Mire Beasts (Doctor Who monsters)
The Mire Beasts, tentacled octopoid monstrosities tucked away in Episode One (“The Executioners”) and Episode Two (“The Death of Time”) of the 1965 Doctor Who story The Chase, are among the least...
View ArticleThe Exorcist (BBC radio drama)
The Exorcist is a 2014 British BBC radio 4 drama based upon William Peter Blatty’s bestselling novel (previously adapted as a film by the author and William Friedkin in 1973) about the possession of a...
View Article“Ban the Sadist Videos!”– The Story of Video Nasties (article)
The film world in Britain during the early 80s was grim. Most of the grand cinema palaces of yesteryear were, if not already transformed into Bingo halls, falling apart, offering a less-than-enticing...
View ArticleDracula: The Dark Prince
Dracula: The Dark Prince is a 2013 American horror film directed by Pearry Reginald Teo (Necromenta, Dead Inside/The Evil Inside) from a screenplay co-written by him, Steven Paul and Nicole...
View ArticleThe Slumber Party Massacre
The Slumber Party Massacre is a 1982 slasher film produced and directed by Amy Holden Jones and written by feminist Rita Mae Brown as a parody (her original titles were Don’t Open the Door and...
View ArticleThe Ten O’Clock People
The Ten O’Clock People is an upcoming 2015 American horror film directed by Tom Holland (Child’s Play, Fright Night) from a screenplay by E. J. Meyers, based upon a Stephen King short story (from...
View ArticleThe Quiet Ones [updated]
The Quiet Ones is a 2013 British horror film produced by Hammer Films starring Jared Harris, Sam Claflin, Olivia Cooke, Erin Richards, Rory Fleck-Byrne and Laurie Calvert. It is released April 2014....
View ArticleHoneyspider
Honeyspider is a 2014 American horror written and produced by Kenny Caperton (owner of The Myers House NC) and directed by Josh Hasty (A Mannequin in Static) of Black House Capital. The film stars...
View ArticleAtrocious
Atrocious is a 2010 Spanish found footage horror film, written and directed by Fernando Barreda Luna, and starring Rafael Amaya, Cristian Valencia and Clara Moraleda. In April 2010, the Quintanilla...
View ArticleGemini
Gemini is a 2014 Filipino horror film from Blackswan Pictures co-produced and directed by Ato Bautista from a screenplay by Shugo Praico. It stars twins Sheena McBride, Brigitte McBride, plus Lance...
View ArticleThe Purge: Anarchy
The Purge: Anarchy – formerly The Next Chapter of The Purge and The Zone – is an upcoming 2014 American horror-thriller film directed and written by James DeMonaco. It is the sequel to 2013 film The...
View ArticleWitchboard [updated with new Blu-ray release]
Witchboard is a 1986 American horror film written and directed by Kevin S. Tenney (Night of the Demons, Brain Dead). It stars Tawny Kitaen, Stephen Nichols, Todd Allen and Kathleen Wilhoite. The film...
View ArticleKing Kong Escapes
King Kong Escapes, (released in Japan as King Kong’s Counterattack (キングコングの逆襲 Kingu Kongu no Gyakushū), is a 1967 Kaiju film. A Japanese/American co-production from Toho and Rankin-Bass (Mad Monster...
View ArticleSleepaway Camp
Sleepaway Camp (also marketed on VHS as Nightmare Vacation) is a 1983 slasher horror film written and directed by Robert Hiltzik who also served as executive producer. The film came at a time when...
View ArticleThe Vampire Show
The Vampire Show is a four part Danish web series, shot in 2013 and available for viewing online. The episodes total just under 90 minutes. Shot in English, the series a parody of reality TV, and has...
View ArticleLegend Horror Classics (magazine)
Legend Horror Classics was a British magazine published by Legend Publishing and which ran for thirteen issues between 1974 and 1975. The magazine was very much a second fiddle imitation of Monster...
View ArticleEvil Dead Trap
Evil Dead Trap, known in Japan as Shiryō no wana (死霊の罠), is a 1988 Japanese horror film directed by Toshiharu Ikeda and produced by Japan Home Video. Plot: TV show host Nami asks her viewers to send...
View ArticleTrauma
Trauma is a 1993 Italian giallo horror film directed by Dario Argento, starring Asia Argento, Piper Laurie, Christopher Rydell and Brad Dourif. Shot in and around Minneapolis, United States in August...
View ArticleSphere horror paperbacks [updated]
Sphere horror paperbacks were published in the UK during the 1970s and 1980s. They were hugely popular and many – such as Lust for a Vampire, Blind Terror, The Ghoul, Squirm and Dawn of the Dead – were...
View ArticleParanormal Xperience
Paranormal Xperience (aka Paranormal Xperience 3D and PX3D) is a 2011 Spanish horror film. As the title suggests, it was shot in 3D and directed by Sergi Vizcaino. It stars Amaia Salamanca, Maxi...
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