Author Simon Fitzjohn

Chances are, if you have dipped your toes in the waters of horror cinema with any regularity, you will already have felt the icy touch of a film like Look Away many, many times before. One of those...

Ahead of the theatrical & VOD release of British gangster movie ONCE UPON A TIME IN LONDON on April 19, actor Roland Manookian reflects on the challenge of playing a young Frankie Frazer, the joy of...

The moment Marvel films became cool?

Whether he’s fighting agents in a machine-created dream world or flying across time with his best buddy, Keanu Reeves (The John Wick franchise) has starred in some of modern cinema’s most beloved science...

The Movie Partnership have confirmed that their latest horror film, Look Away, will be available on VOD from 15th April. The film stars India Eisley (Underworld Awakening / I Am the...

Highly-anticipated suspense thriller Room for Rent, starring veteran actress Lin Shaye (the Insidious franchise, Ouija), will be released in US theaters and on digital this May. Room for Rent, stars...

I don’t know about you, but one of the things that frustrates, nay upsets me the most about being a long-term, somewhat hardcore horror fan is that, over the years, you lose that ability to be...

A horror legend returns this April when writer/director Dan Allen awakens the dead in The Mummy Reborn. Written by Dan Allen and Scott Jeffrey, The Mummy Reborn tells of a group of teens...

Simon defends the forgotten Johnny Depp slice of sci-fi

In John Wick, he came back to seek revenge. In John Wick: Chapter 2, he was forced to repay a debt. And now, after grossing a combined total of nearly $300 million at the worldwide box office, The...

A grim shocker that burns up the screen

Those of us who are in our 30s and 40s undoubtedly recall the halcyon days when we would head off to the local Blockbuster Video store in order to rent a movie or game for the evening. We would eagerly...

Ahead of the theatrical & VOD release of British gangster movie ONCE UPON A TIME IN LONDON on April 19, director Simon Rumley reflects on bringing to the screen the untold story of two of Britain’s most...

Us horror types can be a strange bunch at times, and Cannibal Terror is one of those films that certainly brings out the strange. Is it any good? Absolutely not. Would I recommend it to anyone who...

Regular visitors to the site will know that, in my humble opinion, 1978 supernatural masterpiece Full Circle is not only the best horror film you probably haven’t seen, it’s one of the best horror films...

If I was put on the spot and asked to name the best sequels ever committed to film, I reckon I would simply HAVE to put Evil Dead 2 near the very top of the list. Bigger, better and bolder than the...

A sure sign of success in the movie business is when game developers look to create their own interpretation of the story. It is something that has been happening since the dawn of gaming, but today’s...

Lighthouses always make good locations for films that play on fears of isolation, paranoia and general suspense - think of John Carpenter's classic The Fog for example. Well, trying things a bit...

Simon gives a double thumbs up to the murderous satire

I might as well put my cards straight on the table – I’m a big fan of Frightfest and all that they do. True, I’m not currently in Glasgow enjoying their March get-together (the simple truth is I...

I'm sure for many film fans of a certain age (I'm 45) Ridley Scott's epic Alien was a seminal part of their cinematic upbringing. It's a film I vividly remember being allowed to stay up and watch as a kid...