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‘When it’s red, you’re dead’ Blood Moon is a 2014 British horror film directed by James Wooding (comedy TV series Peep Show) from a screenplay by Alan Wightman. The movie stars George Blagden, …
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“The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew Meet Dracula” was a double-episode of The Hardy Boys Nancy Drew Mysteries American TV series which aired for three seasons on the ABC network from January 1977 to …
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An Erotic Werewolf in London is a 2006 American horror film written and directed by William Hellfire [William Apprecino] (Caress of the Vampire 2; Vampire Strangler; Duck! The Carbine High Massacre). …
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Wer is a 2013 American horror film directed by William Brent Bell (Separation; Brahms: The Boy II; The Boy: The Devil Inside; Stay Alive) from a screenplay co-written with Matthew Peterman. Also known as …
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‘Last train. Full moon. All change.’ Howl is a 2015 British supernatural horror film directed by Paul Hyett (The Descent [special effects]; The Seasoning House) from a screenplay written by Mark Huckerby and …
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Sharktopus vs. Whalewolf is a 2015 American monster movie about a mad scientist who mixes a killer whale and a wolf with an ex-baseball star. This gene hybrid creates the …
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‘One Hell of a party!’ Saturday the 14th Strikes Back is a 1988 comedy horror film, written and directed by Howard R. Cohen and produced by Julie Corman. It is …
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Santo and Blue Demon vs. the Monsters is a 1969 Mexican action horror film directed by Gilberto Martínez Solares from a screenplay by Rafael García Travesi and Jesús Sotomayor Martínez. The Sotomayor productions movie stars masked …
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Scooby Doo, Where Are You! was the first incarnation of the long-running Hanna-Barbera Saturday morning cartoon series, Scooby-Doo. Created by Joe Ruby and Ken Spears, the cartoon premiered on CBS on …
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‘They say war changes you… they have no idea.’ War Wolves is a 2009 American action horror film that stars Michael Worth, who also serves as the film’s writer and …
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The films on this ‘Essential’ list are important in terms of their global impact on the horror movie genre, either for their box office draw, artistic merit, cult credibility, or …
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The Dark is a 1979 American science fiction horror film directed by John “Bud” Cardos from a screenplay by Stanford Whitmore (The Eyes of Charles Sand; Night Gallery) for Film Ventures …
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Stretch Screamers is a series of electronic toys manufactured by Games Quest/Manley Toys Limited of Hong Kong. As their name implies, Stretch Screamers could be stretched, causing them to apparently scream …
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‘Be prepared’ Cub – in Flemish: Welp – is a 2014 Belgian horror film directed by Jonas Govaert and starring Maurice Luijten and Stef Aerts. Over-imaginative twelve year-old Sam heads off …
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Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends is an American animated television series produced by Marvel Productions starring established Marvel Comics characters Spider-Man and Iceman and an original character, Firestar. As a trio called …
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The soucouyant or soucriant in Dominica, Trinidadian and Guadeloupean folklore (also known as Ole-Higue or Loogaroo elsewhere in the Caribbean), is a kind of witch or vampire, possibly dating back …
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‘Terror is just beneath the surface’ Harbinger Down – aka Inanimate – is a 2015 American independent science-fiction monster horror film written and directed by Alec Gillis and produced by Tom Woodruff, …
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Moonstalker – aka Predator: The Quietus – is a 1986 British horror film directed by Leslie McCarthy from a screenplay co-written with Cliff Twemlow [as Mike Sullivan] (The Eye of Satan; The Pike novel …
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The Monster Album is a 1964 release on Don Costa’s DCP label. The twelve songs are mostly written by Dickie Goodman and Bill Ramal, though there are also takes on …
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“From time to time you have to make a film like Armageddon so people see that you’re still around.” Udo Kier is a German actor who has appeared in over …
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Although the continuity is a little wayward, the events of many of the Golden Age of Universal horror films actually take place in one of two fictional locales – the …
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‘She walks in terror, stilled with fright. A trail of fear, to fill the night!’ Jennifer is a 1978 American horror film directed by Brice Mack from a screenplay by …
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‘It’s driller time … and this bit’s for you!’ Slumber Party Massacre III is a 1990 American slasher horror film and the second sequel to the original 1982 slasher film …
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La Momia Nacional (which translates as “The National Mummy”) is a 1981 Spanish horror sex comedy film directed by José Ramón Larraz (Vampyres, Scream – and Die!, Rest in Pieces, Edge of …
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Midnight Mutants is a computer game for the Atari 7800 ProSystem, developed by Radioactive Software and published by Atari Corporation in 1990. It features a likeness of Al Lewis, dressed as Grandpa Munster, playing the role of …
