Author Simon Fitzjohn

Releasing on 25th April, Robert Longo and William Gibson's cyberpunk classic Johnny Mnemonic (1995),title 025 on the 101 Films Black Label, released on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK. Adapted for...

Ahead of FrightFest’s UK premiere of A CLOUD SO HIGH at the Glasgow Film Festival, director Christopher Parson talks about his encounter with a peeping tom, casting a serial killer and writing demented...

Simon pays tribute to the Canadian horror classic

The UK’s No.1 horror & fantasy film festival is back in person at the Glasgow Film Theatre, which for 17 glorious years has been FrightFest’s second home, as part of the internationally renowned...

Back in 1996, there is little doubt that Scream was one hell of a genre game-changer – smart, horror-savvy and a whole load of fun. I remember full well being part of a lucky audience that saw the film...

February on Horror Channel keeps genre fans alive with the UK TV premiere of WHAT KEEPS YOU ALIVE - another suspenseful knife to the throat of 21st Century genre cinema from the deliciously warped mind of...

I have no idea where my old classmate Liz Stevens is now, or what she's up to, but there is little doubting the fact that she had a far greater impact on my life than she probably ever realised. You see,...

For purposes of full disclosure, let me state right from the outset that this is going to be a pretty raw feature – it’s been one I’ve considered writing for some time now, but always...

A festive horror treat from Dutch director Dick Maas

Combining graphic, blood-splattered set pieces with his trademark wit and filmmaking elegance, Michele Soavi's (Dellamorte Dellamore, The Sect, The Church), Stagefright is now unleashed in a new 4K...

It may not appear obvious at first, but Christmas is a great time to be a horror fan. Not only do you get the chance to ask for plenty of horror-related goodies from family and friends (which I have done many...

A computer geek brings the world to the brink of destruction

Every so often, as a film writer and overall genre fan, you get stumped by a movie. Amulet was definitely one of those – full disclosure, I tried to watch it the first time when way too tired and...

Sometimes, you cannot help but admire a film that wears its crapness proudly on its sleeve and just says, you know what – to hell with it. Miracle Valley certainly fits that bill – stuffed to...

Devastated by the brutal chaos of 2002’s World War III, young father Troy (Stephen Moyer) elects to grab his son, give up on what remains of mankind and hotfoot it to an isolated cabin in the...

Dinner parties can prove fertile ground for genre content – after all, Karyn Kusama’s The Invitation remains one of my favourite offerings of the last decade or so. Trying to put a British...

Okay, I’m going to put this out there right from the off – just so we know where we all stand. If you agree, then great, but if you are so violently opposed that you plan on quitting reading...

The apocalyptic monster road movie, WALKING AGAINST THE RAIN, has entered post-production. Directed by Scott Lyus, making his feature film debut, the graphic tale of two strangers navigating their way...

Having waded through oceans of cinematic (mostly horror) drek over the years, it takes a lot to get me angry. Slightly annoyed? Yep. Frustrated or disappointed? Hell yes. But angry? Fists clenched, temples...

Derided by critics and justifiably unloved even by the fanbase (OK, not the entire fanbase), Halloween 6: The Curse Of Michael Myers all but killed the franchise. Sure, there were plans for a straight-to-DVD...

Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee investigate a series of mysterious deaths