The Belko Experiment - Behind the scenes feature

The Belko Experiment comes to UK cinemas Friday 21st April, check out this behind the scenes clip with actor John C McGinley!

The Void - Blu-ray & DVD on Monday 24th April

Signature Entertainment presents fantastic new horror The Void on Blu-Ray & DVD featuring lots of quality extras this Monday 24th April...

Prepare for a fresh slice of terror from the warped imaginations of VFX and design masters Steven Kostanski and Jeremy Gillespie. The Void is a highly anticipated new horror following a series of successful and prestigious festival appearances. Encountering a blood-soaked man on a dark deserted road, a police officer rushes the victim to the local hospital. Soon the staff and patients are trapped by a terrifying, otherworldly threat and forced on a hellish voyage into the depths of the building to escape the nightmare.

Shocking, haunting and boasting mind-blowing practical special effects, The Void is a new must-see horror event, starring Ellen Wong (Scott Pilgrim vs the World), Kathleen Munroe (Alphas), Aaron Poole (Forsaken) Kenneth Welsh (The Aviator) and Daniel Fathers. Written and directed by Jeremy Gillespie and Steven Kostanski.

I actually saw this one at last years Mayhem Festival and can highly recommend it. An action packed mash-up of H.P. Lovecraft and John Carpenter, with Rosemary’s Baby and Lucio Fulci’s The Beyond.

 The Void is out now on Digital HD and on Blu-ray & DVD with lots of extras from 24th April

iTunes Extras
Director's Commentary
Proof of Concept Trailer
The Making of Proof of Concept trailer
Location Scout
Creating a Cult

DVD Extras
Director's Commentary
Proof of Concept Trailer
Behind the Scenes

Blu-Ray Extras
Director's Commentary
Proof of Concept Trailer
Behind the Scenes
Art of The Void
Making of Creature doc

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

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

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Horror Films Rediscovered on the BFI Player

In 2010 the BFI published their Most Wanted list, a tantalising countdown of 75 British films classified as ‘missing, believed lost’. Of all these forgotten gems (which ranged from silent Hitchcock to '60s pop), nothing excited horror fans more than the inclusion of José Ramón Larraz’s 1974 little-seen cult classic, Symptoms. 

Selected for the 1974 Cannes Film Festival before promptly falling into cinematic obscurity, this claustrophobic Repulsion-esque chiller, which tells the uncanny tale of a young woman’s descent into madness at a remote English country mansion, was long confined to the blurry terrains of VHS bootlegs and online rips. 

Now lovingly restored and looking better than ever, Larraz’s infamous curio is available for all to enjoy on BFI player. And so, to celebrate the long-awaited arrival of a neglected genre classic, here are 5 more horror gems waiting to be discovered on BFI’s online platform. Let the nightmares begin...

The Night Has Eyes (dir Leslie Arliss, 1942)

One of only a handful of British horror films produced during WWII, this delicious slice of gothic melodrama (think Jane Eyre meets The Old Dark House) stars James Mason as Stephen, a reclusive composer living in an isolated mansion on the perennially misty Yorkshire Moors. When two lost women stumble on his property, Stephen offers shelter and a place to stay. But as romance blossoms between the taciturn recluse and one of his new guests, so too does the macabre truth of Stephen’s dark past. Also released under the more salacious titles Terror House and Moonlight Madness, this atmospheric chiller was given the BBFC’s dreaded H-for-Horror rating when it was released in 1942, possibly thanks to its surprisingly nasty conclusion. As ever, Mason makes for a broodingly effective leading man, while special mention should also go to Tucker McGuire for her scene-stealing role as man-hungry schoolteacher Doris. But the real stars are the Moors themselves – evocatively captured by Gunther Krampf (famed cinematographer whose work included Pandora’s Box and The Hands of Orlac) – which reek of dread and dark foreboding.

