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The Witches at 30: The family film that terrified an entire generation

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With The Witches celebrating its 30th anniversary, George Nash takes a look at the legacy of Nicolas Roeg’s terrifying family film… In the filmography of the late British director Nicolas Roeg — a career spanning just shy of 50 years — two movies stand out from the rest. Both are adaptations of literary texts. Both […]

The Greatest Bond Girls of All Time

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Chris Gelderd on the greatest Bond Girls of all time… A term that has stood strong for over 50 years, the phrase “Bond Girl” conjures up an image that defines escapist cinema; a dazzling leading lady, side by side with James Bond in his adventures, with beauty and brains to boot. While some may prefer […]

San Diego Comic-Con International 2018 Cosplay Gallery

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With this year’s annual San Diego Comic-Con International now in full swing, the cosplayers have been out in full force on the convention floor today. We’ve seen Incredibles, White Walkers, Dark Wizards, Wakandan warriors, Assassins, Power Rangers, Princesses of Power, Atlantean royalty and of course the occasional Harley Quinn. Check out a gallery of cosplay […]

Extreme Cinema – The Idiots (1998)

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The Idiots, 1998. Directed by Lars von Trier. Starring Bodil Jørgensen, Jens Albinus, Anne Louise Hassing and Nikolaj Lie Kass. Lars von Trier’s The Idiots (Idioterne, 1998) features the potentially offensive story of a group of middle class people who pretend to be handicapped as they are unhappy with society. The film begins with Karen […]

Underrated Horror Comedy Movies That You Must Watch

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Marvelous Videos presents ten laugh-out-loud horror comedies… Horror comedy – it’s literally an oxymoron. How can any piece of storytelling make sense if it’s trying to both scare someone and make them laugh their head off? Genre mixers have existed for a while now, but those combinations have at least made sense: action and fantasy, […]

Cheesy But Entertaining B-Movie Monster Horror Films That No One Talks About

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Marvelous Videos presents B-movie monster horror films from the depths of cheesiness… B-movies have consistently benefitted from lack of interference from studio heads. They represent what happens when you have unadulterated auteurism; filmmakers given a limited budget and told to go nuts. Producers are aware that there is a niche appeal from moviegoers. The best […]

The Best Superhero Horror Movies

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Marvelous Videos presents the best superhero horror movies… One of the reasons the superhero genre will never go the way of the western is because of how malleable it is. Thanks to wonderful productions from DC and Marvel, we have already seen it occupy a variety of categories, from thriller to western to crime drama […]

Underappreciated B-Horror Movies By Great Directors

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Marvelous Videos presents under-loved B-horror films from great directors…. Even famous niche directors have underrated gems in their filmography. They’ve created so much wonderful content for audiences (and fans!) to digest that some of their smaller/undermarketed works fly under the radar. Which is a shame because they put just as much effort into them as […]

Underrated Horror Franchises That Are Ripe for Reinvention

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Marvelous Videos presents with a selection of horror franchises ripe for reinvention… When a horror movie strikes gold, it’s almost guaranteed a slew of increasingly worse sequels courtesy of its guaranteed box office draw. However, when a horror movie doesn’t strike a chord with audiences, it means you’re lucky to get a sequel in direct-to-DVD […]