‘Master of Horror:The Official Biography of Mick Garris’ by Abbie Bernstein is out now from ATB Publishing ( @ATBPublishing @MickGarrisPM @Hedgebeast ) #filmtwitter


Mr Mick Garris. When I think of some of the highlights of the years I’ve spend working at the frompage2screen website and podcast, I definitely include the hour long conversation I had with Mick Garris on my highlight list.  I sat down virtually with Mick last year for part of my Grimmfest coverage and Mick…

revisiting The War Zone (1999)


As part of my British film rewatching ‘home festival’ I unwrapped the DVD that I bought several years ago of The War Zone, directed by Tim Roth and based on the novel by Alexander Stuart . Its a film that I have seen only once (well now twice) having first watched the film on VHS…

Shudder Acquires Period Horror, The Last Thing Mary Saw ( @shudder )


Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural, has acquired the period horror feature The Last Thing Mary Saw ahead of its August 15 world premiere at Fantasia International Film Festival. Shudder will release the film, which is written and directed by Edoardo Vitaletti, in North America, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and New…

revisiting Honest (2000)


Heavily press-attacked upon its release in the year 2000 for its apparent pack of quality in all areas, Honest was one of the films I havent seen for many years (since the year 2000 actually) but wanted to revisit as part of my ‘revisiting’ series of reviews and views that i have been working my…

revisiting ‘Layer Cake’ (2004)


I suppose there’s a large amount of film fans that only know Daniel Craig from his role as the super spy , but yes ther was a time when James Bond want played by Daniel Craig and Daniel did put some films out that weren’t the best (The Invasion) one example) This guy has some…

Shudder Acquires Occult Coming-of-Age Horror, Hellbender ( @shudder )


Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural, has acquired the occult horror feature Hellbender ahead of its world premiere at Fantasia International Film Festival. Shudder will release the film, which is written and directed by Toby Poser, John Adams and Zelda Adams, in North America, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and New…

Blu-ray debut of Maigret: The Complete Series from 23 August


Unseen for over 50 years, Network is proud to present all 52 episodes of the classic BBC television murder mystery series Maigret on Blu-ray for the first time ever, with an award-winning performance from Rupert Davies’ as the cunning sleuth Commissaire Jules Maigret.   A French counterpart to Agatha Christie’s detective characters Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple,…

Elijah Wood and Luke Kirby star in NO MAN OF GOD – darkly disturbing new feature on notorious serial killer Ted Bundy – Premieres at FrightFest ( @frightfest )


Delve into the dark and twisted mind of one of America’s most notorious serial killers – Ted Bundy – in No Man of God,  a darkly disturbing new feature that’s set for its UK Premiere at FrightFest 2021, followed by its digital release on 13 September and on DVD and Special Edition Blu-ray on 25 October 2021. The film follows a rarely…

Cronenberg’s ‘Crimes of the Future’ Begins Production


There is a a list of filmmakers that get me super excited whenever a new project is announced, and Canadian Filmmaker David Cronenberg has long been on that list. Variety have reported that filming has now begun in “Crimes of the Future” which is now filming on Athens, Greece. Whilst I don’t know too much…

revisiting Paul WS Anderson’s Shopping (1994)


One of the films opening lines ‘What has prison taught you Billy?’   ‘Don’t get caught’ replies Billy (played by Jude Law) That simple exchange sums up the feeling of Paul WS Andersons directorial debut Shopping, which I remember blasting onto the screens in 1994 from Film Four International and Polygram.  Whilst the film does have…

revisiting ‘Rancid Aluminium’ (2000)


Pete (played by Rhys Ifans) inherits a company and his best friend, the ambitious accountant (played by Joseph Fiennes ) makes a deal with a Russian mafia boss (played ty Steven Berkoff) . The Russian wants hard currency and grand-kids but kills his daughter’s lovers. and thats about as much of the main plot that…

From horror director Chad Crawford Kinkle ‘Dementer’ and ‘Jug Face’ arrive on Arrow Blu ray this October.


