Films
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… Continue reading
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… Continue reading
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… Continue reading
Our TOP FILMS of 2017!
A few of our lovely writers have taken a look back at 2017 and compiled a list of their favourite films, horror or otherwise:
MovieCritic NextDoor
Top 5… Continue reading
REVIEW: The Blessed Ones
- By Sooz Webb
Cults. To even mention the word sends a shiver down the spine, but most people seem to be in one these days. Maybe you’re in one. Maybe I’m in one…and I just haven’t realised it yet.… Continue reading
Writer Thom Burgess shares his Top 5 horror films of 2017!
- By Thom Burgess
It
Get out
Gerald’s game
1922
The Void
For me It towers over the other horror films of the year. After such a troubled production it was a real concern whether director Andrés Muschietti could pull… Continue reading
REVIEW: Blade of the Immortal
- By James Pemberton
Takashi Miike is one of the more interesting directors to come from the far east. Having amassed a large body of work with films criss crossing multiple genres the director came to the attention of Western… Continue reading
REVIEW: For Her
- By MovieCritic NextDoor
Tolstoy once wrote that all happy families are alike, but every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. (That’s in Anna Karenina if you’re curious or want to try to impress someone.) And it’s true… Continue reading
REVIEW: The Flytipper
- By Stephen Harper
After illegally dumping their rubbish in the back of nowhere, three men suddenly find their van has broken down. With a sudden need to get the hell out of there after being told an urban legend… Continue reading
REVIEW: Mab
- By Allan Lear
Collins dictionaries run a Word of the Year every, er, year to determine what word has had a majority impact on the public judging by the amount of press coverage it’s received. A few years ago… 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.