Action-comedy chiller COLD STORAGE - On Disc and Digital

Studiocanal release COLD STORAGE, a ticking-clock science-fiction epic on Digital from 6th April and 4K, Blu-ray & DVD from 11th May. 

Night shift can be a killer as Stranger Things superstar Joe Keery, horror leading lady of the moment Georgina Campell (Barbarian, Psycho Killer) and Taken’s Liam Neeson go up against a lethal fungus from outer space in a storage facility, in this knockout horror comedy that delivers an equal dose of thrills and chuckles, with a large dollop of gloopy gore thrown in.

SYNOPSIS: When a highly contagious, mutating fungus escapes a sealed facility, two young employees, joined by a grizzled bioterror operative, must survive the wildest night shift ever to save humanity from extinction, as the microorganism spreads and destroys everything in its path.

Packed with B-movie thrills, gruesome kills, a slick script from Koepp, and a fantastic cast (including Lesley Manville and Vanessa Redgrave, who totes a gun and shoots zombies), not to mention a mad mutant reindeer, COLD STORAGE is an infectious sci-fi zom-com splatter horror that’ll make your skin crawl.

From the producer of Zombieland, directed by Jonny Campbell (Netflix’s Dracula) and written by David Koepp (Jurassic Park, Mission: Impossible, Spider Man), COLD STORAGE stars Joe Keery, Georgina Campbell, and Liam Neeson. The film will also be released as an HMV EXCLUSIVE 4K, featuring alternate artwork and a selection of 4 art cards, strictly limited to 1,000 copies.

COLD STORAGE will be available to Buy or Rent from 6th April, and on 4K, Blu-ray and DVD from 11th May

View the Trailer on YouTube 

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

Pre-order the BD from Amazon.co.uk 

Pre-order the DVD from Amazon.co.uk  

 

 

 

Terrifying horror classic THE DESCENT - UK 4K UHD Debut, June

Pathe and Studiocanal present Neil Marshall’s genuinely scary smash hit chiller THE DESCENT - starring Shauna Macdonald, Natalie Mendoza and Alex Reid. The film makes its UK UHD debut on 29th June, with a brand new 4K restoration, in a 3-disc SteelBook, featuring commentaries, the alternate ending, a host of featurettes and a poster. 

This bona fide British horror classic, written and directed by Neil Marshall (following up his werewolf film Dog Soldiers), is a nerve-shredding thrill ride featuring a group of all-female cavers encountering some very nasty beasties indeed. Shauna Macdonald (Shetland) is outstanding as a woman who goes on a caving trip to try and confront a debilitating trauma - and finds herself tested beyond endurance.

Empire calls it “brutal, bloody, terrifying, astonishing”, while none other than Jeremy Clarkson described it as “the scariest film ever made”. With nods to horror masterworks The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, The Thing and Alien, and able to sit proudly alongside them, THE DESCENT features a superb cast, brilliantly creepy sets, nasty cave dwelling ‘crawlers’ to haunt your dreams, and features some of the most intense and unbearable set pieces put on film, not to mention the jump scare to end all jump scares. It’s a genuine white-knuckle horror experience, right up to the last blood-drenched frame, and now you can experience it in 4K - meaning four times the terror!

SYNOPSIS: During a caving expedition in the Appalachian Mountains, six women are trapped by a rockfall. Searching the labyrinthian tunnels for a way out, they find themselves hunted by a race of fearless, ravenous predators as their adventure quickly descends into primal chaos and madness.

CONTENTS:

Disc 1 – UHD

- Feature film in HDR Dolby Vision
- Commentary with director and crew
- Commentary with director and cast
- Alternate Ending – U.S. Theatrical Version
- Trailer gallery

Disc 2 – Blu-ray

- Feature film in Blu-ray
- Commentary with director and crew
- Commentary with director and cast
- Alternate Ending – U.S. Theatrical Version
- Trailer gallery

Disc 3 – Blu-ray (Extras)

- What Lies Beneath: Re-exploring The Descent
- Poetic Pain: The Film Score
- Masterclass with Neil Marshall at the 2026 Gérardmer International Fantastic Film Festival
- The Descent: Making Of
- Descending: Interview with director Neil Marshall
- The Fine, Fearless & Feisty
- A Special Breed of Actors & Effects
- Creating an Underground World
- Caving – A High-Definition Experience
- Deleted and extended scenes
- Outtakes
- Storyboard and scene comparisons

THE DESCENT is available to buy on 4K UHD SteelBook from 29th June 2026 and available to pre-order now

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

 

Feel-good, dark comedy horror SCREAM THERAPY - Available on Digital

Writer-director Cassie Keet (Abigail Before Beatrice) takes scream therapy to the next level in her absurdist horror feature debut. Following its premiere in the US, SCREAM THERAPY comes screeching onto UK digital this April, courtesy of Miracle Media. 
 
