tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70201011018724520092012-01-31T02:33:53.100ZNews blog for the British Horror Films website, featuring information on new Brit horror releases, updates on the site and other exciting stuff.Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10050556809880696229noreply@blogger.comBlogger2651100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7020101101872452009.post-10584024286340996172012-01-30T21:38:00.000Z2012-01-30T21:38:42.193Z

Hammer films, eh? Everyone knows what they are, few people consider them much more than a lurid joke. Of course, being fans, we know better. Granted, some of their output was a bit lurid, particularly around the early 70s, and some of it hasn’t aged well (particularly the stuff made around the early 70s – but not, I might add, all of it). But a lot of what Hammer did was, and remains, mightily

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Just to let you know that the main website is down - as usual, I think it's down to non payment by me (I have a memory the same thing happened this time last year). Hopefully we can get it all up and running as soon as possible... I'll keep you informed. Chris

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This weekend sees the annual get-together of like minded folk that is the Festival Of Fantastic Films. This year star of the weekend is Norman J Warren, director of such amazing fayre as Satan's Slave, Inseminoid and Prey. You might remember I interviewed Norman recently. Unfortunately, I won't be able to attend this year, but at 20 quid a day, why don't you? Manchester's lovely this time of

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Here's a trailer for some kind of grime Scream rip-off (by the look of it) which is going to get far more attention than it deserves due to it featuring a certain lady off've The X Factor (whatever that is).

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Regular reader (yes, you) might remember that earlier this year I met some of the stars of upcoming Brit movie The Hike. Woo, get me. Well, it looks like it might finally be getting a release. Christ knows whether it's any good... some of the acting in the trailer is a bit off, and you'd have thought they'd at least pick the best thesping to promote the bloody thing. Still, if you're the kind

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He famously kicked up a bit of a fuss when his folks tried to get him into church (sorry the above is in Italian, but you get the gist), but now it looks like young Damien Thorn has lost the fight. Cos classic Brit horror The Omen is getting an airing on the big screen, right there slap bang in God's house. Who'd've thunk it? Here's some info... HALLOWEEN SCREAMINGS! CLASSIC HORROR MOVIES IN

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This looks interesting... the makers describe it as being based on Brit horrors from the 60s and 70s, and the artwork looks gorgeous.

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Well, we can all now see what all the fuss was about... Brit horror the Human Centipede II Full Sequence will be out in the UK at some point after the BBFC granted it an 18 certificate after a few judicious cuts. Hoorah and an eclaire for everyone. Made out of poo and dead babies.

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And lo, the strange compulsion for faded stars to de-construct their public personas continues... I remain to be convinced with this one!

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It’s Grimm Up North, in case you shandy drinking southerners hadn’t realised. And nowhere is it Grimmer than Manchester, particularly this coming weekend. And I’m not talking about the Conservative party conference (ho ho little bit of politics). No! Cos as well as that, this weekend is the weekend that the Grimm Up North festival takes place, which includes all manner of Brit horror goodness.

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Word reaches me of a new release which is described as a hip new take on that perennial fave, The Wicker Man. It also, apparently, has a "Hammer vibe", although by the look of it, the sexuality of the whole thing would have had those old cardigan wearers at Bray choking on their pipes. It also stars, by the look of it, Brit horror legend David McGillivray, perhaps better known for his work

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John Probert writes to tell me of a site he's set up to review old British horror films. Sounds like a familiar concept, wonder why no-one's thought of it before? Then again, if people want to take a pop at the champ, why not? Bring it on, that's what I say (not literally, you might be an enormous nutter with an axe). I'm joking, of course. It's nice to hear from fellow enthusiasts, and let's

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If you like your psychological thrillers taut and claustrophobic, with a soupcon of killer plague, a dash of “nutjob in combat fatigues” and a peppering of Thandie Newton, then upcoming Brit flick The Retreat might be just what you’re looking for. It’s “hitting cinemas” on October 14 and stars Ms Newton (someone I always think of as becoming famous in secret, as she suddenly seemed to crop up

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With its predecessor currently being shown mouth-to-arse (sorry) on the Sci Fi Channel (surely there can be no greater accolade for a film than for it to go straight from limited cinema release to permanent rotation on a low rent satellite channel so remarkably quickly?), the sequel to The Human Centipede should have been appearing on a cinema screen near you quite soon. I say “should have”,

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This cheerful looking chap is Simon Rumley, Brit indie filmmaker. But don't let that dour expression fool you, he's actually a light hearted funster who wants nothing more than to tickle your funnybone and have you leave the cinema with a warm snuggly feeling about life. You know, like when you saw Notting Hill for the first time and genuinely thought "you know, perhaps Julia Roberts isn't that

