Author Simon Fitzjohn

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...

A computer geek brings the world to the brink of destruction

Every so often, as a film writer and overall genre fan, you get stumped by a movie. Amulet was definitely one of those – full disclosure, I tried to watch it the first time when way too tired and...

Sometimes, you cannot help but admire a film that wears its crapness proudly on its sleeve and just says, you know what – to hell with it. Miracle Valley certainly fits that bill – stuffed to...

Devastated by the brutal chaos of 2002’s World War III, young father Troy (Stephen Moyer) elects to grab his son, give up on what remains of mankind and hotfoot it to an isolated cabin in the...

Dinner parties can prove fertile ground for genre content – after all, Karyn Kusama’s The Invitation remains one of my favourite offerings of the last decade or so. Trying to put a British...

Okay, I’m going to put this out there right from the off – just so we know where we all stand. If you agree, then great, but if you are so violently opposed that you plan on quitting reading...

The apocalyptic monster road movie, WALKING AGAINST THE RAIN, has entered post-production. Directed by Scott Lyus, making his feature film debut, the graphic tale of two strangers navigating their way...

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...

Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee investigate a series of mysterious deaths

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 must admit, I always had a soft spot for a gun-toting Milla Jovovich running around slaying zombies (in the first few entries anyway) but, as is the way with the film business, no sooner has a franchise...

Famous monsters rise again! To celebrate the Halloween weekend on Sat 30 October and Sunday 31st October, Horror Channel presents CLASSIC HORROR HALLOWEEN, two diabolical daytime marathons highlighted by five...

The franchise hits the skids

We are just over a week away from Halloween Kills landing in cinemas, so what better way to prepare than checking out a couple of new featurettes? Universal have thrown these our way, kicking off with...

I think it is pretty common knowledge among genre fans that horror anthology movies are notoriously hit and miss. While the likes of the Amicus entries in the 70s, or more recent fare like the V/H/S...

FilmFear returns to HOME and the Film4 channel for the sixth year, with a line-up of horror, dark fantasies, eerie thrillers and chilling tales for the Halloween period. With sneak previews, UK premieres,...

Psychological horror Father of Flies, is set for release in 2022 after its online premiere at Grimmfest from 14-17th October and UK Physical Premiere at Raindance on 6th November. Father of...

Following on from its hugely successful August five-day event, Arrow Video FrightFest is back at the Cineworld, Leicester Square with a bumper two-day Halloween event on Friday 29th Oct and Sat 30th October,...

Michael Myers returns.....again