5.0 Movie Review: The Feast David Watson August 24, 2022 Editor's Choice, Movie Reviews In the Welsh mountains, the family of wealthy local politician and businessman Gwyn (Julian Lewis Jones) gather for a lavish dinner party, hoping to broker a mining deal between the neighbouring farm and...
From The Vault: The Black Hole (1979) Simon Fitzjohn July 29, 2022 Editor's Choice, From The Vault 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 unveils 2022 London line-up Simon Fitzjohn July 29, 2022 Editor's Choice, Film4 Frightfest, London, London Previews 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...
Nope featurette lands Simon Fitzjohn June 24, 2022 Editor's Choice, Latest News and Videos 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...
The Brain to land on Blu-Ray Simon Fitzjohn June 24, 2022 Editor's Choice, Latest News and Videos 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...
Trailer lands for thriller The Fall Simon Fitzjohn June 24, 2022 Editor's Choice, Latest News and Videos 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,...
From The Vault: The Man Who Haunted Himself (1970) Simon Fitzjohn June 20, 2022 Editor's Choice, From The Vault Roger Moore stars in this little-seen classic
Women Of Horror Retrospective: Jill Haworth Simon Fitzjohn June 20, 2022 Editor's Choice, Women Of Horror 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...
The Carpenter Files: The Fog (1980) Simon Fitzjohn June 17, 2022 Editor's Choice, Features 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...
5.0 Movie Review: The Northman David Watson May 26, 2022 Editor's Choice, Movie Reviews GOD BLESS COCAINE! For what else can be responsible for the vision, the hubris, the madness, the folly, that inspired mainstream film executives to think it was a great idea to give folk horror genius...
4.0 Movie Review: Ambulance David Watson March 31, 2022 Editor's Choice, Movie Reviews Louder than a brass band being kicked down a flight of steps and through a glass door and edited to within a flicker of biting your tongue off epileptic seizure, Ambulance is indeed a tale told by an...
Johnny Mnemonic gets UK Blu-ray release date Simon Fitzjohn March 10, 2022 Editor's Choice, Latest News and Videos 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...
Frightfest Interview: A Cloud So High director Christopher Parson Simon Fitzjohn March 10, 2022 Editor's Choice, Film4 Frightfest, Glasgow Previews, Interviews 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...
Why I Love: Licence To Kill Chris Faers March 9, 2022 Editor's Choice, Features, Why I Love Everyone has had that conversation - who is your favourite Bond? Most justifiably favour Sean Connery, some prefer Roger Moore and then there are those with a fondness for Pierce Brosnan or Daniel Craig. But...
Why I Love: My Bloody Valentine Simon Fitzjohn February 1, 2022 Editor's Choice, Features, Why I Love Simon pays tribute to the Canadian horror classic
Frightfest unveil Glasgow line-up Simon Fitzjohn January 21, 2022 Editor's Choice, Film4 Frightfest, Glasgow 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...
3.5 Movie Review: Scream (2022) Simon Fitzjohn January 17, 2022 Editor's Choice, Movie Reviews 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...
Horror Channel unleash February premieres Simon Fitzjohn January 14, 2022 Editor's Choice, Latest News and Videos 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...
Why I Love: Winona Ryder Simon Fitzjohn January 14, 2022 Editor's Choice, Features 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,...
My Horror Journey: Full Circle, parental fears – and me Simon Fitzjohn January 4, 2022 Editor's Choice, Features 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...
12 Days Of Christmas: Day 12 Chris Faers December 21, 2021 Editor's Choice, Features Alternative Christmas It’s Christmas Eve and if you’re anything like us, you’ve exhausted your Christmas movie library. You’ve seen New York declare Kris Kringle the real Santa...