Very happy to see that  Arrow Video have lined up Dementer + Jug Face, two films from horror director Chad Crawford Kinkle. Dementer, a psychological horror thriller, was branded as “an unexpected gem” (Pophorror.com) and “an impressionistic, poetic occult-horror film” (Nashville Scene). Raw and unsettling, It’s a brave and unflinching story of lives lived on the…

Fantasy Film ‘Man and Witch’ adds more to the cast list.


Fantasy film ‘Man & Witch’ has now added Eddie Izzard, Jennifer Saunders and Bill Bailey to the wonderful cast. and will be voicing the characters of a goose, sheep, and donkey, respectively, in the family film about a lonely goatherd looking for love. The film is described as “a heart-warming homage to the lo-fi fantasy films of the 80s”…

Leroy Kincaide’s directorial debut set to chill hearts as part of FIRST BLOOD STRAND at this year’s Arrow Video FrightFest ( @frightfest ) #filmtwitter


THE LAST RITE, the stunning feature debut from ex-Undertaker and professional wrestler turned actor / film director, Leroy Kincaide, will have its World premiere at Arrow Video FrightFest on Saturday August 28 at the Cineworld, Leicester Sq. The supernatural horror stars newcomer Bethan Waller as Lucy, a medical student suffering from sleep paralysis, soon after moving in with her boyfriend.…

The Babadook gets Limited Edition Blu-ray and UHD 4K Release from Second Sight. Out now ( @SecondSightFilm )


Internationally renowned horror The Babadook saw The Nightingale’s Jennifer Kent make a huge impact with her feature film debut. Now Second Sight Film brings this acclaimed chiller back to life with a brand-new Limited-Edition dual format release featuring the world premiere on 4K UHD plus Blu-ray which will ensure you won’t want to get rid of The Babadook. I first saw…

The legendary Simon Boswell and Claudio Simonetti’s GOBLIN join forces for one-off concert ( @thesimonboswell @claudsimonetti )


EartH Theatre plays host for one night only as two masters of the Horror Soundtrack come together to create an evening of instrumental terror, performing tracks from such classic films as Demons, Demons 2, Suspiria, Tenebre, Dawn of the Dead, Shallow Grave, Dust Devil, Santa Sangre, Stage Fright and Lord of Illusions First brought together by Italian filmmaker Dario…

British Black Comedy THE TOLL starring Michael Smiley, Iwan Rheon, and Paul Kaye) in Cinemas and Premium Digital 27 August


The Toll is a hugely entertaining, irresistibly clever and darkly-comic crime caper, reminiscent of the Coen brothers’ finest work and starring Michael Smiley (Kill List, Luther), Annes Elwy (Little Women), Iwan Rheon (Game Of Thrones) and Paul Kaye (The Ghoul).   On the Pembrokeshire border, a man (Smiley) working solo shifts in the quietest toll booth…

Rich in celtic atmosphere, drenched in gore, wildly funny and splendidly scary ‘BOYS FROM COUNTY HELL’ arrives in UK cinemas this August,


Vertigo Releasing bring us  BOYS FROM COUNTY HELL, the ultimate Dracula ‘origin story’, which will be released in UK and Irish cinemas on 6th August. Vertigo will be partnering with Wildcard for the Irish theatrical release. The film stars Peaky Blinders’ Jack Rowan, and Derry Girls’ Louisa Harland. Just when you thought the vampire film had been drained dry, along comes an unexpected…

Indie horror CLIMATE OF THE HUNTER out this August


A cross between Euro-horror classic Daughters of Darkness and George Romero’s vampire tale Martin, with a rural lo-fi charm all of its own, CLIMATE OF THE HUNTER – out 23rd August – is directed by the highly prolific Oklahoma-based film-maker Mickey Reece. Dubbed the “Soderbergh of the sticks”, Reece (whose latest film Agnes premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival this month) has been honing…

