Zach Cregger's RESIDENT EVIL - Available to Buy or Rent on Digital

It's a new era of evil. From the mind of visionary filmmaker Zach Cregger (Weapons, Barbarian) comes RESIDENT EVIL, a thrilling – and terrifying – reinvention of the Resident Evil franchise.

In an all-new story, RESIDENT EVIL follows Bryan (Austin Abrams), a medical courier who unwittingly finds himself in an action-packed, non-stop race for survival as one fateful, horrifying night collapses around him in chaos. 
 
RESIDENT EVIL is directed by Zach Cregger and stars Austin Abrams, Zach Cherry, Kali Reis and Paul Walter Hauser. It's produced by Robert Kulzer, Zach Cregger, Roy Lee, Miri Yooon, Victor Hadida, Asad Qizilbash and Carter Swan.

RESIDENT EVIL is available to Buy or Rent on Digital from 3rd November, courtesy of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. 

View the Trailer on YouTube. 

Bloody Thrillers and Demon Hunters, coming to Digital from Miracle Media.

Miracle Media is delighted to announce three gripping new thrillers set to arrive on UK Digital this November. 

Black Swan meets Whiplash in BLOODSTAINED IVORY – Klein Haley’s unsettling new dark psychological thriller set to arrive on 2 November, plus Zoe Kavanagh’s action-packed epic demon slaying sequel DEMON HUNTER: TIME 2 KILL and Adam Seidel's tense and brutal new American backcountry thriller ANYWHERE arrive on 9 November.

BLOODSTAINED IVORY

Black Swan meets Whiplash in BLOODSTAINED IVORY – Klein Haley’s (Reservation Dogs) enthralling new dark psychological tale of dedication, obsession, jealousy, paranoia and rage. Following its festival run, the tense and unnerving new thriller is set to make its UK debut on digital on 2 November, courtesy of Miracle Media.

In his final year at Chester Conservatory, aspiring concert pianist Ross (Nick Skonberg – Disclosure Day) throws his future into question after freezing during a crucial senior recital. With his dreams hanging in the balance, the humiliated student turns his focus to the upcoming school showcase – a rare event that garners attention from major players in the classical music world.

While competing against rival, Donovan (LaRonn Marzett – Better Together), Ross soon realises talent and hard work alone won’t be enough to obtain a spot in the show. As his desperation grows, his mental health deteriorates and his pursuit of artistic recognition turns to self-destruction and bloody violence. 

Just how far will the ambitious artist go to secure his future as a renowned classical musician?

View the Trailer on YouTube.

On Digital 2 November


DEMON HUNTER: TIME 2 KILL

Demon slaying badass Taryn Barker is back for more bloody and brutal supernatural action in DEMON HUNTER: TIME 2 KILL – Zoe Kavanagh’s long-awaited sequel to her 2016 fantasy horror Taryn Barker: Demon Hunter. Following its festival run and release stateside, the critically acclaimed Irish action thriller is set to arrive on UK digital on 9 November, courtesy of Miracle Media.

The film heralds the return of actor and stunt-artist Niamh Hogan (Feed) as the feisty slayer of evil, who stars alongside genre icon Lisa Wilcox (A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master, Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures). 

While continuing her mission to protect humanity from demonic forces, Taryn’s (Hogan) latest quest finds her on the hunt for two pieces of ancient artefact the Necrox, but there’s someone standing in her way… Elysia Cronika (Wilcox), a fearsome CEO by day and Satanic cult leader by night.

Elysia plans to obtain the Necrox for herself to unleash hell on Earth, but Taryn is a formidable force, causing Elysia to change tactics and send the demon hunter through time – alongside a band of innocent teenagers – to the year 1987. Taryn must protect the young group from a notorious masked summer camp slasher but must also find the important artefact and a way back to the present day, before the timeline unravels behind her.

Get ready for more guts and gore with DEMON HUNTER: TIME 2 KILL – a devilishly fun and nostalgic genre bending thriller that ‘delivers a bloody good time’ (Film Threat).

View the Trailer on YouTube.

On Digital 9 November


ANYWHERE

Descend into the dark heart of small-town desperation with Anywhere – a tense and brutal new American backcountry thriller from Adam Seidel in his feature debut. Drawing comparisons to Fargo with its ‘small-town game of cat and mouse’ (Film Threat), the film is set to arrive on UK digital on 9 November, courtesy of Miracle Media.

