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Caitlyn Downs

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Caitlyn Downs is a writer and horror fanatic based in South Wales. She has contributed reviews and articles to Ghouls Magazine and Horrified Magazine. She also runs her own blog at scaredsheepless.com.

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Frankie, Maniac Woman (2025) 3.5/5 EDIT “Frankie Maniac Woman is one for slasher fans seeking a little new perspective in their horror while still wanting to keep the grisly set pieces.” – ScaredSheepless.com Mar 20, 2026 Full Review The Cramps: A Period Piece (2025) 100% 4.5/5 EDIT “A delightful character-driven piece about community, identity and very fierce periods.” – ScaredSheepless.com Sep 25, 2025 Full Review Dolly (2025) 62% 3/5 EDIT “A slightly mis-sold gross-out slasher.” – ScaredSheepless.com Sep 25, 2025 Full Review Coyotes (2025) 59% 3/5 EDIT “A fun ensemble cast and a zippy pace should keep audiences happy even if you might find it overfamiliar at times.” – ScaredSheepless.com Sep 25, 2025 Full Review Blood Shine (2025) 5/5 EDIT “Beautiful, sweaty and messy character drama that will leave you breathless.” – ScaredSheepless.com Aug 30, 2025 Full Review Sugar Rot (2024) 4.5/5 EDIT “Becca Kozak's debut narrative feature fits a lot of satire and goo into a pastel-punk package.” – ScaredSheepless.com Aug 25, 2025 Full Review Redux Redux (2025) 97% 4.5/5 EDIT “Hard-hitting, emotive and sophisticated - Redux Redux is a compelling watch that will have you glued to what's next for Kevin and Matthew McManus.” – ScaredSheepless.com Aug 9, 2025 Full Review Hemet, or the Landlady Don't Drink Tea (2023) 55% 2.5/5 EDIT “A small town thriller with much bigger satire at heart.” – ScaredSheepless.com Jul 17, 2025 Full Review Director's Cut (2024) 63% 3/5 EDIT “A flawed but spirited take on musical ambitions gone awry.” – ScaredSheepless.com Jun 10, 2025 Full Review I Know Catherine, the Log Lady (2025) 100% 4.5/5 EDIT “A powerful love letter to both the actress and to nostalgia and community itself.” – ScaredSheepless.com May 8, 2025 Full Review The Ugly Stepsister (2025) 96% 4/5 EDIT “A well-known fairytale has a perspective switch in this vicious yet empathic body horror.” – ScaredSheepless.com Apr 14, 2025 Full Review Séance (2024) 100% 3/5 EDIT “A carefully moderated and even gothic horror tale.” – ScaredSheepless.com Feb 18, 2025 Full Review Shadowland (2024) 100% 3.5/5 EDIT “A story of magic, escape and fantasy, abruptly dragged back to reality.” – ScaredSheepless.com Oct 10, 2024 Full Review Bone Lake (2024) 84% 4/5 EDIT “Bone Lake, from the cheeky title, sleazy subject matter and well-executed dialogue and action is a film with the confidence to be exactly what it wants to be.” – ScaredSheepless.com Sep 25, 2024 Full Review What Happened to Dorothy Bell? (2024) 86% 3.5/5 EDIT “An unsettling horror that makes the most of its format.” – ScaredSheepless.com Sep 24, 2024 Full Review Apartment 7A (2024) 45% 4/5 EDIT “Overall, Apartment 7A manages to find its own identity even when bound to Rosemary’s Baby. Technically excellent and filled with striking details.” – ScaredSheepless.com Sep 21, 2024 Full Review The Soul Eater (2024) 80% 2.5/5 EDIT “A thriller that lacks urgency aside from sporadic bursts of violence.” – ScaredSheepless.com Jul 28, 2024 Full Review Do Not Watch (2024) 100% 4/5 EDIT “Good tension and weaving of mystery along with some genuinely scary moments make this a refreshing, involved viewing experience that delivers on a playfully sinister idea.” – ScaredSheepless.com May 18, 2024 Full Review Night Shift (2022) 78% 3.5/5 EDIT “The China Brothers impress in this energetic sleepless night.” – ScaredSheepless.com May 18, 2024 Full Review Mad Props (2024) 100% 3.5/5 EDIT “a light-touch but thoroughly engaging delve into the world of those who collect movie memorabilia and those on-screen performers and creatives who have helped bring meaning to sought-after artefacts.” – ScaredSheepless.com May 18, 2024 Full Review Cellphone (2023) 2.5/5 EDIT “Overall, Cellphone is promising, if confused and hints at a promising future for first-time feature director Luke Sommer and writer Rachel Sommer if those excesses are able to work in greater harmony.” – ScaredSheepless.com Mar 17, 2024 Full Review Creep Box (2023) 3/5 EDIT “A meditative science fiction inch through grief, ethics and communication in the afterlife.” – ScaredSheepless.com Feb 22, 2024 Full Review Project Dorothy (2023) 57% 2.5/5 EDIT “Project Dorothy is interesting in terms of a science-fiction thriller cleverly using resources, but it lacks enough dynamic energy to stay engaging.” – ScaredSheepless.com Feb 1, 2024 Full Review Reflect (2023) 3.5/5 EDIT “Overall, Reflect marks Dana Kippel as an accomplished creative, brimming with ideas and the power to make intensely personal films.” – ScaredSheepless.com Feb 1, 2024 Full Review Dark Obsession (2023) 57% 2.5/5 EDIT “As a thriller, this is never quite thrilling enough, but as a film with a solid central performance that delivers on some well-known tropes of the genre, it will likely find an audience amongst enthusiasts.” – ScaredSheepless.com Jan 28, 2024 Full Review
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