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The 25 Films of Christmas
It’s that most wonderful time of the year – with the nights closing in, the jingle of bells getting louder, it’s time to… prepare for your extended family descending on your doorstep, get all the […]
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Big Budget Hollywood Reboots
The superb new South Korean crime thriller THE GANGSTER THE COP THE DEVIL features a unique and ingenious premise: a serial killer stalking the city streets, unwittingly targets a notorious crime boss, who fights back […]
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Did You Spot SCARFACE?
Scarface has had a marked impact on popular culture since its release 35 years ago, with references to its iconic lines and imagery throughout film and television ever since. To celebrate the 35th Anniversary of […]
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Too Scared to Watch THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE?
Do you love Halloween, but are not the biggest horror fan? Do you want to get in the mood, but are too scared of being scared? Well… The Haunting of Hill House might be a […]
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DC Female Superheroes We All Need to Channel
We all look up to celebrities, sports stars and reality stars as role models, but what about fictional characters? There’s definitely things we can learn from some of the strongest women in films, especially superheroes […]
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Three From Hell and The Best Hillbilly Horror
First there was House of 1,000 Corpses. Then there was The Devil’s Rejects. Now, writer-director Rob Zombie presents the next blood-soaked chapter in the most violent crime saga in movie history, 3 from Hell. After […]
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Terrifying Giant Monsters In Film History
Humans have been imagining and creating monster mythologies for hundreds of years. Perhaps to project their own fears into fiction, or perhaps because we believe that monsters are the only really believable match for us. […]
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Child’s Play: Nods to the 80s
Child’s Play has had an upgrade with the 2019 remake. Indeed, everyone’s favourite killer doll has gone digital. But Chucky hasn’t forgotten his roots as one of the 1980s’ most iconic villains. Watch closely, and […]
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Stephen King’s Timeless Titles
Stephen King, if you didn’t already know, is probably the most prominent and influential horror, sci-fi author of all time. This globally recognised, genre-defining icon has made his mark on popular culture, writing an astonishing […]
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Grimmfest 2019 Festival Report – Day 4
The final day of Grimmfest opened with the cheeky little title of DEAD DICKS. Whilst yes, it may have featured full front male nudity at the beginning of the movie, that’s about as much real […]
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Grimmfest 2019 Festival Report – Day 3
Day three of Grimmfest opened with the hilarious yet tragic short film Asparagus Tips in which a young woman’s vegetable digits become the taste sensation amongst her friends. This was followed promptly by Richard Bates […]
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Grimmfest 2019 Festival Report – Day 2
After a kickass opener, I settled down for Day 2 of Grimmfest with the surreal Russian feature QUIET COMES THE DAWN. A young woman, who loses both her brother and her mother, is plagued by […]
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Grimmfest 2019 Festival Report – Day 1
It’s been 4 years since I last covered Grimmfest so it’s great to hit Manchester this year to catch up with some old friends and check out some brilliant contributions to horror cinema. The festival […]
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THE AMERICAN HORROR STORY GUIDE TO 80’s SLASHER CLASSICS
The teaser trailer for AMERICAN HORROR STORY: 1984, features a bunch of teens frolicking at a lake, drinking beer and swimming, until a black clad figure emerges from the water with a huge knife. It’s […]
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NIGHT HUNTER And The Best Multiple Personality Murderers in Film
From Psycho to Shutter Island the murderous split personality has long-been a staple of dark thrillers and horror cinema. Now director David Raymond’s puts a new twist on the tried and tested multiple personality murderer […]
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Interview with Brian Hanson and Richard Handley on The Black String
Of the many oddities that I saw at FrightFest this year, including Stiffler being a killer, maybe the weirdest was watching Agent Cody Banks grown up and calling a sex-line. This is how The Black […]
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FrightFest (2019): Films ranked
Well, that’s another FrightFest down. The twentieth anniversary made for a bloody wonderful long weekend spent with some of the most exciting voices in contemporary horror and fantasy cinema. Still, you can have too much […]
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Frightfest (2019) day 5: A good witch is not hard to find
The final day is upon us: after four days with 19 films, we come to the final five. As is normal by this point, I’m knackered, and some of the movies I’ve seen have started […]