17th Apr2025

‘Black Cab’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Nick Frost, Synnove Karlsen, Luke Norris, George Bukhari, Tessa Parr, Tilly Woodward | Written by Virginia Gilbert | Directed by Bruce Goodison Starring Nick Frost, Black Cab is a tense, slow-burning psychological thriller that caught me off guard in the best way. Going in, I had certain expectations based on Frost’s previous filmography which blended […]

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07th Mar2024

‘V/H/S/85’ Blu-ray Review

by Phil Wheat

Written by Gigi Saul Guerrero, Mike P. Nelson, Zoe Cooper, Scott Derrickson, C. Robert Cargill, Evan Dickson | Directed by David Bruckner, Scott Derrickson, Gigi Saul Guerrero, Natasha Kermani, Mike P. Nelson After exploring the 90s in the previous two entries, V/H/S/85, the sixth(!) entry in the V/H/S franchise, throws things back to the decade […]

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22nd Feb2024

‘V/H/S/94’ Blu-ray Review

by Alain Elliott

Directed by Chloe Okuno, Jennifer Reeder, Ryan Prows, Shudder, Simon Barrett, Timo Tjahjanto I don’t think there’s too many bigger fans of the V/H/S horror anthology franchise than myself. I’ve loved all three that have come before V/H/S/94 (yes even V/H/S Viral, it’s 100x better than most people suggest) – they feature a range of […]

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15th Sep2023

Competition: Win ‘Creepshow’ Series One, Two and Three on Blu-ray!

by Phil Wheat

Creepshow, the critically acclaimed TV series based on the seminal 1980s cult classic from horror dream team, maestro George A. Romero and virtuoso Stephen King, gets its home entertainment bow courtesy of Acorn Media International. Produced by Greg Nicotero (The Walking Dead), the series features a slew of unique horror vignettes from some of the […]

14th Jul2023

‘The Lair’ Blu-ray Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Charlotte Kirk, Jamie Bamber, Jonathan Howard, Hadi Khanjanpour, Tanji Kibong, Leon Ockenden, Troy Alexander | Written and Directed by Neil Marshall Director Neil Marshall returns with a soldiers-vs-monsters thriller that harks back to his 2002 debut Dog Soldiers. Unfortunately, it’s something of a mixed bag – there are some entertainingly gloopy gore moments and […]

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14th Jun2023

Neil Marshall’s terrifying ‘The Lair’ gets a UK release date!

by Phil Wheat

Director Neil Marshall (Dog Soldiers, The Descent) returns with The Lair, a lean, mean creature feature which, according to the director, is inspired by the ‘classic genre movies like Alien, Predator and The Thing’. When Lieutenant Kate Sinclair (Charlotte Kirk – The Reckoning, Ocean’s Eight) is shot down over Afghanistan, Sergeant Tom Hook (Jonathan Howard […]

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25th Oct2022

Competition: Win animated horror ‘The Spine of Night’ on Blu-ray!

by Phil Wheat

Enter the fantastically frenzied, gloriously gory and dazzlingly dark animated world of The Spine of Night, which audiences can now feast their eyes on as the psychedelic Shudder Exclusive arrives on Blu-ray, DVD and digital on 24 October 2022, courtesy of Acorn Media International. This dark and delirious fantasy horror epic from Philip Gelatt – […]

07th Oct2022

Competition: Win ‘The Walking Dead: World Beyond: Final Season’ on Blu-ray

by Phil Wheat

Expanding on the long-running monster-hit universe of The Walking Dead, this series delves into new mythology that follows the first generation raised in a surviving civilisation of a post-apocalyptic world. The Walking Dead: World Beyond – Final Season is set for a Blu-ray and DVD release on 10 October, courtesy of Acorn Media International. Picking […]

06th Sep2022

Competition: Win horror ‘Hellbender’ on DVD

by Phil Wheat

Fresh, raw and bewitching indie folk horror Hellbender will grip fans with a story that has real bite, promising one hell of a ride. As unnerving and gruesome as it is beautiful and enticing, this captivating, unsettling and hellish feature will push audiences to the brink. Written and directed by genre trailblazers, the Adams Family, […]

23rd Feb2022

Competition: Win a copy of ‘Soulmates’ on DVD

by Phil Wheat

Written by Emmy Award-winner and co-creator Will Bridges (Stranger Things, Black Mirror) with co-creator and producer Brett Goldstein (Ted Lasso, Adult Life Skills), Soulmates is a thrilling sci-fi anthology, exploring an entirely new science that unequivocally tells you who your soulmate is. One test. True love guaranteed… Approximately 15 years in the future, a company […]

22nd Feb2022

‘Caveat’ Blu-ray Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Ben Caplan, Jonathan French, Conor Dwane, Leila Sykes | Written and Directed by Damian Mc Carthy n the first few minutes of writer/director, Damian Mc Carthy’s debut feature Caveat Barret (Ben Caplan; Call the Midwife, RocknRolla) offers Isaac (Jonathan French; Bravado) 200 GBP, about $290, a day to watch over his niece Olga (Leila […]

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