The multi-award-winning crime thriller features a stellar cast including Hayley McFarland (The Conjuring, Sons of Anarchy), Joshua Burge (The Revenant, Buzzard), Sean Gunn (Guardians of the Galaxy, Superman), Ryan Francis (Hook, Sisters), Annie Funke (Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders, This is Us) and Mary Buss (The Lowdown, Killers of the Flower Moon).

When conscientious oil worker John (Burge), discovers his wife, Syd (McFarland), has been plotting to run away with his brother, Cody (Francis), a brutal confrontation explodes into violence and John’s split-second decision sets off a chain of disastrous consequences.

As the dust settles, the cold-blooded and cunning Syd proves she’s no victim – finishing what her husband started and swiftly covering their tracks. When local Sheriff Rose Vile (Buss) grows suspicious of Cody’s sudden disappearance, Syd manipulates, deflects and schemes, while John wrestles with guilt and the growing weight of their secret.

With the sheriff circling closer and the truth threatening to surface, the couple find themselves bound together in a dark pact of survival. Torn between escape and exposure, the pair contemplate vanishing forever.

Bleak, suspenseful and brimming with moral tension, go Anywhere for a chilling meditation on love, betrayal and the limits that some people will go to escape their wrong doings.

View the Trailer on YouTube.

On Digital 9 November

Horror sensation BUDDY - In UK cinemas November

A group of children are trapped inside a surreal 1990s children's television show hosted by a giant orange unicorn named BUDDY, where defiance results in extreme violence.

 
A young girl named Freddy rallies the surviving children to escape while a mother named Grace searches the warped reality to find her daughter.

From the producers of Friendship and Weapons, BUDDY is directed by Casper Kelly, writer and director of the viral video Too Many Cooks and the ‘Cheddar Goblin’ sequence of Mandy.

BUDDY stars Keegan-Michael Key (The Super Mario Bros. Movie) as the voice of Buddy, Cristin Milioti (The Penguin, Palm Springs), Topher Grace (Flight Risk, Spider Man 3), Patton Oswalt (Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire) and Michael Shannon (The Shape of Water).

View the Trailer on YouTube. 

BUDDY is in UK and Ireland cinemas on 27 November from Vertigo Releasing

 

 

Post Apoc Thriller THE DOG STARS - On UHD, BD and DVD, December

Based on Peter Heller’s acclaimed bestseller, 20th Century Studios’ THE DOG STARS comes to 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD on 7th December. Ridley Scott’s gripping vision of a post-apocalyptic world stars Jacob Elordi and Josh Brolin.

Set in a world where survival is instinct, but humanity is a choice, THE DOG STARS follows Hig (Jacob Elordi), a young pilot who, alongside military survivalist Bangley (Josh Brolin), has carved out an efficient but isolated homestead in a brutal post-apocalyptic world. When a mysterious radio transmission breaks through their solitude, Hig is compelled to venture into the unknown in search of the hope, connection and humanity he still believes exists.

 
THE DOG STARS also stars Margaret Qualley, Guy Pearce, Allison Janney, and Benedict Wong, 
 
THE DOG STARS will arrive in stunning 4K resolution with High Dynamic Range (HDR), a wider colour spectrum and immersive audio, delivering the ultimate home-viewing experience. Audiences will have a chance to set out into the world beyond with exclusive bonus content offering a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the film, along with never-before-seen deleted scenes.
  
Film Synopsis
In a brutal, post-apocalyptic world, Hig (Jacob Elordi), a young pilot, carves out an isolated homestead with a military survivalist (Josh Brolin). When a mysterious radio transmission reaches Hig, he sets out in search of the humanity he still believes exists. Some flashing lights sequences or patterns may affect photosensitive viewers.
 
4K ULTRA HD AND BLU-RAY BONUS FEATURES 

- The Making of The Dog Stars: Get an intimate look behind the scenes of the film.
- Deleted Scenes: Check out these scenes that didn’t make the final cut.
-- Jasper’s Funeral
-- Hig Mourns
-- Welcome Dinner 
-- Roaches’ Warning
-- Hig & Cima
-- A Conversation With Pops
-- Airport Alternate Exit

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

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

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

 

 

 

Hammer Presents: DAUGHTER OF DARKNESS - on Special Edition BD

Hammer Presents brings a selection of British horror classics and rarities into a brand-new collection offering high-quality restorations and a raft of meticulously curated titles to enrich Hammer’s existing Home Entertainment library

 

A brand-new 2K restoration of the rarely seen post-war gothic horror, DAUGHTER OF DARKNESS, will be available for the first time anywhere in the world as part of the Hammer Presents collection of expertly curated British horror films.