Fiend Without a Face (dir Arthur Crabtree, 1958)

Something of a cause célèbre when it was first unleashed in 1958, Arthur Crabtree’s low-budget monster mash was deemed so outrageous, and so morally reprehensible, that it actually sparked debate in Parliament, where questions were raised as to how a work of such supposed depravity had passed through the censors in all its gory glory. Years later, and of course the shock value has diminished. But while the film may not still possess the power to appal with quite the same ferocity, it remains one of the most wonderfully twisted little sci-fi shockers of the period. The plot (typical of the atomic obsessed sci-fi pics of the time) concerns an army of nuclear-powered flying brains (complete with spinal cords) who attack a US military base. Naysayers might dismiss this off-kilter British production as little more than a mindless (!) special-effects showcase – but when the climactic scenes are so unhinged and the stop-motion effects so glorious – who cares? If it all sounds frankly preposterous, that’s because it is. And wonderfully so. 

The Night of the Hunted (dir Jean Rollin, 1980)

Of the 50-odd films directed by Euro-sleaze connoisseur Jean Rollin over the course of his illustrious career, The Night Of The Hunted might stand as his most idiosyncratic, and, in many ways, most beautiful effort. A far cry from the saucy vampire pics he is perhaps best known for, this anomalous head-scratcher blends erotic horror with austere science-fiction (not unlike the early works of David Cronenberg) to tell the story of a young amnesiac woman being held in a strange asylum seemingly against her will. As perversities and murders begin to mount around her, she must make sense of why she is there and how she can escape. As with most of Rollin’s films, the end result is by no means perfect - the leisurely pacing can be testing at times (the lengthy sex scenes in particular feeling unnecessarily drawn out) - but for those of a more patient disposition and an keen eye for the perverse, this clinical shocker is quite unlike anything else, replete with scenes of abject terror which will not be quickly forgotten.

Heartless (dir Philip Ridley, 2009)

The long-awaited third feature from Philip Ridley (following his extraordinary sun-drenched slice of American gothic The Reflecting Skin, and the lesser-known, but equally fascinating backwoods allegory The Passion Of Darkly Noon) saw the London-born filmmaker return to his home turf with a Faustian morality tale set in the East End. Jim Strurgess plays Jamie, a socially awkward teenage outcast born with a large heart-shaped birthmark on his face, who discovers a gang of demons are plaguing the streets of his hometown. As one would expect from one of horror cinema’s true visual poets, Heartless is a feast for the eyes, steeped in fertile symbolism and menacing atmospherics. But perhaps most memorably, it is a richly empathetic piece of work, which succeeds as much as an unconventional character study as it does an unnerving and eccentric horror film.

The Strange Colour of Your Body’s Tears (dir Hélène Cattet & Bruno Forzani, 2013)

An audacious exercise pure, unadulterated style, this modern day giallo from the gloriously twisted minds of directing duo Hélène Cattet & Bruno Forzani (Amer) is one of the most visually imaginative horror films of recent years. Following the unexplained disappearance of his wife, a man is thrown into a web of mystery and intrigue as he attempts to uncover her whereabouts. Traversing the labyrinthine halls of his ornamental apartment building, he encounters its various inhabitants, whose tales of sensuality and sadism play out before him. In this dreamlike (or should that be nightmarish?) world, traditional narrative gives way to a more sensory, instinctive approach to storytelling, resulting in an experience which can be as perplexing as it is hypnotic. For those with a taste for something different, this truly singular work delivers devious surprises with every blood-splattered frame. Watch it loud. On the biggest screen you can.

Symptoms is available on BFI Player, HERE

Mayhem Comics presents "Slave Girl from Planet X"

The SLAVE GIRL from Planet X is going to be a fun and sexy sci fi romp through space! We follow the Slave Girl, Adara, thru her trials and tribulations with the evil alien overlords on the Slaver World and find out about Planet X, the mysterious and dangerous planet the Slave Girl came from. 

Adara is the only known survivor of the mysterious planet! But with a secret hidden on the planet, she might be the only one who can save the universe! The known galaxy is on the edge of oblivion from the galactic menace known only as the Void. 

