PADDY LINCOLN GANG.
INTERVIEW: Maria Olsen
- By @TheBlueTook
I recently reviewed, and was subsequently blown away by, STARRY EYES, dear Birdies. Since then, I've been on a mission to find out a little bit more about the film and the cool cats that created/starred in it.
Resurrectionist
Farmer Vision Media is proud to present the trailer for their upcoming horror webseries, Resurrectionist - a 25-part series adapted from the classic suspense novella 'The Case of Charles Dexter Ward', by H.P.
Lab Rats
If you were idly thumbing your way through the Twitter-verse and came across a film profile's bio that read 'A short body horror filled with practical effects - expect melting faces and exploding limbs', would you click Follow instantly? Of course you fucking would!