23rd Aug2014

Frightfest 2014: ‘I Survived a Zombie Holocaust’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Harley Neville, Jocelyn Christian, Ben Baker, Mike Edward, Andrew Laing, Reanin Johannink, Simon Ward, Mark Neilson, Patrick Davies, Harry Love | Written and Directed by Guy Pigden It’s the third day of shooting the low budget horror ‘Tonight They Come’ on location in the wilds of New Zealand. The director is already beside himself […]

23rd Aug2014

Frightfest 2014: ‘Starry Eyes’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Alex Essoe, Amanda Fuller, Noah Segan, Fabianne Therese, Shane Coffey, Natalie Castillo, Pat Healy, Nick Simmons, Maria Olsen, Marc Senter, Louis Dezseran | Written and Directed by Kevin Kolsch, Dennis Widmyer Determined to make it in Hollywood, reluctant waitress Sarah Walker (Essoe) goes on countless casting calls in hope of getting her big break. […]

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22nd Aug2014

Frightfest 2014: ‘Shockwave Darkside 3D’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Bill Sage, Mei Melançon, Sonequa Martin-Green, Rich Ceraulo, Alexander Cendese | Written and Directed by Jay Weisman Earth. 2013. Some guy sits in his basement flat in a proverbial state of unemployment. His only goal? To perfect his game of Halo. Mission completed. So what next? Earth. 2014. Said unemployed guy has pumped all his […]

22nd Aug2014

Frightfest 2014: ‘Wrong Turn 6’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Sadie Katz, Anthony Ilott, Aqueela Zoll, Rollo Skinner, Roxanne Pallett, Chris Jarvis, Luke Cousins, Rhys Coiro, Asen Asenov, Danko Jordanov, Billy Ashworth | Written by Frank H. Woodward | Directed by Valeri Milev Who knew that some 11 years after the series started Wrong Turn 6 would come along to cement the franchise as […]

22nd Aug2014

Frightfest 2014: ‘The Den’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Melanie Papalia, David Schlachtenhaufen, Matt Riedy, Adam Shapiro, Victoria Hanlin, Matt Lasky, Brian Bell | Written by Zachary Donohue, Lauren Thompson | Directed by Zachary Donohue It may seem, given my past reviews of found footage movies, that all I do is spew bile and vitriol when it comes to a lot of these […]

22nd Aug2014

Frightfest 2014: ‘Housebound’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Morgana O’Reilly, Rima Te Wiata, Glen-Paul Waru, Cameron Rhodes, Millen Baird | Written and Directed by Gerard Johnstone Permanently pissed-off Kylie Bucknell is, after a bungled robbery, forced by the courts to return to her family home when she’s given an eight-month home detention sentence. Her punishment for a botched ATM raid is made […]

22nd Aug2014

Frightfest 2014: ‘The Last Showing’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Robert Englund, Finn Jones, Emily Berrington, Keith Allen, Malachi Kirby, Chris Geere | Written and Directed by Phil Hawkins Shot right here in good old Blighty, The Last Showing is the latest in a relatively small line of horror movies set in the cinema, films such as Popcorn, Midnight Movie and Demons, films that […]

22nd Aug2014

Frightfest 2014: ‘Zombeavers’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Chad Anderson, Lexi Atkins, Brent Briscoe, Bill Burr, Cortney Palm, Hutch Dano, Peter Gilroy, Rex Linn, Rachel Melvin | Written by Al Kaplan, Jon Kaplan | Directed by Jordan Rubin Seriously. Do I have to lay out the plot of a film called Zombeavers? It features zombie beavers. What else do you need to know? […]

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20th Aug2014

Competition: Win the Best in Horror on DVD & Blu-ray!

by Phil Wheat

In celebration of this year’s Film4 FrightFest, we are giving away the best in horror to prepare one lucky winner for the imminent chills, thrills and scares! From the icons of fright, right through to the classic scenes that always leave a chill down your spine, we are giving away the terrifying horrors that everybody […]

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20th Aug2014

‘Shortcuts to Hell 2’ finalists announced – Public vote open!

by Phil Wheat

Shortcuts to Hell 2, launched by Horror Channel, FrightFest, Movie Mogul and Wildseed Studios has revealed the three filmmakers who will face the public vote to decide who has their short film financed, produced and shot as a full-length feature. The winner’s film will be produced by Horror Channel, Movie Mogul and Wildseed Studios, entering production […]

