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Poltergeist, Tobe Hooper and Steven Spielberg’s horror classic is set to receive its first 4K Ultra HD release on September 20, 2022. The Warner Bros release includes the following special …
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Devilreaux is a 2023 American slasher horror film about a group of teenagers who use voodoo to awaken a dead serial killer. Written and directed by prolific Thomas J. Churchill …
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Night Fright is a 1967 American science fiction horror film directed by James A. Sullivan from a screenplay written by Russ Marker (who wrote a similar script for an unfinished …
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Ever since Steven Spielberg’s blockbuster Jaws was unleashed in June 1975 there has been wave after wave of sharksploitation movies. Following a dribble of Jaws imitators in the ’80s and …
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Duel, Steven Spielberg’s first full-length movie, is being released in the UK as a 50th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray by Fabulous Films. Special features: A Conversation with Director Steven Spielberg Steven …
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Jaws 45th-anniversary limited edition 4K Ultra HD release specs have been revealed by Universal, for a release dated on June 2nd 2020. In addition to a Blu-ray and Digital copy, …
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Creature from the Black Lagoon is a 1954 American science fiction horror film directed by Jack Arnold (It Came from Outer Space; Tarantula; The Incredible Shrinking Man) from a screenplay written by …
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‘Declare your allegiance’ Small Soldiers is a 1998 American science-fiction comedy film about toy action figures that are programmed to genuinely do battle. Directed by Joe Dante from a screenplay …
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‘The deadliest plague has come from above’ Alien Outbreak is a 2020 British science fiction horror film about an alien invasion in an isolated rural community. Written and directed by …
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‘For god’s sake get out of the water!’ Amityville Island is a 2020 American horror film about a cursed survivor of killings at the Amityville House who brings evil to …
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The Little Things is a 2021 American thriller in which the hunt for a serial killer in Los Angeles uncovers more than two cops bargained for. Written and directed by …
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Room 37: The Mysterious Death of Johnny Thunders is a 2019 American horror film written and directed by the Cordero Brothers. The movie stars Leo Ramsey, Devin McGregor Ketko, Timothy …
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‘If you want to stay alive, then ante up!’ Jaws is a new officially-licensed board game from Prospero Hall and Ravensburger for two to four players aged 12 and up. …
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Bruno Mattei’s trash masterpiece, Cruel Jaws, was released on Blu-ray and DVD on September 29th 2020. Special features: Two versions of the film: The Home Video Version and The Snyder …
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Meanwhile, Warner Bros. released Gremlins on 4K Ultra HD, plus Blu-ray and Digital on October 1, 2019. The movie has been restored in 4K with High Dynamic Range. Special features: …
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‘This isn’t a normal shark! It swims! It kills! And its out there!’ Swamp Shark is a 2011 American action horror film directed by prolific Griff Furst (Nightmare Shark; Cold …
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The Shining is a 1980 horror film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick, co-written with novelist Diane Johnson. The movie stars Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Scatman Crothers, and Danny Lloyd. …
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Ready Player One is a 2018 American science fiction adventure film produced and directed by Steven Spielberg from a screenplay by Zak Penn and Ernest Cline, based on Cline’s 2011 novel of the same name. The movie contains a vast …
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‘This house knows what makes you tick.’ The House with a Clock in Its Walls is a 2018 American supernatural fantasy horror film directed by Eli Roth (Knock Knock; Green Inferno; Hostel; et …
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‘An anthology to die for’ Lilith is a 2018 American horror anthology film co-produced and directed by Alexander T. Hwang (Bearry; Paranormal Attraction; Cold Blooded; Prey, in Cold Blood) from …
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The movies in the following list are those that MOVIES & MANIA suggests are better than the average genre fare and well-worth viewing. The Abominable Doctor Phibes – Robert Fuest, …
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‘The park is gone’ Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom is a 2018 monster movie directed by J.A. Bayona (A Monster Calls; The Orphanage) from a screenplay co-written with Colin Trevorrow (Jurassic World) and Derek …
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‘You stop. You die.’ Wrecker aka Driver from Hell is a 2015 Canadian horror-thriller film directed by Michael Bafar (The Devil’s Ground; Rise of the Damned; Hatt’s Creek) from a …
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For some, all the world’s a stage, for others, a battlefield. Circumstances sometimes mean that these two options are thrust upon a person, both socially and as a career. It’s …
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‘No one loves you like your grandparents’ The Visit is a 2015 American horror film written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan (Old; The Sixth Sense; The Village; Signs). It …
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Dee Wallace – born Deanna Bowers; December 14, 1949 – and also known as Dee Wallace Stone, is an American actress and ‘Scream Queen’. She is perhaps best known for …
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Poltergeist III is a 1988 American supernatural horror film. It is the third and final entry in the Poltergeist film series. Writers Michael Grais and Mark Victor, who wrote the screenplay for the first two films, …
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“Bottles move… Things turn… Curtains catch on fire… Anything can happen. Queer, ain’t it?” Things Happen at Night is a 1948 British supernatural comedy about a posh household bedevilled by …
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Arachnophobia is a 1990 American horror comedy film directed by Frank Marshall from a screenplay by Don Jakoby (Lifeforce, John Carpenter’s Vampires) and Wesley Strick (Cape Fear, Wolf). Steven Spielberg executive produced along with Marshall. It …
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Jurassic World is a 2015 monster movie shot in 3D and directed by Colin Trevorrow from a screenplay co-written with Derek Connolly. Steven Spielberg, director of the 1993 original and its 1997 sequel, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, produced with Frank …
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The Shark is Still Working is a 2009 feature-length documentary film on the impact and legacy of the 1975 Steven Spielberg blockbuster film Jaws. It features interviews with a range of cast and crew from the …
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The film world in Britain during the early 80s was grim. Most of the grand cinema palaces of yesteryear were, if not already transformed into bingo halls, falling apart, offering …
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Richard Matheson (February 20, 1926 – June 23, 2013) was an American author and screenwriter, primarily in the fantasy, horror, and science fiction genres. He may be known best as the author of I Am Legend, …
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Monster House is a 2006 computer animated motion capture horror/comedy film directed by Gil Kenan (Poltergeist, 2014), produced by ImageMovers and Amblin Entertainment, and released in 3D. The film’s characters are animated primarily utilizing performance capture. It features the voices of Mitchell Musso, Sam …
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Jaws 2 is a 1978 American horror thriller film and the first sequel to Steven Spielberg’s Jaws (1975), which was based on Peter Benchley’s novel of the same name. Directed by Jeannot Szwarc (Bug), …
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Spiders are one of the most common phobias that people have (technical term: arachnophobia). Even normally fearless individuals can be reduced to quivering wrecks by the sight of a tiny …
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Paranormal Activity is a 2009 American supernatural horror film written and directed by Oren Peli. Originally developed as an independent feature and given film festival screenings in 2007. It was …
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