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…

‘Gory Days’ 10 stories by Staci Layne Wilson, Mark Wheaton, Darren Gordon Smith, V. Castro, Sean McDonough, and Brenda Thatcher. Out now on paperback, and ebook


Break out the keytar, throw your horn-hands, and get ready to rock down to electric avenue! “Gory Days” is set in an alternate evil ’80s where androids take the stage, a washed-up rock star discovers the secret to time travel, and an aspiring musician puts her demo tape into the wrong hands. Stories include Don’t Stand So Close…

Jim Henson’s LABYRINTH, celebrating its 35th anniversary, debuts on 4K Ultra HD September 6th courtesy of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.


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…

American Mary’s ‘Katharine Isabelle’ stars in ‘The Green Sea’ an enchantingly dark fantasy drama on digital now( @Katie_Isabelle )


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…

Supernatural sensation WYNONNA EARP Season Four and Complete Seasons 1-4 boxset on Blu-ray, DVD and Download


Based on the popular comic series, Wynonna Earp follows the life of the great-great granddaughter of legendary lawman Wyatt Earp. She inherits his famous gun ‘peacemaker’ and the demon-fighting family curse that comes with it. With the help of her younger sister Waverly, Agent Xavier Dolls, notorious gunslinger Doc Holliday and Officer Nicole Haught, Wynonna must rid…

Roger Conners’ REBIRTH starring Aswan Harris, Rachel Anderson, Alvin Hudson, and Roger Conners. out now on Digital.


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…

From Director Filip Jan Rymsza, comes Mosquito State Streaming from August 26 Exclusively on Shudder ( @shudder @filip_jan )


Shudder has acquired exclusive rights to the psycho-thriller Mosquito State, from director Filip Jan Rymsza and co-written by Rymsza and Mario Zermeno, for release in North America, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand on Thursday, August 26.  An official selection of the Venice Film Festival in 2020, where it was awarded the Bisato d’Oro for Best Cinematography, Mosquito…

Streaming channel Shudder announce production of V/H/S/94 as A Shudder Original ( @shudder )


 Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural, has acquired worldwide rights to V/H/S/94, the fourth installment in the hit horror anthology franchise. The Shudder Original Film will release in North America, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand later this year.  V/H/S/94 marks the return of the infamous found footage anthology with…

Head off-road into the African wilderness with urvival thriller Endangered Species, from director M.J. Bassett


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…

Award-winning Hungarian writer/director Szabolcs Hajdu’s immersive nocturnal drama TREASURE CITY on VOD.


Award-winning Hungarian writer/director Szabolcs Hajdu’s immersive nocturnal drama TREASURE CITY, is released 18 June, in cinemas and on Virtual Cinemas and VOD. A subtle mix of nocturnal urban tales exploring the darker side of human relations, the film drops the viewer into a web of family, sexual, political and romantic relationships where nothing’s quite what it seems.…