Events
Fright Fest day 4: road, rage and elves
Three days down and two to go. Online this was the day that most people seemed to be looking forward to. I can see why – looking at my schedule there’s a fine-looking mix of […]
Month: August 2015
HCF Reviews
Official Teaser Poster and Trailer Revealed For Gerard Lough’s NIGHT PEOPLE
An official teaser poster and the official trailer have been revealed for Gerard Lough’s debut feature, NIGHT PEOPLE. Night People is an indie Sci-Fi / Horror film which was shot on location in Donegal and […]
HCF Reviews
The Star Wars Saga: The Phantom Menace
Released: 19th May 1999 Budget: $115m Box Office Takings: $1.027b The Best Quote: Everything! Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering. […]
Columns
DOC’S JOURNEY INTO HAMMER FILMS #38: THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES [1959]
UK AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY AND DVD RUNNING TIME: 87 min REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic The infamous and cruel aristocrat Sir Hugo Baskerville is killed by a huge dog after he […]
Genres
THE ENTITY (2015) [La Entidad]
THE ENTITY (2015) aka La Entidad Directed by Eduardo Schuldt A group of film students decide to focus on the subject of reaction videos for their media studies exam project. After watching a video of […]
Action
HITMAN: AGENT 47 [2015]: in cinemas now [short review]
USA IN CINEMAS NOW RUNNING TIME: 93 min REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic A corporation known as Syndicate International is searching for geneticist Dr. Peter Litvenko but their agent is killed by […]
Columns
DOC’S JOURNEY INTO HAMMER FILMS #37: I ONLY ARSKED! [1958]
UK AVAILABLE ON DVD RUNNING TIME: 82 min REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic Through the mechanisms of their Sergeant ‘Potty’ Chambers, Bootsy, Popeye Poppelwell, The Professor Hatchett, Cupcake Cook and Cpl. Springer […]
Genres
BODY (2015)
BODY (2015) Written and directed by Dan Berk and Robert Olsen It’s the night before Christmas Eve and three girls, Holly, Cali and Mel, who are bored out of their brains, decide to go to […]
Action
MONSTERS: DARK CONTINENT (2014)
MONSTERS: DARK CONTINENT (2014) Directed by Tom Green On DVD, Blu-Ray and Steelbook Ten years after the events of MONSTERS, the extra terrestrial creatures have escaped their Mexican infected zone and spread across the globe. […]
Events
Fright Fest day 3: hallows, hangings and self harming
Day three, and a mixture of tiredness and horror overload has left me a little shaken. Still, a well-timed visit to Coffee Republic in the morning, and pick me up from the local shop, and […]
Games
Devil’s Third (Review) – Out Now on Wii U
Developed by Valhalla Game Studios – Published by Nintendo – Available now on Wii U Given Nintendo’s output in recent years, it’s quite the surprise that they decided to publish this particular game. And given […]
Events
Fright Fest day 2: landmines, ghosts and demons
Waking from a late night, the thought of spending 14 hours in Leicester Square ought to be a daunting one. Fortunately today’s 6 film line-up looks like just the ticket. Munching a Pret sandwich and […]
Genres
PRESSURE (2015)
PRESSURE (2015) Directed by Ron Scalpello Available on DVD A group of offshore underwater welders are ordered to repair a pipeline 650ft below the surface of the Indian Ocean. When the diving bell they submerged […]
Action
ZOMBIE FIGHT CLUB (2014)
ZOMBIE FIGHT CLUB (2014) Directed by Joe Chien Madarin and English language with English subtitles A dodgy batch of ‘bath salts’ blue pills turn their consumers into crazed flesh-eating undead! Running wild within an apartment […]
Events
Fright Fest Day 1: cherries, comicbooks and wasps
It’s that time of year again: the biggest days on the UK horror calendar. Billed as ‘the dark heart of cinema’, the Film 4 sponsored Fright Fest is the country’s most prolific genre film festival. […]
Books
Titan Books To Publish Mercedes Lackey’s Fantasy Omnibus THE MAGE STORMS
Titan Books are to publish a brilliant new omnibus by renowned fantasy author Mercedes Lackey on 4th September on paperback and eBook. The Mage Storms collects together Lackey’s much loved Valdemar novels Storm Warning, Storm Rising and Storm Breaking. This bestselling […]
Books
Titan Books To Publish Sax Rohmer’s EMPEROR FU-MANCHU
Titan Books are set to publish Emperor Fu-Manchu on 18th September 2015 on paperback. Emperor Fu-Manchu is the latest instalment to be released in the existing Fu-Manchu series brought to you by renowned author Sax Rohmer. In this […]
Books
Titan Books To Publish THE ART OF HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2
Titan Books are set to publish The Art of Hotel Transylvania 2 on 4th September 2015 in hardback format ahead of the film’s release in UK cinemas on 16th October 2015. Drac’s pack is back […]