A bold and provocative film that challenged the conventions of British cinema in 1948, with themes that remain relevant today, DAUGHTER OF DARKNESS has been painstakingly restored by Hammer from 2K scans made from the original film negatives and is now available with exclusive new extras.

Directed by Lance Comfort, DAUGHTER OF DARKNESS stars renowned Irish actor Siobhán McKenna who gives an eerie and compelling performance as a troubled young woman with murderous, psychotic impulses in this transgressive horror.

With chiaroscuro cinematography and a moodily evocative score, DAUGHTER OF DARKNESS features strong supporting performances from Maxwell Reed, Anne Crawford and featuring Honor Blackman in her first credited movie role before international fame in The Avengers.

Director Comfort brings a distinctive sensibility to this unsettling tale, explored further through brand-new commentaries and programmes that examine the film and his wider body of work, all presented in stunning HD for the first time ever.

Hammer Presents celebrates Hammer’s rich legacy in Horror cinema by shining a light on the remarkable work of Hammer's peers, honouring the success of fellow storytellers and showcasing the films that contribute to the prestige of British horror.

With world‑class high-definition restorations from award-winning Silver Salt Restoration, each Hammer Presents release includes exciting additional features that highlight the film’s context and craft, enabling fans to really appreciate the restored material. The Hammer Presents range sits alongside Hammer's wider home entertainment releases of Limited Collector’s Edition 4K Ultra HD and Blu-rays.

Synopsis:
Emmy Baudine's magnetic attraction to the opposite sex causes her to be run out of rural Ireland by intolerant locals. But her violent reaction to intimacy soon catches up with her in the shape of a face from the past – a face ruinously scarred by Emmy's fingernails.

This Limited Collector’s Edition comprises:
- Brand-new artwork by Liza Shumska
- Limited edition O-card packaging
- English subtitles on the main feature

The disc features:
- New 2K restoration of the UK theatrical version from the original negatives.
- New programme on director Lance Comfort and his body of work, featuring BFI curator and programmer Josephine Botting, film critic and journalist Phuong Le, film and media historian Melanie Williams, writer/researcher Marc David Jacobs and film curator, filmmaker, and writer Ehsan Khoshbakht
- Two new commentaries with Heidi Honeycutt, Sarah Morgan, Josephine Botting and Phuong Le
- New programme on the making of Daughter of Darkness by Jonathan Rigby, author of English Gothic and Studies in Terror
 
Pre-Order DAUGHTER OF DARKNESS from Amazon.co.uk

British horror BLOCKHEAD - Touring UK cinemas from 5 November

In BLOCKHEAD, a failing novelist desperate for inspiration thinks his muse appears to him in the form of a drunk, psychotic decorator. As his novel takes shape, his life spirals and erupts into a violent chaos, but his next piece could just possibly be genius.

 

BLOCKHEAD is the first narrative feature from Matt Harlock, the director behind award-winning documentary American: The Bill Hicks Story. Produced by Oliver Kendall of Mintcake Productions and Harlock’s Halflife Films, it stars Danny Horn (Sunny Afternoon, Dr. Who), Joe Sims (Reunion, Broadchurch, Ruby Speaking) and Michele Moran (The Witcher). 

BLOCKHEAD received its world premiere at FrightFest in 2025 and before embarking on an international festival run, including Encounters Film Festival, Bristol Independent Film Festival and London Independent Film Festival, where the film won the award for Best Thriller. 

BLOCKHEAD will be touring the UK from 5 November and will be released on digital platforms 4 January from Blue Finch Film Releasing

Confirmed dates (with more TBC)

5 November - Electric Hastings
10 November - Ritzy Brixton
11 November - Lewes Depot
14 November - FACT Liverpool
25 November - Dukes Komedia, Brighton
26 November - CinemaCity Norwich 
6 December - Finsbury Park Picturehouse
14 December - Curzon Soho
12 January - Watershed Bristol

View the Trailer on YouTube. 

 

 

Mayhem Film Festival Reviews - Day 4

Mayhem Film Festival Reviews - Day 4

MUM, I'M ALIEN PREGNANT. 

