Filmmakers

INTERVIEW – LEE HARDCASTLE talks Evil Dead in 60 Seconds

Published on: 5th March, 2010

Whilst fans have been eager for a fourth installment in the Evil Dead franchise, and have prayed that the remake would never see the light of day, British filmmaker Lee Hardcastle has been hard at work adapting his own version… with clay. Condensing Sam Raimi’s 1981 video nasty into just one minute, his entry into [...]

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INTERVIEW – CAROLINE DU POTET talks In Their Sleep

Published on: 27th January, 2010

Siblings Caroline and Eric du Potet are set to be the latest filmmakers from France to enjoy international acclaim with their upcoming thriller Dans ton sommeil (In Their Sleep). Having already been hyped on such sites as UHM and Pretty-Scary, the movie promises to follow the recent tradition of Euro horrors putting their Hollywood counterparts [...]

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INTERVIEW – SHAUN O’ROURKE talks Butchered

Published on: 17th January, 2010

Working alongside his Eleven Bravo Productions partner Sheila Brothers and filmmaker Charles Stewart Jr., Shaun O’Rourke has not only co-starred, written and produced the upcoming horror flick Butchered but was also involved in the directing. Set to be released on DVD on February 9, the movie tells of a group of young friends who become [...]

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INTERVIEW – PAUL SOLET talks Grace

Published on: 16th January, 2010

Although a few genre sites had given it an occasional mention, the success of Paul Solet’s feature debut Grace seemed to come from out of nowhere. Aided by a screening at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival last January, the movie has since enjoyed critical acclaim and has hailed its director as a promising new talent.
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INTERVIEW – DOUGLAS MCKEOWN talks The Deadly Spawn

Published on: 20th December, 2009

Shot on an extremely low budget, The Deadly Spawn would become a cult classic amongst fans of 1980s creature features, a regular attraction at the drive-ins and late night movie theatres.
Marking the debut of independent filmmaker Douglas McKeown, The Deadly Spawn told of a meteor that crashlands in the woods, prompting two campers to go [...]

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INTERVIEW – JAMES BRYAN talks The Dirtiest Game

Published on: 19th December, 2009

Following on from the gallery of previously unreleased images that we published recently, cult filmmaker James Bryan moves onto discussing his x-rated 1970 adult flick The Dirtiest Game. Titus Moede starred as a politician who, desperate to win the support of the younger voters, sets out to try and legalise marijuana. Boasting raunchy [...]

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INTERVIEW – ENZO G. CASTELLARI talks The Bronx Warriors

Published on: 16th December, 2009

Those who have been working their way through the series of obscure and cult Italian movies that the UK label Shameless have been spewing out over the last couple of years will be aware of the awesome box set that the company have just released. Coming in a sleek steel tin, The Bronx Warriors set [...]

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INTERVIEW – ULLI LOMMEL talks Boogeyman II

Published on: 28th November, 2009

Not only did Ulli Lommel’s 1980 supernatural slasher The Boogeyman find its way onto the DPP’s ‘Video Nasty’ list but so did its sequel.
With a co-directors credit by Bruce Starr, Boogeyman 2 (alternatively known as Revenge of the Boogeyman) was soon removed from the DPP list but would not be re-submitted to the BBFC until [...]

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INTERVIEW – MATT CIMBER talks The Witch Who Came From the Sea

Published on: 28th November, 2009

Continuing on with our ‘Video Nasties’ retrospectives, filmmaker Matt Cimber discusses how his movie The Witch Who Came From the Sea caused controversy during the 1980’s. Amongst the first to be added to the DPP’s list of offensive videos, the film was soon removed but would not be passed by the BBFC until 2006.
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INTERVIEW – JAMES BRYAN talks Don’t Go in the Woods

Published on: 27th November, 2009

One ‘Video Nasty’ that many splatter fans now consider a ‘guilty pleasure’ is James Bryan’s Don’t Go in the Woods, an extremely low budget slasher flick that mixed DIY effects with a camp score. Now often dubbed ’so bad it’s good,’ the movie has recently been discovered by a new audience thanks to the Code [...]

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