Cult cinema reviews collated: fantasy, horror, sci-fi, thrillers and more
The Devil Rides Out is a 1968 British Hammer horror feature film directed by Terence Fisher (The Curse of Frankenstein; Dracula; The Mummy) from a screenplay written by Richard Matheson, based on the …
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Scars of Dracula will be released on Blu-ray by Scream Factory in the USA on September 10, 2019, alongside another Hammer horror film, Blood from the Mummy’s Tomb. The film …
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Night of the Big Heat is a 1967 British science fiction horror feature film directed by Terence Fisher from a screenplay written by Ronald Liles (producer of The Night Caller), …
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‘Deep in the heart of darkness a nightmare is about to begin…’ Curse III: Blood Sacrifice – aka Panga – is a 1991 British-South African horror feature film directed by …
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‘A non-stop ride to Hell!!’ Horror Express – aka Pánico en el Transiberiano (“Panic on the Trans-Siberian Express”) – is a 1972 British-Spanish science fiction horror feature film directed by Eugenio Martin (A …
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‘An occult film so terrifying it will never be shown on TV!’ Hollywood Meat Cleaver Massacre – aka Meatcleaver Massacre; Revenge of the Dead and The Evil Force is a …
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‘Triple distilled horror… as powerful as a vat of acid!’ Scream and Scream Again is a 1969 science fiction horror feature film directed by Gordon Hessler from a screenplay by Christopher …
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‘The scariest spookiest movie this year… You’ll be terrified in…’ Dark Places is a 1973 British horror feature film directed by Don Sharp (Psychomania; The Creeping Flesh; Witchcraft;The Kiss of the Vampire; et al) from a …
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‘Mind the doors!!!’ Death Line is a 1972 British horror feature film directed by American filmmaker Gary Sherman (Dead & Buried, Poltergeist III) from his own storyline. It was scripted by Ceri Jones and distributed as Raw Meat in the …
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To the Devil a Daughter – aka Die Braut des Satans – is a 1976 British-German supernatural horror feature film, directed by Peter Sykes (Venom; Demons of the Mind; The House in Nightmare Park) …
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Extraordinary Tales is a 2013 international animated anthology horror feature film directed by Raul Garcia comprised of five Edgar Allan Poe stories (‘The Fall of the House of Usher’, ‘The Tell-Tale Heart’, ‘The …
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Second Sight Films is releasing Limited Edition UK Blu-ray releases of the Amicus horror anthologies The House That Dripped Blood and Asylum. Each release will be presented in a box set featuring original artwork from Graham …
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Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror is a 1994 British/American feature-length documentary film written and directed by Ted Newsom (The Naked Monster; 100 Years of Horror series; Ed Wood: Look …
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The Castle of the Living Dead – original title: Il Castello dei morti vivi – is a 1964 Gothic horror film, an Italian/French co-production written and directed by American Warren Kiefer. It stars Christopher …
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‘Room for every nightmare… A nightmare in every room’ House of the Long Shadows is a 1982 [released 1983] British comedic horror film directed by Pete Walker (House of Mortal Sin; Frightmare; …
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‘The world’s most evil vampire lives again!’ Dracula: Prince of Darkness is a 1965 British supernatural horror feature film directed by Terence Fisher from a screenplay by Jimmy Sangster. The film …
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The Hands of Orlac – aka Les Mains d’Orlac – is a 1960 French/British horror feature film directed by Edmond T. Gréville from a screenplay co-written with Donald Taylor and John V. Baines, based on …
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The Creeping Flesh is a 1972 (released 1973) British science fiction horror feature film directed by Freddie Francis (Tales from the Crypt; The Vampire Happening; The Skull) from a screenplay …
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Modern Monsters is a 1966 American magazine that ran for just four issues (the first issue was named Modern Monster). It was published by Prestige Publications and edited by Jim Matthews, …
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The Keeper is a 1975 Canadian mystery-horror feature film written and directed by T.Y. Drake (scriptwriter of Terror Train) and starring Christopher Lee. The film’s hypnosis sequences were created by …
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‘Women’s virtues made him a killer!’ The Virgin of Nuremberg is a 1963 Italian horror film directed by Antonio Margheriti (Castle of Blood; Killer Fish; Cannibal Apocalypse) [as Anthony Dawson] from a …
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‘Believe the Unbelievable!’ In Search of Dracula – original title Vem Var Dracula? – is a 1971 Swedish documentary film produced and directed by Calvin Floyd (The Sleep of Death; Terror …
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Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors is a 1964 British anthology horror film from Amicus Productions, directed by veteran horror Freddie Francis (Nightmare; The Skull; Tales from the Crypt) from a screenplay …
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Starship Invasions is a 1977 Canadian science fiction film with a horrific sub-theme written, produced and directed by Ed Hunt (Halloween Hell; The Brain; Bloody Birthday). It was re-released in the United Kingdom …
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Christopher Frank Carandini Lee (27 May 1922 – 7 June 2015) was an English actor, singer, and author. With a career spanning nearly seventy years, Lee initially portrayed villains and became …
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Montague “Monty†Rhodes James OM, MA, FBA (1 August 1862 – 12 June 1936), who used the publication name M. R. James, was an English author, medievalist scholar and provost …
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‘There is everything to look forward to… except tomorrow’ End of the World is a 1977 American science fiction horror disaster film produced by Charles Band and directed by John …
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Terror in the Crypt – also known as Crypt of Horror – is a 1964 Italian-Spanish horror film directed by Camillo Mastrocinque [credited as Thomas Miller] (An Angel for Satan), from a screenplay …
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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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‘No-one who saw it lived to describe it!’ The Curse of Frankenstein is a 1957 British science fiction horror feature film directed by Terence Fisher from a screenplay by Jimmy …
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