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26 November 2024
Film Review: Conclave — Who knew picking a Pope was this thrilling?
Harry Potter star Ralph Fiennes plays a conflicted cardinal battling the complex politics of the Vatican in this fascinating thriller from Oscar-winning director Edward Berger.
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22 November 2024
The New Vic's Stage Production of Angela Carter's 'The Company of Wolves': Review
Thrilling, fast-paced and filled with suspense, the New Vic Theatre once again do an incredible job of bringing the unimaginable to life through their spectacular spectacle of a performance. Thriller? Horror? Comedy? Read on to find out more! ...
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23 July 2024
Review: The Haunting of Blaine Manor
From ghosts roaming the halls to doorways to hell, can you survive in Blaine Manor till dawn?
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8 November 2023
The Christmas Guest: Christmas Romance or a Gothic Thriller?
An ideal short read for the transitioning period between Halloween and Christmas.
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16 October 2023
Review: The Art of Privilege
The Art of Privilege is written by Carey Keith Green. It is his third novel; it is a detective story set in the heart of Wall Street.
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20 July 2023
Rabbit Hole book review: Don’t judge a book by its cover?
Mark Billingham’s freshly published thriller is blighted by the remnants of covid and today’s politics, making it a modern and relatable read. But does it live up to its hype?
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12 May 2023
Wish You Were Dead: Highly entertaining. I loved it.
Devoted yet officially “off-duty” detective Roy Grace played by Casualty star George Rainsford, dredges up deadly secrets and doggedly pursues justice but at what price, when the past crawls back to haunt him in this lively production.
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18 April 2023
Dark and twisted: I Bring You Joy
Do you love seeing the inner workings of the brain of a dark character? Are you a fan of You, Black Swan, Compulsion and Night Crawler? I Bring Joy is perfect for you.
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1 March 2023
How To Kill Your Family: Witty, modern, and hilariously sarcastic
Follows fiction’s funniest serial killer as she seeks out salacious sex parties, plays with frog poison and seduces unwitting millionaires, all for one purpose. Murder.
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1 October 2021
Review: Squid Game
Brutal in both content and message, Squid Game seemingly came out of nowhere to (rightfully) take its place as one of the most talked about shows on Netflix.
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20 August 2021
Review: Under The Floorboards
Delve into the true story of serial killer Ed Gein, in Simon Shaw’s theatrical horror show that looks into the psyche of a timid and warped murderer, one that would inspire serial killer stories in pop culture for decades.
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15 June 2021
Brighton Fringe Review: Truth Be Told
“With three contrastingly eccentric, quirky, hilarious characters Truth Be Told was destined to be brilliant from the start!”
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10 May 2021
Things Heard & Seen review
Released onto Netflix on 29 April, new thriller ghost story ‘Things Seen and Heard’ is a gripping watch. In this review I share my thoughts!
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6 March 2021
Twitcher: Review
“Netflix. Exhausted. DVDs. Seen them. A woman finds that TV isn’t the only thing to watch during lockdown”.
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13 November 2020
Parasite Review
Ki-taek's family takes an interest in a wealthy family for their living, however they get mixed into something unexpected.
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20 May 2019
Get Out; Review
My thoughts on the 2018, Oscar nominated thriller, Get Out....
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17 April 2018 – 21 April 2018
curious directive: Frogman
A coming-of-age, supernatural thriller, experienced with Virtual Reality headsets and live theatre, this is a ground-breaking theatre from double Fringe First Award winners, curious directive.
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28 February 2016
Creating Suspense at Bath Literature Festival
I was very excited to hear two 'suspense' novelists talk about the genre of crime and thrillers, the idea of the 'domestic noir' and how they build suspense in their writing.