From The Vault: Final Exam (1981) Simon Fitzjohn August 10, 2019 From The Vault I’m in a bit of a pickle when it comes to 1981’s Final Exam. On the one hand, I want to give it a hearty pat on the back for playing with slasher conventions. But, on the other hand, I want to punch the...
From The Vault: Night Of The Big Heat (1967) Simon Fitzjohn July 22, 2019 Editor's Choice, From The Vault 1 Comment Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing star in this 60s sci-fi
From the Vault: Deepstar Six (1989) Simon Fitzjohn June 16, 2019 Editor's Choice, From The Vault 80s underwater madness courtesy of Sean S Cunningham
From the Vault: The Hidden (1987) Simon Fitzjohn May 5, 2019 Editor's Choice, From The Vault Kyle MacLachlan stars in this 80s romp
From The Vault: Don’t Go In The House (1979) Simon Fitzjohn March 19, 2019 Editor's Choice, From The Vault A grim shocker that burns up the screen
From The Vault: April Fool’s Day (1986) Colin D Miller March 14, 2019 Features, From The Vault If you're thinking of watching April Fools Day this week, don't.
From The Vault: Jimi – All Is By My Side (2014) Simon Fitzjohn February 8, 2019 Editor's Choice, From The Vault This movie is a creative exploration of perhaps the most important year in the life of legendary musician Jimi Hendrix. Hip hop musician Andre 3000 takes the lead role as he steps into the shoes of Jimmy...
From The Vault: City Under The Sea (1965) Simon Fitzjohn February 6, 2019 Editor's Choice, From The Vault Jacques Tourneur teams up with Vincent Price for a stab at Poe
From The Vault: The Phantom Of The Opera (1962) Simon Fitzjohn January 27, 2019 Editor's Choice, From The Vault Fitting neatly into that Hammer category marked ‘rarely seen or talked about’, 1962’s The Phantom Of The Opera is a slick, somewhat sedate offering. Originally brought to the studio by (and intended as...
From The Vault: Blue Steel (1989) Simon Fitzjohn January 2, 2019 Editor's Choice, From The Vault Jamie Lee Curtis' cop is tormented by psycho Ron Silver
Festive Frights: Saint (2010) Simon Fitzjohn December 14, 2018 Editor's Choice, From The Vault 1 Comment A festive horror treat from Dutch director Dick Maas
12 Days Of Christmas: Day 4 Chris Faers December 9, 2018 Features, From The Vault The ‘One For All The Family’ Christmas Film Home Alone (1990) If you summarise Home Alone in a nutshell, a young boy left to his own devices who lays a series of traps to protect his house...
Festive Frights: Christmas Evil (1980) Simon Fitzjohn December 9, 2018 Editor's Choice, From The Vault 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...
12 Days Of Christmas: Day 3 Chris Faers December 8, 2018 Editor's Choice, Features, From The Vault The ‘Divisive’ Christmas Film Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) Back in 1966, an animated television short of Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas was released, becoming...
12 Days Of Christmas: Day 2 Chris Faers December 6, 2018 Editor's Choice, Features, From The Vault The ‘So Bad It’s Good’ Christmas Film Jingle All The Way (1996) Putting Arnold Schwarzenegger and Christmas comedy together seems like a match made hell. Lets face it; the Austrian Oak’s...
12 Days Of Christmas: Day 1 Chris Faers December 5, 2018 Editor's Choice, Features, From The Vault 12 Days of Christmas As we count down to the big day, no doubt you’ll be looking to get into the yuletide spirit, and what better way to get you in the mood than to curling up with your loved ones and...
From The Vault: Waxwork (1988) Simon Fitzjohn November 19, 2018 Editor's Choice, From The Vault Straight out of the category labelled ‘they don’t make ‘em like this anymore’, 1988’s Waxwork is a wildly over-the-top splatter epic. Mixing horror and comedy to a degree that rarely gets an...
Month Of Myers: Rob Zombie’s Halloween (2007) Simon Fitzjohn October 24, 2018 Editor's Choice, From The Vault 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...
Month Of Myers: Halloween Resurrection (2002) Simon Fitzjohn October 17, 2018 Editor's Choice, From The Vault, Halloween 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,...
Month Of Myers: Halloween H20 (1998) Simon Fitzjohn October 11, 2018 Editor's Choice, From The Vault 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...
Month Of Myers: Halloween 6 – The Curse Of Michael Myers (1995) Simon Fitzjohn October 8, 2018 Editor's Choice, From The Vault, Halloween 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...
