HCF Reviews
STOMACH (2019)
UK Release Date – TBC With a strange title and a striking poster Alex Visani’s Stomach promises a lot. Both suggest all kinds of body horror imagery and subconscious desires. Does it ever deliver on […]
Month: September 2020
News
“Deadliest Film Ever Made” ANTRUM To Gain UK Release
Danse Macabre have confirmed that the controversial horror Antrum will be released in UK Cinemas on 23rd October and on DVD & Digital from 26th October 2020, “over forty years” after its original release. Antrum, […]
News
Anime Classic AKIRA Returns To Cinemas in 4K on IMAX
Manga Entertainment has announced that the definitive anime classic Akira will be returning to cinemas in gloriously remastered 4K on IMAX screens for the very first time in a truly unmissable cinematic experience in over […]
News
Tom Berenger Is Hunted In Survival Thriller BLOOD AND MONEY
The hunter becomes the hunted in the tense and violent thriller Blood and Money, as Academy Award-nominee Tom Berenger (Platoon, Sniper) fights for his life in the sub-zero terrain of the North American wilderness. Retired […]
News
Mark Dacascos Stars in Zombie Horror THE DRIVER
In The Driver, martial arts legend Mark Dacascos (John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, Brotherhood of the Wolf) gets behind the wheel for a high-octane zombie horror that pulls no punches when it comes to […]
News
Arrow Video FrightFest: Halloween event goes digital
It’s a home invasion sequel! Arrow Video FrightFest will go virtual for the second time in 2020. Unfortunately, the gang have taken the difficult, but completely right, decision to cancel their planned Halloween event at […]
HCF Reviews
THE STRANGERS [2008]: on Blu-ray September 28th
USA AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY [LIMITED EDITION]: SEPTEMBER 28TH, from SECOND SIGHT RUNNING TIME : 86 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera In a secluded area, away from civilization, James Hoyt and Kristen McKay return from […]
News
Neil Marshall’s Werewolf Horror DOG SOLDIERS Set For 4K Re-Release
Things are getting hairy close to Halloween, as Vertigo Releasing announces the re-release of the classic British troops-versus-werewolves horror DOG SOLDIERS, with a superb 4K restoration, and stunning, newly-commissioned promotional artwork by legendary illustrator Chris […]
News
Home-Invasion Thriller BECKY To Hit UK Digital Platforms
Get ready for BECKY, coming to digital platforms in the UK from 28th September 2020 from Vertigo Releasing. Slickly and smartly directed by Jonathan Milott and Cary Murnion (the duo behind cult horror comedy Cooties), […]
News
Neo-Giallo CRYSTAL EYES Stalks Arrow Video Channel
This September, the Arrow Video Channel is showing the superbly-stylish giallo-infused high fashion horror Crystal Eyes, as well as a fantastic selection of brand new additions to the channel. A camp, creepy and gloriously entertaining […]
News
Casper Van Dien Stars in Psychological Thriller DEAD WATER
It’s strife on the ocean waves as an ex-Marine comes face to face with a modern-day pirate in Altitude’s psychological thriller DEAD WATER, set for release on 5th October 2020. DEAD WATER sees a group […]
News
Lockdown Horror Hit HOST To Release in UK and Irish Cinemas
Hereditary meets Unfriended in the truly terrifying new horror sensation HOST (a Shudder Original). HOST is released in UK and Irish cinemas and on digital platforms on 4th December (courtesy of Vertigo Releasing) but for […]
Giallo
MURDER-ROCK: DANCING DEATH [1984]
AKA MURDEROCK: UCCIDE A PASSO DI DANZA, THE DEMON IS LOOSE, SLASHDANCE ITALY AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY [REGION ‘A’ ONLY] AND DVD RUNNING TIME: 84 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera Candice Morman runs a dancing […]
HCF Reviews
VAL LEWTON HORROR SERIES #5: THE GHOST SHIP ]1943]
USA AVAILABLE ON DVD RUNNING TIME: 69 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera Tom Merriam signs on the ship The Altair as third officer under Captain Stone. At first things look good. Stone sees Merriam […]
HCF Reviews
THE MASK OF FU MANCHU [1932]
USA AVAILABLE ON REGION 1 DVD RUNNING TIME: 68 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera In Mongolia, on the edge of the Gobi desert, lies the tomb of Genghis Khan, inside which are a mask […]
Fantasy
A TRIP TO THE MOON [1902] and THE EXTRAORDINARY VOYAGE [2011]: On Blu-ray 21st September
FRANCE LIMITED EDITION WITH AUTOBIOGRAPHY AVAILABLE ON 21st SETPTEMBER, from ARROW ACADEMY RUNNING TIME: 13 mins + 66 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera At a meeting of the Astronomy Club, its president, Professor Barbenfouillis, […]
Crime
THIS GUN FOR HIRE [1943]: On Blu-ray September 14th Now
USA AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY: NOW, from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT RUNNING TIME: 83 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera Hit man Philip Raven kills a blackmailer and is paid off by his employer Willard Gates in “hot” […]
Features
HCF Classic Moment No 8: A sailor tells a story…..
While nearly every John Carpenter fan will always go Halloween or The Thing to talk about the work of such a creative director, his 1980 offering The Fog should also be considered as one of his best work, even more so thanks […]