Comic Books
REVIEW: Sparks & The Fallen Star
- By Stephen Folklore Harper
Being a fan and collector of comic books for a very long time, I’ve come across almost every genre and style. I grew up on a heavy dose of the commercial books and even though… Continue reading
COMIC REVIEW: Slashermania
- By Stephen ‘Folklore’
‘Slashermania’ kicks off like you’re entering a sort of time portal that consists of The Running Man, The Hunger Games and The Final Girls.
We are quickly introduced to a TV event like no other. Hosted… Continue reading
REVIEW: Suicide Squad
- By Stephen ‘Folklore’ Harper
Can DC catch a break when it comes to their movie adaptions nowadays? Apparently not. After the scathing backlash of Batman V Superman that was quite frankly worse than the EU voting fiasco, David… Continue reading
REVIEW: Black Suit Of Death
Review By- Silent-P
The world is in crisis….let’s generate power by culling the population! Sound like a good idea? Then Black Suit of Death will be right up your street.
From a quick flick through I was expecting a full… Continue reading
REVIEW: The Few Parts 1&2
Review By- Silent-P.
A priest, a nurse, a reconciling couple, a soldier and a suburban family, a ragbag assortment of driven individuals leading the charge against the zombie apocalypse. Heard it all before, right? The Few follows the traditional zombie… Continue reading
REVIEW: Razor Bastard 2
Some would argue that the showdown of the year in the comic’s world was ‘Batman V Superman’ or ‘Civil War’, but I’ll contest that and claim it’s clearly Paul Johnson’s comic book sequel ‘Razor Bastard: Rise of Dick Machine’.… Continue reading
REVIEW: BVS: Dawn Of Justice
*Contains Spoilers*.
Ok, this is how were gona do this! I’ve purposely not posted this review until now as I’m fully aware of all the negative reviews coming out regarding Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice and since viewing it… Continue reading
Alterna Comics is celebrating their 10th birthday… and you’re invited!
- By Peter Simeti
“It was a dark and stormy night on January 6th, 2006.
I had $600 to my name… and no idea what I was doing.”
Well, it wasn’t that dramatic but all the facts remain the same.… Continue reading
REVIEW: Future Shock!
‘Metrodome’ Review by- FOLKLORE.
Being a comic book fan, I have great affinity to 2000AD. I collected for a long time back in the early 90’s and it was within those pages that influenced me with the comics I… Continue reading
REVIEW: Blackpool Comic Con
Well Blackpool Comic Con came and went in very controversial fashion unlike any other con I have attended.
We (The Slaughtered Bird) attended alongside our mate Dave McCluskey and his comic company ‘Dammaged Comics’. We arrived at… Continue reading
Slaughtered Bird Films and Dragon Egg Media’s debut film collaboration, Burn, has received its first couple of online reviews, after a preview screening at the Triple Six Horror Festival in Manchester, May 27th.
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It’s not every day you get to speak to the lead actor in possibly your favourite horror film of all time. Especially on a Tuesday. Tuesdays are usually rubbish!
David Naughton should need no introduction to horror fans. Back in 1981, An American Werewolf In London had unprepared cinema goers laughing heartily one second and jumping out of their seats in terror the next. Its tale of two young American tourists coming face-to-teeth with a legendary lycanthropic beast perfectly married a genuinely funny script with razor sharp editing, groundbreaking special effects and a flawless cast to create a monster movie that is still many people’s benchmark today
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Read on...REVIEW: The Rizen
- By Dave Dubrow
THE RIZEN is one of those movies I desperately wanted to like so much that I did end up liking it, but the execution of the plot failed in many important respects. It may be that I’m simply getting more tetchy in my old age, so take what I say here with a grain of salt:
REVIEW: The Playground
- By MovieCritic NextDoor
In many countries, however different they might seem otherwise, teenagers all face much the same life or death crises -- what to wear, who to ask to the dance, and whether or not their parents will ever stop being hopelessly uncool. At first glance, the group of Polish teenagers in The Playground aren't any different as they gather for the last day of school, bringing flowers for their teachers, which is a tradition there.
1st ANNUAL FRACTURED VISIONS FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2018 DATES!
Having established itself as the premiere cult cinematic event in Cardiff, Fractured Visions is now expanding and are pleased to announce the launch of the Fractured Visions Film Festival!
Over the weekend of the 29th and 30th of September 2018 Fractured Visions will be bringing the best in independent horror to the BIG screen for a weekend filled with bloodshed, scares, laughs and downright terror!
Director Lowell Dean talks ANOTHER WOLFCOP!
A year has passed since the dark eclipse transformed hard-drinking Officer Lou Garou into the infamous lycanthrope crime-fighter. Although the evil that controlled Woodhaven were defeated, the small town is far from returning to normal.
INTERVIEW: Ashley Thorpe, director of Borley Rectory
- By James Pemberton
I sat down with Ashley Thorpe for a brief chat about the making of his film BORLEY RECTORY after its world premiere at Grimmfest (Sunday 8th October, 2017)...
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INTERVIEW: Tami Stronach
- By Chris Barnes
So, an introduction...
Here goes...
A Nightmare on Elm Street fandom documentary FredHeads unveils poster & teaser
Wes Craven's A Nightmare on Elm Street is a global cultural phenomenon that has given eternal life to its legacy and its villain, Freddy Krueger. FredHeads is a documentary that shines a spotlight on the fervent fans within the Elm Street community.
Gil Valle, NYPD’s “Cannibal Cop”, Channels Fantasy into Fiction in His Debut Novel, A Gathering of Evil
NEW RELEASE FROM COMET PRESS
Gil Valle, the former NYPD patrol cop who rose to infamy in 2012 after he was wrongfully arrested by the feds for allegedly plotting to kidnap, cook, and eat women, fleshes out his fantasies in his debut novel, A Gathering of Evil, serving up a feast of gut-churning horror.
A Gathering of Evil is a graphic and disturbing story that will make even the most hardened fan of extreme horror squirm, including the Comet Press editors, who specialize in publishing extreme horror and hardcore dark crime:
WIN I-DEF-I's album In The Light Of A New Day & Bloodlust Casualty mini album
We're having a break from the norm today at The Slaughtered Bird and focusing on a local(ish) band that have caught our attention this week. Manchester based I-DEF-I have recently re-released much of their catalog directly from the band via New York based service DISTROKID.