But she’ll have to escape her captors first. She’ll use her cunning and guile and if that doesn’t work she’ll strip out of every shred of clothing she has! All to save the galaxy.

 In the beginning of our story for SLAVE GIRL from Planet X , our heroine Adara finds herself captured by slavers and thrown into the slave pits of Orthos, an alien world on the outer edges of the known universe. Home for thieves and criminals, vile slavers and alien bounty hunters, the scum of the universe. 

The Slave Girl quickly finds out that the slave pits of Orthos are no place for a lady. They are as deadly as they are disgusting! All manner of alien and beast occupy the dungeons of Orthos and Adara will be lucky to escape with her life.

 The Slave Girl will find allies among the alien harem girls of slave planet’s overlords! Together they must band together to overthrow their evil masters. The harem girls will use everything they know to distract their captures in order to escape! 

But will it be enough to help the Slave Girl escape with the fate of the galaxy at stake!?! 

Or will she be dragged back to the slave pits! Never to escape! And the galaxy doomed??? 

All this and more awaits you with the SLAVE GIRL from Planet X ! 

Now available directly from creator/artist Clint Hilinski, via his Kickstarter.

Hudson Horror Show 15 - 35MM Film Festival Announcement

Welcome to prime time bitches, its Hudson Horror Show #15!  The Hudson Valley’s only 12 hour cult film festival, Hudson Horror Show #15, will take place on Saturday May 20th, 2017 at the South Hills Cinema 8 in Poughkeepsie, NY, USA.  

Tickets are just $38.00 in advance and going fast and only available at www.hudsonhorror.com.  We’ll show six movies, all off rare 35mm film prints.  

Just added to our lineup is an ultra rare screening of Frank Henenlotter’s FRANKENHOOKER!  The director of the BASKET CASE trilogy helmed this 1990 horror comedy which features as many laughs as it does thrills and stars the always hysterical James Lorinz from STREET TRASH as well as 1988 Penthouse Pet of the Year Patty Mullen.

Our buds at the world’s best home video label Vinegar Syndrome are proud to present a rare 35mm screening of SLAUGHTERHOUSE!  This late 80’s slasher is grimy and gruesome, but still so much fun.  Just missing the slasher craze by a few years, if you’ve never seen this flick before, now is your chance to see it on the big screen.

We’ll of course have the HUDSON HORROR MYSTERY MOVIE and no, this one is not a horror movie.  But just because it’s not a horror movie, doesn’t mean it’s not filled with violence and buckets of gore.  Want to see what we are playing?  You’ll have to buy a ticket and come see for yourself! 

The maniacal Jordan G from the B Movie Film Vault is out of the asylum once again and this time is sponsoring a 30th anniversary screening of THE HIDDEN!  The sci-fi horror cult classic is a true rollercoaster ride and only Jordan is crazy enough to bring it to you.

Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water, you still get nibbled to death by the frenzy that is PIRANHA!  Joe Dante’s 1978 classic is one of the most requested titles by you, the Hudson Horror audience.  With a cast that includes Kevin McCarthy, Barbara Steele and that guy Dick Miller, PIRANHA is a movie that you will just eat up!

Lastly, but not least, we are equally looking forward to a 30th anniversary screening of one A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 3: DREAM WARRIORS!  One of the most popular entries in the famed franchise, we’ll be laughing along to Freddy’s dated puns almost as much as we are rockin’ to Dokken!

As usual, lobbies at the theater will be packed to the gills with vendors selling t-shirts, DVD’s, toys, posters and so much more.  Tickets are not needed to shop the vendor’s area, but you will need a ticket to watch the movies.  We do run the same movies at the same time in two different theater rooms, theater room#1 and theater room #6.  But theater room #6 is already sold out; we have limited tickets left for theater room #1, so grab your tickets now at www.hudsonhorror.com!  

View the trailer for Hudson Horror 15....

Special thanks to Dana Zheng for the kickass poster design.  Check out her work HERE 

New "Girls and Corpses" Spring issue is Born!