Following a messy breakup with her boyfriend of seven years, Avery (Harley Bronwyn – Bring Him to Me, Appofeniacs) and her best-friends head out to the desert for a girls’ weekend in search of solace and restorative scream therapy. 
 
After a long day of therapeutic bonding exercises – and a little acid – the trip takes a deadly turn when the girls are visited by a demotic incel cult, with a very pressing deadline for human sacrifice. 
 
As the girls are forced into the impossible decision of kill or be killed, the moronic men realise they have messed with the wrong women. What follows is a deadly pursuit of chaos and revenge as they attempt to outwit and outlast the demonic henchmen. 
 
Grab your besties and get ready for a dark comedy with plenty of heart and even more screams. 

View the Trailer on YouTube.
 
SCREAM THERAPY is available on Digital now, from Miracle Media 

 

Psychosexual horror-comedy TOUCH ME - Available on Blu-ray & Digital

Lightbulb Film Distribution is pleased to announce that TOUCH ME will be released on Digital and Blu-ray from May 4. TOUCH ME is psychosexual horror-comedy written and directed by Addison Heimann.

Two best friends become addicted to the heroin-like touch of an alien narcissist who is trying to take over the world.

The film stars Olivia Taylor Dudley (She Dies Tomorrow, The Magicians), Lou Taylor Pucci (Daredevil: Born Again, American Horror Story) and Jordan Gavaris (Wish You Were Here, Hacks).

TOUCH ME was produced by John Humber (Hypochondriac, Moon Manor) and David Lawson Jr. (Something In The Dirt, Things Will Be Different).

The world premiere took place at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival and Abertoir Horror Festival hosted the UK premiere in November. It has also played at numerous genre festivals around the world – including SXSW, Night Visions, Fantasia, Sitges, Melbourne and Soho Horror Festival.

Watch the Trailer on YouTube.

The limited edition Blu-ray includes Heimann’s debut feature Hypochondriac (2022) and an exclusive 16-page booklet “Queerness Made Flesh” written by horror critic and enthusiast Kat Hughes.

TOUCH ME  will be available on Digital and Blu-ray from Monday May 4

Pre-order the UK Blu-ray from Amazon.co.uk

 

 

British mystery thriller SURRENDER TO IT - Available now on Digital

Embark on the trip of a lifetime deep in the woods, where mystery, menace and regret hide in the shadows of Surrender to It. Tim Bryn Smith’s (Dream Team, TAWN-19) unnerving new thriller makes its debut on UK digital 30 March 2026, courtesy of Miracle Media. 

Following the sudden death of his son, grieving father Dani (Daemian Greaves – Sister Midnight) reunites with his old drama workshop for a weekend at Devil's Bridge – a landmark on the Welsh English border, steeped in ancient folklore. 

Joined by a chaotic collection of characters including an influencer, a Michelin star restaurateur, an ex-serviceman, an A-list Hollywood star and a recovering drug addict, Dani and the group embark on an adventure they will never forget. Surrounded by beautiful borderland hills and dales, what could have been the perfect reunion, quickly descends into sinister pandemonium.  

Each harbouring dark personal secrets, the group must face their past head on, while contending with mysterious goings on in the woods. As old wounds are torn open, can the trip provide the closure Dani is looking for, or will grief consume him? 

A thrilling mystery adventure combining horror, comedy and the surreal, be sure to SURRENDER TO IT for an unmissable trip into the unknown with gripping twists and turns around every corner. 

View the Trailer on YouTube. 

Out now on Digital from Miracle Media

 

BEETLEJUICE: THE MUSICAL - Haunting London's West End, May

Crossroads Live and Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures. have summoned first casting for the highly anticipated West End premiere of BEETLEJUICE: THE MUSICAL. Having pored over the Handbook For The Recently Deceased and chanted his name three times in a dimly lit room, the afterlife now binds them to reveal that Olivier-nominated actor David Fynn (School of Rock, Gillian Lynne Theatre; Am I Being Unreasonable, BBC) will unleash chaos in the iconic title role of Beetlejuice.

The veil between the living and the dead will tear open when performances rise from the grave at the Prince Edward Theatre from Wednesday 20 May, 2026.

Set to bring a fresh dose of supernatural mayhem to the West End, David Fynn’s varied and diverse credits include Theatre: Dewey Finn in School of Rock (Really Useful Group / New London Theatre, West End); Tony Lumpkin in She Stoops to Conquer (National Theatre); William Barfée in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Donmar Warehouse); Dromio of Ephesus in Comedy of Errors (Washington Shakespeare Company); Dogberry in Much Ado About Nothing (National Theatre); Sweets in Mojo (RSC); Ray in After the Party (Criterion, West End).

