MOTHER FATHER SISTER BROTHER FRANK 4 stars Miracle Media. Digital. 27th January A Sunday dinner. The family are together, much to the excitement of mother Joy (Mindy Cohn, the voice of Velma in Scooby-Doo’s more recent incarnation). Grumpy faced father…
BLACKWATER LANE (2024) 3 starsPlaion Pictures. Digital Download. 27th January Based on the book ‘The Breakdown’ by B.A. Paris, the film opens with a drone shot of a large house. The camera prowls through the grounds. An idyllic spot. It…
LOVE AND CRIME (1969) 4 stars88 Films. Limited Edition Blu Ray. Out Now Here’s an interesting release, as part of 88 Films ongoing Asia Collection, from director Teruo Ishii, possibly best known for HORROR OF THE MALFORMED MAN (1969, Kyôfu…
THE HAUNTED HOUSE OF HORROR (1969) 3 stars88 Films. Limited Edition Blu Ray. 20th January Another in 88 Films exploration of the Tigon catalogue. The script for this film was originally written by director Michael Armstrong when he was a…
WEREWOLVES (2024) 3 starsSignature Entertainment. Digital 13th January. DVD 20th January WEREWOLVES is a kind of fun B – in exploring a sub-genre which is seemingly less frequently visited by horror filmmakers. This one starts from a somewhat preposterous central…
THE 100 CANDLES GAME: THE LAST POSESSION (2023) 3 stars101 Films. Digital. 13th January The film has an interesting opening with a woman-cum-witch chained up in some kind of dank prison. Eating bugs she coughs up something and concocts a…
INCUBUS (1966) 3 starsArrow Video. Limited edition 4K UHD/Limited edition Blu ray. 13th January. INCUBUS, a black and white film starring a pre-Star Trek William Shatner, is hardly the sort of production you expect to turn up on 4K UHD,…
STREET TRASH (2024) 3 stars Lightbulb Film Distribution. Select UK cinemas January 10. Digital & Blu-ray from February 17. Some of you may remember the original STREET TRASH from 1987, which was directed by J. Michael Muro, an expansion of…
DEAD BEFORE THEY WAKE (2024) 3 stars Deskpop Entertainment US 7th January/High Fliers UK 27th January. Digital The opening scene establishes that our protagonist Alex (Nathan Shepka who also wrote the script and co-directed with Andy Crane) can take care…
RAMPO NOIR (2005) 3 stars Arrow Video. Limited Edition Blu ray. 6th January Four filmmakers put their spin on stories based on the work of Edogawa Rampo – the so called Japanese master of the macabre. First up is Mars…