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‘The horror of a twisted mind!’ Persecution is a 1973 (released 1974) British psychological horror film directed by Don Chaffey (One Million Years B.C.; Creatures the World Forgot) from a story and …
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‘You’ll be seeing this nightmare every night for the rest of your life.’ Night Watch is a 1973 British suspense thriller film directed by Brian G. Hutton from a screenplay …
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‘Blood sacrifice of the Simbazi’ Curse of Simba is a 1965 British horror film directed by Lindsay Shonteff (Devil Doll; Night, After Night, After Night) from a screenplay ‘Lion Man’ by Brian …
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’40 luscious beauties marked for murder’ Cover Girl Killer is a 1959 British psycho-thriller film written and directed by Terry Bishop (Model for Murder). The movie stars Harry H. Corbett, Felicity …
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‘Terror ends with murder! But nightmares begin with the…’ The Corpse – aka Crucible of Horror – is a 1969 British horror film directed by Viktors Ritelis from a screenplay written …
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‘Fear the unknown’ House of Afflictions is a 2015 British supernatural horror film written and directed by Nottingham-based filmmaker Anthony M. Winson (The Witching Hour; Unholy); Michelle Darkin Price, Stefan Boehm …
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‘No more clowning around’ Cleaver: Rise of the Killer Clown is a 2015 British horror film directed by MJ Dixon (Slasher House and sequel; Hollower; Legacy of Thorn) from a screenplay co-written …
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‘Enjoy your stay’ Eden Lodge is a 2015 released British horror film co-produced, written and directed by Andreas Prodromou (In the Red [short]). The Lost Boys Pictures production had the working …
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‘The dead have come calling’ The Messenger is a 2015 British supernatural mystery horror film directed by David Blair (Mystics) from a screenplay by Andrew Kirk. The premiered at the Edinburgh …
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‘Heads will rock & roll’ Deadtime is a 2012 British slasher horror film directed by Tony Jopia (Crying Wolf) from a screenplay written by Stephen Bishop. The movie stars Laurence …
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The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog is a 1926 British silent thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. It stars Marie Ault, Arthur Chesney, June Tripp, Malcolm Keen, and Ivor …
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‘Prey for salvation’ Zombie Resurrection is a 2011 British horror film written and directed by Jake Hawkins and Andy Phelps. The movie stars Eric Colvin, Jim Sweeney and Danny Brown. It was released in …
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The Loch Ness Monster, also called Nessie, is a cryptid that reputedly inhabits the Loch Ness lake in the Scottish Highlands. It is similar to other supposed lake monsters in …
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The Enfield Haunting is a 2015 British drama series commissioned by Sky Living. Kristoffer Nyholm, who rose to fame after the popular Danish series, The Killing, directed the three-parter. The series …
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‘It’s a cold, cruel world – but Jackson can hack it!’ Unmasked Part 25 is a 1988 British comedy horror film directed by Anders Palm (Deadline; Murder Blues) from a …
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‘Cute… cuddly and hungry for blood‘ Cute Little Buggers is a 2017 British science fiction comedy horror film directed by Tony Jopia (Zombie Harvest; DeadTime; Crying Wolf) from a screenplay written …
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‘Hungry, hairy, and ready to hunt you down’ Crying Wolf is a 2015 British comedy horror film directed by Tony Jopia (Creatures; Dawning of the Dead; DeadTime; Cute Little Buggers) from a …
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Nina Forever is a 2015 British comedy horror film written and directed by Ben and Chris Blaine. The movie stars Fiona O’Shaughnessy, Abigail Hardingham, Cian Barry and David Troughton. Holly wants …
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‘The ultimate predator!’ SilverHide aka Pounce is a 2012 British horror film written and directed by Keith R. Robinson (Sniper Corpse). The Other Dimension Films production stars Lucy Clarvis, Kelly …
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Monster Munch is a British baked corn snack although there have been variants with the same name in Ireland and France. Monster Munch was launched in 1977 by Smiths (who also …
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Brian Clemens (1931 – 2015) was a noted British screenwriter and producer. Clemens is best known for his TV work, often in fantasy-based action series. His most famous creation is TV series The Avengers, …
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Fear was a British full-colour magazine published by Newsfield between 1988 and 1991. It was edited by John Gilbert and as well as covering just horror films, it also provided a …
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‘They don’t belong here…’ The Blood Lands aka White Settlers is a 2014 British horror film directed by Simeon Halligan and starring Pollyanna McIntosh and Lee Williams. Buy Blu-ray: Amazon.com It’s …
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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 Dead 2: India is a 2013 British zombie horror film written and directed by Howard J. Ford (The Ledge; The Lockdown Hauntings) and Jon Ford. It is a sequel …
