Rose Williams (Sanditon, Reign) pulls out all the stops in a compelling, complex performance alongside Amy Beth Hayes (Black Mirror, Bridgerton) and Emma Rigby (Catlevania, Prisoners’ Wives) in this spine-tingling, terrifying horror. January, 1974. Amid the UK blackouts, a newly trained nurse, Val (Williams), starts her first job in an old hospital in London’s East End and is instructed to cover…

Key highlights this SEPTEMBER on the essential, alternative streaming service ARROW include the exclusive premiere of Zoé Wittock’s extraordinary debut feature JUMBO, eerie gem I SEE YOU, classic Bertolucci and Milos Forman, a double-bill of Debra Winger, an outrageously wicked French comedy, a trio of extraordinary films about the legendary Hollywood director SAM PECKINPAH, a slasher sequel par excellence, a season of GAMERA films, and…

On October 1st 2021, the essential, alternative streaming service ARROW debuts the extraordinary chiller DEMENTER, from indie horror director Chad Crawford Kinkle. The film will also be released by Arrow Video on Limited Edition 2-disc Blu-ray on October 4th, and includes Kinkle’s stunning 2013 debut film JUG FACE. A raw and unsettling story of a woman attempting to rebuild her…

Double Academy Award® and double BAFTA winning film The Father stars Anthony Hopkins in the eponymous role of a mischievous and highly independent man who, as he ages, refuses all assistance from his daughter Anne (Olivia Colman). Yet, such help has become essential following Anne’s decision to move to Paris with her partner. As Anne’s father tries to…

Witches of Blackwood, hails from Australian female film maker Kate Whitbread (The Dustwalker, Life on Earth: Severance, Spirit of the Game, Surviving Georgia) and stars Cassandra Margrath (Wolf Creek, Scare Campaign, The Dustwalker,), John Voce (Penelope, Pimp, Crush) and Nicholas Denton (Spirit of the Game, Glitch).   The film follows a young woman Claire (Magrath)…

Bad Blood Films have confirmed that their folk-horror Sacrilege will be heading to digital download from 27th September.   The film stars a host of British talent, including Tamaryn Payne (Hollyoaks), Emily Wyatt (Rise of the Footsoldier), Sian Abrahams (Complete Strangers), Naomi Willow (A Guide To Second Date Sex), Ian Champion (Property), Rory Wilton (Fisherman’s Friends) & Emma…

Blind Beast is a grotesque portrait of the bizarre relationship between a blind sculptor and his captive muse, adapted from a short story from Japan’s foremost master of the macabre, Edogawa Rampo (Horrors of Malformed Men, The Black Lizard, Caterpillar). An artist’s model, Aki (Mako Midori), is abducted, and awakens in a dark warehouse studio…

ESCAPE FROM AREA 51 begins when a group of teenage conspiracy theorists try to raid the infamous military base, Area 51, in the Nevada desert. No one gets in – but someone gets out. Sheera ( Donna D’Errico), a sexy alien warrior, uses a power glitch to escape from captivity at Area 51. Her escape…

Following the success of his debut feature, The Bird with the Crystal Plumage, distributor Titanus tasked writer/director Dario Argento with delivering a follow-up in short order. The resulting film, granted a greatly enhanced budget and heralded in its US marketing campaign as “nine times more suspenseful” than its predecessor, was The Cat O’ Nine Tails. This second…

Screen icon Richard Dreyfuss takes on The Last Job in a brand new, all-action thriller, that stars Modern Family’s Mira Sorvino as his daughter. This rip-roaring gangster movie hits the UK on DVD and digital this August from 101 Films. Mob boss Ben Myers (Dreyfuss – Jaws, Stand By Me) has left his life of crime and violence behind him. Following a cancer diagnosis,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

The Criterion Collection and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment have more delights for you, and check out these treats for Blu-ray in August 2021. On 2 August comes BLOW OUT, an American paranoia thriller unlike any other, as well as a devilish reflection on the act of moviemaking, BRIAN DE PALMA’s classic film stars JOHN TRAVOLTA in one of…

After a man’s beloved dog passes, he embarks on a backpacking trip with his brother to bury his dog where he found him. On the way, they encounter a killer on the run who turns their world upside down and must unite in order to survive Starring: Skyler Pinkerton, Tad Davies, Adam Gascho, April Martucci, Nicole…

New Era Entertainment will be releasing MEDUSA across the US and Canada on 6th July and UK July 19th 2021.   The film will receive a full home entertainment release, with a day-and-date DVD and Premium TVOD, followed by a full digital release.   The film is a modern take on the mythological female creature…

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…

From Jim Henson comes the unforgettable fantasy favourite LABYRINTH, now celebrating its 35th anniversary and debuting on 4K Ultra HD on September 6th 2021 courtesy of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. 35 years!!! That must be wrong, I remember watching Labyrinth in the cinemas on its release week which means that my age is ….ohhh yes…

Based on James Herbert’s best-selling book Shrine, The Unholy,follows a young hearing-impaired girl who is visited by the Virgin Mary and can suddenly hear, speak and heal the sick. As people from near and far flock to witness her miracles, a disgraced journalist (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) hoping to revive his career visits a small New…

In the town of Twin Peaks, everyone has their secrets—but especially Laura Palmer (SHERYL LEE). In this prequel to his ground-breaking 1990s television series, DAVID LYNCH (Eraserhead) resurrects the teenager found wrapped in plastic at the beginning of the show, following her through the last week of her life and teasing out the enigmas that…

Get swept away to The Green Sea, an enchantingly dark fantasy drama from writer/director Randal Plunkett (Out There), where nothing is quite what it seems. This thrilling new feature, set for its UK premiere on 5 July from Reel To Reel Films, stars Canadian scream queen Katharine Isabelle (Ginger Snaps, American Mary, Hannibal) as an American writer living a solitary life in the…

Jesus and Jose Maria are siblings living in a closed-off world constructed of strange games and relentless madness. When their half-sister Magdalena returns home to inquire about her share of their inheritance, a strange and bloody affair ensues.

