Play or Die – Belgium, 2019
Play or Die is a 2019 Belgian horror feature film directed by Jacques Kluger from a screenplay co-written with Amiel Bartana, based on the bestselling novel Puzzle by Franck Thilliez. …
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Devil’s Nightmare – Belgium, Italy, 1971
Devil’s Nightmare – aka The Devil’s Nightmare – is a 1971 Belgian-Italian supernatural horror feature film directed by Jean Brismée from a screenplay by Patrice Rohmm (The She Wolf of Spilberg) and story …
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Purgatory – Belgium, 2012
‘Everybody has a dark secret’ Purgatory is a 2012 Belgian psychological thriller feature film directed by Reginald Van Severen from a screenplay by producer Johan Vandewoestijne [as James Desert] (Laundry Man; …
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Memento Mori – Belgium, 2018
‘Remember you must die’ Memento Mori is a 2018 Belgian horror film written and directed by Michaël Vermaercke. The Gypsy Productions movie stars Charlotte De Wulf, Felix Meyer and Bram Verrecas. A young …
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The Thingy – Yves Sondermeier and Joël Rabijns interviewed by Ben Spurling
When thinking about horror films, Belgium doesn’t obviously immediately jump to mind as a hot bed of genre production. Without question, there have been stand outs though, going all the …
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Raw – France, Belgium, 2016 – reviews
‘What are you hungry for?’ Raw – also titled Grave – is a 2016 French/Belgian horror feature film written and directed by Julia Ducournau. The movie stars Garance Marillier, Ella Rumpf and Rabah …
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Alleluia – Belgium, 2014 – reviews
Alleluia is a 2014 Belgian-French psychological thriller directed by Fabrice Du Welz (Calvaire; Vinyan) from a screenplay co-written with Vincent Tavier. It stars Laurent Lucas, Lola Duenas and Helena …
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Stalaggh, Gulaggh – rock band
Stalaggh, later to be re-named Gulaggh, are a musical collective with their foundations in the metal scene but which soon evolved to be a far more avant-garde unit incorporating disturbing …
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Rabid Grannies – Belgium, France – 1988 – overview and reviews
‘Going to grannies was never like this.’ Rabid Grannies – originally Les Mémés Cannibales [translation: “The Cannibal Grannies”] – is a 1988 Belgian comedy horror film written and directed by Emmanuel Kervyn. It …
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Man Bites Dog – Belgium, 1992 – overview and reviews
Man Bites Dog (French: C’est arrivé près de chez vous, It Happened in Your Neighborhood) is a 1992 Belgian darkly comic crime-mockumentary written, produced and directed by Rémy Belvaux, André Bonzel …
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Cub – Belgium, 2014
‘Be prepared’ Cub – in Flemish: Welp – is a 2014 Belgian horror feature film directed by Jonas Govaert and starring Maurice Luijten and Stef Aerts. Over-imaginative twelve year-old Sam heads …
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Slaughter Night – Belgium, 2006 – reviews
Slaughter Night – aka Slachtnacht, stylised as Sl8n8 – is a 2006 Dutch-Belgian horror feature film written and directed by Edwin Visser and Frank van Geloven. The movie stars Victoria Koblenko, Jop Joris and Kurt …
Read MoreThe Returned – TV series – overview
The Returned – original title: Les Revenants – is a 2012 television series about the dead returning to life created by Fabrice Gobert and shown on Canal+ in France and BeTV in Belgium. It is an adaptation of …
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Lucker the Necrophagous – Belgium – 1986
Lucker the Necrophagous is a 1986 Belgian exploitation film directed and produced by Johan Vandewoestijne. The film stars Nick Van Suyt as the eponymous anti-hero, with Helga Vandevelde, Let Jodts, Marie-Paule Claes, …
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Malpertuis aka The Legend of Doom House – Belgium, 1971 – reviews
Malpertuis aka The Legend of Doom House is a 1971 Belgian fantasy horror feature film directed by Harry Kümel (Daughters of Darkness), based on the 1943 novel of the same name. The movie stars Orson Welles, Susan Hampshire, Michel …
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