At the height of “Freddy Mania”, actor Robert England capitalised on his widespread fame among the mainstream horror scene by trying his hand at directing. Offer a unique premise, 976-EVIL, is a late-night fantasy-horror centred around satanic “horror-scope” hotline, which when dialled, has a very transformative effect on the curious callers. Now the land-line classic […]
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Umbrella Entertainment has put together their own Boris Karloff Collection on DVD, perfect for those coming off their Halloween horror-binge, featuring gothic classics, The Back Cat and The Raven, along with two dramatic thrillers in the form of Tower of London and Black Friday. Spanning the course of six years in the screen icon’s filmography,
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Much like the film itself, The Carpetbaggers, proved to be a very hot item when it hit Blu-ray from Imprint Films, No. 9 in the label’s second wave, selling out rather quickly. Upon watching and reading about the film, it’s demand is really no surprise as this heated adaptation of Harold Robbins’ best-selling novel, pushed
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I remember The Deep playing a lot on TV when I was a kid, often following an airing of Jaws due to the Shaw/Benchley connection, and being falsely advertised by the network as something more in line with Spielberg’s classic. It wasn’t until I finally sat down to watch the movie that I discovered that
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I’ve watched Trick ‘r’ Treat on every Halloween night since 2014, with my seventh viewing just a day away. It’s a movie that tires and with the gradual increase of ‘trick ‘r’ treaters’ coming to my door while the Blu-ray spins, interruptions aren’t an issue and actually prolong my enjoyment. You may be surprised to
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I’ve seen quite a few documentaries celebrating the love and appreciation towards specific films, which are among my favourite topics covered by the medium. Wolfman’s Got Nards is rather unique as its director, André Gower, was the young star of the focused title; none other than Fred Dekker’s The Monster Squad. Gower, who played lead
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Synonymous with perfect vision and clarity, 2020 has been quite the opposite as a calendar year. With all that we’ve had to endure so far, appreciating the simple pleasures in life is more important than ever, be it a simple cup of coffee or a favourite TV show. If the latter is your jam and
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Out now on Blu-ray from Eureka Entertainment for the first time in the UK, This Gun for Hire, is a thrilling film-noir that marked the big-screen debut of Alan Ladd; in a role that immortalised the actor for a generation of filmgoers. When assassin Philip Raven (Ladd) is paid in marked bills by a shady
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While much of 2020 has been a write-off due to COVID-19, the spooky season that is October is immune to social distancing and True Cult with Alex Boniwell is back with a few choice New Releases for your ‘Watch-List’. Spanning the spectrum of horror, we have visitors from another world with bad intentions to something
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I remember my introduction to rabies came via a re-run episode of Diff’rent Strokes in which Arnold is bitten by a dog that’s suspected of being rabid. While the show highlighted the severity of contracting the disease, it was nothing compared to the nightmare scenario presented in Stephen King’s Cujo, out now on Blu-ray and
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