02nd Feb2021

‘Battle in Space: The Armada Attacks’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Doug Jones, Erik Palladino, Douglas Tait | Written by Josh Guttman, Andrew Jaksch, Lukas Kendall, Sanjay F. Sharma | Directed by Andrew Jaksch, Lukas Kendall, Toby Rawal, Scott Robson, Sanjay F. Sharma, Luis Tinoco In recent years there’s been something of a surge in anthology movies, not your traditional anthology mind you, no, many […]

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01st Apr2020

Rewind: ‘Hellboy 2: The Golden Army’ Review

by Chris Thomas

Stars: Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Doug Jones, John Alexander, James Dodd, Seth MacFarlane, Luke Goss, Anna Walton, Jeffrey Tambor, John Hurt | Written and Directed by Guillermo del Toro In ten years time everyone is going to be saying “The Marvel films were actually quite rubbish, for the most part, weren’t they?”. This is because, […]

11th Jun2019

‘Terror of Hallow’s Eve’ VOD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Caleb Thomas, JT Neal, Annie Read, Juliet Landau, Eric Roberts, Doug Jones, Sarah Lancaster, Christian Kane | Written by Ronald L. Halvas, Todd Tucker, Zack Ward | Directed by Todd Tucker Growing up is hard and for fifteen-year-old Timmy Stevens it’s no exception. Scrawny and nerdy, he’s relentlessly tormented by the town bullies. His only […]

14th Jan2019

Horror-On-Sea 2019: ‘Hell’s Kitty’ Review

by Philip Rogers

Stars: Nicholas Tana, Nina Kate, Adam Rucho, Dale Midkiff, Michael Berryman, Adrienne Barbeau, Charles Chiodo, John Franklin, Courtney Gains, Doug Jones, Bill Oberst Jr., Victoria De Mare | Written and Directed by Nicholas Tana Based on the web series and comic book of the same name, and inspired by writer-director Nicholas Tana’s experiences living with […]

20th Nov2018

‘Star Trek: Discovery – Season One’ DVD Review

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Sonequa Martin-Green, Jason Isaacs, Doug Jones, Shazad Latif, Mary Wiseman, Anthony Rapp, James Frain, Rainn Wilson, Michelle Yeoh | Created by Bryan Fuller, Alex Kurtzman Set between Enterprise and the original series of Star Trek, Star Trek: Discovery introduces viewers – at first – to the USS Shenzhou  with Captain Georgiou (Michelle Yeoh) in […]

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25th Apr2018

‘Gehenna: Where Death Lives’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Doug Jones, Lance Henriksen, Patrick Gorman, Simon Phillips, Sean Sprawling, Daniel Joo, Eva Swan, Katherine Taylor, Justin Gordon, Matthew Edward Hegstrom, Mauricio Gomez Amoretti | Written by Hiroshi Katagiri, Nathan Long, Brad Palmer | Directed by Hiroshi Katagiri I have to admit that what drew me most to Gehenna: Where Death Lives was the […]

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08th Mar2018

‘Hell’s Kitty’ Review

by Philip Rogers

Stars: Nicholas Tana, Nina Kate, Adam Rucho, Dale Midkiff, Michael Berryman, Adrienne Barbeau, Charles Chiodo, John Franklin, Courtney Gains, Doug Jones, Bill Oberst Jr., Victoria De Mare | Written and Directed by Nicholas Tana Based on the web series and comic book of the same name, and inspired by writer-director Nicholas Tana’s experiences living with […]

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06th Feb2018

‘The Shape of Water’ Review

by Rupert Harvey

Stars: Sally Hawkins, Doug Jones, Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins, Octavia Spencer | Written by Guillermo Del Toro, Vanessa Taylor | Directed by Guillermo Del Toro After A Cure for Wellness, here’s another heavily production-designed sci-fi with horror elements to give us the BioShock feels, from the austere early-‘60s setting right down to individual sound effects. […]

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05th Dec2017

New international trailer for Guillermo del Toro’s ‘The Shape of Water’

by Phil Wheat

Here’s the new international trailer for Guillermo del Toro’s next film,  The Shape of Water, which looks remarkably like a cross between Hellboy’s Abe Sapien and The Creature From the Black Lagoon (a film incidentally del Toro expressed an interest in remaking). The Shape of Water stars Sally Hawkins, Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins, Michael Stuhlbarg, Octavia […]

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23rd Oct2017

‘Star Trek: Discovery’ gets 2nd season renewal

by Phil Wheat

Starring Sonequa Martin-Green, Doug Jones and Jason Isaacs, Star Trek: Discovery follows the voyages of Starfleet on their missions to discover new worlds and new life forms, and one Starfleet officer who must learn that to truly understand all things alien, you must first understand yourself. The series will feature a new ship and new […]

