Killer’s Moon, 1978. Written and Directed by Alan Birkinshaw. Starring Anthony Forrest, Tom Marshall, David Jackson, Georgina Kean, Nigel Gregory, Jane Hayden, Alison Elliot and JoAnne Good. SYNOPSIS: Four drugged-up mental patients escape from the local asylum and seek refuge in a remote Lake District hotel where a class of stranded school-girls are staying. As […]

Warlock, 1989. Directed by Steve Miner. Starring Julian Sands, Richard E. Grant, Lori Singer and Mary Woronov. SYNOPSIS: A warlock comes from the past… to destroy the future. If you’re a fan of cult horrors then chances are you’ll be familiar with American filmmaker Steve Miner. An associate producer on the original Friday the 13th […]

Wake Wood, 2011. Directed by David Keating. Starring Aidan Gillen, Eva Birthistle, Timothy Spall, Amelia Crowley, Brian Gleeson, Dan Gordon, Ruth McCabe and Ella Connolly. SYNOPSIS: A married couple move to the Irish village of Wake Wood after the death of their daughter, where they discover an ancient ritual that can reunite them with their […]

Arrivederci Millwall, 1990. Directed by Charles McDougall. Starring Kevin O’Donohoe, Sidney Cole, Tim Keen, Stephen Marcus, Peter McNamara, Andrew Tiernan, Valerie Gogan, Brian Lawrence and David Barrass. SYNOPSIS: A fiery group of English football supporters make their way to the continent for the holy grail of the football calendar, the 1982 World Cup in Spain. […]

Husk, 2011. Written and Directed by Brett Simmons. Starring Devon Graye, Wes Chatham, C.J. Thomason, Tammin Sursok and Ben Easter. SYNOPSIS: When a crow smashes into their car windscreen a group of young friends find themselves stranded near a desolate cornfield and take shelter in a crumbling farmhouse, which they soon discover to be the […]

Across the Forest: Tales from Transylvania, 2009. Directed by Justin Blair and Matthew Vincent. SYNOPSIS: Two American filmmakers journey to the mountains of Transylvania, where ancient beliefs in the supernatural can still be found. “I read that every known superstition in the world is gathered into the horseshoe of the Carpathians, as if it were […]

Damned by Dawn, 2009. Directed by Brett Anstey. Starring Renee Willner, Bridget Neval, Dawn Klinberg, Taryn Eva, Danny Alder, Mark Taylor and Peter Stratford. SYNOPSIS: In a remote country farmhouse a family interrupt the grieving rituals of a banshee, who then summons an army of the undead to unleash her fury. Australian horror has enjoyed […]

Seconds out… welcome to the 3rd annual Superhero Showdown! LAST TIME OUT… Before we get underway, let’s start things off with a review of 2010’s confrontation, which saw Marvel sequel Iron Man 2 taking on DC Comics’ Jonah Hex and Mark Millar’s Icon indie Kick-Ass for big screen superhero supremacy… Our prediction from last year’s […]

Clash, a.k.a. Bay Rong, 2009. Directed by Le Thanh Son. Starring Johnny Nguyen, Veronica Ngo, Hoang Phuc Nguyen, Lam Minh Thang and Hieu Hien. SYNOPSIS: Forced into becoming a mercenary after her daughter is kidnapped by a powerful gangland boss, a young woman sets out to assemble a team of specialists in order to complete […]

As a new ‘pro-copyright’ campaign launches in the UK, Gary Collinson wonders if the industry is fighting a losing battle… The UK film and television industry launched a new anti-copyright campaign today aiming to educate the hearts and minds of the public and help address the continued challenges posed by copyright infringement. Entitled ‘Moments Worth […]