FrightFest thirsts for ‘new blood’ in talent search ( @frightfest )


As Arrow Video FrightFest stalks the dark recesses of the big screen again, the search resumes for new writers in the horror genre through its New Blood initiative. New Blood reunites FrightFest with Giles Edwards of Queensbury Pictures with its mission to find emerging UK-based writers dedicated to the genre and nurture their projects from script to screen. Queensbury is ultimately interested…

Joe Pantoliano and Wendy Crewson to star in the feel-good drama From The Vine, in UK cinemas this September.


Parkland Entertainment has confirmed that their feelgood drama From The Vine, will be heading to UK Cinemas on 10th September and on Digital Download from 13th September.   Directed by Sean Cisterna, the film stars Joe Pantoliano (The Matrix / Midnight Run) alongside Wendy Crewson (Air Force One / Sixth Day), Marco Leonardi (Once Upon A Time In Mexico) and Paula Brancati.  …

Peter Medak’s ‘The Krays’ starring Gary and Martin Kemp returns with a glorious Limited Edition Blu-ray Release from Second Sight ( @SecondSightFilm )


Two of Britain’s most notorious brothers The Krays were taken on by another famous pair of siblings The Kemps in Peter Medak’s big screen gangster biopic. Originally released in 1990 the film has gone on to gain cult status and for me sits along since other crime classics such as Get Carter, and The Long…

Author Bryn Curt James Hammond and Ufologist Lisa Marie Appleton take a deep dive into the 2013 case of Elisa Lam in new documentary series, Hollywood Files. ( @MsLisaAppleton )


Directed and executive produced by Bryn Curt James Hammond (Brittany Murphy An ID Mystery), the docuseries will “deconstruct” the events behind Lam’s disappearance, revealing never before heard information that left fans of the NETFLIX show Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel reeling.   The ‘SHOCKING’ case of Lam, a tourist from Vancouver at the Skid…

Bryan Bertino’s ‘The Dark and the Wicked’ makes its UK Blu-ray debut and on DVD and digital.


FROM THE director of the renowned, hit horror The Strangers Bryan Bertino, comes his latest critically acclaimed feature The Dark and The Wicked, which makes its UK Blu-ray debut from Acorn Media International in conjunction with Shudder, following its success on the streaming service. This the first of many exciting Shudder titles Acorn will be releasing on physical formats this year.   Bertino has been garnering huge…

New dates for world premiere of Indecent Proposal; the new musical. Now running at Southwark Playhouse from 22nd October – 27th November 2021.


 Jonny (Norman Bowman; 42nd Street Theatre Royal, Drury Lane; Eugenius! London Palladium; King Lear Royal Exchange Theatre) and Rebecca (casting to be announced) are very much in love and very much in debt. Jonny’s a struggling singer-songwriter who spends most of his time playing backup for Annie (Jacqui Dankworth; Into the Woods, original London cast, Phoenix Theatre; Les Liaisons Dangereuses, RSC and celebrated Jazz recording artist),…

Iconic ‘Queen of Mean’ MMA fighter Miriam Nakamoto to make her screen debut in film set to shoot later this year ( @MiriamNakamoto )


International sales and production company Number 11 Entertainment, founded by veteran producer Keith Wells, announces that they have set iconic “Queen of Mean” MMA fighter Miriam Nakamoto as the lead in the action adventure/romance WILDWOOD. The film will be directed by Delany Bishop (TERROR EYES) and was written by screenwriter and novelist Cara Vescio, best…

The Nest (out now ), puts you off buying a teddy bear, for LIFE!.


A mother’s reality erodes around her as she struggles to fathom the entangled web of her daughter’s separation anxiety brought on by parasitic creatures within a stuffed bear in The Nest, a super creepy atmospheric film that will trigger your ‘oh this is going to be strange’ alarms straight from the offset. Written by Jennifer…