16th Sep2015

Elijah Woods horror ‘Cooties’ gets UK release date

by Phil Wheat

Elijah Wood (Lord of the Rings trilogy) stars as substitute teacher Clint Hadson whose first day on the job at his new elementary school turns a killer, literally… in Cooties, set for a UK release on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD on October 12th. A virus spawned from a diseased chicken nugget quickly spreads through the school […]

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16th Sep2015

The Scream Cast – Episode 76: Student Bodies in an Enemy Territory

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. This episode sees the ScreamFest gang tackle horror comedies, new Scream Factory releases and more… Horror-comedies were nothing new back in 1981, but Student Bodies beat (just barely) […]

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16th Sep2015

Talking In Circles: Episode 84 – Science Fiction Draft

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: Science Fiction! On […]

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15th Sep2015

First look at Crank directors new horror ‘The Vatican Tapes’

by Phil Wheat

Playing as part of the Halloween festivities at Film4 FrightFest on October 24th 2015, The Vatican Tapes comes from Crank director by Mark Neveldine and stars Olivia Taylor Dudley, Michael Peña, Dougray Scott, Djimon Hounsou, Peter Andersson, Kathleen Robertson and John Patrick Amedori. After a young woman (Olivia Taylor Dudley) begins to express increasingly erratic and strange […]

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15th Sep2015

First screens from Capcom’s Resident Evil shooter ‘Umbrella Corps’

by Phil Wheat

Capcom have, at the Sony Computer Entertainment Japan Asia Press Conference 2015, announced Umbrella Corps, a new fast-paced third person shooter set in the Resident Evil universe. Umbrella Corps will feature high-intensity team-based matches where players can compete online in a variety of unique close quarter battle modes, in compact battle zones themed from historic […]

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15th Sep2015

Journey to the West gets a Western update in ‘Monkey’

by Phil Wheat

Abstract Entertainment and Eracme Entertainment have announced a new major motion picture, entitled Monkey, based on the beloved Chinese story Journey to the West. While it has been portrayed in previous productions in traditional settings, Monkey reimagines the story 4000 years after the original. A contemporary global action movie, MONKEY begins when an unimaginable evil is […]

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14th Sep2015

Blackpool Comic Con 2015 – My Thoughts

by Phil Wheat

As someone who has attended a myriad of conventions here in the UK for almost a decade – from small local events like Burnley’s Star Wars Fan Fun Day and Chorley’s Stars & Cars, to the big boys like MCM London, Manchester AND Birmingham and Showmaster’s events like the London Film and Comic Con – the article […]

13th Sep2015

Blackpool Comic Con 2015 – In Pictures

by Phil Wheat

Taking place at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool Comic Con – which took place on Saturday 12th September – was an “interesting’ event. Not without a LOT of problems, the event was a mixed bag of great guests and poor organisation, fantastic cosplayers, plenty of families and even some bewildered locals! My full report is on […]

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11th Sep2015

Nerd Buy: Ltd Ed. ‘Syringe’ Freddy Krueger Funko POP!

by Phil Wheat

The Unmasked Freddie Krueger was one of the most desired of this years SDCC figures. Now here comes another Unmasked version and into the bargain he comes complete with Syringe fingers! A brilliant new version of one of our horror faves, this is the Freddy look that briefly appeared in Nightmare on Elm Street 3: […]

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11th Sep2015

FrightFest 2015 Podcasts: #24 – Deathgasm

by Phil Wheat

A splatstick shocker full of brutal, bloody, fanatical fun. When metal-thrashing outcast Brodie meets a kindred spirit in Zakk, they start their own band Deathgasm. Soon the duo’s resentment of the suburban wasteland leads them to sheet music said to grant the Ultimate Power to whoever plays it. But the music also summons the ancient […]

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11th Sep2015

First images of Charisma Carpenter in Appalachian horror ‘Girl in Woods’

by Phil Wheat

Yield Entertainment has released a new poster and stills for Jeremy Benson’s Girl in Woods. The latest thriller from the director of Shutter and Live Animals, the titular girl must battle nature and her own demons for her survival and sanity in a deserted part of the Appalachian Mountains. On his latest film, Benson said: Girl in Woods was a […]

