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13 Obscure Horror Movie Gems You Need to See

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Forget Michael, Freddy and Jason. Check out these thirteen obscure and underrated horror movies… The horror genre is stuffed to the gills with an array of popular and iconic films. There are plenty of overlooked and undervalued films, some of which might have been overshadowed by bigger box office successes, or some which have been […]

The Breakfast Club at 40: The Story Behind the Quintessential Coming-of-Age Teen Drama of the 80s

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As the film turns 40, Hasitha Fernando looks at the story behind John Hughes’ 80s classic The Breakfast Club… John Hughes is a name that is synonymous with coming-of-age teen dramas and the 1980s era but one film has always stood out as one of the filmmaker’s best efforts and that is The Breakfast Club. […]

David Lynch: American Cinema’s Great Enigma

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Simon Thompson explores the career of the late, great David Lynch… To start this article off as simply as possible, David Lynch, one of American cinema’s greatest idiosyncratic directors is gone. While I knew that his health had sadly taken a turn for the worse since 2020, it still feels almost impossible to come to […]

Romance-themed Retro Video Games for Valentine’s Day

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Andrew Newton revisits a selection of romance-themed retro games from back in the day… It’s St. Valentine’s Day, a chance to spend time with your beloved…… beloved retro computer that is.  There are a fair few games of old that had love and romance as the focus, and I’m talking proper love not smut, I’ll […]

Valentine: The Dying Days of the Slasher Era

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EJ Moreno looks back on the 2001 slasher film Valentine… The slasher genre reigned as the horror go-to for decades. Starting sometime in the mid-70s, slashers films dominated popular culture with iconic killers, casts stacked with beautiful people, and insane kills. This trend would last until around the early 90s when the golden-era of Michael, […]

Indie Horror Filmmaking: Releasing The Baby in the Basket into a challenging landscape

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Flickering Myth’s first foray into filmmaking is rolling out into the world but the realities of the indie filmmaking landscape are tough… In case, dear readers, you haven’t been bombarded enough with news of Flickering Myth’s first dive into making a movie, our film The Baby in the Basket has been unleashed upon the world, […]

Underrated Modern Horror Gems That Deserve More Love

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EJ Moreno revisits overlooked modern horror films…  With the sheer volume of horror movies releasing each year, including smaller indies and the straight-to-streaming movies that seemingly drop daily, it’s easy to see how even the best horror films can get lost in the shuffle. Given how some hidden gems have remained hidden for far too […]

Forgotten Horror Movie Gems From 25 Years Ago

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EJ Moreno looks at a selection of forgotten horror films from 2000… It’s a new year, and besides my joints aching, I’m reminded of my age when I look at which films have anniversaries. This year, the movies released in 2000 have their 25th anniversary, and it’s pretty stunning to think about, especially when you […]

10 Essential Action Movies from 2005

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Grab a weapon and a ride, and get on down to 2005 for these 10 essential action movies… The noughties were an odd time in cinema. There seemed to be a dearth in standout blockbusters and a number of lacklustre sequels. Maybe not so different from today, but we also had an array of stylistic […]

Lifeforce: A Movie Only Cannon Could Have Made

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Ahead of its impending 4K release from Arrow, Tom Jolliffe takes a look back at a defining moment in Cannon Films canon… What’s the craziest mo-fo of a film you’ve ever seen? There have been plenty of odd films. The beauty of cinema is in its variety. I’ve written about a slightly more critically acclaimed […]