EXORCIST II: THE HERETIC (1977) 3 stars Arrow Video. Limited Edition Blu Ray. 7th October I have something of a soft spot for the often (possibly rightly) pilloried EXORCIST II: THE HERETIC, John Boorman’s follow up to the now considered…
THE BLOOD BEAST TERROR (1968) 3 stars 88 Films. Blu Ray. Out Now Also known as: The Vampire-Beast Craves Blood; Blood Beast From Hell; Deathshead Vampire The film starts with a young chap in his pith helmet, being rowed in…
DOOMWATCH (1972) 3 stars 88 Films. Blu ray. Out Now More from 88 Films in their Tigon Collection – DOOMWATCH was one of those TV series that was on when I was a kid, that I wasn’t old enough to…
CRAWLSPACE (1986) 3 stars 88 Films. Blu Ray. Out Now In a strong opening we are in an apartment building (a large set leftover from TROLL). A young lady is creeping around using a torch. In an attic room she…
THE WALKING DEAD: DARYL DIXON (2024) 4 stars Acorn Media International. Blu Ray, DVD and digital. Out now Short run series seems to be the new way the makers of THE WALKING DEAD are exploring the undead universe. After the…
HOME SWEET HOME: Where Evil Lives (2023) Home Sweet Home: Wo das Böse wohnt 3 stars Blue Finch Film Releasing. Digital platforms. Out Now A creepy chiller from Germany. Heavily pregnant Maria (Nilam Farooq) is moving into the remote family…
UNIT 234: The Lock Up (2024) 4 stars Signature Entertainment. Digital Platforms. Out Now The film opens with an operation. A donor organ is packed away. We then see a van rushing through traffic to Schuyler Self Storage. The driver…
THE DESERVING (2024) 3 stars The Horror Collective. Digital Download worldwide. 1st October A house. A knock at the door “I’m Hanna. 11 o’clock”. She is there for a photoshoot. Karter (Venkat Sai Ganda) is a photographer. But he doesn’t…
LAST STRAW (2023) 3 stars Blue Finch Film Releasing. Digital Platforms. 23rd September The film opens at a diner. Music is playing on the jukebox. The body of a waitress – who we soon learn is Nancy (Jessica Belkin) –…
THE HITCHER (1986) 4 stars Second Sight. Limited edition 4K UHD/Blu Ray box set and Standard 4K UHD/Blu ray. 30th September Working from a brand new restored 4K from the original camera neg – supervised and approved by director Robert…
CLAWFOOT (2023) 3 stars The Movie Partnership. Digital Download. 23rd September Janet (Francesca Eastwood, daughter of Clint Eastwood and Frances Fisher) is going about her daily life – cleaning, hoovering, cooking – in her huge house. She clearly has money.…
PLACE OF BONES (2023) 3 stars Signature Entertainment. Digital Platforms. Available Now It is 1876 – God fearing widow Pandora (Heather Graham) and her daughter Hester (Brielle Robillard) live in a remote homestead away from civilisation. Visiting the grave of…