26th Aug2015

Frightfest 2015 Podcasts: #20 – Stalk and Slash Preview!

by Phil Wheat

Phil Morrison and Haydn Watkins are the co-authors of the soon to be released Alone In The Dark: Over 80 Years Of Stalk and Slash. In this chat with Nerdly writer and host of the Britflicks podcast, Stuart Wright, they preview their book and give Frightfesters the heads up on all the stalk and slash […]

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26th Aug2015

Frightfest 2015 Podcasts: #19 – Some Kind of Hate

by Phil Wheat

What if your past came back for you as a fully formed, physical thing that was going to kill you? Tightly wound Lincoln is a favourite target for the local high school bullies. One day he violently snaps and is sent to the Mind’s Eye Academy, a remote desert reformatory. But the harassment doesn’t stop […]

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26th Aug2015

The History of Bad Ideas – Episode 86: HOBI and the Holy Grail!

by Phil Wheat

Emanating from their studio in Cincinnati, Ohio, The History of Bad Ideas sees hosts Jason, Jeff and Blake talk about all things geeky on their podcast. Whether it’s rumors of the latest comic book movies, debating who really is the worst villain of all time, discussing the latest comic issues or just wondering about life […]

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26th Aug2015

‘Doctor Who: Four Doctors #3’ Review (Titan Comics)

by Dean Fuller

Written by Paul Cornell | Art by Neil Edwards | Published by Titan Comics | Format: Paperback, 32pp Well, here we are, at the Issue 3 midway point of the Dr Who Event, the ‘event’ being a 5 comic mini-series published weekly and teaming up the Tenth, Eleventh, and Twelfth incarnations of The Doctor. For the […]

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26th Aug2015

‘Gravity Falls 2×14: The Stanchurian Candidate’ Review

by Gretchen Felker-Martin

“HOLD ON TO THAT BRANCH OR DIE, CAT!” Every place-setter episode risks biting off more than it can chew on the way to setting up future adventures. ‘The Stanchurian Candidate’ is fun and lively for the most part, but it never quite has time to land any of its threads in a satisfying place. The opening […]

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26th Aug2015

‘Monsters: Dark Continent’ Blu-ray Review

by Dan Woolstencroft

Stars: Johnny Harris, Sam Keeley, Joe Dempsie, Sofia Boutella, Kyle Soller, Nicholas Pinnock, Parker Sawyers, Michaela Coel, Rajinikanth, Jesse Nagy | Written by Tom Green, Jay Basu | Directed by Tom Green It was probably inevitable that a critical and commercial success like Monsters would spawn a sequel. The general concern upon announcement was that […]

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25th Aug2015

Frightfest 2015 Podcasts: #18 – Night of the Living Deb

by Phil Wheat

After a girls’ night out, endearingly awkward Deb wakes up in the apartment of the most attractive guy in Portland, Maine. She’s thrilled, but can’t remember how she got there. Pretty boy Ryan only knows it was a mistake and ushers her out the door… into a full-scale zombie apocalypse. Now, a walk of shame […]

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25th Aug2015

Frightfest 2015 Podcasts: #17 – Another Me

by Phil Wheat

British schoolgirl Fay’s father is dying, so getting the role of Lady Macbeth in the school play is a welcome diversion. Then she becomes aware that someone is following her every move. Who could be so cruel as to taunt her at this sad time? Soon evidence suggests she is being haunted by the dead […]

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25th Aug2015

Competition: Win ‘Final Girl’ on DVD

by Phil Wheat

The Hunger Games meets Kick-Ass in this nightmarish story of survival! When a pack of teenage boys choose the seemingly innocent Veronica (Abigail Breslin) as the next victim of a deadly hunting tradition, they soon discover she’s not as innocent as she looks… Final Girl is available on Digital and DVD from September 7th. To […]

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25th Aug2015

First Look: Secret Wars Too #1

by Phil Wheat

Give Secret Wars a grand sendoff as some of the hottest names in the comics industry bid adieu to Battleworld later this year with Secret Wars Too #1, an oversized one-shot of epic proportions coming to comic shops and digital devices in November! Secret Wars scribe Jonathan Hickman himself unites with the likes of Sergio […]

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25th Aug2015

‘Madman’ Blu-ray Review (Arrow Video)

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Gaylen Ross, Tony Fish, Harriet Bass, Seth Jones, Jan Claire, Alexander Murphy Jr., Tom Candela, Frederick Neumann, Michael Sullivan, Paul Ehlers, Tom Veilleux, Stephen Clark, Vicki Kenneally, Shelley Mathes, Lori Mathes | Written and Directed by Joe Giannone Urban Legends and camp-fires are the perfect way to start a horror film. Point to an […]

