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Author Simon Fitzjohn

Simon Fitzjohn

Simon is a journalism tutor in London, who also just happens to be a movie fanatic, with a craving for the darker side of cinema. He has written three books - on the horror films of director Bob Clark (2014), the history of the character Norman Bates (2015) and the work of British exploitation director Pete Walker (2017). He is currently working with director Richard Loncraine to explore all avenues in a bid to orchestrate the re-release of 1978 Mia Farrow chiller Full Circle

Horror flick Threshold to premiere on Arrow

Simon Fitzjohn
April 15, 2021
Editor's Choice, Latest News and Videos
Kiss your fingernails goodbye this spring, as ARROW announces the premiere of the truly creepy - and darkly funny - horror road movie THRESHOLD.  It will release on ARROW in the UK,...

From the Vault: The Possession of Joel Delaney (1972)

Simon Fitzjohn
April 15, 2021
Editor's Choice, Features, From The Vault
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Shirley MacLaine stars in this subtle shocker

Classic Sports Movies To Watch This Weekend

Simon Fitzjohn
April 6, 2021
Features
Sports movies often go much further than simply telling the story of the sport; they’re about how humans come together to triumph over adversity or metaphors for the little guy taking on the giants and...
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Movie Review: The Night

Simon Fitzjohn
April 5, 2021
Editor's Choice, Movie Reviews
Hotels have proved a fertile stopping-off point for psychological horrors over the years (come on, you know what I’m talking about) and nestling in very neatly with that cluster comes The Night, an...

Fragments Of Fear Episode 16: My Dear Killer (1972)

Simon Fitzjohn
March 25, 2021
Editor's Choice, Features, Fragments of Fear, Podcasts
Fragment of Fear’s latest episode focuses on Tonino Valerii’s sole entry in the giallo filone, My Dear Killer (1972). Deviating away from the Argento styled gialli of the time whilst retaining some of its...

101 Films unveil two new horror releases

Simon Fitzjohn
March 25, 2021
Latest News and Videos
101 Films have announced two upcoming Blu-ray releases to swell their already-burgeoning collection of horror offerings - The Head Hunter and Uncle Peckerhead. Here's the details: On 12th April Jordan...

Horror Channel presents classic movie marathons for Easter

Simon Fitzjohn
March 25, 2021
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Horror Channel presents CLASSIC MARATHON WEEKEND - two monstrous movie marathons for the Easter Weekend, kicking off at 1pm on Saturday 3rd April with CLASSIC HORROR DAY, featuring some of the most iconic...

Chiller The Resort gets UK release date

Simon Fitzjohn
March 25, 2021
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Tropical surroundings, a haunted hotel complex, and four keen explorers – THE RESORT is an exhilarating and terrifying joyride. Vibrantly shot on location, the film is an eerie dose of escapism not to...

Women Of Horror Retrospective: Pamela Franklin

Simon Fitzjohn
March 25, 2021
Editor's Choice, Women Of Horror
I think it's a pretty safe assumption to say that Pamela Franklin is hardly a name that would trip off the tongue of most horror fans - certainly the younger ones at least. In fact, post some 1970s British...

From The Vault: City Under The Sea (1965)

Simon Fitzjohn
March 24, 2021
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Jacques Tourneur teams up with Vincent Price for a stab at Poe

Don’t Look Now! Two UK horror heavyweights are back…

Simon Fitzjohn
March 19, 2021
Editor's Choice, Features
THIS SPRING, courtesy of Shudder and Vertigo Releasing, two titans of 21st-century British horror return to the genre they carved their names in. CHRISTOPHER SMITH (Creep) delivers a haunted house mystery...

Interview: The Heiress star Jayne Wisener

Simon Fitzjohn
March 16, 2021
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As supernatural horror film THE HEIRESS goes on digital release from March 15, lead actress Jayne Wisener talks about her love of singing, coping with lockdown and her new period drama, Glow &...

Chiller The Night gets April release

Simon Fitzjohn
March 12, 2021
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You’ll be praying for check out time on 2nd April, as Vertigo Releasing announces the arrival of the fright-packed chiller THE NIGHT. A cross between The Shining and The Haunting of...

From The Vault: The Phantom Of The Opera (1962)

Simon Fitzjohn
March 11, 2021
Editor's Choice, From The Vault
Fitting neatly into that Hammer category marked ‘rarely seen or talked about’, 1962’s The Phantom Of The Opera is a slick, somewhat sedate offering. Originally brought to the studio by (and intended as...
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Movie Review: The Heiress

Simon Fitzjohn
March 10, 2021
Editor's Choice, Movie Reviews
Mixing supernatural horror with a very healthy dose of realism, The Heiress is one of those offerings that grounds its scares in the mundane, the normal and the recognisable – to good effect. Riffing on...

Why I Love: The Astronaut’s Wife

Simon Fitzjohn
March 10, 2021
Editor's Choice, Features, Why I Love
Simon defends the forgotten Johnny Depp slice of sci-fi

101 Films announce Spookies release

Simon Fitzjohn
March 7, 2021
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101 Films certainly know their stuff when it comes to 80s horror, so we were delighted as always when a press release landed in our inbox announcing the upcoming release of cult hit Spookies. Here's that...

Frightfest Interview: Director Alexis Bruchon

Simon Fitzjohn
March 1, 2021
Editor's Choice, Film4 Frightfest, Glasgow, Interviews
Ahead of FrightFest’s UK special screening of THE WOMAN WITH LEOPARD SHOES at the Glasgow Film Festival, director Alexis Bruchon talks about his love of Noir, casting his brother and directing in his...

Fragments Of Fear Episode 15: Fashion Crimes (1989)

Simon Fitzjohn
March 1, 2021
Features, Fragments of Fear, Podcasts
In the latest episode of Fragments of Fear, Peter and Rachael return to the eighties once again to dissect Bruno Gaburro’s 1989 giallo, Fashion Crimes. Perhaps most notable for its leading role from...

Blu-ray Review: Link

Simon Fitzjohn
February 2, 2021
DVDs & Rentals, Editor's Choice
Ever had the urge to cast your eyes over a flick that features an orang-utan perving over a naked Elisabeth Shue? You have? Well in that case make a beeline for this new StudioCanal Blu-ray release of...

Frightfest unveil Glasgow 2021 line-up

Simon Fitzjohn
January 18, 2021
Editor's Choice, Film4 Frightfest, Glasgow
Frightfest have launched the 16th edition of Arrow Video FrightFest Glasgow, which, despite continuing COVID-19 restrictions, is back to present a virtual six-pack of tasty titles; an extravaganza of the dark...
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