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Japanese sleeves of British horror films, part 2
Here are some more examples of remarkable DVD packaging created for modern British horror films when released in Japan.Monster is Andrew Goth's bonkers police/monster romp Cold and Dark, starring Luke...
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There is a preview screening of Unhallowed Ground, the debut feature from director Russell England, on 19th March. Tickets are free, but limited.The screening is at West Digital Post Production, London...
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Japanese sleeves of British horror films, part 3
More crazy marketing from the Pacific Rim:This is the film variously known as Doctor Sleep, Close Your Eyes and Hypnotic. It was never released in the UK.A very different photo of Kelly Reilly on the...
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Podcast interview with 'Wrong Floor' director
Marc Hamill, writer-director of British horror-crime-action-comedy-trash-grindhouse epic The Wrong Floor - in which I am privileged to appear as mad scientist Dr Logan - was interviewed this week by...
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Dead Room - the 'lost British horror anthology' - found!
A lot of post-2000 British horror films are missing in action. I’ve got a list of more than 280 which at least entered production but which have never surfaced anywhere, not even a single screening. Of...
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Awesome stills from Howl!
Paul Hyett showed a couple of clips from Howl at Glasgow Frighfest last week, and also gave an interview to Screen International which you can read here.Accompanying the article are three terrific...
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'Fucked up fairy tale' Nina Forever premieres next week
Never heard of this one, but it's premiering at SXSW next week ahead of a limited theatrical release Stateside. Nina Forever is the debut feature of the Blaine Brothers (Chris and Ben) who have...
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Japanese sleeves of British horror films, part 4
After a short break, we're back to taking a look at Pacific Rim marketing of British horror movies:In a Dark Place, a lacklustre remake of The Innocents, at least gets a creepy sleeve.An interesting...
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Can't wait to see... Killer/Saurus
Steve Lawson, the creative force behind Survival Instinct/Rites of Passage and Nocturnal Activity, has a new film on the way - and it's got a deadly dinosaur in it! Killer/Saurus is in post, here's an...
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A very curious Eden Lake poster
I just had to share this. I came across this image over on Horrorpedia, on a page which was kind enough to quote from the Eden Lake section of Urban Terrors.What's bizarre about this poster? Got it in...
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Jake West and Steve Lawson at Derby Fantastiq
Hard-working film programmer/historian Tony Earnshaw has unveiled the line-up for this year's Fantastiq weekend at Derby Quad, including some new British horror content.Jake West will be the special...
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Sleeve Gallery: Sacred Flesh
Redemption's nunsploitationer from 2000 may not be the greatest movie in the world but it's had plenty of releases and plenty of attempts by sleeve designers to convey what it's, ahem, like.You can...
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Looking forward to... Bad Moon Rising
Who doesn't love a good werewolf movie? Bad Moon Rising (formerly Bad Moon) is the second feature from Dani Thompson's production company Blood, Sweat and Glitter.Thompson has been in a string of...
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Rancour starts filming: Psycho meets Oldboy! (apparently...)
Yes, someone is making a horror film called Rancour. And if you try to tell me that your first reaction to this was anything except speculation about whether Jonathan Ross will ever discuss this film,...
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Post-production report on Welcome to Essex
Just browsing around British horror film websites and found this update, posted yesterday on the Facebook page for Ryan J Fleming's zombie feature Welcome to Essex:It's been ages since we gave you all...
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Darkest Day plays cinemas down south in May, plus DVD release
Low-budget British zombie feature Darkest Day gets a limited theatrical release next month. You've just missed a couple,of previews in Brighton (where it was shot), but you can still catch the film on...
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Japanese sleeves of British horror films, part 5
Here's another selection of sleeves from Japan.My Little Eye used exactly the same artwork, but what a difference the Japanese script makes. You would assume this was a J-horror film.Octane (not to be...
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Steve Lawson triple bill up for pre-order
Steve Lawson has three new horror features lined up for DVD release in the space of four months. And just to confuse matters, they’re coming out in the opposite order to how they were made.First out of...
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Can't wait to see: Fallen Soldiers
How has this sneaked past me? Fallen Soldiers was shot back in 2013 but only came to my attention when I spotted the DVD release scheduled for 27 July from 101 Films.Fallen Soldiers is a Napoleonic...
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Eden Lodge (definitely NOT Eden Lake) lined up for August DVD
Andreas Prodromou’s Eden Lodge has unexpectedly popped up on Amazon, scheduled for a 31st August UK release through Signature Entertainment. Shot at the end of 2012, the film had a cast and crew...
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