Author Simon Fitzjohn

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...

One of those oft-repeated questions set to stir up debate among film fans is trying to name a film sequel that tops its predecessor (in fact, if I remember correctly, Scream 2 devotes an entire scene to such...

I’m in a bit of a pickle when it comes to 1981’s Final Exam. On the one hand, I want to give it a hearty pat on the back for playing with slasher conventions. But, on the other hand, I want to punch the...

James Bond has been many things, some of them very camp. Actually, most of them very camp. Do you remember the flying cars, the submarine car, the dwarf with the blowdart gun, all of Moonraker? Up till...

Okay, so I know as far as 'modern-day' Mia Farrow goes, acting very much seems to be in the rear-view mirror - in fact it has been more than six years since she appeared on screen, instead now devoting her...

Usually with Frightfest preview pieces it is a case of cobbling together snippets from various sources, then trying to put a spin on it. Not so with A Serial Killer's Guide To Life, who kindly gave us a...

With all the kerfuffle over the ridiculous recent decision by Twitter to ban the Soska Sisters for sharing film images, its easy to forget that their new take on the Cronenberg classic Rabid is actually only...

Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing star in this 60s sci-fi

Ahead of single tickets going on sale from Sat 20th July, Arrow Video FrightFest announces their current slate of guests, more details on some special events and the short list for the Screen Genre Rising...