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Benediction

Written by: Terence Davies Directed by: Terence Davies Starring: Jack Lowden, Peter Capaldi, Calam Lynch, Anton Lesser, Ben Daniels, Simon Russell Beale, Kate Phillips, Gemma Jones, Geraldine James Siegfried Sassoon is a name that rings…



A Christmas Horror Story

A Christmas Horror Story (Entertainment One) Christmas, the final frontier. These are tales of the festive season, their intertwined, dark purpose to enlighten, thrill and entertain, to boldly go where no Yuletide horror film has…


The Exorcist

The Exorcist (Warner Bros.) With All Hallows Eve just around the corner, the folks at Warner Bros asked MM (or rather, me) which title from their horror back-catalogue would I not only choose to watch…


The Nightmare

The Nightmare (Altitude) ‘The Nightmare’ is the latest documentary from Rodney Ascher, who previously gave us the bonkers ‘Shining’ documentary, ‘Room 237’, and this time out he takes us into the little explored realm of…


WER

WER (Entertainment One) Probably the best werewolf film since ‘Dog Soldiers’, ‘Wer’ is both brutal and unflinching and lends the werewolf mythos a gritty realism much needed after all that twee ‘Underworld’ and ‘Twilight’ nonsense….


FrightFest launches merchandising label

In the week that sees FrightFest launch VOD platform FrightFest Presents, the UK’s biggest genre film festival announces the creation of FRIGHTFEST ENTERISES, its merchandising and retail arm. TheHorrorShow.TV\’s David Hughes, who has joined the…


We Are Still Here

We Are Still Here (Studiocanal)  If you yearn for the rich tone and vibe of Seventies horror – and the Eighties, to an extent – and you’re wondering if anyone else can conjure it as…


Cub

Cub (Altitude) If you’re fed up of waiting for Hollywood to churn out something original in the horror genre, you could do a lot worse than check out this fearless Belgian film. The debut feature…


Elimination Game

Elimination Game (Altitude) Bravely attempting to conjure the spirit of Eighties greats like \’The Running Man\’, \’Elimination Game\’ doesn\’t seem to quite know where to pitch itself. It toys with satirical social commentary, but doesn\’t quite go far…


Zombie Fight Club

Zombie Fight Club (Altitude) An unashamed exploitation flick of the highest order, \’Zombie Fight Club\’ is a deranged mash-up of full-blown horror and splattery action, paying as much homage to \’Dredd\’ as \’Evil Dead\’. For some unknown reason…


Tales of Halloween

Tales of Halloween (Epic) I always thought I was alone. That I was the only person who missed being scared by horror cinema, who missed the thrill of expectant fear and the wicked humour that…