19th Nov2025

‘The Priest: Thanksgiving Massacre’ DVD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Jo Krayer, Mark Topping, Holly Higbee, Brooklyn Ross, Liz Soutar, Dani Thompson | Written and Directed by Steve Lawson The Priest: Thanksgiving Massacre is the latest holiday-horror outing from UK genre filmmaker Steve Lawson, a director who has quietly carved out his own niche of low-budget, single-location chillers. This time, he turns his attention to […]

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20th Jul2023

‘Wrath of Dracula’ Review

by James Rodrigues

Stars: Hannaj Bang Bendz, Dean Marshall, Sean Cronin, Mark Topping, Ayvianna Snow, Carl Wharton, Jasmine Sumner | Written and Directed by Steve Lawson Amidst a busy filmography, Wrath of Dracula marks the third 2023 released feature for writer/director Steve Lawson – including the interesting Ripper’s Revenge. Inspired by Bram Stoker’s iconic 1897 novel, the story […]

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08th Apr2022

‘The Haunting of Pendle Hill’ DVD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Lowri Watts-Joyce, Noel McAlley, Jeffrey Charles Richards, Mark Topping, Jimmy ‘The Bee’ Bennett, James Hamer-Morton, Nicolas Ball | Written and Directed by Richard John Taylor Having grown up in the shadow of Pendle Hill, there’s no way I could not check out a horror film set in the very area we learnt about in […]

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15th Dec2021

‘Jekyll & Hyde’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Tom Hendryk, Michael McKell, Helen Crevel, Robin Denys, David Lenik, Mark Topping, Francesca Louise White | Written and Directed by Steve Lawson Following on from Bram Stoker’s Van Helsing and Ripper Untold, Leicester-based filmmaker Steve Lawson returns with his third take on classic cinematic villains with Jekyll & Hyde; and like those aforementioned movies […]

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05th Apr2021

‘Bram Stoker’s Van Helsing’ DVD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Charlie Bond, Helen Crevel, Tom Hendryk, Joe Street, Mark Topping | Written and Directed by Steve Lawson I know what you’re thinking… “Oh my god, not another take on Bram Stoker’s Dracula?!” Mainly because I was thinking the same too. But there’s a very good reason this film is called Bram Stoker’s Van Helsing […]

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