Pete’s Shank
REVIEW: Pieces
“…You don’t have to go to Texas for a chainsaw massacre…”
From 1982 and Spanish Director Juan Piquer Simon comes this horror/slasher/giallo styled 86 minute (if you watch the original Spanish version) epic that has stood the test of time.… Continue reading
REVIEW: Big Tits Massacre
“…Even the smallest thing can change the course of the future…”
And it certainly did with this 2010 short from friend and Director Ygnacio Cervio.
Banned in New Zealand where the film originates from and despite parental consent for an… Continue reading
REVIEW: Insane
“…When reality and dreams collide with the past and present…it’s Insane…”
Friend and Director Massimiliano (Max) Cerchi is one busy man at the moment with lots of projects on the go and releases slowly trickling through.
He kindly offered his… Continue reading
REVIEW: When Black Birds Fly
“…Heaven is a beautiful, clean suburban paradise…”
A stark contradiction that sets the tone of this eagerly awaited entry in psychedelic horror animation from my friend and Director - the very unique Jimmy ScreamerClauz.
In 2016, he has brought us… Continue reading
REVIEW: Pig Pen
“…More than packs a punch…it’s like blunt force trauma…”
Fresh off the contributors edition being released – this one from friend and Director Jason Koch in 2015.
Pleased to have donated, to help get this one made and out to… Continue reading
REVIEW: The Mutilator
THE MUTILATOR (aka Fall Break)
“…By sword…by pick…by axe…Bye, Bye…”
This flashback to 1985 and the slasher genre. Timely as this one is due for a lovely re-release by the good folk at Arrow Films…
In all its gory glory.… Continue reading
REVIEW: Contracted - Phase II
“…Protection is out of the question…”
Director Josh Forbes brings us this follow up to the original back in 2013. Mainstream body horror/zombie mix in 2015, based on the script from the original writer and director.
Carrying straight on…
Symptoms… Continue reading
REVIEW: Carnage Collection
“…You’ll never forget the carnage…”
From 2015 and Directors Bob Ferreira, Derek Ferreira and Kimball Rowell comes this horror/comedy anthology from point and Shoot Films.
Bob asked me to check this one out and give my thoughts.
Not that horror… Continue reading
REVIEW: Harvest Lake
“…It wants you. It wants us all…”
Fresh in 2015 from friends and Directors’ Brian K. Williams and Scott Schirmer who need no introduction, along with a great bunch of actors and actresses who put their heart, souls and bodies… Continue reading
REVIEW: Violent Shit: The Movie
“…Let the slaughter begin…”
From friend and Director Luigi Pastore and friends Steve Aquilina and Andreas Schnass who help with Producing and writing this instalment of 2015.
The legend is cemented from many years ago (1989) and this team have… Continue reading










2 of Britain’s leading horror websites, UK Horror Scene and The Slaughtered Bird, have teamed up to bring the UK a new horror film festival in May 2017.
TripleSix will be a 2-day horror film festival in Manchester over the Bank Holiday weekend 27th & 28th of May 2017. Not only that, but TripleSix have partnered with AMC cinema in Manchester to bring the best in comfort, state-of-the-art facilities and professionalism.
Star of one of our most popular TV soaps, Emmerdale, Dominic Brunt is known in every household here in the UK. On top of this, he's also forging quite a reputation as one of the best indie horror filmmakers in Britain - his directorial debut feature, Before Dawn, was very well received upon its release in 2013 and more recently his second feature, Bait, has accumulated plenty of critical acclaim worldwide.




