Author Simon Fitzjohn

As a lover of film, as well as a critic of sorts, there can be very few more frustrating things than sitting through a film that has plenty to offer – and clear talent on display – but that just doesn’t...

Michael Myers returns.....again

If you are an avid movie watcher, you may notice several movies that are based on popular video games and movies that have video game adaptations. You may notice a common factor between the two trends:...

We've barely caught our breath from the summer spectacular and those devilish Frightfest chaps are back to unleash their Halloween offering. We'll preview each of these films nearer the all-dayer itself,...

An eye-opening exploration of the occult, Malcolm Leigh’s X-rated quasi-documentary Legend of the Witches is an imaginative depiction of pagan rituals as they were supposedly practised at the...

Horror Channel has five UK TV premieres in October, including pandemic action thriller PATIENT ZERO, which starsMatt Smith, Natalie Dormer, Stanley Tucci and Agyness Deyn. Humanity is...

Michael Myers returns in this solid sequel

Rutger Hauer goes on the run in this prison thriller

Anyone who has spent any time with me (or on the site) will know that I am a big fan of British actress Pamela Franklin - a talent who cut short her acting career, but thankfully with a series of enjoyable...

True story - there have been a handful of occasions in my movie-watching/writing life where I have straight up felt special. Getting to spend the weekend with cult exploitation director Pete Walker was one...

Basically a genre take on Michael Mann’s Collateral (with a very big twist and a ton of comedy), Driven is one of those movies that gets by on sheer verve. Tongue in cheek, but with plenty of heart,...

Simon leaps to the defence of the Ben Affleck superhero flick

For full disclaimer purposes I should say straight from the off that 1974 classic Black Christmas comfortably sits in the higher echelons of my all-time favourite movies list. So when news of yet another...

Us Brits have got quite a track record when it comes to anthology horror, whether it be vintage classics like 40s favourite Dead Of Night, or the 70s Amicus efforts such as Asylum. Last year’s film...

There are certain genre films that you just know, before a frame has even flickered onto the screen, have a very strong chance of being crap. And, I’ll be brutally honest, when you sit down to watch...

Brutal, full of twists and turns and, at times, suffocatingly tense, Feedback is one of those little gems that Frightfest throw up every year that take us pleasantly by surprise. Okay, it stars Eddie...

Inventive, gory and a lot of fun (for the most part), Red Letter Day is one of those disposable horror flicks that merely sets out to give you a good time – and delivers. With more than a whiff of The...

Elijah Wood sure knows how to pick ‘em. Now firmly ensconced in the horror fraternity thanks to career-changing turns in the likes of Maniac, Open Windows and even Cooties, Wood is back again for more in...

OK, I'll admit - I'm something of a sucker when it comes to 'underwater menace' movies. Deep Rising, Leviathan, Deepstar Six? Yep, own them all. So when the trailer landed for next year's Underwater I...

As we move into the season where Oscar potential movies are released, we’re choosing to consider films that are more likely to take home the Razzie Awards for the worst movie and performances of the...

From unseen forces to dangerous desires, from the remorseful living to the remorseless dead, from under the earth to creepy closed doors, Arrow Video FrightFest 2019 continues the festival’s fine tradition...