Pulp Horror Novel TICK TOWN - Coming to Kindle and Paperback

Author Christopher Micklos and publisher Castle Bridge Media today released the cover art for Micklos’ upcoming debut novel TICK TOWN.

“When I sat down to write my debut novel, TICK TOWN, I was inspired by the gonzo pulp horror paperbacks of the 1970's and 1980's, as well as the classic creature feature sci-fi movies of the 1950's and 1960's,” Micklos said today. “So when I sat down with my publisher, Castle Bridge Media, to work on the cover art, I wanted something that would evoke those classic covers and posters I love.”

The cover was designed by In Churl Yo of Castle Bridge Media.

In TICK TOWN, small town Tomahawk Hollow has a huge problem. Slaughtered livestock. Disappearing townsfolk. And something in the woods hungry for blood. When a young reporter and her boss investigate, they discover a band of giant mutant ticks have made the rural Wisconsin tourist town their feeding ground. 

Now, with the annual Harvest Moon Jubilee about to begin, Emmaline and Jackson must race to find the queen tick and her nest before a massive clutch of monster eggs hatch…and thousands more terrifying ticks are unleashed into the world!

Christopher Micklos is a life-long horror junkie, an award-winning filmmaker, and a frequently published writer of horror-themed fiction and non-fiction. His two feature films, THE NURSERY and THE HEADMISTRESS, are widely available streaming and on DVD; and his writing has appeared in numerous national outlets, including Rue Morgue Magazine, Sci-Fi Lampoon Magazine, and many others.

TICK TOWN will be released in Kindle and paperback on June 24, 2025. It is now available for pre-order on Amazon

Pre-order from Amazon.co.uk

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M3GAN 2.0 - In UK Cinemas, June

The murderous doll who captivated pop culture in 2023 is back. And this time she’s not alone. The original creative team behind that phenomenon—led by horror titans James Wan for Atomic Monster,Jason Blum for Blumhouse and director Gerard Johnstone— reboot an all-new wild chapter in A.I. mayhem with M3GAN 2.0.

 

Two years after M3GAN, a marvel of artificial intelligence, went rogue and embarked on a murderous (and impeccably choreographed) rampage and was subsequently destroyed, M3GAN’s creator Gemma (Allison Williams) has become a high-profile author and advocate for government oversight of A.I. Meanwhile, Gemma’s niece Cady (Violet McGraw), now 14, has become a teenager, rebelling against Gemma’s overprotective rules.

 

Unbeknownst to them, the underlying tech for M3GAN has been stolen and misused by a powerful defense contractor to create a military-grade weapon known as Amelia (Ivanna Sakhno - Ahsoka, Pacific Rim: Uprising), the ultimate killer infiltration spy. But as Amelia’s self-awareness increases, she becomes decidedly less interested in taking orders from humans. Or in keeping them around.

 

With the future of human existence on the line, Gemma realizes that the only option is to resurrect M3GAN (Amie Donald, voiced by Jenna Davis) and give her a few upgrades, making her faster, stronger, and more lethal. As their paths collide, the original A.I bitch is about to meet her match.

 

Directed by acclaimed returning filmmaker Gerard Johnstone, the film co-stars returning cast members Brian Jordan Alvarez and Jen Van Epps as Gemma’s loyal tech teammates, Cole and Tess, and new characters played by Aristotle Athari (Saturday Night Live, Hacks), Timm Sharp (Apples Never Fall, Percy Jackson and the Olympians) and Grammy winner and 11-time Emmy nominee Jemaine Clement (Avatar: The Way of Water, What We Do in the Shadows).

 

Produced by James Wan, Jason Blum and Allison Williams, the film is executive produced by Gerard Johnstone, Adam Hendricks, Greg Gilreath, Michael Clear, Judson Scott and Mark D. Katchur. 

 

The first M3GAN film shattered box office records, opening to $30.4 million domestically to become the biggest opening weekend for a PG-13 horror film since A Quiet Place Part II. The film went on to gross more than $180 million worldwide. 

