28th Aug2015

Frightfest 2015: ‘Body’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Helen Rogers, Alexandra Turshen, Lauren Molina, Adam Cornelius, Larry Fessenden | Written and Directed by Dan Berk, Robert Olsen Body sees three girlfriends head out for a wild night during the Christmas holidays, but their jaunt is about to turn deadly. Cali suggests they crash her rich uncle’s mansion since he’s out of town […]

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28th Aug2015

Frightfest 2015: ‘Demonic’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Maria Bello, Frank Grillo, Cody Horn, Dustin Milligan, Megan Park, Scott Mechlowicz, Aaron Yoo, Alex Goode, Ashton Leigh, Terence Rosemore, Griff Furst, Jesse Steccato, Meyer DeLeeuw | Written by Max La Bella | Directed by Will Canon James Wan, the man behind Saw, Dead Silence (a personal favourite), Insidious and The Conjuring, dons producer […]

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28th Aug2015

Frightfest 2015: ‘The Entity’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Daniella Mendoza, Rodrigo Fala, Carlos Casella, Mario Gaviria, Diego Seminario | Written by Eduardo Schuldt, Sandro Ventura | Directed by Eduardo Schuldt I don’t know whay i punish myself sometimes… You probably all know I’m not a fan of found-footage horror movies, usually because filmmakers use the concept as a lazy way of generating […]

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28th Aug2015

Frightfest 2015: ‘Wind Walkers’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Zane Holtz, Glen Powell, Kiowa Gordon, Philip Burke, Johnny Sequoyah, J. LaRose, Rudy Youngblood, Castille Landon, Christopher Kriesa | Written and Directed by Russell Friedenberg From the films from actor/writer/director Russell Friedenberg that I have seen, it seems – at least to me – like he has a fascination with three things: Native American […]

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28th Aug2015

Frightfest 2015: ‘Pod’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Lauren Ashley Carter, Larry Fessenden, Dean Cates, Brian Morvant, John Weselcouch, Forrest McClain | Written and Directed by Mickey Keating Ed and Lyla are so worried about their psychologically unstable brother Martin they head to the family cabin in the woods to stage an intervention. What greets them is a raving paranoid individual rambling […]

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28th Aug2015

Frightfest 2015: ‘Cherry Tree’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Anna Walton, Naomi Battrick, Sam Hazeldine, Patrick Gibson, Minnie Phipps | Written by Brendan McCarthy | Directed by David Keating Faith’s world is turned upside down when she finds out her father is dying. When the mysteriously alluring Sissy Young becomes her field hockey coach, Faith finds a compassionate spirit and much-needed mother figure. […]

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28th Aug2015

Frightfest 2015: ‘Turbo Kid’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Munro Chambers, Laurence Leboeuf, Michael Ironside, Edwin Wright. Aaron Jeffery, Romano Orzri, Orphée Ladouceur | Written and Directed by François Simard, Anouk Whissell, Yoann-Karl Whissell As a kid there were three distinct phases in my movie-watching life. The first was when we rented a Betamax player from the local electrical retailer – who just […]

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27th Aug2015

Frightfest 2015 Podcasts: #21 – Goddess of Love

by Phil Wheat

Jon Knautz, director of past FrightFest favourites Jack Brooks Monster Slayer and The Shrine, now invites you to feel the horrendous pain of heartbreak. Enter into a baroque vortex of madness when an emotionally unstable stripper is shattered after being dumped by her boyfriend. Brian was the love of Venus’ life and the thought of […]

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27th Aug2015

Competition: Win a copy of ‘Zombie Fight Club’ on DVD!

by Phil Wheat

The Raid meets Dawn of the Dead in this crazy zombie smackdown! While the zombie apocalypse brings Taipei to the brink of collapse, an apartment block in the corner of the city becomes riddled with crime. But things go from bad to worse when it’s overrun by zombies; infecting the residents, bystanders and even a […]

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27th Aug2015

Ten Best: Beasts On Film

by Phil Wheat

Beasts have always provided fantastic source material for horror filmmakers across the ages, whether from the mythical world or the natural. To celebrate the release of Into the Grizzly Maze last week we take a look back at some the biggest, baddest beasts on film… Into the Grizzly Maze (2015) Starring James Marsden, Thomas Jane […]

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26th Aug2015

Frightfest 2015: ‘Night of the Living Deb’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Maria Thayer, Michael Cassidy, Ray Wise, Chris Marquette, Julie Brister, Syd Wilder, Brian Sacca, Grant Garry, Ned Donovan | Written by Kyle Rankin, Andy Selsor | Directed by Kyle Rankin There are some films that, upon viewing, you just can’t help but fall in love with (and Night of the Living Deb is not the […]

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26th Aug2015

The Scream Cast – Episode 72: Interview with Arrow Video

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 week they’re chatting with Arrow Films & Video Label Manager Francesco Simeoni and Marketing/Operations Executive Ewan Cant. We’re very excited about this week’s show! First, Brad and […]

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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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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

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

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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