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A Jack-o’-lantern is a carved pumpkin or similarly-sized gourd or turnip, associated chiefly with the holiday of Halloween, and was named after the phenomenon of strange light flickering over peat bogs, …
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‘They shared the pleasures of the flesh and the horrors of the grave!’ Vampyres is a 1974 British horror film directed by José Ramón Larraz (Deadly Manor; Edge of the Axe; …
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Stephanie Beacham (born in Barnet, Hertfordshire, 28 February 1947) is an English television, radio, film and theatre actress. Her career began in modelling before she moved into television with roles …
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‘Revenge becomes a deadly obsession for’ The Lifetaker is a 1975 British psychological horror film directed by Michael Papas and starring Terence Morgan, Lea Dregorn, and soon-to-be Blue Peter presenter Peter Duncan. Plot: A deceived husband …
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‘You can’t outrun fate’ Blackwood is a 2013 British supernatural horror film directed by Adam Wimpenny from a screenplay by J.S. Hill. It stars Ed Stoppard, Sophia Myles, Russell Tovey, …
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House of Mystery is a 1961 British horror film written and directed by Vernon Sewell (Ghost Ship; The Blood Beast Terror; Burke & Hare). Cast: Peter Dyneley, Jane Hylton, Colin …
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Friday the 13th: No Man’s Land is a 2010 British unofficial fan film tribute to the American Friday the 13th slasher series written and directed by David Hastings (Wulf; Halloween: …
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Tom Chantrell was a British illustrator and film poster artist. He was born Thomas William Chantrell in Manchester on December 20, 1916, and died on July 15, 2001. The son of a trapeze artist, Chantrell was the youngest …
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The Horror of It All is a 1964 British comedy horror film directed by Terence Fisher from a screenplay written by Ray Russell. It was executive produced by Robert L. …
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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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Web is a science fiction/horror novel written by English author John Wyndham (The Day of the Triffids; The Kraken Wakes; The Midwich Cuckoos). The novel was published by the estate of John Wyndham in April 1979, …
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Oakley Court is a Victorian Gothic country house overlooking the River Thames at Water Oakley in Bray in the English county of Berkshire. It was built in 1859 and is currently a luxury hotel. In the past, it has been often used as …
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‘Mother may I go out and kill?’ The Psychopath is a 1966 British horror thriller film directed by Freddie Francis from a screenplay by Robert Bloch (Psycho). The Amicus production stars Patrick Wymark, Margaret Johnston, Alexander Knox, and …
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The Paranormal Diaries: Clophill is a 2013 British horror film directed by Michael Bartlett (Treehouse) and Kevin Gates (The Zombie Diaries; Zombie Diaries 2) from a screenplay by the latter. …
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Phil Hardy, who died on 8th April 2014, was a film and music industry writer. Born in Yorkshire in 1945, Hardy studied at the University of Sussex and the University of California, …
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‘A cold relentless killer from the murky depths’ The Pike is a 1982 British horror novel by former nightclub bouncer, actor, film library composer and screenwriter Cliff Twemlow (The Eye of Satan; …
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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 only way out is to let it inside’ The Snare – aka The Hellion – is a 2014 British supernatural horror film written and directed by C.A. Cooper. It stars Eaoifa …
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‘Evil has a new form’ The Borderlands – also promoted as The Border Lands and retitled Final Prayer for US release – is a 2013 British horror film written and directed …
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Scream Inn is a horror-themed board game, first produced in the UK by Strawberry Fayre from 1974. Scream Inn was a a comic strip that ran in British weekly Shiver …
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Richard Tennant Cooper (1885-1957) was an obscure British artist whose metaphorical phantasmic paintings show the negative effects of both disease and medical cures on the human body. There is not much information available …
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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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Legend Horror Classics was a British magazine published by Legend Publishing and which ran for thirteen issues between 1974 and 1975. The magazine was very much a second fiddle imitation of …
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The Fog is a horror novel by English writer James Herbert (The Dark; The Rats), published in 1975 by New English Library (NEL). It is about a deadly fog that drives its victims insane …
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‘Half a mile underground they will find the unthinkable’ Scintilla is a 2014 British science fiction horror film directed by Billy O’Brien (Isolation, Ferocious Planet) from a screenplay co-written with …
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