15th Oct2015

‘Lazer Team’ joins Frightfest Halloween event

by Phil Wheat

Fans of Turbo Kid will love the Rooster Teeth collective’s first feature Lazer Team – a cocktail homage to blockbuster sci-fi nostalgia, weird creatures, crude humour and hilarious romance. Directed by Matt Hullum and starring Alan Ritchson, Colton Dunn, Bernie Burns, Gavin Free and Alexandria DeBerry, FrightFest have announced they will be hosting the European […]

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15th Oct2015

Interview: Matthew Kennedy, co-writer / director of ‘The Editor’

by Phil Wheat

Coming courtesy of the guys behind the forthcoming definitive book on slasher movies,Alone in the Dark: Over 80 Years of Stalk & Slash, here’s an exclusive podcast/interview with Astron 6’s Matthew Kennedy, co-writer and director of The Editor – which is out now on Blu-ray from Scream Factory… Rey Ciso was once the greatest editor the […]

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14th Oct2015

The History of Bad Ideas – Episode 93: Now Margot Kidder Won’t Come On the Show!

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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14th Oct2015

X-23 is the All-New Wolverine!

by Phil Wheat

This November, Laura Kinney embraces her destiny. No longer X-23. No longer the weapon they built her to be. She is Wolverine! And here’s your first look at Kinney in action in All-New Wolverine #1, the new ongoing series from writer Tom Taylor, with art by David Lopez and David Navarrot. She was created to […]

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14th Oct2015

US trailer and poster for ‘The Forest’

by Phil Wheat

Rising with terrifying grandeur at the base of Mt. Fuji in Japan, the legendary real-life Aokigahara Forest is the suspense-filled setting of the supernatural thriller The Forest, starring Games of Thrones‘ Natalie Dormer and Taylor Kinney (Chicago Fire), which opens in the UK on February 26th 2016. A young American woman, Sara (Dormer), journeys there […]

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14th Oct2015

Competition: Win a copy of ‘The Enfield Haunting’ on DVD!

by Phil Wheat

The Returned meets The Missing in this critically acclaimed, must-see supernatural horror! In a seemingly normal house in Enfield, north London, a series of disturbing paranormal events have begun to take place. Reports of an unworldly presence making repeated attempts on the life of 11-year-old Janet Hodgson soon attract the attention of paranormal investigator Maurice […]

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14th Oct2015

Competition: Win ‘Puella Magi Madoka Magica’ on Blu-ray

by Phil Wheat

To celebrate the release Puella Magi Madoka Magica Part 1: Beginnings / Puella Magi Madoka Magica Part 2: Eternal – on DVD and Blu-ray 12th October – we have a copy on Blu-ray to giveaway! What does it really mean to be a magical girl? Madoka Kaname is an eighth-grader who leads a peaceful, fun-filled […]

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14th Oct2015

A new look at NOVA #1

by Phil Wheat

What’s that? TWO NOVAS?! Your eyes do not deceive you, True Believer. It’s a double dose of Human Rocket this November in the all-new NOVA #1 – the explosive new ongoing series from writer Sean Ryan and artist Cory Smith. Sam Alexander is still an Avenger and the Human Rocket, but these days he’s got […]

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12th Oct2015

‘Elimination Game’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Dominic Purcell, Viva Bianca, Robert Taylor, Belinda McClory, Nicholas Hammond, Carmen Duncan, Roger Ward, Suzannah McDonald, Juan Jackson, Stephen Phillips, Glenn Maynard | Written by Jon Hewitt, Belinda McClory | Directed by Jon Hewitt After a civilian massacre in a foreign war zone, Navy SEAL Rick Tyler (Dominic Purcell), is falsely imprisoned for the […]

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12th Oct2015

‘Tekken 2: Kazuya’s Revenge’ Blu-ray Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Kane Kosugi, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Rade Serbedzija, Gary Daniels, Kelly Wenham, Paige Lindquist, Charlotte Kirk, Biljana Misic, Sahajak Boonthanakit, Ron Smoorenburg, Eoin O’Brien | Written by Nicole Jones-Dion, Steven Paul | Directed by Wych Kaos Videogames… They’ve not had the best of luck when it comes to translating themselves from game to movie. Especially when […]

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12th Oct2015

‘Metal Hurlant Resurgence’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Scott Adkins, Michael Jai White, Michelle Lee, John Rhys-Davies, Karl E. Landler, Dominique Pinon, James Marsters, Jimmy Jean-Louis | Directed by Guillaume Lubrano | Series created by Guillaume Lubrano Heavy Metal, aka Metal Hurlant, has long been considered one of the definitive anthology comics of all time – telling some of the most fascinating sci-fi and fantasy […]

