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American Exorcism? That’ll do nicely.
You can go years without reading anything about Andrew Prendergast, then two things come along at the same time. Last month, Just as the trailer for Evil Elvis was popping up on YouTube, Mr P was...
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The Hatching released in German and Japan
Somerset crocodile movie The Hatching, which was released in the States last March is now available in Japan, with a typically over-the-top sleeve image. And German croc-film fans will get to see it at...
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Can't wait to see... Dark Beacon
Coz Greenop, director of the brilliant Wandering Rose (aka Demon Baby aka Little Devil) dropped me a line to say he has just wrapped principal photography on his second feature, Dark Beacon. Here’s the...
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Japanese release for Art of Darkness
Here’s the incredible, blood-drenched DVD sleeve for the Japanese release of Art of Darkness, out on 4th October.Originally filmed as Art House, Martin and Steve Laurence’s film played festivals as Art...
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Plan Z: US DVD release and UK festival outing
Plan Z, the new zombie feature from Stuart Brennan (The Reverend) hits DVD in the States on 11 October courtesy of Invincible Pictures.Shot back in early 2014, Plan Z premiered at the Horrorhound...
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Can’t wait to see… Skullz and Dead Fred
Skullz is a family-friendly horror mystery currently being shot by TF Film Productions Ltd down in the south. Here’s the synopsis:On a school trip at the local museum, class troublemaker Scott Collins...
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Films that slipped out when no-one was looking: A Reckoning
I recently sat through some rubbish called SAS Black Ops (aka Slaughter is the Best Medicine) and recognised the name of one of the actors, AD Barker. A quick trip to IMDB confirmed I knew that name...
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10 hilarious British horror comedies you can watch instead of Shaun of the Dead
Don’t get me wrong. Shaun of the Dead is one of the best horror films ever made and one of the best comedies too. But if you’re looking for entertaining horror this Halloween weekend that you haven’t...
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Strong showing for British horror in the BIFA nominations
If you ever wanted evidence of a British Horror Revival, here it is. The nominations have been announced for the 2016 British Independent Film Awards. There are 5 nominations in 13 categories (not...
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Press release: new animated Brtish horror short ‘Nothing To Declare’
Film Debut for Comic Book Artist Frank Quitely Bafta-nominated Director, Oscar-winning artist and former Mogwai musician on team of ‘Nothing To Declare’Comic book artist Frank Quitely - best known for...
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North Bank Entertainment, the Welsh house of horror
With 13 feature films produced over the past five years, Andrew Jones’s North Bank Entertainment is the most prolific and consistent ‘horror house’ in the UK. All but three of those were written,...
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Press release: Templeheart Films partner with The London Bridge Experience to...
UK production company Templeheart Films head into principal photography on The Tombs: Rise of the Damned, a horror movie set in The London Tombs, The London Bridge Experience’s year round horror themed...
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My top ten British horror films of 2016
In January I will do my annual round-up of British horror releases, once again totalling more than 70 films. For now, here are the ten (well, eleven) best that I’ve seen among this year’s releases,...
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All the British horror films released in 2016, Part 1: January-June
To the best of my knowledge, 78 British horror films were released in 2016. Since there are usually about five to ten films whose releases only become apparent later, we’re really talking of...
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Andrew Tiernan's 'UK18' - horror?
Andrew Tiernan is well-known as an actor (The Bunker, Snuff-Movie, Quatermass Experiment remake) but also dabbles in directing. His first feature, Dragonfly, is on my masterlist of 21st Century...
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All the British horror films released in 2016, Part 2: July-December
So here’s Part 2 of the 2016 British horror retrospective, covering July to December. If you missed it, here’s Part 1. And here’s a full alphabetical list of all 78 (wait: 79!) movies released this...
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There were 78 (wait: 79!) British horror movies released in 2016. How many have you seen?For more details of films and releases see Part 1: January-June and Part 2: July-December.The Apostate: Call of...
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11 new British horror films coming your way in 2017
Based on previous years, we can expect about 75-80 British horror films to make their debut in 2017. Here are eleven that have announced release dates so far...The Snaredir. CA Cooper"Three friends...
View ArticleTwo nights of British horror shorts in Germany
Next week the British Shorts festival in Berlin has two midnight sessions collecting together 20 of the best recent British horror shorts including films by Melanie Light, Lee Hardcastle, Nick...
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One I missed: The Gates of Vanity
Not unexpectedly, British horror releases from 2016 that escaped my attention have started coming to light. Here’s one I had never heard of that has just crossed my radar – The Gates of...
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