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28th Aug2017

Frightfest 2017: ‘The Terror of Hallow’s Eve’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Caleb Thomas, JT Neal, Annie Read, Juliet Landau, Eric Roberts, Doug Jones, Sarah Lancaster, Christian Kane | Written by Ronald L. Halvas, Todd Tucker, Zack Ward | Directed by Todd Tucker Growing up is hard and for fifteen-year-old Timmy Stevens it’s no exception. Scrawny and nerdy, he’s relentlessly tormented by the town bullies. His only […]

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27th Jul2017

‘Star Trek: Discovery’ gets new images & more episodes!

by Phil Wheat

It’s only a few days since we brought you new images from Star Trek: Discovery, the newest edition in the Star Trek franchise, and now comes three more – along with the announcement that the episode order for the first season has been increased from 13 episodes to 15! Star Trek: Discovery – which stars […]

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24th Jul2017

New images from ‘Star Trek: Discovery’

by Phil Wheat

Following on from the San Diego Comic-Con trailer, here’s a handful of new images from Star Trek: Discovery, the newest edition in the Star Trek franchise, which is set to premiere on Netflix (outside the US) on Monday September 25th 2017. Star Trek: Discovery – which stars Sonequa Martin-Green as First Officer Michael Burnham, Jason […]

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20th Jul2017

First trailer for Guillermo del Toro’s ‘The Shape of Water’

by Phil Wheat

The trailer for Guillermo del Toro’s next film, which is set for a December release, The Shape of Water, which looks remarkably like a cross between Hellboy’s Abe Sapien and The Creature From the Black Lagoon (a film incidentally del Toro expressed an interest in remaking). The film stars Sally Hawkins, Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins, Michael […]

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18th Jul2017

Frightfest 2017: ‘The Terror of Hallow’s Eve’ Preview

by Phil Wheat

One of my most-anticipated from of this years Frightfest offerings is Todd Tucker’s The Terror of Hallow’s Eve which stars Caleb Thomas, JT Neal, Annie Read, Juliet Landau, Eric Roberts, Doug Jones, Christian Kane, and Sarah Lancaster. Why, you may ask, is a generically titled film, about a wish-granting demon is so high on my […]

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01st Mar2017

‘Ouija: Origin of Evil’ Review

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Elizabeth Reaser, Lulu Wilson, Annalise Basso, Henry Thomas, Parker Mack, Halle Charlton, Alexis G. Zall, Doug Jones, Kate Siegel, Sam Anderson, Chelsea Gonzalez | Written by Mike Flanagan, Jeff Howard | Directed by Mike Flanagan When a horror film does well enough an inevitable sequel is churned out to make more money, and this […]

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12th Jan2017

Fear ‘The Bye Bye Man’ in these new clips

by Phil Wheat

Set to hit cinemas this Friday – the 13th, how apt – The Bye Bye Man comes from director Stacy Title, from a script based on Robert Damon Schneck’s short story “The Bridge to Body Island.” When three college friends stumble upon the horrific origins of the Bye Bye Man, they discover that there is […]

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17th Oct2016

High Octane Pictures acquire Hiroshi Katagiri’s ‘Gehenna’

by Phil Wheat

Highly-anticipated creature-feature Gehenna: Where Death Lives, directed, produced, and co-written by makeup and special effects master Hiroshi Katagiri, has been acquired by High Octane Pictures. Newly-founded by industry vet and CAA Alum Galen Christy, High Octane Pictures has acquired the international sales rights for the film, which boasts high-end sets and spectacular effects work from […]

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20th Jun2014

First images from new sci-fi series ‘Space Command’

by Phil Wheat

It’s blast-off on Space Command, with production underway on this brand new science-fiction series in Los Angeles, which unites some of the most recognizable faces in science-fiction TV history with some of the most respected names behind the lens. Written and directed by award-winning writer/director Marc Scott Zicree (Sliders) the thrilling new space-set franchise follow […]

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15th Jun2014

‘Raze’ DVD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Zoe Bell, Rachel Nichols, Doug Jones, Sherilyn Fenn, Adrienne Wilkinson, Tracie Thoms, Rebecca Marshall, Bailey Anne Borders, Rosario Dawson | Written by Robert Beaucage | Directed by Josh C. Waller Produced by its star, stuntwoman turned actress Zoe Bell, Raze has seemingly been “coming soon” for an eternity. I distinctly remember first reading about it […]

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14th Mar2013

‘John Dies at the End’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Chase Williamson, Rob Mayes, Paul Giamatti, Clancy Brown, Glynn Turman, Doug Jones, Jonny Weston, Angus Scrimm | Written and Directed by Don Coscarelli Sometimes there are films that are so hyped up, be it by your own mind or by others, that they could never live up to your expectations. Then there are films […]

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