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11th Sep2015

Icon announce 3 more ‘FrightFest Presents’ titles

by Phil Wheat

Icon Film Distribution and FrightFest have announced a further three films – all of which are personal faves of mine from this years festival – which will be released under the curated banner FrightFest Presents. The new titles are: Night of the Living Deb, directed by Kyle Rankin starring Maria Thayer (Forgetting Sarah Marshall), Michael […]

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10th Sep2015

Competition: Win ‘Comic Artist & His Assistants’ on DVD!

by Phil Wheat

To celebrate the release of Comic Artist & His Assistants: The Complete Series Collection – on DVD and Blu-ray on 14th September – we have a copy on DVD to giveaway! The Comic Artist & His Assistants is the quirky comedic series from acclaimed director Takeshi Furuta (Tiger & Bunny, Case Closed, Devil Survivor 2) […]

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10th Sep2015

Interview: ‘Containment’ director Neil Mcenery-West

by Phil Wheat

Mark is a dad who wakes up late and is likely to miss a child custody trial he was due to intend unless he leaves his high rise apartment soon. Only when he goes to leave he discovers his door has been sealed shut from the outside. Down below there is a growing number of […]

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10th Sep2015

SteelSeries announce ‘Nimbus’ controller for Apple TV

by Phil Wheat

SteelSeries, makers of a plethora of gaming peripherals and accessories, has today unveiled a new wireless gamepad controller for the brand new Apple TV (announced yesterday)… the Xbox controller-like SteelSeries Nimbus. Said Ehtisham Rabanni, SteelSeries CEO: SteelSeries is at the centre of the biggest evolution in gaming. Nimbus represents a new standard in wireless gaming […]

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10th Sep2015

New trailer for crowdfunded horror ‘Lab Rats’

by Phil Wheat

Lab Rats is the new splat-tastic body horror from British collective Team Chameleon. Their last film ‘6 Shooter’ about killer worms was shot for a mere £70 and played at Frightfest and festivals around the world. After a successful Kickstarter campaign (back in March) and backing from Eli Roth and Emily Booth, Lab Rats is […]

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10th Sep2015

‘War Pigs’ DVD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Dolph Lundgren, Luke Goss, Mickey Rourke, Chuck Lidell, Noah Segan, Steven Luke, Ryan Kelley, Jake Stormoen, K.C. Clyde, Apostolos Gliarmis, Maclain Nelson | Written by Adam Emerson, Andrew Kightlinger, Steven Luke | Directed by Ryan Little Now this is one for the books, a direct to DVD “traditional” war film starring Dolph Lundgren and Luke […]

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09th Sep2015

‘Signature Sounds: The Music of WWE’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Music has been integral in WWE history, especially anthems for all the greatest WWE Superstars. Since Sgt. Slaughter first made his entrance to the Marine Corp hymn in the early 80s, music themes have become synonymous with the WWE Superstars – who doesn’t remember Hulk Hogan’s “Real American” theme? Or the Ultimate Warrior’s high-energy entrance […]

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09th Sep2015

‘The Forger’ DVD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: John Travolta, Abigail Spencer, Christopher Plummer, Jennifer Ehle, Tye Sheridan, Anson Mount, Marcus Thomas, Travis Aaron Wade | Written by Richard D’Ovidio | Directed by Philip Martin The Forger is the latest star vehicle for John Travolta, a man whose career has had more ups and downs than a yoyo and – judging by […]

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09th Sep2015

The History of Bad Ideas – Episode 88: Best of Top 5

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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08th Sep2015

‘Until Dawn’ – A Horror Fans (Re)View

by Phil Wheat

I’ve been gaming for years, for longer than I have been a horror fan in fact. From the ZX81 through the Acorn Electron, Commodore 64, NES, SNES, Megadrive and beyond, and even back in the early days there were attempts to meld video games and movies. Be it cinematic style games like It Came From […]

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08th Sep2015

Competition: Win ‘Knights of Sidonia Complete Series 1 Collection’ on DVD

by Phil Wheat

To celebrate the release of Knights of Sidonia Complete Series 1 Collection – out now on DVD & Blu-ray – we have a copy on DVD to giveaway! Think Attack on Titan in space! With visually stunning battles between giant shape-shifting aliens and large mechanized weapons, Knights of Sidonia is a unique and fantastic hybrid […]