Dawn of the Dead – Limited Edition Blu-Ray Box Set (Second Sight)
Of all the zombie movies the late, great George A. Romero made, I think Dawn of the Dead is probably my favourite – and I know I’m not alone in that. As much as I…
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Asylum (Second Sight Films)
Here’s another Amicus chestnut lovingly resurrected by Second Sight, complete with chunky booklet and special features. As with the recently reviewed The House That Dripped Blood, Asylum is a compendium piece, comprising four short stories…
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The House That Dripped Blood – Blu-Ray (Second Sight Films)
A really fun Blu-Ray reissue of a cult horror from 1971, The House That Dripped Blood may only be a certificate 12, which tells you all you need to know about how violent and gory…
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When A Stranger Calls/When A Stranger Calls Back (Second Sight)
Famously inspiring the beginning of Scream, the original When a Stranger Calls from 1979 also spawned those unforgettable lines ‘The call’s coming from inside the house!’ and ‘Have you checked the children?’ – something star…
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The Changeling – Blu-Ray (Second Sight)
A haunted house movie with a difference. Director Peter Medak’s The Changeling is a classic of the horror genre, originally released in 1980 and starring the inimitable George C. Scott, Trish Van de Vere and…
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It Lives (Second Sight)
There is something about living in the actual dystopian future which makes alternative timelines for our current state of affairs all the more interesting. Gone are the days of being scared by the cautionary tales…
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Xtro – Blu-Ray (Second Sight Films)
Xtro was first released in 1982, at the height of the ‘video nasty’ furore, when the likes of that silly cow Mary Whitehouse were campaigning to preserve the moral fibre of our country. There were…
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Space Truckers – Blu-Ray (Second Sight Films)
You’re gonna love Space Truckers. No, really, you are. It’s a nineties movie that looks like it should be a sixties comedy B-movie and pretty much reads the same way. But this is no B-movie….
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Willard & Ben (Second Sight)
Before James Herbert’s Rats novels, there were Willard (1971) and Ben (1972), which focussed on the little critters. The first was based on a novel called Ratman’s Notebooks by Stephen Gilbert, while the second continued…
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Channel Zero: Season One: Candle Cove (Syfy/Second Sight)
Despite being broadcast in 2016 – and now receiving its DVD release – Channel Zero: Candle Cove is a 6-episode mini-series that for once I am not alone in not having heard of. Having mentioned it…
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Dreamscape (Second Sight)
As Dennis Quaid comments on one of the extras for this new edition of Dreamscape, even though it was made in 1984 the movie has a very ’70s feel to it – and almost certainly…
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Electric Dreams (Second Sight)
Mention Electric Dreams to anyone, and they’ll always immediately think of the title track from Phil Oakey of the Human League. You’ll have to wait until almost the end of the movie before you can…
