The Rotting Zombie

Bight (2026) - Thriller Film Review Bight is the feature length directorial debut of Maiara Walsh, who also co-wrote this alongside Cameron Cowperthwaite (both of whom co-star...

Bight (2026) - thriller film review.

A dinner party turns into something more erotic, which in turn begins to take on a sinister turn.

Erotic thrillers aren't usually my thing, but I loved the atmosphere and the great soundtrack. Well crafted.

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Don't Look in the Dark (2026) - Horror Film Review I feel that Sam Freeman's directorial debut - Don't Look in the Dark , is going to be a divisive movie. This found footage horror took home ...

Don't Look in the Dark (2026) - horror film review

Couple get lost hiking in the woods,become unable to trust their own senses in this experimental found footage

This tries some unique things over its 70 minute runtime. Not for me, but appreciated it

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Phil Herman's The Actor's Curse: A Tale of Twisted Fate (2026) - Horror Anthology Film Review Having taken a week off of writing horror film reviews last week, I'm back, and back with one of my favourite types of horror films - the ho...

Phil Herman's The Actor's Curse: A Tale of Twisted Fate (2026) - horror anthology film review.

Brings 4 shorts and a wraparound section into one film industry themed indie horror.

Enjoyable for what it was.

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Tormented Souls (2021-22) - Horror Video Game Review (Playstation 5) Tormented Souls may have one of the most generic and forgettable titles I've heard in recent memory. I've constantly kept referring to it a...

Tormented Souls (2021) - horror video game review

A woman finds herself trapped inside an abandoned hospital set within an old mansion after coming to the place to investigate a photo she was sent

Old school survival horror, gave a nice nostalgic feel

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The Rotting Zombie's Round-up of Horror News for January 2026 A new year and the same old me. With no bill paying job currently, I am working on this site more, though perhaps not as much as I should - ...

A news round-up for January brings film news for Condemned Dreams, Unseen, Scream 7, Mamochka and The Stutterer. Also, the Frightfest line-up for this year, and news of horror animation series - Meat the Carvers.

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Garten of Banban (2023) - Horror Video Game Review It wasn't long after purchasing Poppy Playtime that I began to get recommendations on my Playstation for the Garten of Banban series. Thi...

Garten of Banban (2023) - horror video game review.

A poor man's Poppy Playtime, this mascot horror wasn't bad, nor was it good either. Liked it enough to want to check out the sequels.

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Black Chaos (2014) by various - Zombie Horror Anthology Book Review Since the dawn of this blog, books have been a real problem for me, I get through them so slowly that I get a huge backlog that has been goi...

Black Chaos (2014) - zombie anthology book review

This collection brings 25 different short zombie stories from 25 different authors. Varied collection of stories, including self aware zombies, zombie apocalypses, historical stories, comedic and bleak.

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Poppy Playtime: Chapter 3 'Deep Sleep' (2024) - Horror Video Game Review I was pleasantly surprised when I decided to check out episodic horror game; Poppy Playtime late last year. I had expected something like F...

Poppy Playtime: Chapter 3 'Deep Sleep' (2024) - horror video game review.

This third chapter has you exploring an underground orphanage. More of the same, but with new abilities and a longer playtime, once again delighted.

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Not Even Death (2009) - Short Zombie Horror Film Review Clocking in at 5 minutes, Not Even Death is a short zombie film that was written by Phil Clarke Jr. and directed by Monica Winter Virgil ( ...

Not Even Death (2009) - short horror film review.

In a zombie infested world, a loving husband is unable to move on from his wife's infection.

Great make-up effects, if a little generic with the story being told. An enjoyable 5 minutes.

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Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 (2025) - Thoughts on the Zombie Mode It is another year and another Call of Duty game released. Towards the end of 2025 was Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 , and it brought with it an...