M3GAN 2.0 is released to UK Cinemas June 27th.

 

View the Trailer on YouTube.

 

 

 

 

THE CREEP TAPES - Arrives on Disc and Digital, May

Following his critically acclaimed, innovative found-footage horror films CREEP and CREEP 2, Patrick Brice brings back one seriously disturbing character for the small screen in Shudder Original THE CREEP TAPES - SERIES ONE. 

Mark Duplass (Safety Not Guaranteed, The Morning Show) returns as the truly terrifying tormentor of unsuspecting victims, who are all about to meet their maker, thanks to the exploits of cold blooded killer ‘Peachfuzz’.  

Each instalment finds a new victim added to the tape collection of the devious and deranged murderer. The killer and his alter ego play with each of their ‘prey’ in the most surreal ways, revealing one supremely odd killer who relishes the awkwardness and terror of his unsuspecting ‘employees’.
 
With disguises including a priest, a skydiver and an actor, Duplass delivers a masterclass in madness as he brings a myriad of performances, that will leave you in awe, shocked to the core and wanting more.
 
Get yourself taped for a seriously creepy collection of twisted terror, when one wickedly unhinged serial killer’s footage is found in THE CREEP TAPES.

Pre-order the UK BD from Amazon.co.uk

Pre-order the UK DVD from Amazon.co.uk 

Nightmarish and hallucinatory BIRDEATER - in UK cinemas, 9 May

Birdeater is the nightmarish and hallucinatory debut from writer-directors Jack Clark and Jim Weir about a weekend of fun that descends into drug-fuelled ferocity.

Recently engaged Irene has been invited to join her fiancé, Louie, and his friends on his bachelor party at an isolated house out in the sticks.

As the festivities are plunged into intoxicated chaos, secrets begin to unravel, and the night soon becomes a feral nightmare. 

Birdeater is an uncompromising look at how Australia's iconic masculine identity has become incompatible with modern society and premiered at SXSW before playing Sydney International Film Festival and Melbourne International Film Festival. 

Birdeater is in UK cinemas 9 May and digital platforms 26 May from Blue Finch Film Releasing

View the Trailer on YouTube.

 

DARK CITY - On Limited Edition 4K UHD & BD from Arrow films

From Alex Proyas, visionary director of The Crow, comes DARK CITY, a mind-bending science fiction thriller set in a shadowy world where the sun never rises and nothing is quite what it seems.

John Murdoch (Rufus Sewell) wakes in a hotel bathtub with no memory of who he is or how he got there, but there’s a body on the floor with bloody spirals carved into the flesh and a voice on the phone that tells him to flee. 

Soon Murdoch is on the run, wanted by the police, a woman who claims to be his wife and a group of mysterious pale men who seem to control everyone and everything in the city... except him.

With a cast that includes Kiefer Sutherland (The Lost Boys), William Hurt (A History of Violence), Jennifer Connelly (Phenomena) and Richard O’Brien (The Rocky Horror Picture Show), and a script by Proyas, Lem Dobbs (Kafka) and David S. Goyer (Batman Begins), DARK CITY is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma, filmed through a lens of film noir and German expressionism. An extraordinary feast for the cinematic senses.

 
2-DISC 4K ULTRA HD LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS

• Brand new 4K restoration from the original 35mm camera negatives approved by director of photography Dariusz Wolski
• 4K Ultra HD (2160p) Blu-ray presentations of both the Director’s Cut and Theatrical Cut of the film
• Original DTS-HD MA 5.1, stereo 2.0 and new Dolby Atmos audio options for both cuts of the film
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• 60-page perfect bound collectors book featuring new writing by author Richard Kadrey, and film critics Sabina Stent, Virat Nehru and Martyn Pedler
• Limited edition packaging featuring newly commissioned artwork by Doug John Miller
• Double-sided fold-out poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Doug John Miller
• Three postcard-sized reproduction art cards
• Postcard from Shell Beach
• Dr Schreber business card

