Zombies are having a bad time of late. In movie mash up terms they been pitted against both Abraham Lincoln and strippers. Rumour has it that Clive Barker is also working on a project where he intends to pit them…
With the studios putting out their scary movies in time for Hallowe’en it’s only fair that they terrify the kids too, and Sony and Disney ( who would think they’d get on this site?) wheel out their monster romps. Hotel…
As someone who remembers the furore surrounding the so-called ‘video nasties’ of the mid-‘80s, I was pleased to discover that Peter Normanton’s Mammoth Book of Slasher Movies goes into forensic detail on the subject. In an exhaustive introduction to the genre, Normanton…
To badly paraphrase any number of Bond villains, ‘Ahhh Mr Bond, after four years, we’ve been expecting you…’ And it has been a long four years, during which at one point it was even suggested that Daniel Craig’s future as…
Although Oren Peli is not exactly a household name, he is a figure who holds much sway in the horror genre. Having taken over the Hallowe’en slot with his Paranormal Activity franchise he’s turned his hand to producing films such…
How many times have you watched your favourite film? Twice? Three? Four or even more? The documentary Room 237 features five people who must have watched ‘The Shining hundreds of times. It’s arguable that the best films stand up to multiple…
The Mammoth Book of Slasher Movies(RRP £7.99, Robinson, 2012) As someone who remembers the furore surrounding the so-called ‘video nasties’ of the mid-‘80s, I was pleased to discover that Peter Normanton’s Mammoth Book of Slasher Movies goes into forensic detail…
Following on from Rio Bravo, Assault on Precinct 13 and most recently, Attack the Block, this is the latest in a long line of movies involving a motley group forced together by circumstance against a seemingly overwhelming foe. The plot…
GOD OF VAMPIRES (2010) DVD Out Now Safecracker Pictures Certificate: 18 Blood fire extinguishers and authentic intestines. Sadly not items covered by Jeffrey Dahmer’s contents insurance, but gory instruments contributing to the special effects of God Of Vampires. It is…
Dark Side readers will certainly be familiar with Calum Waddell, who is one of our most prolific contributors. When he’s not writing articles for us or numerous other film magazines, Calum is filming ‘extras’ for DVD companies for his company…
Piranha 3DD – (2012) Blu Ray/DVD review Out Now Entertainment In Video. Certificate: 18 Horror in 3D has always had a bit of a chequered history having both embraced and exploited the latest gimmick. The 2010 remake had entertaining characters,…
PUPPET MASTER (1989) BLU-RAY Out Now 88 Films Certificate: 18 Blade, Jester, Tunneller, Pinhead, Leech Woman. Nothing to do with any wrestling foundation, but the Famous Five of 80s horror cinema, kicking off the homuncular japes and misdemeanours in 1989…