Shudder Sunday
For those of us social distancing alone, technology is not only a conduit to reaching friends and family, it often becomes a friend or cool cousin. When lockdown rules are…
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Arrow Video FrightFest 2019 Round-Up
The Arrow Video FrightFest 2019 came, delighted and went. Let us take time to reflect upon a fantastic 20th anniversary weekend for the UK’s premiere horror film festival. Indulge us…
Tales from the Lodge
Director: Abigail Blackmore Writer: Abigail Blackmore Cast: Laura Fraser, Johnny Vegas, Mackenzie Crook, Dustin Demri-Burns, Sophie Thompson, Kelly Wenham Producers: Ed Barratt, Richard Wylie Music: Warren Bennett Cinematographer: David Mackie…
Ghosts in the Machine: Graham Hughes Talks Death of a Vlogger
One of the brightest gems playing the 2019 Arrow Video FrightFest is Graham Hughes’ Death of a Vlogger. Cannily spinning fresh ideas into the mockumentary and found footage genres, it…
Must-See Movies at FrightFest 2019
Horror fans will rejoice (and possibly feel a little old) this August Bank Holiday. The legendary Arrow Video FrightFest is marking twenty bloody good years of terror… and it is…
Cop This! Mike Mort Talks Chuck Steel: Night of the Trampires
Mike Mort’s infectiously fun mash-up of 80s action clichés and horror tropes has been a pet-project years in the making. Chuck Steel himself (imagine Dirty Harry without the sensitivity training)…
Dark Alchemy – Sam Ashurst Talks Frankenstein’s Creature
Perhaps the most unusual film playing at FrightFest 2018 is Sam Ashurst’s singular directorial debut, Frankenstein’s Creature. Based on a one-man play by the film’s star James Swanton, it…
Ranger Danger – Jenn Wexler On Creating Horror’s New Bad Boy
Currently making an impact on the festival circuit, Jenn Wexler’s The Ranger is a horror home-run. When a gang of punks run foul of the law they flee to a…
Must-See Movies at FrightFest 2018
The biggest monster in 2018 is my dear friend who has chosen to get married abroad this August Bank Holiday weekend. Ahem, I jest. It is, of course, a privilege…
Dominic Brunt Talks Attack of the Adult Babies
Pink Flamingos. Society. Ichi the Killer. The Sound of Music. Sometimes a film comes along so wild, weird, whacked-out and debauched, it sears itself into the brain forever. Attack of…
