Continuing our Halloween month of Hammer Horror with their often-misunderstood take on the Countess Bathory legend.
Tag: horror film
In Defence Of Frankenstein – The True Story
The often-derided 1973 two-part TV adaptation of the classic story is more interesting than critics give it credit for.
A Fisherman’s Tale: Nick Park’s 8mm Horror Movie
The sinister and creepy 1976 home movie from the man behind The Wrong Trousers.
Arthur Brown Reheats Fire
The God of Hellfire returns with a new, all-star version of his classic hit song.
Suburban Conformity: Looking Back At The ‘Burbs
Joe Dante’s most biting satire of suburban America sadly loses its nerve at the last minute and becomes as reactionary and curtain-twitching as its central characters.
Not A Woman’s Picture! The Twisted Pleasures Of Corruption
Peter Cushing’s secret shame is a more interesting film than most people might expect.
Lake Mungo – Cult Movies, Found Footage And Fake News
The mockumentary ghost story from 2009 has found a new audience – and new relevance in a world where no one knows what is real and what is fake.
Blood, Guts And Beer: Brew York’s Freaky Franchise
A limited-edition collection of increasingly strong and adventurous Imperial Stouts with a horror movie theme – what’s not to like?
Is Nothing Sacred? Faces Of Death Is Being Remade
The most notorious shockumentary of the 1970s gets an unexpected Hollywood makeover.
The Video Nasties Documentaries
A selection of predictably hysterical and ill-informed British TV documentaries and discussion shows from the height of the Video Nasty moral panic.
Boris Karloff’s ‘Mad Doctor’ Cycle: An Appreciation
Looking back at the short series of underrated and provocative films that Boris Karloff made for Columbia Pictures at the start of the 1940s.
Leslie Halliwell Ruined My Life
The perils of letting a frumpy film critic influence your way of thinking.