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First review: Starburst gives Urban Terrors 7/10
A happy Christmas to Martin Unsworth who has reviewed Urban Terrorsover on the website of Starburst magazine. This is the book's first review and it's a solid 7/10."It is practically a boom time for...
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Werewolf movie shooting in Leicester next year
I don't have much info yet on Lunatic, except that it's a werewolf movie which is aiming to shoot next year in my home town of Leicester. Written by Stephen Batchelor (of whom I know nothing) and...
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50 British horror films we’re still waiting for (Part 1)
The Addicted Shot in September 2011, Sean J Vincent’s second feature had a cast and crew screening in November 2012."In 1987, David is a resident at ‘The Manor’ Drug Rehab Unit. Whilst there he is...
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50 British horror films we’re still waiting for (Part 2)
Beautiful A young man from Birmingham named Noveed ‘Veeder’ Zubair has been posting regular blogs and videos while making this zero-budget psychological horror film for the past couple of years. (His...
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50 British horror films we’re still waiting for (Part 3)
Death After a string of impressive shorts, Martin Gooch shot this Robert Rankin-esque gothic fantasy in early 2011 and it has been playing festivals since May 2012. No sign of a release yet though....
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50 British horror films we’re still waiting for (Part 4)
Exorcism The debut feature from director Lance Patrick was produced by Lee Akehurst and was filmed in late 2010 with a preview screening in 2011. The film-makers have since re-edited the movie which...
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US releases: Fango does Axed, Elfie Hopkins title tweak
Ryan L Driscoll’s Axed, which was released over here in July, hits US shelves in February under the ‘Fangoria Presents’ banner, which has been dormant for a while but previousy brought American...
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Coming soon: Tag
Tag started shooting in October 2012 and is expected to hit festivals in 2013. Written and produced by Aaron Ellis, it is directed by Sam Walker. The cast includes Tom Bott (The Quiet Ones), Montanna...
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The excellent 'Fallow Field' finally makes it to DVD
It's over three years since I reviewed The Fallow Field and I have long been puzzled why it hadn't seen a release. Well, it finally hits DVD in March, including a Making Of, trailer, stills gallery and...
View ArticleMaking Monsters - forthcoming documentary on modern low-budget UK horror
I hadn't heard of this but it ties in brilliantly with this site: Making Monsters is 'a documentary that lifts the lid on micro-budget horror filmmaking'. This four-minute excerpt includes...
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Community - hoodie horror on DVD, 11th March
Jason Ford's hoodie horror feature Community is released on UK DVD next month. Matchbox films release the disc on 11th March, certificate 15.Shot in August 2011 as Final Project, Community debuted at...
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Watch 'Alone' online for free
Alone is an obscure 2002 British horror movie directed by Phil Claydon several years before he made Lesbian Vampire Killers. It was written by Paul Hart-Wilden (Living Doll) and features John Shapnel,...
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Dark Side gives Urban Terrors 'thumbs up'
Issue 152 of The Dark Side arrived this morning, in which Allan Bryce devotes almost his entire editorial to praising my book Urban Terrors. Which has certainly made my day."Respected film journo MJ...
View ArticlePat Higgins comes alive!
Pat Higgins, director of some of the best films in the British Horror Revival, is celebrating ten years of his company Jinx Media - congratulations, Pat and Pippa! Without even taking a trip to...
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Urban Terrors nominated for Rondo Award!
I am thrilled to report that my book Urban Terrors: New British Horror Cinema has been nominated for Book of the Year in the annual Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards. The Rondos have been going for...
View ArticleSacrificed becomes The Download Horror
This is very weird. Back in 2004, Scottish film-maker Keith Bradley made a feature called Sacrificed. It won a prize at a little US horror festival in 2005, then sat on the shelf until July 2012 when...
View ArticleEschatrilogy-makers' zombie short promotes hospital event
Safehouse Pictures, the team behind The Eschatrilogy and Bicycle Day, have made a seven-minute short called Zombie Run.It's pretty basic as plots go - two runners get chased by zombies - but it's...
View ArticleKnackery production company facing uncertain future
This story from the Belfast Telegraph a few weeks ago is a little depressing:Northern Ireland horror film firm fears worst as bank closes inYellow Fever Productions have made four independent horror...
View ArticleFree magazine with Urban Terrors over Easter
Hemlock Books are having a four-day Easter Egg Hunt this weekend. Items marked with a blue Easter Egg entitle the purchaser to a free copy of either Shock Horror or Shadowland. There seems to be a blue...
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Summer Scars - new UK DVD next month
Julian Richards' Summer Scars gets a UK re-release on 6th May. I said in my original review that I don't consider this a horror film (which I stand by, and which is why it's not included in Urban...
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