Picture this scene: It’s the cold, grey hour before dusk, and a car approaches a lonely backwoods cemetery. Inside the vehicle are brother and sister Johnny and Barbara, who have travelled hundreds of miles to lay a wreath on…
As the nights draw in, it just means more time to enjoy October’s superb lineup from Arrow Video, including some wonderful Halloween treats in the form of a grindhouse classic, a box set collection of genre oddities, one of…
The BFI today announce STEPHEN KING ON SCREEN, a season of film and television dedicated to living legend STEPHEN KING, one of the most frequently adapted and versatile writers in history, and as formidable a cinematic force as a literary…
This just in from reader Daniel Thackeray, and well worth sharing. I’m a recent discoverer of your wonderful magazine The Dark Side. As a longtime horror fan (enough to have my own podcast about the films of Cushing and…
This just in from my old Redemption/Salvation buddy Nigel Wingrove. Great to hear that the BFI are releasing Salvations’s Orchard End Murder in a stunning new print with loads of extras. I watched it last night and will be reviewing…
At 73, outspoken genre legend, Michael Armstrong is creating history by being the first film-maker to publish his entire screenwriting output. With the original uncut screen plays published in paperback for the first time and peppered with a mixture of wildly entertaining…
This just in from long-time reader Mark Burns: I am a huge fan of the horror genre and am involved behind the scenes of a UK event called ‘Weekend Of The Dead’. We are bringing over to the UK some…
This just in from Dark Side reader James Close: I thought you might enjoy covering my recent TEDx talk about the undead. From a scientific perspective, it has it all: archaeology of zombies, anthropology of the undead, and the genetic…
Scotland’s international horror film festival returns from April 20 – 23, 2017, Dead by Dawn is at Filmhouse for its 24th edition with a tempting line-up of dark delights guaranteed to give you goose-bumps on your goose-bumps. All we need say…
Our cover for Dark Side 182 features the original Pet Shop Boy, and fans of the Hammer House of Horror TV show will know exactly what I am talking about. The main picture, one of Rick Melton’s finest, is also…