Roger Conners’ REBIRTH starring Aswan Harris, Rachel Anderson, Alvin Hudson, and Roger Conners is available now on Amazon Prime, Microsoft, Apple, iTunes, and Fandango from Midnight Releasing.  An adaptation of the classic, Night of the Living Dead, comes Rebirth! What began as an annual visit to their family grave-site quickly becomes a night of sheer terror…

A brother and sister stumble upon their father’s secret one year after his death. They soon learn that this secret may not be his alone.  Writer/director Matthew Goodhue’s terrifying WOE is out now on DVD and Digital from Gravitas Ventures and Kamikaze Dogfight.   One year after their father’s death, Charlie endlessly repairs the old…

Head off-road into the African wilderness with Endangered Species, the action-packed survival thriller from director M.J. Bassett (Rogue, Solomon Kane, Deathwatch).   Robert (Philip Winchester), his wife Andi (Rebecca Romijn), teenage daughter Katie, and young son Toby take a trip to the Amboseli National Park in Kenya. Wanting to experience adventure in the wilderness, they head…

In 1943, a refugee doctor from Nazi Germany uses new methods to rehabilitate those with spinal injuries in Great Britain. Dr. Guttmann revolutionised life for paralysed people by introducing sport into their rehabilitation. This heart warming and uplifting film reveals the true story behind the birth of the Paralympic Games.The Best of Men stars Rob Brydon…

Following its critically acclaimed opening in London before it was shut down as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Sonia Friedman Productions presents a stunning production of Anton Chekhov’s masterpiece Uncle Vanya. Made during the 2020 lockdown and filmed without an audience, the new adaptation was written by Conor McPherson and directed by Ian Rickson.   Sonya…

Producers Brian Jalbert and Jake Jalbert are back with their new movie Mind Games. This time they teamed up with New Terrain Ent. owned by Jadon Cal Fitzpatrick. In this newest twist the team put together an awesome thrill ride that keeps people on the edge of their seats with an crazy reveal at the…

Deep Cover is a film that I haven’t seen for a few years but after its UK release in 1993, I watched this film a LOT on VHS. I watched it so much that I knew the dialogue by heart (or at least I could remember every scene before it happened) I love this movie…

Sovereign is proud to announce the UK release of acclaimed Spanish psychological thriller THE OFFERING on 30th July, in cinemas and on Virtual Cinemas and VOD. Jan, mysterious and marked by a profound sense of guilt, tries to win back the love of his ex Violeta, who is now a psychiatrist, with a family of her own. Jan’s…

Writer/director Jill Gevargizian assured debut feature  THE STYLIST, a sleek and inventive psychological thriller starring the fabulous Najarra Townsend (Contracted) as a brilliant but shy hairdresser with an extremely dark secret is out now on a lovely special edition blu ray from Arrow. A hit on the festival circuit in 2020 (including Sitges and Arrow Video FrightFest), Screen…

Blue Finch Film Releasing are excited to announce that their latest release, Dirt Music, will be available on digital download from 19th July. Adapted by Gregor Jordan from Tim Winton’s critically acclaimed novel of the same name, the film features an incredible cast including leading performances from Kelly Macdonald (Line of Duty), Garrett Hedlund (Tron: Legacy) & David Wenham (The Lord of the Rings). Dirt…

DANSE MACABRE is pleased to announce the US release of Frank Perez-Garland’s supernatural horror FACE OF THE DEVIL which is available on DVD and digital platforms now Vanessa Saba, Sergio Gjurinovic and Maria Fernanda Valera, star as city friends who travel to the Peruvian Amazon where they encounter the Tunche, a primeval spirit whose shrill whistle is…

Bayview Entertainment announced that British writer/director Jason Impey’s Zombie Lover will be making its way to these shores on July 27. A mad scientist, star-crossed lovers and a zombie plague all combine for a wild romp in the English woods.  A deadly affair leads to a brutal murder which takes Dillon and Stacy into an evil…

Wrestling star Taya Valkyrie and Academy Award Nominee Eric Roberts (Best of the Best, The Expendables) are Unchained this July.   To Rise You Must Be Willing to Fall. Full-tilt action thriller Unchained opens up the world of underground fighting this summer.   An idealistic woman is kidnapped and forced to compete in an underground fight ring. Every night is a fight…

Jamie Babbit’s classic 90s cult comedy But I’m A Cheerleader heads to Blu-ray this June in a sparkling new 4K-restored Director’s Cut.   This whimsically edgy comedy follows teenager Megan (Natasha Lyonne, Orange is the New Black), whose suburban existence, filled with friends, cheerleading, and all-American fun, is upended when her straight-laced parents suspect she may be a…