by Ben Bussey READER ADVISORY: spoilers ahead (though perhaps that’s a given on a retrospective…) 22nd August 1986; a day that will live in… well, I can’t honestly say I have any conscious memory of that particular day. I was six years old and living in North-East England. As such, I certainly wasn’t aware that it was the [...]

By Dustin Hall Horror is big at the San Diego Comic-Con this year. Real big. While the industry has always been present at Comic-Con, with classic gems like EC Comics and back issues of Famous Monsters of Filmland becoming collectors items. The subculture is ever-present. However, in recent years, horror films seem to be popping [...]

by Marc Patterson It would seem our friends Brandon Slagle and Devanny Pinn never stop working, rolling from one film into the next. They just sent us the new (and first) trailer for their next project, a sci-fi horror film set around area 51, and self-described as “The Blair Witch meets Aliens” The “found footage” [...]

by Ben Bussey In the UK? Got Sky, Virgin Media or Freesat? In the mood for a little late night lo-fi sci-fi? Then rejoice, as we’ve just recieved word of Horror Channel’s upcoming Alien season, commencing the weekend of 4th March. Yes, the same weekend that Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark and After Dark Originals [...]

by Britt Hayes If you head on over to Apple, you can check out the HD version of the teaser for JJ Abrams’ Super 8, which is being executive produced by Steven Spielberg. Super 8 promises to be something along the lines of early Amblin films. Automatically, E.T. comes to mind. Still, there’s nothing I’d [...]

SXSW 2010: Monsters Directed by: Gareth Edwards Starring: Whitney Able, Scoot McNairy Review by: Britt Hayes Six years ago, aliens invaded Mexico and they haven’t left. In fact, they’ve been multiplying. Every year they migrate, and during this time, it is unsafe to travel within the infected zone. Andrew Kaulder (McNairy) is a photo-journalist on [...]

by Britt Hayes For years there has been discussion of a possible prequel or sequel to John Carpenter’s The Thing. The Thing was itself a remake of the 1951 film, The Thing From Another World, which was in turn based on a novella by John W. Campbell Jr., titled Who Goes There? For a while [...]

by Britt Hayes Welcome to the final part of our first annual holiday gift guide. I’m going to run things down a little differently in this edition. In the DVD and Blu-ray sections, I’ll start with bargains, move to regular priced items, and then to boxed sets and pricey editions (if any). For books, it’ll [...]

by Britt Hayes Texas Frightmare Weekend is one of the best horror festivals held every spring in Dallas. The 2010 installment will run from April 30th to May 2nd, and will be the festival’s 5th year. Yours truly will be attending the festival as part of the press, and I’ll be giving you regular updates [...]

by Britt Hayes October has been an insane month for horror releases, for obvious reasons. There have been some great titles, and some awesome surprises, but looking at the grand scope for this month’s releases, I find myself underwhelmed. Here we are in our last week, and I think it’s the best yet: Black Devil [...]

by Marc Patterson First there was The Blair Witch, and now we are finally moving past Paranormal Activity. Just around the corner? The Fourth Kind. Get ready for the hype, because it’s coming. Hold that thought. It’s here. I just moments ago became “followed” by their official Twitter page. I’m a nice guy. I followed [...]

by Britt Hayes The Screamfest official website has released the full 2009 line up. The film festival is taking place at Grauman’s Chinese Theater at 6925 Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles from October 16th to the 25th. You can visit the Screamfest site for a full line up, including short films, tickets, and more information. [...]

Feast III (2009) Studio: Dimension Extreme DVD Release Date: February 17, 2009 Directed By: John Gulager Cast: Jenny Wade, Clu Gulager, Diane Ayala Goldner, Martin Kebba, Carl Anthony Payne, Tom Gulager, Hanna Putnam Brutal As Hell Rating: 3 out of 5 stars Review By: Marc Patterson   Feast III: Sloppy Seconds continues the saga that [...]

Alien Raiders (2008) Studio: Warner Home Video/Raw Feed DVD Release Date: February 17, 2009 Directed By: Ben Rock Cast: Carlos Bernard, Mathew St. Patrick, Courtney Ford, Jeff Licon, Samantha Streets, Dreck Basco, Bonita Friedericy Brutal As Hell Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Review By: Marc Patterson   Picture yourselves taking a late evening stroll [...]

Candy Stripers (2006) Studio: Sony Pictures DVD Release Date: June 27, 2006 Directed By: Kate Robbins Cast: Brian Lloyd, William Edwards Jr., Nicole Rayburn, Tori White, Deanna Brooks, Serria Tawan Brutal As Hell Rating: 2 ½ out of 5 stars Review By: Marc Patterson   Candy Stripers, those cute bubbly girls hospitals hire to help [...]

Raw Feed Entertainment has announced DVD artwork and extras for upcoming Alien Raiders film, slated for release on February 17th. Alien Raiders is looking to be the best title yet from Raw Feed, a label that has excelled at churning out sub-par horror films such as Rest Stop. Sure, they got a halfway decent release [...]