DISC 1: DIRECTOR’S CUT

• Brand new audio commentary by director Alex Proyas
• Brand new audio commentary with Craig Anderson, Bruce Isaacs and Herschel Isaacs, co-hosts of the Film Versus Film podcast
• Archive audio commentary by director Alex Proyas
• Archive audio commentary by film critic Roger Ebert
• Archive audio commentary by writers Lem Dobbs and David S. Goyer
• Archive introduction by Alex Proyas
• Return to Dark City, a new hour-long documentary featuring interviews with director Alex Proyas, producer Andrew Mason, production designers Patrick Tatopoulos and George Liddle, costume designer Liz Keough, storyboard artist Peter Pound, director of photography Darius Wolski, actor Rufus Sewell, hair & makeup artist Leslie Vanderwalt and VFX creative director Peter Doyle
• Rats in a Maze, a new visual essay by film scholar Alexandra West
• I’m as Much in the Dark as You Are, a new visual essay by film scholar Josh Nelson on film noir and identity in Dark City

DISC 2: THEATRICAL CUT

• Archive audio commentary by director Alex Proyas, writers Lem Dobbs & David S. Goyer, director of photography Dariusz Wolski and production designer Patrick Tatopoulos
• Archive audio commentary by film critic Roger Ebert
• Memories of Shell Beach, a 2008 featurette in which cast and crew look back at the making of the film from concept to reception
• Architecture of Dreams, a 2008 featurette presenting five perspectives on the themes and meanings of the film
• Theatrical trailer
• Image gallery 

The Blu-Ray release contains the same extras, but presented in 1080p HD and with Original DTS-HD MA 5.1, stereo 2.0 and 7.1 audio options

Pre-order the UK 4K UHD from Amazon.co.uk

Pre-order the UK BD from Amazon.co.uk

 

 

Dario Argento's FOUR FLIES ON GREY VELVET - On 4K UHD and BD from Shameless, April

Celebrated rock musician Roberto Tobias (Michael Brandon) is thrust into a nightmare. Framed for a brutal stabbing, he soon finds himself ensnared in a web of senseless murders. The only clue to the deranged killer lies in a cryptic image captured on a victim’s retina. Roberto’s desperate search for truth will push him to the brink of madness, culminating in a shocking climax.

Introspection becomes art in Argento’s hands, making FOUR FLIES ON GREY VELVET essential viewing for anyone seeking a glimpse into the director’s psyche. It concludes Argento’s iconic ‘Animal Trilogy’, paving the way for Suspiria and his later expressionistic masterpieces that earned him the title ‘Master of Horror.’

Dario Argento describes the film as a deeply personal exploration of his inner turmoil: “I decided to let loose, go crazy, and unleash all my creativity and personal nightmares. Psychoanalysis plays a major role in the film because it’s partly autobiographical – rather Freudian, in fact.”  Both Argento and lead actor Michael Brandon, in exclusive interviews for this edition, reveal how the director found his alter ego in Brandon, channelling his own paranoia to create an unsettling psychological thriller.  

This 4K UHD HDR edition with Dolby Vision is encoded from the 4K restoration of original camera and sound materials (supervised by Argento’s DOP Luciano Tovoli), finally presenting the director’s vision as he wishes it to be experienced - and preferably in a completely dark room.

 
4K UHD and Blu-ray special features
• New exclusive interview with Dario Argento
• New exclusive interview with star Michael Brandon
• Interview with writer and assistant dir. Luigi Cozzi
• English opening and end credits
• English and Italian theatrical trailers
• English TV-spot
• Photo gallery
• New English subtitles & SDH

4K UHD only
• Booklet by Argento authority Alan Jones
• Two artcards
• Poster
• Serialised limited collector’s slipcase
• 4K UHD with Dolby Vision HDR

FOUR FLIES ON GREY VELVET is out on separate 4K UHD and Blu-ray releases 28 April from Shameless Films.

Pre-order the UK 4K UHD from Amazon.co.uk

Pre-order the UK BD from Amazon.co.uk