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A quartet of demons created by Norse God Loki have been banished to four quarters of the Earth. Should they ever converge, mankind will be doomed. Odin sends his ultimate warrior to Earth on a mission to locate each musical demon and slay them.

Instruments of Evil is a low budget comedy horror ripe with ideas, its plot unfolding in energetic vignette style. Writer-director Huw D Evans is king of the puns and keeps the pace lively with plenty of gore, giggles and - most importantly - ideas.

The music is great (from hip hop zombies to a violin-weilding slasher, heavy metal demons and beyond), performances are enthusiastically camp and the whole thing is consistently entertaining.

A good time all round.

Don't You Recognise Me? is a thriller which begins on a tense note and never lets up.

The performances are what truly make it, each cast member is amazing as the action intensifies. The script is astute in that it tackles the pain of loss, guilt and so on while continually driving a revenge theme of heartbreaking gravity.

Fans of violence aren't shortchanged either. The economic plot allows for some (literally) bone-crunching scenes in the film's second half.

Director Jason Figgis has impressed previously with the visually stunning, cerebral horror films Children of a Darker Dawn and The Ecstasy of Isabel Mann. And Don't You Recognise Me? is another gem to add to his canon.

If you like great acting, intelligent writing, strong cinematography and almost unbearable tension which never lets up, give this one a go.

Terror Nation, from the director of the startlingly offensive Fantacide, is a real find.

Very British, extremely gory and at times totally irreverent, it's also a quick, clever and witty crime-horror-thriller hybrid that builds intelligently towards a shocking climax.

The political intrigue and conspiracy theories are there for those who want them.

For everyone else, there are healthy doses of dark humour and bloody action.

If you can find it online, seek out the Director's Cut.