Television includes: Derek in Daddy Issues (Fudge Park Productions / BBC Three); Seth McGovern in Lazarus (Quay Street Productions / Amazon Prime Video); Ross in Belgravia: The Next Chapter (Carnival Film & TV / ITV); Alex in Am I Being Unreasonable? (Lookout Point / BBC One); Jonathan Hill in The Pembrokeshire Murders (World Productions / ITV); Dave Leigh in The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe (Story Films / ITV); Judd in Avenue 5 Series II (HBO); Jos Sedley in Vanity Fair (ITV / Amazon); Brett in Undateable Series 1–3 (Warner Bros / NBC); Wolfie in The Inbetweeners (Bwark Productions).

Film includes: Leo in Here (Sony); Kent in The Mauritanian (Wonder Street); Sam in I'd Like to Be Alone Now (Different Duck Films); Justin in Deviation (Silver Leaf Pictures); Agent in Leap Year (Spyglass Entertainment).

Fynn brings an electrifyingly devilish presence to the mischievous and irreverent character made famous on screen and stage. This new West End production promises to deliver the same offbeat humour, heartfelt moments and dazzling spectacle that has made Beetlejuice a global phenomenon.

Following three smash hit Broadway hauntings, Beetlejuice crosses the pond this year, making its West End debut at London’s Prince Edward Theatre, a Delfont Mackintosh Theatre, where it plays a strictly limited run from Wednesday 20 May, 2026 – Saturday 17 April, 2027.

Based on Tim Burton’s beloved movie classic, this wildly funny - and weirdly life-affirming – musical tells the tale of Lydia Deetz, a strange and unusual teenager sharing her home with a pair of newly-deads and the demonic ghost-with-the-most,  Beetlejuice. He’s dead trouble, but if you really want to feel alive, just say his name three times…

With a gleefully irreverent book, head-spinning set design and a score that’s out of this Netherworld, Beetlejuice is a ‘feast for the eyes and soul’ (Entertainment Weekly). Outrageous, but with a big (cold) heart, this is ‘screamingly good fun!’ (Variety) that’ll make you want to live - and make the most of every Day-O!

The West End production resurrects its otherworldly Broadway creative team, featuring a Book by Scott Brown and Anthony King with Music and Lyrics by Eddie Perfect and will be directed by Tony Award winner Alex Timbers (Moulin Rouge! The Musical).

Based on the 1988 Academy Award-winning cult Geffen Company motion picture presented by Warner Bros., Beetlejuice, with Story by Michael McDowell and Larry Wilson. The hit comedy was directed by Tim Burton and starred Michael Keaton, Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Jeffrey Jones, Catherine O’Hara, and Winona Ryder.

BEETLEJUICE: THE MUSICAL opened on Broadway at the Winter Garden Theatre in 2019 and again at the Marquis Theatre in 2022 - following the COVID-19 shutdown - playing 679 combined performances. The first national US tour just concluded an 88-city tour with a final Broadway resurrection having taken place at the Palace Theatre, last year.  Beetlejuice: The Musical has played internationally in Tokyo, Seoul and Melbourne and Abu Dhabi.

BEETLEJUICE: THE MUSICAL is produced in the UK by Crossroads Live and Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures.

View the announcement trailer on YouTube. 

 

THE BONE KEEPER - A Review

BONE KEEPER is the latest horror from film maker Howard J Ford (Escape, Lockdown Hauntings, Co-Director – The Dead), which is released to Digital outlets this month from Plaion Pictures 

Set somewhere in the wilds of Scotland, a group of explorers head into a remote cave system, looking for evidence of a creature known as the “Bone Keeper” which local legend says is lurking somewhere within.

Accompanied by a rather annoying social media “influencer”, who has tagged along hoping to bag some content for her various channels, they rather foolishly ignore warnings from the locals to steer clear of the place and head deep inside.

Of course, it's never a wise idea to ignore local legends in a horror film, and so, shortly after heading into the caves, they subsequently find themselves being picked off at random by something rather large, slimey, with many tentacles and dying in various horrible, not to mention gory, ways.

With their numbers dwindling, the rest have to find a way of getting back out before it kills them all, but soon find themselves hopelessly lost in the nightmarish labyrinth of tunnels.

Starring Sarah Alexandra Marks (Escape, Punch, Bogieville) and also featuring acting legend John Rhyss Davis (Lord of the Rings, Indiana Jones franchise), BONE KEEPER is your good old fashioned “monster movie”, which plays like a kind of bizarre mash-up of The Descent and The Thing (although, it rather reminded me of the old Alien knock off “Alien: Sulla Terra”).

If you enjoy low-budget monster movies, or you're a fan of the Director's other films, then this one is a must see. I personally, really enjoyed this, particularly the action packed finale, and it apparently went down a storm at FrightFest glasgow. The film is released to Digital outlets this month, so be sure to check it out.

 View the Trailer on YouTube.