Girls and Corpses delivers all the joys and horrors of childbirth with this special Spring offspring issue, deadicated to our first fully financed feature film, CYNTHIA. The horror/comedy was written and produced by Girls and Corpses Founder/Publisher and Deaditor-In-Chief Robert “Corpsy” Rhine and was directed by Kenny Gage and Devon Downs (Anarchy Parlor, Raze). 

The film stars, and this issue features exclusive interviews with, several iconic horror stars, many who have appeared on the covers and bloody pages of Girls and Corpses Magazine, including:  SCOUT TAYLOR-COMPTON (Rob Zombie’s Halloween and Halloween II), SID HAIG (The Devil’s Rejects, House of 1000 Corpses, Night of The Living Dead 3D), BILL MOSELEY (House of 1000 Corpses, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, The Devil’s Rejects), JAMES KAREN (The Return Of The Living Dead, Poltergiest), REBECCA MARSHALL (Saw 3D, Raze), LYNN LOWRY (The Crazies, Shivers), ROBERT LaSARDO (Death Race, Anarchy Parlor, The Human Centipede 3). And go behind-the-screams of all aspects of this amazing production. 

Our Spring issue includes features with worked renowned artists: Sandra Yagi, Joshua Hoofing and Trevor Brown. Also: An exclusive interview with Japanese horror director Yoshihiro Nishimura (Tokyo Gore Police); The Russian Granny Ripper and the Russian Stacking Doll Killer; Kids and Corpses; Dead Baby Births; Lego Serial Killers; Emily The Strangled; Movie reviews of She Kills and Peelers; Dead or Alive?; The Brain That Wouldn’t Die - The Musical; the History of Baby Horror Movies and so much gore! This issue explores the dark side of procreation, is a labor of blood and delivers more surprises than a quintuplet breach birth!  

You’ll need an epidural after reading it! CYNTHIA… is BORN!

Preview issue here: http://www.girlsandcorpses.com
Order issue now here: http://www.girlsandcorpses.com/store/index.html

James Herbert's THE SURVIVOR comes to UK BD

Severin Films presents the UK blu-ray debut for the acclaimed film adaptation of James Herbert’s novel THE SURVIVOR, directed by British film icon David Hemmings (BLOW-UP, DEEP RED). This high-altitude thriller comes packed with bonus features, and has been transferred in 2k HD for the first time ever! Soar to new heights of fright with the film Time Out says, “Delivers on the shocks!”.

When a 747 crash lands in a Sydney suburb – a still-spectacular sequence that helped make this the most expensive Australian film of its time – the inferno kills everyone on board except the pilot (Robert Powell - THE 39 STEPS, TOMMY) who emerges from the wreckage miraculously unscathed. 

But as a local psychic (Jenny Agutter - AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON, CHILD'S PLAY 2) begins to communicate with the spirits of the doomed passengers, it will unlock a nightmare of madness, murder and supernatural horror. 

Hollywood legend Joseph Cotten – in his final film performance – co-stars in this shocker produced by Ozploitation maverick Antony I. Ginnane (THIRST, PATRICK, TURKEY SHOOT), featuring haunting cinematography by Academy Award winner John Seale (THE ENGLISH PATIENT, MAD MAX: FURY ROAD).

SPECIAL FEATURES:
● Not Quite Hollywood - Extended Interviews with Producer Antony I.
Ginnane & Cinematographer John Seale
● The Legacy of James Herbert - Original Featurette
● Robert Powell on James Herbert
● Archive TV Special on Location - Featuring interviews with Stars Joseph
Cotten & Peter Sumner
● Archive TV Interviews with David Hemmings & Robert Powell
● Antony I. Ginnane Trailer Reel
● TV Spot
● Extended Final Scene

The Survivor is out now on UK BD from Severin films. A DVD release is also available.

Buy the UK BD from Amazon.co.uk

 Buy the UK DVD from Amazon.co.uk