Author Simon Fitzjohn

Teenagers are kidnapped and made into living scarecrows who are left to die in crop fields in an exceedingly frightening stoner-horror throwback in the vein of Jeepers Creepers and Scream. Scarecrows, from...

Another John Carpenter classic to receive the 4K restoration and re-release treatment, The Fog is one of those strange films that, despite having been watched (and admired) by all self-respecting genre fans,...

Wow, what a year for Andrea Riseborough. No sooner had I devoured the Nicolas Cage-infused madness that is ‘Mandy’, than up popped this screener, billed as a ‘psychological thriller’ and pushing...

Simon pays tribute to a truly classic creation

From November 3, Horror Channel celebrates vintage 1950s home-grown fantasy and horror with a HAMMER CLASSICS SEASON, The primetime Saturday night season, consisting of four network premieres, which star the...

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 right there...

Ahead of the World premiere screening of REBORN at Arrow Video FrightFest Halloween, Julian Richards discusses the torturerous challenges of DADDY’S GIRL, why he wishes every actress was like Barbara...

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,...

Ever since word first surfaced that a new entry was planned in the Halloween saga, I have found myself more nervous than I can ever remember about a film’s release. The info kept dripping through –...

Derided by critics and justifiably unloved even by the fanbase, Halloween 6: The Curse Of Michael Myers all but killed the franchise. Sure, there were plans for a straight-to-DVD part 7, but to all intents...

In 1968, George A. Romero established the modern zombie film with his raw and terrifying debut The Night of the Living Dead, one of the most well-regarded and influential horror movies of all time. He...

The Movie Partnership have released the trailer for the nail-biting psychological thriller, Welcome Home. The film stars Breaking Bad star Aaron Paul, Gone Girl actress Emily Ratajkowski, and 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...

Arrow Video FrightFest unleashes an intoxicating six-pack of horror, sci-fi and fantasy for their popular Halloween all-day event, now at the Cineworld Leicester Square on Saturday 3 November. The 12-hour...

The franchise hits the skids

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

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...