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 (2025) - thoughts on this years Zombies mode

Multiplayer and co-op campaign may be getting some hate, but I thought Zombies this year was solid. It doesn't do much to innovate, but I'm really enjoying the smaller Survival maps

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The House on Haunted Grounds (2026) - Horror Film Review Coming from director/writer Brendan Rudnicki ( The Last Cabin ), The House on Haunted Grounds is a found footage horror that uses the idea ...

The House on Haunted Grounds (2026) - horror film review.

The crew of a ghost show show spend the night in the former home of a serial killer in this found footage.

Enjoyable, though not enough new ideas to really set itself apart.

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The Rotting Zombie's News Anthology for Tuesday 20th January 2026 I'm currently on my second week of attempting to work on this blog full time, though that definition might not so easily fit what I am doing...

A small news post brings film news for psychological thriller The Eye, Dracula Eternal (a modern day retelling of Bram Stoker's classic), and news of a Kickstarter campaign for horror comic Within.

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I Know Exactly How You Die (2026) - Horror Film Review I loved the premise for the Alexandra Spieth ( Stag ) directed and Mike Corey written horror - I Know Exactly How You Die , and am thankful ...

I Know Exactly How You Die (2026) - horror film review

A thriller author discovers his latest novel is coming to life around him, he inserts himself in the story to try and save his final girl

Some fun ideas here, not perfect, but this flew by for me.

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The Rotting Zombie's News Anthology for Saturday 17th January 2026 This week has been the first of four in which I work on my blog full time. It's a learning process, mainly as I nap an awful lot! Roughly tw...

A small news post brings film news for House Sitter, Isle of Doom, and Demon Squad: Tooth and Claw.

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Bluetooth Speaker (2025) - Horror Film Review Bluetooth Speaker is an indie experimental horror with elements of comedy to it. It was co-directed by Dallas Ryan ( Live One ,  The Last R...

Bluetooth Speaker (2025) - horror film review.

2 siblings cleaning their deceased grandpa's remote home, discover a Bluetooth speaker with a nefarious power

This indie and experimental horror had a lot of charm to it, though overlong at over two hours

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Party Hard 2 (2018) - Horror Video Game Impressions: 'Rotted Meat No.4' By no means perfect, pixel killing-sim Party Hard still had me making my way all the way through it. The sheer amount of bugs and glitches ...

Party Hard 2 (2018) - horror video game impressions

I enjoyed the first despite its issues, this sequel to the pixel-art serial killer sim is bigger and tougher. Led to me not being able to get past the third level and giving up!

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Frankenstein (2025) - Horror Film Review I thought it was neat that iconic film director Guillermo Del Toro ( Crimson Peak , Pan's Labyrinth ) was making a film adaptation of Mary S...

Frankenstein (2025) - horror film review.

Guillermo Del Toro brings a latest adaptation of the classic horror story to film. Wonderfully made, though at 2 and a half hours a bit long!

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The Rotting Zombie's News Anthology for Thursday 8th January 2026 My first news post of 2026, and the last one I write before I embark on a full month of working on this blog full time. I'm also on day 5 of...

A small news post brings film news for Primate, ARROW's January line-up notables, and the JustWatch UK streaming chart Top.10 for last week.

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Whispers (2025) - Horror Film Review Originally intended to be the third part in a short horror film series called The Whisper , the scope of this grew enough that it was decide...

Whispers (2025) - horror film review.

Three men team up to find out what causes so many people to vanish within a vast park.
The obvious low budget didn't get in the way of how enjoyable the story ideas here turned out to be.

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Alan Wake Remastered (2021) - Horror Video Game Impressions: 'Rotted Meat No.3' The third in my series of horror video games I was unable to get through was the 2021 remaster of 2010 video game - Alan Wake . As I've gott...

Alan Wake Remastered (2021) - horror video game impressions.

The third in my series of horror games I abandoned before completion.
The remaster is a wonderful thing, but at the end of the day it is still the same game it ever was.