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11th Oct2015

New trailer and poster for the disturbing ‘Deep Dark’

by Phil Wheat

The uniquely disturbing Deep Dark, from writer/director Mike Medaglia, comes to DVD and VOD in November from Uncork’d Entertainment, following a resoundingly positive response at film festivals right around the world. Hermann, a failed sculptor, is about to kill himself when he finds a strange, talking hole in the wall. The creature in the hole […]

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11th Oct2015

‘Scooby-Doo! and Kiss: Rock and Roll Mystery’ DVD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Frank Welker, Mindy Cohn, Grey Griffin, Matthew Lillard, Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Eric Singer, Tommy Thayer, Pauley Perrette, Jennifer Carpenter, Garry Marshall, Penny Marshall, Kevin Smith, Jason Mewes, Doc McGhee | Written by Kevin Shinick, James Krieg | Directed by Spike Brandt, Tony Cervone There was a time in the late 70s, at the […]

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10th Oct2015

First trailer, poster and stills for ‘Krampus: The Reckoning’

by Phil Wheat

From director Robert Conway (The Encounter) comes the most frightening film of the festive season. Meet Santa’s dark companion in Krampus: The Reckoning, gift-wrapped with fear this November 3rd from Uncork’d Entertainment. Zoe is a strange little girl, with a not so imaginary friend the Krampus who is the dark companion of kindly old St. […]

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10th Oct2015

First trailer for throwback slasher ‘Easter Sunday’

by Phil Wheat

Northgate Pictures have released the official trailer (which is embedded below, along with the poster from SadistArt Designs and four still) from Easter Sunday, which stars the late Robert Z’Dar (Manaic Cop), who passed away earlier this year. The film will be dedicated in his memory. A throwback to the campy and gory slashers of […]

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10th Oct2015

LFF 2015: Danny Stack talks ‘Who Killed Nelson Nutmeg?’

by Phil Wheat

Four misfit kids on a summer camp holiday think the camp’s mascot has been murdered so they try to find out Who Killed Nelson Nutmeg? With the film screening at LFF, Nerdly writer and host of the Britflicks podcast, Stuart Wright, speaks to co-writer/director/producer Danny Stack about making his debut feature film and the prospect […]

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09th Oct2015

Awesome new poster for sci-fi horror ‘The Diabolical’

by Phil Wheat

The Diabolical is the petrifying new film from hot new genre producer Ross Dinerstein, the man behind The Pact franchise and Xavier Gens’ cult favourite The Divide; which tells the story of Madison, a single mother of two, who is awoken nightly by an increasingly strange and intense presence. She seeks help from her scientist […]

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09th Oct2015

‘Afro Samurai 2’ Review (PS4)

by Phil Wheat

Based on the animated series of the same name, the original Afro Samurai game was something of an underground hit with gamers, especially those that also enjoyed the TV show on which is was based. Whilst the game didn’t reach the dizzy heights of being a mainstream (aka financial) success, it did garner enough of […]

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09th Oct2015

NYCC 2015: New ‘LEGO Marvel’s Avengers’ trailer

by Phil Wheat

Today at New York Comic Con, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment released the latest trailer for LEGO Marvel’s Avengers, showcasing key cinematic moments from Marvel’s The Avengers and Avengers: Age of Ultron, as well as content based on additional Marvel Studios blockbuster films, including Captain America: The First Avenger, Iron Man 3, Thor: The Dark World […]

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08th Oct2015

First Look: Howling Commandos of S.H.I.E.L.D. #1

by Phil Wheat

Here’s your first look at Howling Commandos of S.H.I.E.L.D. #1, the brand new series from writer Frank Barbierie and Brent Schoonover, showing that to fight the monsters of this world, we need the monsters of the night! Hidden deep beneath Area 13 lies the clandestine headquarters of S.T.A.K.E. – a top-secret division of S.H.I.E.L.D. housing […]

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08th Oct2015

First details, screens and trailer for ‘Marvel Battlegrounds’

by Phil Wheat

Disney have today revealed details for Marvel Battlegrounds, the upcoming Play Set for Disney Infinity 3.0, featuring a new four-player, arcade brawler style of gameplay, and an original Marvel storyline. Developed by United Front Games, in partnership with Avalanche Software, Marvel Battlegrounds is the first Disney Infinity Play Set to feature four-player gameplay, and features […]

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08th Oct2015

The Scream Cast – Episode 79: Fantastic Fest 2015 Re-cap!

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to the latest episode of The ScreamCast! Each episode sees hosts Sean Duregger and Brad Henderson take a look at another slice of home video horror. Brad survived Fantastic Fest 2015… barely. This week Brad recaps his Austin, TX adventures involving amazing BBQ at The Salt Lick, experiencing Itchy-O in all it’s glory, Fantastic […]

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