Ron Underwood’s original B-movie classic Tremors was the perfect balance of horror and comedy. A throwback to the cheap flicks of the 1950s, the movie co-starred Kevin Bacon and Fred Ward as handymen in a remote desert town that is suddenly plagued by underground reptiles that hunt through sound. Each sequel got progressively worse, with [...]
Published on: 8th March, 2010
Those that have been eagerly awaiting a region 2 release of David Noel Bourke’s surreal noir drama No Right Turn will be pleased to know that the movie is finally set to surface on April 10, courtesy of Another World Entertainment.
Boasting lush cinematography and dark sexual overtones, the movie has developed something of a cult [...]
Published on: 7th March, 2010
Fans of Euro horror have been spoilt rotten over the last few years, thanks to long overdue releases from such cult labels as Blue Underground, Shameless and Arrow. The latter have already given us excellent editions of Lamberto Bava’s Macabro/Macabre, Lucio Fulci’s Quella villa accanto al cimitero/The House by the Cemetery and Dario Argento’s Non [...]
Published on: 12th February, 2010
The MySpace mini series Beyond the Rave may have marked a rather mediocre return to form for the Hammer brand, but fans live in hope that things will soon improve. Those that were entertained by the mini serial will be interesed to hear that the company have started shipping out DVDs today and order now [...]
Published on: 9th February, 2010
Since the success of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre in 2003, slasher remakes have become big business in Hollywood. Whether aiming for the teen crowd (When a Stranger Calls, Prom Night) or offering something a little more hardcore (Halloween, Friday the 13th), many have scored well at the box office. One that was hyped by many [...]
Published on: 6th February, 2010
Classic sleaze or misogynistic crap: whatever your thoughts on the cult slasher The Slumber Party Massacre, there is no denying just how popular the flick and is obligatory sequels were during the 1980s. One of the few slashers to be directed by a woman, and based on a script by feminist writer Rita Mae Brown, [...]
Published on: 3rd February, 2010
Those who can’t wait to see Joe Johnston’s upcoming remake of The Wolf Man may be interested to hear that Universal have re-released the original 1941 classic as a lush two-disc set.
Hitting shelves yesterday, the Lon Chaney classic arrives at the perfect time to help whet appetites for the new movie, or to help you [...]
Published on: 21st January, 2010
To say England is the home of Hammer, it very rarely delivers much in the way of horror these days. Whilst a few gems (28 Days Later, Dog Soldiers) occasionally sneak through, producers are usually too interested in Cockney gangster flicks or period dramas. Dom Rotheroe’s thriller Exhibit A has received minor acclaim for its [...]
Published on: 18th January, 2010
Filmmaker Richard Griffin has given us a heads-up regarding the recent DVD release of his 2006 feature Pretty Dead Things, which comes from Scorpio Film Releasing, the company responsible for his subsequent flicks Beyond the Dunwich Horror and Nun of That.
Griffin’s flick tells of Jennifer Bond (Danielle Lozeau), a young adult actress whose taste for [...]
Published on: 18th January, 2010
Fans of cult slashers may be interested to learn that Joe Giannone’s notorious summer camp thriller Madman is set for a special edition. Shock Till You Drop have reported that US label Code Red (previously responsible for the excellent release of James Bryan’s Don’t Go in the Woods, as well as the mediocre flick The [...]