F (2010) Directed by: Johannes Roberts Starring: David Schofield, Eliza Bennett, Emma Cleasby, Ruth Gemmell, Juliet Aubrey Review by: Ben Bussey The life of Robert Anderson (Schofield) would not make a good advertisment for the teaching profession. Divorced from his wife, distanced from his daughter – who is also one of his pupils – Anderson [...]

Hatchet II (2010) Directed by: Adam Green Starring: Danielle Harris, Tony Todd, Kane Hodder Review by: Ben Bussey Were we a site with a little less shame, we’d be splashing the words ‘exclusive’ all over the shop right now. This review is coming to you directly from the world premiere of Adam Green’s Hatchet II; [...]

Interview Conducted by: Marc Patterson for BrutalAsHell.com It’s the 26th of August and that means FrightFest UK 2010 is officially underway.  It’s going to be five full days of some fantastic films, including quite a few premieres.  Amongst those world premieres will be Howard and Jonathan Ford’s The Dead, one of the most original and [...]

by Ben Bussey In a move that is surprising, and yet at the same time not, the organisers of London’s FrightFest have announced that A Serbian Film, originally set to be the 9pm show at the festival this coming Saturday, is no longer to be screened at the festival. The news was broken by Screenjabber, [...]

by Ben Bussey Greetings one and all. It’s Brutal As Hell’s man in England here, with a couple of news snippets sure to cause excitement among fans on both sides of the pond, and beyond. Right now I’m physically and psychologically preparing myself for the UK horror event (indeed, one of THE horror events worldwide) [...]

by Marc Patterson You’ve heard us talking about The Dead for sometime (as far back as March of 2009 in fact – see here). But in case this is the first time you’ve heard from us then let’s catch you up. From the outset we described it as a bit of 28 Days Later meets [...]

by Marc Patterson We just had a trailer sent to us for Jake West’s (Doghouse, Razor Blade Smile) new film Video Nasties. Not much is said about the film, but the trailer shows it to be a documentary highlighting the period of time in Britain that produced a slew of films, now popularly referred to [...]

by Ben Bussey I know, another day, another remake story… but I’m getting a good vibe from this one, even though the movie in question has been awaiting release for a while now. Shock Till You Drop recently posted a clip boasting some footage from the remake of 80′s schlockbuster Night of the Demons – [...]

Infestation (2009) Directed By: Kyle Rankin Cast: Chris Marquette, Brooke Nevin, Review By: ZC Barry Infestation was the last film of the first day at London’s Frightfest and followed two above average movies: Triangle, and The Hills Run Red. Knowing nothing about it, but hoping to end the day on a high, Infestation had a [...]

The Hills Run Red (2009) Director: Dave Parker Cast: Tad Hildenbrink, William Sadler, Sophie Monk Review By: ZC Barry The second film shown at London’s 2009 Frightfest was The Hills Run Red, a straight to DVD offering from The Dead Hate The Living director Dave Parker. Starring Tad Hildenbrink (Epic Movie, H20 Extreme), William Sadler [...]

The Descent 2 (2009) Directed by: Jon Harris Starring: Shauna MacDonald, Gavan O’Herlihy, Krysten Cummings, Natalie Jackson Mendoza Reviewed by: ZC Barry With Neil Marshall’s original 2005 film The Descent receiving universal critical acclaim and still showing strong DVD sales in America, it was almost inevitable that Hollywood would create a sequel. Many people didn’t [...]