14th Oct2020

‘In Search of Darkness’ Review (Shudder)

by Chris Cummings

Featuring: Tom Atkins, Doug Bradley, John Bloom, John Carpenter, Stuart Gordon, Joe Dante, Mick Garris, Nick Castle, Heather Langenkamp | Written and Directed by David A. Weiner I do love a documentary. I love a horror documentary, too, and so when I signed up to Shudder I couldn’t resist a chance to check out In […]

26th Jun2020

‘The New Kids’ Limited Edition Blu-ray Review (101 Films)

by Chris Cummings

Stars: Lori Loughlin, Shannon Presby, James Spader, John Philbin, David H. MacDonald, Vince Grant, Theron Montgomery, Eddie Jones, Lucy Martin, Eric Stoltz, Paige Price, Court Miller, Tom Atkins | Written by Stephen Gyllenhaal | Directed by Sean S. Cunningham Director Sean S. Cunningham is widely known for the classic 1980 slasher Friday the 13th, a movie […]

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25th Mar2020

‘Trick’ VOD Review

by Dom Hastings

Stars: Thom Niemann, Omar Epps, Ellen Adair, Jamie Kennedy, Tom Atkins, Vanessa Aspillaga, Alex Breaux, Kristina Reyes, Todd Farmer, Sasha Diamond, Hilary Greer, Gary J. Tunnicliffe | Written by Todd Farmer, Patrick Lussier | Directed by Patrick Lussier “How is he still alive?” Benton, NY. October 31st 2015. Spin the bottle? No, spin the knife. High school students […]

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27th Feb2020

Patrick Lussier’s ‘Trick’ gets a UK release date!

by Phil Wheat

Director Patrick Lussier (My Bloody Valentine, Drive Angry, Terminator: Genisys) and writer Todd Farmer (Jason X, My Bloody Valentine, Drive Angry) have re-teamed for Trick, which stars Omar Epps in the main role of Detective Mike Denver, a man obsessed with a serial killer that has remained one step ahead of him for years. An […]

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05th Sep2019

Rewind: ‘Night of the Creeps’ Review

by Chris Cummings

Stars: Jason Lively, Tom Atkins, Steve Marshall, Jill Whitlow, Wally Taylor, Allan Kayser, Ken Heron, Alice Cadogan | Written and Directed by Fred Dekker Fred Dekker, writer and director of this fun-loving and enjoyably-daft B-movie homage, had a strangely short career as a director. Oddly though, he is responsible for two films that I, and […]

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15th May2019

First image from Patrick Lussier’s slasher-noir ‘Trick’

by Phil Wheat

Director Patrick Lussier (My Bloody Valentine, Drive Angry, Terminator: Genisys) and writer Todd Farmer (Jason X, My Bloody Valentine, Drive Angry) are re-teaming for Trick, which stars Omar Epps in the main role of Detective Mike Denver, a man obsessed with a serial killer that has remained one step ahead of him for years. Trick centers […]

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20th Mar2019

Omar Epps cast in Patrick Lussier & Todd Farmer’s new horror ‘Trick’

by Phil Wheat

Director Patrick Lussier (My Bloody Valentine, Drive Angry, Terminator: Genisys) and writer Todd Farmer (Jason X, My Bloody Valentine, Drive Angry) are re-teaming for Trick, a horror thriller to be directed by Lussier. Trick centers on an elusive serial killer, who descends upon a small town annually, bringing terror and death. He is responsible for gruesome […]

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23rd Nov2018

‘Escape From New York: Collectors Edition’ Blu-ray Review

by Rupert Harvey

Stars: Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Donald Pleasence, Isaac Hayes, Adrienne Barbeau, Ernest Borgnine, Tom Atkins | Written by John Carpenter, Nick Castle | Directed by John Carpenter In the early 1980s, New York was grindhouse heaven: a hell of neon iniquity, with every alleyway harbouring some new nameless vice. Horror had a field day: […]

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26th Oct2018

‘The Fog: Collector’s Edition’ Blu-ray Review

by Rupert Harvey

Stars: Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Atkins, Janet Leigh, Hal Holbrook, Rob Bottin | Written by John Carpenter, Debra Hill | Directed by John Carpenter I have a feeling The Fog is underpraised because it’s not Halloween and it’s not The Thing. Too traditional, maybe. Too hokey. Too folkloric. But for me it’s the equal of […]

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14th Mar2017

‘Apocalyse Kiss’ DVD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: D.C. Douglas, Carmela Hayslett, Tom Detrik, Tammy Jean, Tom Atkins, Michael Berryman, Lloyd Kaufman, Steve Blum, Bonnie Loev, Brian Anthony Wilson | Written and Directed by Christian Jude Grillo I’ll freely admit there was a heavy dose of trepidation going into Apocalypse Kiss. You see I’ve had the “pleasure” of watching one of writer/director […]

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25th Mar2014

‘Apocalypse Kiss’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: D.C. Douglas, Carmela Hayslett, Tom Detrik, Tammy Jean, Tom Atkins, Michael Berryman, Lloyd Kaufman, Steve Blum, Bonnie Loev, Brian Anthony Wilson | Written and Directed by Christian Jude Grillo I’ll freely admit there was a heavy dose of trepidation going into Apocalypse Kiss. You see I’ve had the “pleasure” of watching one of writer/director […]

04th Feb2014

Rewind: ‘Maniac Cop’ Blu-ray Review (Arrow Video)

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Bruce Campbell, Tom Atkins, Laurene Landon, Robert Z’dar, Richard Roundtree | Written by Larry Cohen | Directed by William Lustig Featuring one of the best taglines ever: “You have the right to remain silent… Forever”, one of my all-time favourite horror franchises finally makes it Blu-ray debut with this release of the fantastic Maniac Cop from Arrow Video. Written and directed by […]

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28th Jul2013

‘Halloween III’ Blu-ray Review [Scream Factory]

by Nathan Smith

Stars: Tom Atkins, Stacey Nelkin, Dan O’Herlihy | Written by Tommy Lee Wallace, Nigel Kneale | Directed by Tommy Lee Wallace I really hate the bad rap that Halloween III gets. I mean, it’s a stinker reputation. People are either supremely dismissive or they appreciate it for what it is – a completely underrated film […]

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