Author Simon Fitzjohn

Being a child of the late 70s/early 80s, one of the cool things I can remember growing up is the various tie-ins that big movies did with cereal companies. I still think back fondly to the 3D glasses sets...

Arrow Video FrightFest, the UK’s most popular horror and fantasy film festival, is back at London’s Cineworld Leicester Square and the Prince Charles Cinema from Thursday August 25 – Monday 29 August...

Oscar® winner Jordan Peele disrupted and redefined modern horror with Get Out and then Us. Now, he reimagines the summer movie with a new pop nightmare: the expansive horror...

101 Films presents cult sci-fi horror The Brain (1988), an extraterrestrial overdose of cerebral terror and media mind control, and a throwback to the sci-fi movies of the ‘50s from director Ed Hunt (Bloody...

Taking the phrase 'high concept' to its absolute limit, British director Scott Mann returns with new thriller The Fall. Set for an August 19 bow, let us just say that if you suffer from a fear of heights,...

Desmond Harrington stars in this offbeat horror

Roger Moore stars in this little-seen classic

When English actress Jill Haworth sadly passed away in 2011 at the age of 65, pretty much every printed obituary led on the fact she was 'best known' for her role as Sally Bowles in the original Broadway...

Another John Carpenter classic to thankfully receive the 4K restoration and re-release in recent times, The Fog is one of those strange films that, despite having been watched (and admired) by all...

A slice of sci-fi/action goodness starring Dolph Lundgren

Releasing on 25th April, Robert Longo and William Gibson's cyberpunk classic Johnny Mnemonic (1995),title 025 on the 101 Films Black Label, released on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK. Adapted for...

Ahead of FrightFest’s UK premiere of A CLOUD SO HIGH at the Glasgow Film Festival, director Christopher Parson talks about his encounter with a peeping tom, casting a serial killer and writing demented...

Simon pays tribute to the Canadian horror classic

The UK’s No.1 horror & fantasy film festival is back in person at the Glasgow Film Theatre, which for 17 glorious years has been FrightFest’s second home, as part of the internationally renowned...

Back in 1996, there is little doubt that Scream was one hell of a genre game-changer – smart, horror-savvy and a whole load of fun. I remember full well being part of a lucky audience that saw the film...

February on Horror Channel keeps genre fans alive with the UK TV premiere of WHAT KEEPS YOU ALIVE - another suspenseful knife to the throat of 21st Century genre cinema from the deliciously warped mind of...

I have no idea where my old classmate Liz Stevens is now, or what she's up to, but there is little doubting the fact that she had a far greater impact on my life than she probably ever realised. You see,...

For purposes of full disclosure, let me state right from the outset that this is going to be a pretty raw feature - it's been one I've considered writing for some time now, but always ended up putting off...

A festive horror treat from Dutch director Dick Maas

Combining graphic, blood-splattered set pieces with his trademark wit and filmmaking elegance, Michele Soavi's (Dellamorte Dellamore, The Sect, The Church), Stagefright is now unleashed in a new 4K...

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...