STACK #122 Dec 2015

Writer-director MatthewA. Brown adds a new twist to the familiar rape/revenge theme in this stylish urban thriller. After being sexually assaulted by a group of men, Julia (Ashley C.Williams) learns of a radical form of therapy being offered

by the mysterious Dr. Sgundud. She joins a group of fellow rape victims in their vendetta against the male of the species, but is forbidden to target her own aggressors. Having already played one of the segments of The Human Centipede , Ashley C.Williams is no stranger to extreme horror, and delivers a mesmerising performance.

A newlywed couple. A house in the woods. And something waiting in the dark. Paul (HarryTreadaway, akaVictor Frankenstein in Penny Dreadful ) becomes increasingly concerned when his new wife, Bea (Rose Leslie, akaYgritte in Game ofThrones ), begins to exhibit strange behaviour following a midnight sleepwalk in the forest. It soon becomes apparent that she may no longer be entirely human. A brilliant and bizarre two-hander with echoes of Invasion of the Body Snatchers and the body horror of David Cronenberg, Honeymoon is a dark and disturbing look at the loss of identity.

animated Deloused , which resembles a Tim Burton film from Hell; Robert Boocheck’s

a global scale is as exciting to us as producers as it was the first time around,” say Timpson and League. Of the 26 new directors recruited for the sequel, names that will be instantly familiar to horror fans include Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo ( Inside , Livid ), Vincenzo Natali ( Cube , Splice ), and Canada’s ‘Twisted Twins’ Jen and Sylvia Soska ( American Mary , See No Evil 2 ). We won’t spoil the gruesome surprises on offer in ABCs of Death 2 , but highlights include Robert Morgan’s stop motion

tasty Masticate ; Rodney Ascher’s clever Questionnaire ; and Chris Nash’s stomach-churning Zygote . And needless to say, the prize for the most disturbing entry goes to Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo’s Xylophone , which sees the pair reunite with their regular scream queen Beatrice Dalle. Collectively, ABCs of Death 2 offers an altogether different and more tonally consistent experience to the previous film. “The overall quality appears

The dark side of Hollywood has always provided fertile ground for filmmakers, and directors Kevin Kolsch and Dennis Widmyer deliver a chilling and gory take on selling your soul for a breakout role. Following a most unconventional audition, aspiring young actress Sarah (Alex Essoe) lands a “gateway role” in a new horror film from a renowned but sinister producer. But she quickly discovers that the price of fame demands payment in blood. Rosemary‘s Baby meets Mulholland Drive in this must-see shocker.

higher and the variety of films is even more diverse,” promises Timpson and League. You can learn your ABCs (of Death) all over again when the sequel hits DVD and Blu-ray on December 17.