By Ben Bussey. Looks as though the taste for old school slashers is catching right now, as just a couple of days after the trailer for Know Models Were Harmed came online, Dread Central got the scoop on the first trailer for another film which looks set to evoke the spirit of the subgenre’s 80s heyday. Among Friends has more [...]

by Ben Bussey. You know how often we horror fans must defend ourselves, and our beloved genre? How we must repeatedly dispute claims from the ill-informed that horror is not just about arterial spray and naked bodies? Well, I rather doubt this film is going to do us any favours in that regard. Know Models Were [...]

Review by Stephanie Scaife. Pieces (1982) is a cult classic exploitation slasher flick from Spanish filmmaker Juan Piquer Simon (Slugs, Monster Island) and here it is in a fantastic and lovingly created brand new edition from Arrow Video, sporting a vast array of special features and some rather eye catching newly commissioned art work. The [...]

The Funhouse (1981) Distributor: Arrow Video Blu-Ray release date (UK): 18th July 2011 Directed by: Tobe Hooper Starring: Elizabeth Berridge, Shawn Carson, Sylvia Miles Review by: Stephanie Scaife Tobe Hooper is an incredibly inconsistent filmmaker; when he is good he is very, very good (The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Poltergeist) but when he is bad [...]

Slaughter High AKA The Jolly Killer (1986) Distributor: Arrow Video DVD Release Date: 11 July 2011 Directed by: George Dugdale, Mark Ezra, Peter Litten Starring: Caroline Munro, Simon Scuddamore, Carmine Iannaconne, Donna Yeager Review by: Ben Bussey Good afternoon class. Can I have your attention please? Don’t give me that look, I’m just as anxious [...]

New York Ripper (L’Eventreuer De New York) (1982) Distributor: Shameless Screen Entertainment Blu-Ray Release Date (UK): 27 June 2011 Directed by: Lucio Fulci Starring: Jack Hedley, Almanta Keller, Alexandra Delli Colli Review by: Nia Edwards-Behi A maniac terrorises New York City, slicing up attractive young women and taunting the police with bizarre phone calls. The [...]

Blood Cabin (Murder Loves Killers Too) (2008) Distributor (UK): 4Digital Media DVD Release Date (UK): 4th April 2011 Directed by: Drew Barnhardt Starring: Allen Andrews, Christine Haeberman, Scott Christian, Mary LeGault Review by: Ben Bussey Isn’t it always the way; a low budget horror film does shitty business under one title so they release it overseas with [...]

My Soul to Take (2010) Distributor: Momentum DVD Release Date (UK): 4th April 2011 Directed by: Wes Craven Starring: Max Thieriot, John Magaro, Emily Meade Review by: Stephanie Scaife I’ve never been entirely convinced by Wes Craven’s reputation as one of the “Masters of Horror”, being that by my calculations; only approximately 5% of his [...]

The Fiend (AKA Beware My Brethren) (1972) Distributor: Odeon Entertainment DVD Release Date: 7th March 2011 Directed by: Robert Hartford-Davis Starring: Patrick Magee, Tony Beckley, Ann Todd, Suzanna Leigh Review by: Ben Bussey A small congregation sits in a crumbling suburban church. All clad in garments drab and dirty enough to have stepped directly out [...]

by Marc Patterson Like many of you I distinctly remember the days of walking through the local mom and pop video store for the Friday night rental. Of course I was a kid and it was my parents doing the renting. But while they were perusing the shelves looking for the latest family friendly video [...]

Someone’s Knocking at the Door (2009) Directed by: Chad Ferrin Distributor: 4Digital Media DVD Release date: 7th March 2011 (UK) Starring: Noah Segan, Ezra Buzzington, Andrea Rueda Review by: Stephanie Scaife Chad Ferrin’s film is a bizarre comedy horror throwback to 1970s exploitation cinema that is as flawed as it is peculiar. The plot in [...]

Review: Gnaw (2008) Distributors: 4 Digital Media (UK) Directed by: Gregory Mandry DVD Release date: 21st February 2011 Starring: Hiram Bleetman, Nigel Croft-Adams, Sara Dylan Review by: Stephanie Scaife I’m not sure why it’s taken so long for this to surface on DVD in the UK, having done the festival circuit for over 2 years then [...]

Return to Horror High (1987) Directed by: Bill Froehlich Starring: George Clooney, a bunch of other people who never got famous Review by: Ben Bussey This is a slightly different kind of review for me. The bulk of my reviews tend to be new DVD releases – sometimes first run DVDs, sometimes new editions of [...]

A Bay of Blood (AKA Twitch of the Death Nerve/Reazione a Catena/Carnage/Bloodbath/Many, many more…) (1971) Distributor: Arrow Video DVD/Blu-Ray Release Date (UK): 13th December 2010 Directed by: Mario Bava Starring: Claudine Auger, Luigi Pustilli, Claudio Camaso, Anna Maria Rosati Review by: Ben Bussey Deep in an idyllic wilderness lies a serene, unspoiled bay. Amongst all [...]

Blu-ray Review: Maniac (1980) Studio: Blue Underground Directed by: William Lustig Starring: Joe Spinell, Caroline Munro, Tom Savini Review by: John Carpenter The horror genre is all about make believe. From animatronics and masks to corn syrup and CGI, filmmakers strive to create the perfect atmosphere for their movie. Every once in a while, a [...]

by Kayley Viteo Last week The Lucky 13 returned – that means the BAH and The Vault of Horror staffs pick their personal favorite horror movies in a variety of categories. First up, favorite Halloween flick. For me this is an incredibly easy, if somewhat clichéd choice – Halloween (1978), John Carpenter’s low-budget masterpiece that [...]

XII (Twelve) (2009) R2 DVD Release Date: 27 September 2010 Distributor (UK): Chelsea Films Directed by: Michael A Nickles Starring: Mercedes McNab, Steven Brand, Emily Hardy, Jeremy Fitzgerald Review by: Ben Bussey Five years have passed since Leonard Karlsson (Fitzgerald) was sent to the big house for child abuse. As we all know, kiddie fiddlers [...]