Film news and reviews: fantasy, horror, sci-fi and thrillers
‘Some things are better left frozen’ Deep Freeze aka Ice Crawlers is a 2002 American eco-horror feature film about prehistoric trilobites brought back by drilling for oil. An Antarctic exploration …
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‘A tidal wave of slithering, slimy horror devouring, destroying all in its path!’ Frogs is a 1972 American ecological horror feature film directed by George McCowan from a screenplay written …
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Caved In aka Caved In: Prehistoric Terror is a 2006 American-Canadian horror feature film about a group of criminals seeking huge emeralds in an old mine guarded by giant beetles. …
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‘A frightening movie with a sense of fun!’ Alligator is a 1980 American horror feature film directed by Lewis Teague (Cujo; Cat’s Eye) from a screenplay by John Sayles (Piranha). The movie stars …
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‘The monster movie’ Prophecy is a 1979 science fiction horror feature film directed by John Frankenheimer (Seconds; The Manchurian Candidate) from a screenplay by David Seltzer (The Omen). The Paramount Pictures …
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‘This is horror!’ Death Curse of Tartu is a 1966 American supernatural horror feature film written and directed William Grefé (Mako: The Jaws of Death; Impulse; Stanley; Sting of Death). …
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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 feature film directed by prolific Griff Furst (Nightmare Shark; …
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Snake Island is a 2002 South African horror feature film co-produced, directed by and starring Wayne Crawford (South of Hell; The Evil Below; Barracuda) from a screenplay co-written with Arthur …
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Piranha (1978) is being released by Scream Factory as a collectible Steelbook Blu-ray on June 11, 2019, limited to 5,000. A new 4K of the original camera negative, plus a …
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‘A living, crawling, Hell on earth!’ Kingdom of the Spiders is a 1977 American science fiction horror feature film directed by John “Bud” Cardos (Mutant; The Dark) and produced by Igo Kantor, Jeffrey M. …
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Snakehead Terror is a 2003 science-fiction horror made-for-television feature film directed by Paul Ziller (The Sea Beast; Yeti: Curse of the Snow Demon; Swarmed; Pledge Night; et al) from a …
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‘It’s no PICNIC!’ Empire of the Ants is a 1977 science fiction horror feature film produced and directed by Bert I. Gordon (Secrets of a Psychopath; The Food of the Gods; The Amazing Colossal Man, …
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‘There was no limit to the Horror… no end to the’ Night of the Lepus is a 1972 American science fiction horror feature film directed by William F. Claxton (Twilight Zone …
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‘It moves without sound… thirty feet of pure venom’ King Cobra is a 1999 American science fiction horror film written, produced and directed by David Hillenbrand and Scott Hillenbrand (Transylmania; Survival …
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The Food of the Gods is a 1976 American science fiction horror feature film written, produced, and directed by Bert I. Gordon. It is loosely based on a portion of the H. …
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‘They were perfectly trained for one task….manslaughter!’ Rottweiler: The Dogs of Hell, also known as Rottweiler and Dogs of Hell is a 1982 American horror/thriller film directed by Worth Keeter III starring Earl …
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‘Get inside. Get away. Just don’t get…’ Stung is a 2015 American/German comedy horror feature film directed by Benni Diez (Galaxy of Horrors: “Kingz” segment). The cast includes Matt O´Leary (Santa Clarita …
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‘Face your deepest fear’ The Descent is a 2005 British horror feature film written and directed by Neil Marshall (Hellboy; Tales of Halloween; Dog Soldiers) about six women who, having entered …
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‘Don’t breathe’ Arbor Demon aka Enclosure is a 2016 American horror feature film directed by Patrick Rea (Fun Size Horror: Volume Two; The Invoking 2; Nailbiter) from a screenplay co-written …
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The Art of the B-Movie Poster! is a 2016 book, edited by Adam Newell, and published in the UK by Gingko Press. Publisher’s info: Exploding off the page with over 1,000 …
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‘Invading this October’ Rats is a 2016 American documentary film directed by Morgan Spurlocks (Freakonomics; Super Size Me). The film is based on the book by Robert Sullivan titled Observations on …
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‘You’ll never know what bit you!’ CobraGator is a 2015 American action horror film directed by Jim Wynorski (Chopping Mall; Piranhaconda; Gila!) and executive produced by Roger Corman. Plot: A crazed …
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She Loves Me is a 2015 American short film directed by Andrew Michalski and starring Matthew Bannister and Maria Nicole Held. Plot: On a summer’s eve, young sweethearts, Ben and …
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‘Frightmare! Born of Jungle Witchcraft! Created by a Curse!’ From Hell It Came is a 1957 American science fiction horror film directed by Dan Milner from a screenplay by Richard Bernstein, based on …
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‘Just when you thought it was safe down under…’ Dark Age is a 1987 Australian eco-horror film concerning not just the battle between humans and a giant killer crocodile but …
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King Kong is a 1933 American fantasy monster/adventure film directed and produced by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack for RKO. The screenplay by James Ashmore Creelman and Ruth …
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Though it goes without saying that King Kong continues to hold the crown as the reigning monarch of the great apes in film, spare a thought to consider the long parade of …
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‘A terrifying creation of the nuclear age!’ Island Claws – aka Giant Claws – is a 1980 American horror feature film directed by Herman Cardenas and starring Robert Lansing (4D Man; Empire of the …
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‘Screaming young girls sucked into a labyrinth of horror by a blood-starved ghoul from hell.’ Beast from Haunted Cave is a 1958 horror/gangster/heist feature film directed by Monte Hellman (Silent …
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Sharkansas Women’s Prison Massacre is a 2014 American horror film directed by Jim Wynorski (Chopping Mall; Not of This Earth; Piranhaconda; CobraGator) from a screenplay co-written with William Dever (producer of …
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