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25th Aug2015

‘Nightmare City’ Blu-ray Review (Arrow Video)

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Hugo Stiglitz, Laura Trotter, Maria Rosaria Omaggio, Francisco Rabal, Sonia Viviani, Eduardo Fajardo, Stefania D’Amario, Mel Ferrer, Sara Franchetti, Manuel Zarzo | Written by Antonio Cesare Corti, Luis María Delgado | Directed by Umberto Lenzi Zombies don’t run! …or something like that right? I never actually stick to that; I’m not one of the people who […]

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25th Aug2015

Frightfest 2015: ‘Sun Choke’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Sarah Hagan, Barbara Crampton, Sara Malakul Lane, Evan Jones, Jim Boeven | Written and Directed by Ben Cresciman One of four films at this years Frightfest to feature 80s horror icon Barbara Crampton (the others being We Are Still Here, Road Games and Tales of Halloween), Sun Choke stars the wonderful Sarah Hagan, who […]

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25th Aug2015

Talking In Circles: Episode 81 – Dungeon Not Included

by Phil Wheat

Talking in Circles is a pop culture talk show/podcast where hosts Dan, Greg, and Chuck wax poetic about comic books, movies, television shows, and pretty much anything else in geek culture. Come for the witty banter stay for the exciting games, hilarious skits, and “crazy but true” news stories. This week’s theme: Bad Jokes. That’s […]

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24th Aug2015

Frightfest 2015: ‘Hangman’ Review

by Mondo Squallido

Stars: Jeremy Sisto, Kate Ashfield, Ryan Simpkins, Ty Simpkins, Eric Michael Cole | Written by Adam Mason, Simon Boyes | Directed by Adam Mason I can’t imagine what it must feel like to return home after a family holiday, only to find your house as well as your belongings trashed by an intruder. That’s exactly what happens to Aaron […]

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24th Aug2015

‘Rick And Morty 2×05: Get Schwifty’ Review

by Gretchen Felker-Martin

“It’s possible that we may have been correlating some things that were not related at all.” ‘Get Schwifty’ is a long way from Rick and Morty‘s best, an uneven twenty-odd minutes hewing closer to the tepid satire of South Park than to the show’s signature blend of gonzo adventure, ugly emotion, and I-don’t-give-a-shit alien names. The big-picture government […]

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24th Aug2015

First Look: Deadpool & Cable – Split Second #1

by Phil Wheat

Call them a duo with a special kind of dynamics. Call them an odd couple, but with guns. Call them the 1990s distilled down in to two characters. Call them what you will, but know this – DEADPOOL AND CABLE ARE BACK BABY!! Deadpool & Cable: Split Second is the newest Marvel Infinite Comic Series […]

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24th Aug2015

Competition: Win ‘The Ang Lee Trilogy’ on DVD

by Phil Wheat

Altitude Film Distribution have, this week, released a collection of Ang Lee’s first three Chinese language films entitled The Ang Lee Trilogy. Discover the early work of a celluloid legend who would go on to become the first Asian to win an Oscar for Best Director and receive 2 Academy Awards. The Ang Lee Trilogy […]

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23rd Aug2015

Frightfest 2015 Podcasts: #16 – Estranged

by Phil Wheat

January is forced to return home after six wild years abroad. A road accident has left her wheelchair-bound with amnesia. Not only has she forgotten her family, but also her childhood and is surprised to discover her home is a stately country manor. Trying to settle in with boyfriend Callum at her attentive side, she […]

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23rd Aug2015

Frightfest 2015 Podcasts: #15 – Landmine Goes Click

by Phil Wheat

Three American tourists are crossing the desolate mountains in the formerly war-torn republic of Georgia. Daniel has just proposed to Alicia and has asked Chris to be his best man, so they stop to take a celebration photograph. Chris steps to the right, the step goes click and he finds himself standing on a landmine. […]

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23rd Aug2015

‘Hannibal 3×12: The Number of the Beast is 666’ Review

by Gretchen Felker-Martin

“You owe me awe.” Mouthing off has never been rebuked in so direct a fashion. In ‘The Number of the Beast is 666,’ Dolarhyde gets his borrowed teeth into Dr. Chilton’s much-abused flesh. The Dragon may use dentures to disguise his bite pattern and to make his bite more painful, but they also perform a […]

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23rd Aug2015

The 18th Annual Brooklyn Film Festival – The Films and Winners

by Catherina Gioino

In our last article, we went over the history and exciting things the Brooklyn Film Festival offers its contestants. And now it’s time to meet the films and the winners. 16MMONSTER: directed by Jacob Kindlon; a 12 minute short from the US. 20 YEARS OF MADNESS: directed by Jeremy Royce; a 90 minute documentary from the […]

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