The final day of the festival kicked off with a screening of Sean Wallace and Jordan Mark Windsor's New Zealand Comedy – Sci-Fi  - Horror MUM, I'M ALIEN PREGNANT. 

Set in a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. Layabout, 30-something Mary, is still living with her mother, with no job, no friends and no social life. But following a chance encounter with her socially awkward new neighbour Boo, who may actually be half alien, judging by the strange deformity he has, she discovers that not only is she pregnant, but that it's growing at an alarming rate.

What follows is a series of exceptionally slapstick, not to mention “icky” series of events, as she is forced to deal with the side effects of bearing a part-alien offspring, as her condition baffles medical experts and causes havoc with the local doctors.

If you like gooey, body-horrors, you'll love this. Which also features quite a good cast, including Hannah Lynch (The Rule of Jenny Pen), Arlo Green (Cowboy Beebop), and “What We Do in the Shadows” alumni Yvette Parsons and Jackie Van Beek.

The film is being released to UK streaming outlets this month, so be sure to check it out.

View the Trailer on YouTube.


THE WHISPER 

Second film of the Day was Uruguayan horror THE WHISPER, from Gustavo Hernández, who previously directed the cult horror Silent House.

Set in an old mansion, deep in the forests or rural Uruguay. Lucia is a young, 20-something girl, who appears to be fleeing a criminal past, not to mention a violent father. With her, is her younger brother, Adrian, who is non-verbal and appears to have some form of autism.

Hoping to lay low at the remote location, problems arise when they discover a bunch of criminal thugs operating out of some nearby buildings. When they discover Lucia and her Brother know about them, they plan to silence them. But what starts as a home invasion takes a very dark turn, when they find that they have more to fear from Lucia's younger brother, than the siblings have to fear from them.

Another slow burn horror, where you're aware that something isn't quite right about the whole situation, but it isn't till much later in the film all the pieces fit into place. Very suspenseful, with some great gore scenes and some very dark twists. This was another favourite of mine from the weekend and would definitely recommend watching.

The version shown at the festival was the original Spanish Language release of the film, but there is apparently an English dub.

View the Trailer on YouTube (Spanish)

View the Trailer on YouTube (English)

NEVER AFTER DARK 

The penultimate film of Mayhem Film Festival, was eerie J-Horror NEVER AFTER DARK from American Director Dave Boyle (House of Ninjas, The Man from Reno).

A psychic-medium arrives at a remote hotel in the Japanese countryside, as the new owners think it's haunted and want her to investigate.

Whilst she does uncover evidence of a strange figure in one of the rooms, it soon becomes clear this is not a conventional spirit and it's going to take more than a conventional exorcism to get rid of it.

Not only this, but it seems there's a very real world threat, in the form of a former resident of the hotel, who may know more about the ghostly goings on than he's letting on.

Whilst I'm not usually into Japanese ghost stories, I actually found this one to be extremely gripping. If you like supernatural thrillers and Japanese horrors, then this one is definitely a must.

The film comes to UK streaming outlets in November, so be sure to check it out.

View the Trailer on YouTube.

CRAWLERS 

The festival closed with a screening of Angel Gomez Hernandez's arachnid comedy-horror CRAWLERS.

Best described as a cross between "Arachnophobia" and "Quarantine", the residents of a Los Angeles apartment block find themselves locked in by the authorities, after one of the tenants dies from a mysterious illness.

However, it seems that he didn't die of an infectious disease, but from a venomous spider bite and one of the culprits has followed him home. So, shortly afterwards, the other residents find themselves battling millions of the venomous creepy crawlies.

Whilst the authorities outside dither over calling a suitable exterminator, it seems the building manager, played by Mathilda Lutz (Revenge, Final Cut), with her arsenal of tools, may be their best chance of survival.

Whilst I couldn't help but notice similarities between this and the 2024 Sci-|Fi–Horror STING, which had a similar premise, I still found this to be bloody good fun. Definitely worth a watch, although not if your scared of creepy-crawlies.

This one comes to UK Digital outlets in November and a Disc release is planned for December, so be sure to watch it when it's released. 

Watch the Trailer on YouTube.

And thus concluded the Mayhem Festival for 2026. Thanks as always to Chris, Steve and Meli and of course, the staff of the Broadway Arts cinema in Nottingham and I look forward to seeing you all again next year.

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