Author Simon Fitzjohn

I've always viewed Clive Owen as something of a 'nearly man' - he has headlined numerous enjoyable films (the likes of King Arthur and Shoot 'Em Up spring to mind), often bringing a world-weariness to other...

HOME and Film4 are excited to announce the programme for the third annual FilmFear season – six days of horror, extreme cinema, cult favourites and special guests coming to Manchester this...

OK, I know we do not usually cover television/streaming on our site, but when it is a new take on Shirley Jackson's iconic, classic The Haunting Of Hill House - and comes courtesy of Mike Flanagan no less - we...

A cabin in a deserted area of forest. Snowfall cutting off the visitors from much of the outside world. Then an unexpected – and unwanted as it turns out – ‘guest’ appears outside… So far,...

A look back at Joe Dante's monster movie classic

Michael Myers returns in this solid sequel

Genre legend George A Romero may no longer be with us, but the zombie flicks keep on coming, with Day Of The Dead: Bloodline next off the production line on October 15. Coming courtesy of Spanish director...

Ahead of Horror Channel’s UK TV Premiere of HATCHET on Fri 14 Sept, director Adam Green gives an exclusive interview about his beloved franchise and what the future holds for Victor Crowley…. HATCHET is...

OK, I’ll cut to the chase here. When I get a press release asking me to check out a screener for a film billed as mutant frogs versus a former wrestler, veteran character actor Stephen Tobolowsky and Lisa...

It's that time of year again, when the kids go back to school, blockbuster season comes to an end - and we start getting excited for Halloween and then Christmas. That means presents, so what better way to...

Incredibly silly, yet great fun and terrific entertainment at the same time, Final Score is practically the very epitome of ‘does what it says on the tin’ moviemaking. You want Dave Bautista taking out...

Halloween this year was already shaping up to be John Carpenter-tastic, what with the return of Michael Myers, as well as the man himself hopping over to the UK for a series of live dates. Well, we now have...

Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing star in this 60s sci-fi

Mario Covone, writer of 2014’s critically acclaimed Reaper Comics horror series, Video Nasty, will make his feature film directorial debut helming horror movie OVERTIME. OVERTIME centres on a teacher...

OK, I'll be honest - it is getting increasingly difficult to keep my excitement over the new Halloween movie in check. Yes, I know we have been burned before - a colleague of mine simply has to utter the...

I'll be honest with you, when the words ''Denise Richards and Mischa Barton battle a haunted RV' pop up in my inbox, I'm interested. So the upcoming The Toybox certainly seems worth a look - getting a...

A Vietnam veteran returns home to wreak havoc

Jenn Wexler’s ballsy, brutal, energetic retro slasher The Ranger got the Frightfest party off to a flyer – tapping in to the current 80s genre craze to give the audience a welcome jolt of punk-infused...

The Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies, the world’s longest-running educational organization devoted to the study of horror history, theory and production, will kick off its fourth school year...

Yardie hits UK cinemas on August 31, and one of the interesting facets of the film is that it marks the directorial debut of Idris Elba. Now here at Movie Ramblings we are big fans of Idris, from his work...

Fancy another director interview ahead of next week's Frightfest festival? Of course you do, so here's ten questions with The Dark helmer Justin P Lange... Q. THE DARK is based on your Columbia University...