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10 Essential Vampire Movies To Sink Your Teeth Into

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Coinciding with the release of the new Salem’s Lot [read our review here], here are ten essential vampire movies to sink your teeth into… Nosferatu (1922) This iconic piece of cinema remains timeless and its visual influence can still be seen today. If you’ve seen anything from Tim Burton, you’ve seen run off from films […]

Must-See Modern Horror Movies You Might Have Missed

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EJ Moreno looks at six must-see horror movies that may have flown under your radar… Every year, horror fans go through whatever daunting watch list is before them. But even the most dedicated genre lover will struggle to see every must-see horror title that’s dropped. To no fault of horror fans, there are far too […]

The Essential Horror-Comedy Movies of the 21st Century

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Hasitha Fernando on the essential horror-comedies of the 21st century… With October upon us and Halloween apporaching here are some of the best horror-comedies the new century has gifted us thus far. If these movies won’t slay you with their humor, they might just scare the bejesus out of you. Check out the recommendations here… […]

Elvira: Mistress of the Dark Revisited: The Birth of a Horror Icon

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Released on this day in 1988, EJ Moreno explores the birth of a horror icon with Elvira: Mistress of the Dark… To discuss the anniversary of the cult classic Elvira: Mistress of the Dark, we first need to look at the titular Elvira, played to chic perfection by Cassandra Peterson. Elvira was born Cassandra Peterson […]

Hasbro’s G.I. Joe Classified Series: A Real American Hero Reimagined

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Gary Collinson relives his childhood with Hasbro’s G.I. Joe’s Classified Series… In 1964, it introduced young boys everywhere to the concept of the ‘action figure’ with its pioneering 12-inch military-themed dolls; two decades on, the 3.75-inch A Real American Hero relaunch was proving equally as influential, serving as the successor to Kenner’s game-changing Star Wars […]

Nowhere Left to Hide: The Rise of Tech-Savvy Killers in Horror

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Amy Watkins on the rise of the tech-savvy killer in the horror genre… A demonic, murderous doll. A deranged maniac set on revenge in a small town. A silent masked killer lurking in the shadows. These are the faces that haunt us. The faces that forced us to lock our doors, check the backseats of […]

15 Movies To Watch On Tubi UK

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The UK now gets an opportunity to ride the Tubi rollercoaster and we give you 15 gems to watch from underrated, undiscovered and forgotten to the enjoyably bad… Without a huge deal of fanfare, Tubi opened its doors in the UK recently to try and capture the kind of audience pull it’s managed over in […]

Classic Retro Video Games Based on 80s UK TV Game Shows

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Andrew Newton plays a selection of retro video games based on classic 1980s UK TV game shows… Back in the 80s the four television channels (yes, we only had four channels) all loved their light entertainment.  Every night of the week they came up with a variety of comedies, variety shows and game shows in […]

10 Iconic Movie Weapons Every Millennial Kid Wanted

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A cool movie weapon makes all the difference in genre films and we look at ten movie weapons every millennial kid wanted… Action and sci-fi films and their relentless battles between good and evil have one consistent. Weaponry is involved and whether it’s the use of real-life weapons or creations for your film, making it […]

Sirens from Space: Species and Under The Skin

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Tom Jolliffe double bills Species and Under The Skin… The sexy siren, luring men to their inevitable doom by taking on the form of a gorgeous woman. Like cats to catnip, the men salivate their way to demise. In one corner we have Species, the tale of a scientific splicing of human and alien DNA […]