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10 great British horror films released in 2015 (that you almost certainly...
More than 70 new British horror features were released in 2015. Next month I'll post a complete run-down. But for now here's my top ten. How many have you seen? How many were you even aware of?Blood...
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Tammi Sutton's Whispers is finished and has had its world premiere
Tammi Sutton is an American film-maker who worked in various capacities on a bunch of fun early noughties Full Moon titles including Hell Asylum, Dead and Rotting, The Dead Hate the Living and Killjoy...
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Films that sneaked out when no-one was looking: Within
Everything turns up eventually but sometimes it can take a long time to discover this. Within is a British horror feature that was shot in Prague a decade ago, trade screened at the Cannes Market in...
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Films that sneaked out when no-one was looking: It Never Sleeps
You can never tell where in the world a British film is going to appear first. It Never Sleeps is the latest feature from Matt Mitchell (Gangsters, Guns and Zombies). Shot in 2014, it was on my...
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Lions Gate to release Somerset crocodile movie The Hatching in March
The Hatching, Michael Anderson's comedy-horror about a crocodile loose in Somerset, gets a US release on 15th March 2016 through Lions Gate Entertainment.You can pre-order it now on Amazon.I wrote...
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83 British horror films released in 2015, Part I
For the past few years, my January Devil’s Porridge blog over on the Hemlock Books site has been a round-up of the previous year’s British horror releases. Now that Devil’s Porridge has come to a...
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83 British horror films released in 2015, Part II
Welcome back to my run-through of every one of the 83 British horror films released in 2015. Yesterday I covered the first five months and the first 37 movies. So what came our way in June?Well, there...
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How many have you seen?For more details of films and releases see Part 1: Jan-May and Part 2: Jun-DecAaaaaaaah!(d.Steve Oram)Afterdeath (d.Robin Schmidt, Gez Medinger)All Above Board(d.David...
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12 terrific new British horror films scheduled for release in 2016
New Year's Eve is a time for looking back and looking forward.In 2015 there were 83 new British horror films. Who knows how many there will be in 2016. Here's the first dozen confirmed titles,...
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Three British horrors in German four-pack
If you haven't yet seen The Redwood Massacre, or Silent Night, Bloody Night: The Homecoming, or Sawney: Flesh of Man - you can hang on till March and pick them up as three-quarters of a German...
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Holy crap! After eight years, The Demon Within finally gets released
Eight years ago Harold Gasnier sent me a copy of his feature The Demon Within (on VHS!) and I wrote up my usual detailed review. So far as I can tell, no-one else has ever seen the film. It has sat,...
View ArticleTwo-for-one premiere of new Eileen Daly films
Eileen Daly, Grand Dame of Independent British Horror, is organising an all-day shindig in London to premiere two new films that she not only stars in but has also written and directed. These are two...
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Richard Driscoll rips off Star Wars for his latest struggle with reality
Aaaaand… he’s back. Richard Driscoll’s latest completely original idea is ... Star Warriors (aka Star Warriors: Knights of the Fallen Empire). It is a “sci-fi/Horror film similar in style to Star...
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Can’t wait to see… The Slayers
Who doesn’t love a good vampire comedy? The Slayers, currently in post and expected some time this year, looks great.It’s the second feature from John Williams who previously made the zombies-in-Stoke...
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Two new vampire comedies on the way
A few years ago, producer Jonathan Sothcott was a major player on the British horror scene. He brought us Devil’s Playground, DeadCert, Stalker, Airborne, Elfie Hopkins and, yes, well, it can’t be...
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Looking forward to... The Ghost Writer
The Ghost Writer is a new supernatural horror film from Paul Wilkins, who previously directed the Danny Dyer fantasy thriller Seven Lives. Shot in the Cotswolds in October/November last year, it’s...
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Freema Agyeman announced for Eat Local
Eat Local, which I now gather will be more of a thriller than a comedy, though still with a streak of humour (a sort of Dog Soldiers vibe, according to Jonathan Sothcott) has announced Freema Agyeman...
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Wandering Rose aka Demon Baby gets another inappropriate title
Just over a year ago I pointed out that the new title and artwork for Coz Greenop’s atmospheric ghost story Wandering Rose were both completely inappropriate, On account of there is no demon baby and...
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The Devil Complex becomes The Devil Within
Here’s one I wasn’t aware of. The Devil Complex is a found footage picture about an expedition into the wilds of a vast Romanian forest.It is being released in the UK on 9th May by Point Blank,...
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Another new title for Richard Driscoll's Eldorado
If you’ve never seen Richard Driscoll’s Eldorado/Highway to Hell, it looks like you might get another chance as Tricky Dicky is trying to sell the film again under a new title.There’s no sign of an...
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