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CAPA Ghostbusters: Director's Cut (2026) - Short Comedy Horror Film Review I have reviewed a whole bunch of films from filmmaker Nicholas Michael Jacobs ( Genevieve , Urban Fears ) over the past years, but his lates...

CAPA Ghostbusters: Director's Cut (2026) - short comedy horror film review

This updated fan film of the 2017 original has been remastered with new effects. Ghostbusters club get called to deal with a library ghost at their school

Breezy and enjoyable.

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The R.I.P Man (2025) - Horror Film Review The R.I.P Man is an indie slasher that was co-written (alongside Rhys Thompson) and directed by Jamie Langlands ( The Cellar ). Featuring a...

The R.I.P Man (2025) - horror film review.

A tooth obsessed slasher is on the loose in this British indie horror.

This delighted with a memorable new horror villain, not perfect, but it was entertaining.

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The Rotting Zombie's Round-up of Horror News for December 2025 I keep saying this nearly every blog post lately, but there has been change in my life with my bill paying job of 13 years unexpectedly maki...

A December news round-up brings film news for They're Here, The Nameless Ballad, Mary Shelley's Christmas Nightmares, The Dead 3, Frightmare, Luther the Geek, and Witchboard.

I hope everyone has a great and scary new year!

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Arise (2009) - Short Zombie Horror Film Review Short zombie film Arise features perhaps one of the most early 2000s type protagonist imaginable, someone who really doesn't translate well...

Arise (2009) - short horror film review.

An edgy factory worker discovers a zombie outbreak at his place of work.

Felt very much of its time, perfectly fine, but didn't do much to stand out.

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Adopted (2024) - Thriller Film Review It's been a tough end to 2025, at the risk of going on like a broken record, I was unexpectedly made redundant from my bill paying job, lead...

Adopted (2024) - thriller film review.

A couple adopt a young boy, not realising he is a murderous sociopath.

Aside from the bonkers third act there wasn't much here to surprise. Did the job but I've seen better of this type.

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Assassin's Creed Shadows: Attack on Titan Collab 'Beyond the Walls' (2025) - Video Game Mission Review From the very first instalment, I have been a huge fan of the Assassin's Creed series of video games. I have played through all the mainlin...

Assassin's Creed Shadows: 'Beyond the Walls' (2025) - Attack on Titan crossover mission

Limited time mission that had protagonists caught up in a plot to capture a defector from the anime island

As free content this was perfectly fine, if little bland

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The Rotting Zombie's News Anthology for Tuesday 23rd December 2025 Well, it finally happened. After 13 years of work, my bill paying job decided to make me redundant, I can't say I think much of their timing...

A small news post brings film news for cursed footage horror Spirits in the Dark, Geno McGahee's Satanic horror Dark Places, and zombie adjacent horror Air Shift.

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System Shock (2023) - Sci-fi Horror Video Game Review (Playstation 5) As much as I tried back in the day, I just could never get into PC gaming. I have long heard of System Shock , not only one of the first im...

System Shock (2023) - sci-fi horror video game review.

In this remake of the classic 1994 immersive sim, you play as a hacker trapped on a space station that has been taken over by an insane A.I

Frustrating at times, but I loved this, it had me hooked

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The Twilight Zone: Season 2 (1960-61) - Horror TV Show Review In 2020, I brought the Blu-ray box set of classic horror/sci-fi anthology series The Twilight Zone . This well known black and white series...

The Twilight Zone: Season 2 (1960-61) - horror/sci-fi TV show review.

A lot of classic episodes here, builds on the strength of season 1. Season closer 'The Obsolete Man' felt strangely relevant.

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Super Happy Fun Clown (2025) - Horror Film Review Once again facing redundancy from a bill paying job, I am reminded why I started this blog. Films in general are all about escapism for the ...

Super Happy Fun Clown (2025) - horror film review

Clown obsessed woman plans something for Halloween that will make her infamous

A neat slasher with a killer who had depth to them Plenty of varied kills, good bit of escapism
Comes to Bloodstream 01/01

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