Author Simon Fitzjohn

Andy Nyman dazzles in this Brit chiller thriller

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...

Xmas hauntings, festive nightmares, sadistic serial killers and warrior priests…Be prepared for seasonal shocks a-plenty on Horror Channel this December, with a selection of prime-time movies including an...

DANSE MACABRE is pleased to announce that Soren Juul Petersens award winning dark web horror THE RINGMASTER will be released in UK & Ireland on November 30th 2020 and Australia...

Costas Mandylor (the SAW franchise) and Korrina Rico (RAY DONOVAN) feature in INCISION,  released On Demand this week. Beauty Blogger Alexa Landry (Korrina Rico) only had one fear, plastic surgery....

Set at Christmas – and featuring a gun-toting Santa no less – Silent Partner is one of those films no doubt lumped into that favourite discussion among modern film types – is it a Christmas...

The words 'Edwige Fenech' are usually enough to get me interested in any film, so the great news is Rachael and Peter have elected to plump for one of her giallo treats (with my favourite Edwige haircut no...

It is with great sadness that we report the horror community lost a shining light earlier this week, with the news that filmmaker and Frightfest friend Johnny Kevorkian has passed away of a suspected heart...

Smart Dog Productions are delighted to announce that their latest Spanish horror thriller,Ropes, will be released on Digital Download from 19th November.  Fresh from it's screening at...

When Train To Busan crashed into cinemas a few years back, the zombie genre received a refreshing – and successful – shot in the arm. Kinetic, but with plenty of emotion to boot, the South Korean flick...

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...

Taking the 80s genre staple of ‘teenage pranks gone wrong’ and giving it a refreshing modern twist, Let’s Scare Julie is a surprising, effective and at times downright creepy slice of horror. Working...

Dementia is a horrible disease. Often robbing people of their dignity, seeing memories of happy times simply fade away, straining familial relationships to breaking point and leaving relatives backed into...

Heckling. It’s a staple of the stand-up comedy circuit – a launchpad for those of an acerbic wit to fire back at the audience. In fact, you could argue many successful comics have made as much a name...

In this day and age, everyone needs to get paid. So, if you try and stiff someone (or in this case, a group of people) out of their hard-earned cash, prepare to accept the consequences. That is the...

If Halloween 5 was the fear franchise close to coming off the tracks, Halloween 6: The Curse Of Michael Myers was the perhaps inevitable train wreck. An absolute mess of a film, the sixth instalment is pretty...

“I find that good genre films so often have the most intense complicated characters that are the most fun to take on” Ahead of the UK premiere of Jill Gevarguzian’s THE STYLIST, lead actress Najarra...

The franchise hits the skids

FilmFear, HOME's annual celebration of big-screen scares, returns for Halloween with a provocative programme that mixes thrills and chills with plenty to think about. This year, FilmFear runs from...

Lurid, over-the-top – and terrifically entertaining, 1960 British gem Circus Of Horrors makes its way onto Blu-ray in stunning quality. Showcasing a great central performance from Anton Diffring, this...