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Zombie King UK premiere in Manchester
It's three years now since Aidan Belizaire shot The Zombie King in Shepton Mallet, with imported star names Edward Furlong and Corey Feldman. The film debuted on German DVD in April 2013 and is also...
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Can't wait to see... Tom Rutter's acid horror-western adaptation of Mark Twain!
Thomas Lee Rutter, the Brummie indie film maverick who coined the term 'Britsploitation' (and directed some of my early on-screen appearances) is shooting an intense, horror-laced British western...
View ArticleJust three - now two! - days left to submit your top ten to the modern...
It's Tuesday 21st October, which means you've got just three days to get your votes in for the survey to find the best British horror films of the 21st century (so far). A walloping 500 British horror...
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Modern British Horror Survey - the top twenty
Over the past month I have been finding the best British horror films of the 21st century (so far) by soliciting top tens from directors, screenwriters, producers, actors, designers, FX artists,...
View ArticleModern British Horror Survey, continued (films 21-40, and the rest)
It's a measure of the overall quality of modern British horror films that so many great titles couldn't make it into the top 20, on account of there only being 20 places available. So here are the next...
View ArticlePress release: 28 Days Later named best British horror film of the 21st century
Danny Boyle’s 28 Days Later has been named the best British horror movie of the 21st century (so far) in a survey of film-makers and fans. The 2002 film, which stars Cillian Murphy, Naomie Harris and...
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The Fallow Field novel available for Kindle
Leigh Dovey, writer-director of the brilliant The Fallow Field, has now turned the story into a novel which is available as an eBook from Amazon.If you've seen the film, you know the basic story, but...
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Can’t wait to see… Boris in the Forest
Here’s an in-production short I came across by chance which sounds great. Boris in the Forest is a forthcoming short film from Robert Hackett: “A black comedy about a Californian nerd in search of his...
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First screening next week for 'Somerset Crocodile' movie The Hatching
The Hatching is a new British horror film I picked up on a while back about crocodiles in the Somerset levels. Shot at the tail-end of last year, it's now ready to screen and will have its premiere...
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Why is an Italian film ripping off the poster for The Borderlands?
Am I missing something here? This is the poster for Elliot Goldner's acclaimed British horror feature The Borderlands:Here's the same design on the German DVD:And the Italian DVD:And here's exactly the...
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Vampire feature Bloodlust set for UK DVD release in February
Way back in 2010, Richard Johnstone directed a vampire feature variously called Bloodless or Bloodlust which had its first screening in March this year. Now it has finally appeared on Amazon UK, set...
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2015 first quarter shopping list
Here are all the new British horror films that Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk have available for pre-order. Release dates are of course liable to change:UK releasesExorcism 12/1/15Scar Tissue 12/1/15Book...
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Dark Signal marks the return of Ed Evers-Swindell
Way back in 2005, Ed Evers-Swindell directed one of the first British zombie features, Infestation. This had a UK DVD release in December 2007 which I only found out about after Urban Terrors was...
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Recent, unreleased British horror films Part 1
I've got a list of 42 British horror films which premiered during 2013 or 2014 but have not yet been released. The alphabetical run-through starts here.The Apostate: Call of the Revenant (directed by...
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Mark Murphy's The Crypt/The Convent on DVD, en Francaise
I've just discovered that Mark Murphy's impressive-looking Crypt has been released on DVD - in France. First International Production (FIP) released the film, which was shot as The Convent, on 4th...
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Recent, unreleased British horror films Part 2
Continuing our run through all the British horror films which premiered during 2013 or 2014 but have not yet been released.Crying Wolf (directed by Tony Jopia)“Crying Wolf starts its tale in the small...
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Recent, unreleased British horror films Part 3
More British films which premiered in 2013/2014 but have not yet been released commercially.Dwellings Close (directed by Jorge Cuaik)“Ken an estate agent from London is mysteriously locked in one of...
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Recent, unreleased British horror films Part 4
More films which are as yet unseen outside of the festival circuit.Evil Bread (directed by Andy Ward)“A film crew awakens an ancient evil, dormant for millennia and eager for souls.”After a London...
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Glasgow slasher 'The House of Him' on Vimeo
Every year so many horror films get released at Halloween that it's easy to miss some. I've just discovered that The House of Him, a slasher which premiered at the Glasgow Film Festival in February...
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Recent, unreleased British horror films Part 5
Continuing our round-up of films you have almost certainly not had a chance to watch yet.The Hatching (directed by Michael Anderson)“Tim returns to his childhood home to bury his father and take over...
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