X THE UNKNOWN (1956) 4 stars Hammer Films. Limited collectors edition. 4K UHD/Blu Ray. 27th July. Having had much success with THE QUATERMASS XPERIMENT Hammer were looking to follow up — hopefully with another tale involving Professor Q. But Nigel…
MOCKBUSTER (2025) 4 stars Digital. Miracle Media. 26th July. You probably know The Asylum movies – even if you haven’t realised it. Probably their best known productions are the SHARKNADO movies. As per the title of this documentary, they make…
THE MORTUARY ASSISTANT (2026) 3 stars Acorn Media International. Digital, Blu Ray and DVD. 20th July. Rebecca Owens (Willa Holland) is an intern at River Fields Mortuary. Overseen by her boss Raymond Delver (Paul Sparks), she is performing an embalming,…
THEY WAIT IN SHADOWS (2026) 3 stars Miracle Media. Digital. 20th July. Sisters Ingrid (Jessica Hunt) and Jenny (Meghan Adara). The film opens with them as youngsters playing with an ouija board. Their Dad is less than impressed. We later…
HUSH (2016) 4 stars Arrow Video. Limited Edition 4K. 13th July HUSH is a gripping variation on the much explored masked serial killer sub genre directed by Mike Flanagan, a filmmaker who has proven himself to be a master of…
THE CURSE (2025) 3 stars Blue Finch Film Releasing. UK and Ireland digital platforms. 13 July The film opens, as many do, with a frightened, distressed girl running from something. It doesn’t end well. Writer/Director Kenichi Ugana also sets his…
THE FETUS (2025) 3 stars Miracle Media. Digital. 6th July. THE FETUS – now there is a title to conjure with! Poor Lauren LaVera, not content with wrangling with Art the Clown in the TERRIFIER movies, she is now faced…
THE MORRIGAN (2025) 3 stars Thunderbird Releasing. Digital. 29th June. Pagan Ireland, One Thousand Five Hundred Years Ago. Lots of women have their throats slit as they appear to be worshipping before a large fire. Attacked by a group of…
SHADOWS OF WILLOW CABIN (2025) 3 stars GrimmVision. Digital. 29th June. At a remote cabin Albert (Bryan Bellomo) arrives. He used to come there when he was younger which will figure in the plot in some way. He is waiting,…
HOLD THE FORT 3 stars Signature Entertainment. Digital. 29th June At only 76 minutes long – including credits – HOLD THE FORT doesn’t waste your time. It opens with an old couple defending their property. He is determined to keep…
ROUND THE DECAY (2025) 3 stars Seven Tales. Digital – 22nd June UK. 23rd June US. The film starts in what we assume is the past – a scared, possibly Native American woman, running through the forest. She is caught…
AUDITION (1999) 4 stars Arrow Video. UHD. 15th June Original title: Ôdishon If you have seen Takashi Miike’s slow burn AUDITION before then the words “kitty, kitty, kitty” will likely set you on edge! Shigeharu Aoyoma (Ryô Ishibashi) is a…