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The Vampire’s Ghost is a 1945 American horror film produced by Republic Pictures and directed by Lesley Selander (The Catman of Paris) from a screenplay by John K. Butler (The Phantom …
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I Was a Teenage Werewolf is a 1957 American horror film starring Michael Landon as a troubled teenager and Whit Bissell as the primary adult and Yvonne Lime as his girlfriend, Arlene. It was co-written and …
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In the lacklustre Milton Subotsky production The Uncanny, Peter Cushing plays a man desperate to expose a sinister cat conspiracy against the human race: ‘They prowl by night… lusting for …
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‘A monster legacy comes to life!’ Creature Feature – aka Creature Feature! – is a 2010 American comedy horror film aimed specifically at adults. Produced by and featuring Tom Byron, it was directed …
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What We Do in the Shadows is a 2014 New Zealand horror comedy film directed and written by Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement, who also star in the film. The remainder of the cast are: Jonathan Brugh, Cori Gonzalez-Macuer, …
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The Catman of Paris is a 1946 American horror mystery film directed by Lesley Selander (Fury, The Vampire’s Ghost) from a screenplay by Sherman L. Lowe. It stars Carl Esmond, Lenore …
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Peter Stumpp (died 1589) (whose name is also spelt as Peter Stube, Pe(e)ter Stubbe, Peter Stübbe or Peter Stumpf) was a Rhenish farmer, accused of being a serial killer and flesh-eater also known as the …
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‘Eleven visionary directors. One horrifying vision.’ Tales of Halloween is a 2015 American anthology horror film consisting of tales of terror from the ‘October Society’ directors: Darren Lynn Bousman – Saw …
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‘You’ll sweat blood!’ Death Spa – aka Witch Bitch is a 1988 American horror film directed by Michael Fischa (My Mom’s a Werewolf) from a screenplay by James Bartruff and Mitch Paradise. …
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Horror films and westerns are two of cinema’s great mainstays, having established their distinct identities and sets of conventions in the earliest days of the medium. So distinct from each …
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The Mummy can, in many respects, hold claim to being the most unloved of the classic movie monsters – if not, then surely the most inconsistently served. The oft-quoted line …
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‘Dirty Harry… only hairier’ WolfCop is a 2014 Canadian comedy horror film written and directed by Lowell Dean. It was the first film chosen for production from the CineCoup Film Accelerator. …
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‘Watch out children’ Ice Cream Man is a 1995 American dark comedy horror film produced and directed by Paul Norman under the pseudonym Norman Apstein. The movie was written by …
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Raw Force was released on Blu-ray in the UK by 101 Films on February 8, 2021. The disc includes an audio commentary by Adrian J Smith (the owner/editor of MOVIES …
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The Black Water Vampire is a 2014 American found-footage horror film written and directed by Evan Tramel. Also known as Black Water Vampire The movie stars Danielle Mason (Werewolf Rising; Tales of …
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Noble Johnson (April 18, 1881 – January 9, 1978) was an African-American actor and film producer. He was one of the first black actors in Hollywood to achieve any meaningful level of fame and successfully …
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‘Pray you never have one.’ American Nightmare is a 1981 Canadian horror film directed by Don McBrearty (The Haunting of Lisa) from a screenplay by John Sheppard (Mania, Never Cry Werewolf) based on a …
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Bubba the Redneck Werewolf is a 2013 American horror comedy film about the titular dog catcher who has to save Cracker County. Directed by Brendan Jackson Rogers from a screenplay written …
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Day of the Dead is a 1985 American horror film written and directed by George A. Romero and the third film in Romero’s Dead Series, being preceded by Night of …
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David Tynan O’Mahony (6 July 1936 – 10 March 2005), better known as Dave Allen, was an Irish comedian and actor. He had a BBC TV series in the 1970s, in …
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‘New territory … …fresh prey‘ Assault of the Sasquatch is a 2009 American horror film directed by Andrew Gernhard (producer of Werewolf: The Devil’s Hound; Banshee!!!; Dead Souls) from a screenplay …
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Sphere horror paperbacks were published in the UK during the 1970s and 1980s. They were hugely popular and many – such as Lust for a Vampire, Blind Terror, The Ghoul, …
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Bronson Canyon, and more particularly Bronson Caves, is a section of Griffith Park in Los Angeles, California that has become famous as a filming location for a large number of movies and TV shows, especially westerns, horror and science fiction, from the …
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Dwight Iliff Frye (February 22, 1899 – November 7, 1943) was an American stage and screen actor, noted for his appearances in the classic horror films Dracula (1931), Frankenstein (1931), The Invisible Man (1933), and Bride of …
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This is a listing of all films that were deemed to be ‘video nasties’ in the UK. Read the story of the ‘video nasties’ here. When horror films began to …
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