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THE GRAPES OF DEATH (1978) Reviews and overview

The Grapes of Death – original title: Les Raisins de La Mort – is a 1978 French horror film directed by Jean Rollin. It stars Marie-Georges Pascal, Felix Marten and Brigitte Lahaie, a …

THE LIVING DEAD GIRL (1982) Reviews of Jean Rollin’s French horror

The Living Dead Girl is a 1982 French horror film directed by Jean Rollin (Two Orphan Vampires; Fascination; Shiver of the Vampires; The Nude Vampire), starring Francoise Blanchard, Carina Barone …

FASCINATION Reviews of Jean Rollin horror

Fascination is a 1979 French horror film directed by Jean Rollin. The movie stars Franka Mai, Jean-Marie Lemaire and Brigitte Lahaie, who also appears in Rollin’s Les Raisons de la …

BROTHERHOOD OF THE WOLF (2001) Reviews and overview

Brotherhood of the Wolf (French: Le Pacte des loups) is a 2001 French fantasy horror film directed by Christophe Gans, written by Gans and Stéphane Cabel, starring Samuel Le Bihan, …

EYES WITHOUT A FACE Reviews and overview

Eyes Without a Face (original title: Les yeux sans visage) is a 1960 French horror film directed by Georges Franju from a screenplay co-written by Pierre Boileau, Thomas Narcejac, Jean Redon …

LIVID (2011) Reviews and overview

Livid – original title: Livide – is a 2011 French supernatural horror film written and directed by Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo (Among the Living; Leatherface). It is their follow-up to Inside. The movie …

MARTYRS (2008) Reviews of French extremity horror

Martyrs is a 2008 French horror film written and directed by Pascal Laugier. An American remake of the film was released in 2015. The film has been associated with the New …

POSSESSION (1981) Reviews and 4K restoration and re-release news

‘Inhuman ecstasy fulfilled.’ Possession is a 1981 French-German film directed by Polish filmmaker Andrzej Żuławski from a screenplay co-written with Frederic Tuten. Żuławski has stated that he wrote the screenplay …

ZOMBIES’ LAKE (1980) Reviews and overview

Zombies’ Lake, or Zombie Lake is a 1980 zombie horror film directed by Jean Rollin (under the name J.A. Laser) for Paris-based exploitation specialists Eurocine. The original French title is Le …

RUBBER (2010) Reviews of Quentin Dupieux’s surreal psycho-tyre pic

Rubber is a 2010 French surreal comedy horror film written and directed Quentin Dupieux about a tyre that comes to life and kills people with its psychic powers. In the …

THEM aka ILS (2006) Reviews and overview

‘You’ll never feel safe in your home again’ Them – original title: Ils – is a 2006 French horror film written and directed by David Moreau and Xavier Palud. The …

LES DIABOLIQUES aka DIABOLIQUE (1955) Overview

Les Diaboliques, released as Diabolique in the United States and The Fiends in the UK, is a 1955 French psychological thriller film directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot and starring Simone Signoret, Véra Clouzot and Paul Meurisse. It is based on the novel Celle qui …

THE HORDE (2009) Reviews and overview

The Horde) – aka La Horde – is a 2009 French horror film directed by Yannick Dahan and Benjamin Rocher. The movie stars Claude Perron, Jean-Pierre Martins, Eriq Ebouaney and Aurélien Recoing. Plot: A group …

THE PACK (2010) Reviews and overview

The Pack (French: La meute) is a 2010 French-Belgian horror film directed and written by Franck Richard The movie stars Yolande Moreau, Philippe Nahon, Émilie Dequenne and Benjamin Biolay. Plot: A young female traveller, Charlotte (Émilie …

INSIDE (2007) Reviews and overview

Inside – original title: À l’intérieur – is a 2007 French horror film directed by Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo (Livid; Among the Living; Leatherface) from a screenplay written by the latter. The movie stars Alysson Paradis and Béatrice Dalle …

EDEN LOG (2007) Reviews and overview

Eden Log is a 2007 French science fiction horror film directed and co-written by Franck Vestiel. The film is shot with only hand-held cameras in underground locations 60 feet (18 …

THE HAUNTED CASTLE (1896) Reviews and overview

The Haunted Castle (French: Le manoir du diable which means “The Manor of the Devil”) is a 1896 three-minute-long French supernatural film by Georges Méliès. The film contained many traditional pantomime elements and was intentionally meant to amuse …

LIPS OF BLOOD Reviews and overview

Lips of Blood is a 1975 French horror film directed by Jean Rollin from a screenplay co-written with Jean-Loup Philippe. The latter stars, alongside Annie Belle (House on the Edge …