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19th Aug2014

The Scream Cast – Episode 25: DOTD / Incredible Melting Man

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to the latest episode of The ScreamCast! Each episode sees hosts Sean Duregger and Brad Henderson review a Scream Factory release, have special guests, throw out future Scream Factory release wish lists, and celebrity interviews. In this week’s episode Brad and Sean get the opportunity to interview the great J. R. Bookwalter (The Dead […]

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19th Aug2014

Talking in Circles: Episode 31 – Action Hero 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. In a world where The Expendables […]

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18th Aug2014

First Look: Empire of the Dead – Act Two #1

by Phil Wheat

This September, the legendary George Romero’s undead epic begins anew in Empire of the Dead: Act Two #1. Written by the horror master himself along with acclaimed artist Dalibor Talajic, prepare for an undead onslaught as zombies and vampires wage war on the walled in streets of New York City! Undead forces are laying waste […]

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17th Aug2014

First images from Moontrap sequel ‘Moontrap: Target Earth’

by Phil Wheat

With the announcement that the original film is getting the HD treatment from Olive Films, is has been announced that the currently in production sequel to 1989’s underrated Moontrap, which starred Bruce Campbell and Walter Koenig, is set for release next year. Moontrap: Target Earth stars Sarah Butler (I Spit on Your Grave), Damon Dayoub, […]

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17th Aug2014

‘INK’ Review (Short Film)

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Sam Hayman, Austin Hayden, Gordon Holliday, Christopher Muir, Billy Hay, John Harley, Chris Goldie | Written and Directed by Andy Stewart It’s only been two years since writer-turned-director Andy Stewart unleashed his first short film Dysmorphia on an unsuspecting public. The first in his proposed “Reflections” trilogy, that film was an impressive body-horror short that […]

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17th Aug2014

Preview: 13 Coins #3

by Phil Wheat

From Eisner Award-winning artist Simon Bisley – legendary artist of Batman/Judge Dredd: Judgement on Gotham and Lobo – comes a new series that finds Heaven and Hell at war in an angelic battle over the fate of Mankind. Whether he likes it or not, troubled soul John Pozner is humanity’s only salvation against the approaching […]

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17th Aug2014

Competition: Win ‘Power Rangers Super Samurai: Vol. 3’ on DVD

by Phil Wheat

The all new series Power Rangers Super Samurai: Volume 3 – Samurai Forever comes to DVD on 18th August 2014 and we have DVDs to giveaway! The all new series of Power Rangers Super Samurai concludes with an epic battle between the Power Rangers and Master Xandred, leader of the Nighloks. Featuring 7 stunning episodes, […]

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16th Aug2014

First Look: Edge of Spider-Verse #1

by Phil Wheat

Here’s your first look at Edge of Spider-Verse #1, showcasing the return of fan-favorite Spider-Man Noir as he crashes headlong into Spider-Verse! Writers David Hine and Fabrice Sapolsky along with artist Richard Isanove return to the grit and gristle of the streets of NYC circa the 1939 for an all-new tale of the Peter Parker […]

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16th Aug2014

Unearthed Films to release Ryan Nicholson’s ‘Collar’

by Phil Wheat

Unearthed Films and Plotdigger Films are proud to announce the DVD release of Ryan Nicholson’s (Gutterballs, Hanger, Live Feed) extreme horror Collar; which sees a rookie cop starts her shift like any other but soon it will all change for the worse. A derelict with a reputation of satanic violence, attacks the officer and collars […]

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15th Aug2014

Interview: Daniel Radcliffe talks ‘What If’

by Phil Wheat

Wallace (Daniel Radcliffe) and Chantry (Zoe Kazan) meet at a party while reading refrigerator magnet poetry and find that they have great chemistry….as friends. They form a relationship in which they talk about everything from movies to illnesses to disappointing Christmas presents. It’s heavy interest at first sight but there is a problem – Chantry […]

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15th Aug2014

Ten Best: Live-action/Animation Movies

by Phil Wheat

Ari Folman, visionary director of Waltz With Bashir, brings us a journey beyond imagination in his upcoming movie The Congress. Robin Wright (pictured above) plays a version of herself in this thought-provoking film, which merges live-action and colourful animation. To celebrate the release of The Congress today (our review is here), we take a look at […]

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15th Aug2014

Competition: Win ‘Warrior King 2’ on DVD

by Phil Wheat

To celebrate the release of Warrior King 2 – the triumphant, breathtaking and action-packed return of modern martial arts star Tony Jaa in the high-octane sequel to the hugely successful “Warrior King” out on DVD 1st September 2014 – we have a copy to giveaway! Directed by Pratcha Pinkaew, co-creator of Ong-Bak and Warrior King, […]

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