Author Simon Fitzjohn

New Zealand horror has found itself quite a little niche at Frightfest over the years, with the likes of Deathgasm certainly going down well with genre audiences. Well, the good news if you are a fan of...

The release of the next chapter in The Conjuring 'universe' creeps ever closer, with The Nun set to land on September 7. To keep the tension building, a new poster has been released for the film - and here...

Extra films, a stacked guest line-up, nominees and a trailer reel - today is a good day to get excited about next month's Arrow Video Frightfest. Here's the press release that just landed: Two extra...

It is fair to say Turbo Kid went down well when it landed at Frightfest back in 2015 - a gory retro/futuristic trip that had the audience hooting and hollering. Well, the good news is the directorial trio...

An asylum-based shocker that pushes all the right buttons

Last year's Cult Of Chucky certainly got Frightfest up and running with a crowd-pleasing bang, and no doubt genre fans heading to London are expecting the same from this slice of retro 80s splatter. The...

The psychological “coming of age” horror film The Forest Of Lost Souls, written and directed by directed by José Pedro Lopes, has landed a US theatrical release.  The film, which had its world premiere...

Released into cinemas back in October 1981, Just Before Dawn is one of those films lumped in with the wave of slasher flicks that washed into movie houses over that period. Now don’t get me wrong, I love...

After the success of last year’s inaugural ‘New Blood’ search for new writers in the horror genre, the hunt is on for another batch of scribes to cook up a potent cauldron of original ideas and devilish...

We're not exactly sure Escape Plan warranted a sequel, but they've gone ahead and done it anyway - and let's face it, seeing Stallone do his thing always provides entertainment right? So the good news is...

If any of our readers happen to be hanging around in Canada at the moment, boy do we have a few treats to send your way... Check out this press release merrily thrust at us by our good friends at...

We give thanks for the David Fincher sequel

I'm sure we all love ticking off home entertainment releases we want to get our grubby mitts on, especially if we let the films pass us by at the cinema. Well, the British Association for Screen...

Remaining in the heart of London’s West End for its 19th edition, the world renowned horror and fantasy film festival turbo-charges into the Cineworld Leicester Square and The Prince Charles Cinema from Aug...

OK, here’s a slightly unusual question for you – when was the last time you actually cried during a horror movie? Now I don’t mean a chuckle at a so-bad-its-good flick, or tears of frustration at some...

A nasty slasher that it likely to delight horror fans

A yeti on the rampage in this creature feature

Arrow Video and FrightFest have agreed a one-year partnership deal, which sees the leading UK independent film distributor become headline sponsor for the UK’s biggest and most popular genre film...

Martin Scorsese’s 1995 movie Casino had “classic” written all over it from the moment it was announced. A director at the top of his game, Hollywood darlings Robert De Niro and Sharon Stone in lead roles...

The world of casinos has always been a popular setting for films that want to explore the darker and more dangerous side of the human psyche. Numerous Bond films over the years have featured casinos, and of...

Simon offers up his love for movies set in the Major (and Minor) Leagues