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During afternoon tea there is a shift in the air,A bone trembling chill that tells you she’s there,There are those who believe that the whole town is cursed,That the house in the marsh is by far the worst,What she wants is unknown but she always comes back,The spectre of darkness, The Woman in Black.Not my words, dear readers, but the words of Mrs Jonathan Ross. The new Harry Pot... Ahem, Woman

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Kevin Moss has been in touch about a project he's running to bring horror to the already pretty fucking terrifying (if you ask me) Facebook. Here's the details from the horse's mouth:"We are a small indie (aren't we all?) We have a story called Nightvision. The difference is we are trying to create a new type of horror experience played out on the internet and Facebook. We're calling it Facebook

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We've been contacted by Ian Breeds, who has an interesting project on the go in That London next week. He tells us:"On the 24th August My theatre company is performing a four week tour of the 2 horror plays and 1 thriller that I have written at four fringe threatres in london. I didn't know whether this would be something that you and your followers would be interested in? I am also looking to

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My old mate (well, we met once - she touched my arm!) Linda Hayden is in an upcoming psycho-thriller style horror called Stalker, which is apparently directed by one of the blokes out of Spandau Ballet (go figure). Here's the artwork and a bit of info... Black & Blue Films release new artwork for Martin Kemp’s STALKER ahead of its UK theatrical release on Oct 10 The much anticipated

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It's finally here, and on the main site, my Exclusive interview with Norman J Warren, the man behind Inseminoid, Satan's Slave, Prey and Terror. Be warned, it's long and quite in-depth. So grab yourself a cup of tea and a biscuit, sit in a comfy chair, and enjoy. And don't stab yourself in the eye with that nail file, give birth to alien twins, chop your foot off with a space chainsaw, eviscerate

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What-ho! The main website has finally been updated, so now you can find out exactly what I think of Evil Aliens (not the creatures, the film)...Jake West's Evil Aliens | 2005

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The last couple of posts have been shocking - badly laid out, no pictures where there were supposed to be pictures etc. I've gone back and sorted them out now. Whaddya mean you can't see any difference? Cheeky sods. Anyway, the reason for this sudden dip in quality was a new phone - gone is my cheapo Android job which did at least have a "Blogger" app - in its place is a swanky Apple number, you

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Hmm... Well, here it is, making full use of that bloke out of Spandau Ballet's minimal appearance too, by the look of it. Does it look a bit shit? I'll let you decide. Who's going to go and see it? I'll let you decide... Blurb below. Check out this exclusive new poster art work for UK comedy horror flick Strippers Vs Werewolves, which has just wrapped after a five week shoot in Croydon. Who

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Hello. Second time of the night for an update via the clunky method of emailing from my iPhone. New Brit shocker A Lonely Place To Die is one of the highlights at this years Film4 FrightFest. More below... Film4 FrightFest 2011 announces opening & closing night films. The Guillermo del Toro produced creature creeper DON'T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK is set to open this year's Film4 FrightFest.

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Fancy a bit of 70s Brit giallo? It's still on my "to watch" list and now you can beat me to it, thanks to a rare screening of Carry On horror Assault by those lovely people at the Filmbar in London... Filmbar70 presents Assault Tues 21st June Roxy Bar and Screen, London Filmbar70 is proud to present the definitive British giallo from the creators of 'Carry On', the luridly entitled 'Assault' (

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As I think I've mentioned, we're all very excited here in leafy Cheshire about the forthcoming (as in tomorrow) Joe Cornish alien-attacks-young-street-kids-athon Attack The Block. And now there's more stuff for you ker-azy ker-ids to download onto your ker-iPods which is in some way related to said ker-film. You can now download the official Attack the Block game from itunes http://

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To watch this video, you need the latest Flash-Player and active javascript in your browser. var video_options = {}; video_options.autoPlay = 'false'; // set to 'true' to automatically start playing video_options.poster = 'http://video.thinkjam.com/video/optimum/attack_the_block/online_pieces/07_flv_hi_600x336.jpg';video_options.thinkjam_id = '681b21c2527802b0d5c9c7c3c1992382';

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June sees the 10th Fantastic Films Weekend take place in Bradford, and this year it promises a load of classic British horror film related goodness. Sadly I won't be there, but you need to go.Here's some details from Artistic Director Tony Earnshaw:Our tenth edition is deliberately retro in mood. Wallow in some of the best from Hammer and Amicus. Soak up the blood-soaked delights of a gaggle of

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The latest top heavy lady signing up for apparently completely breast fixated film company Black and Blue is lads' mag favourite Lucy Pinder. Pinder, best known for getting them out many times by the look of the Google image search I just did on her name, will be joining Hostel star and friend of the website (well okay, she spoke to me once) Barbara Nedeljekova. Chests ahoy, as I'm sure

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Ah, Lysette Anthony. Always a bit of a fave as far as I'm concerned, despite a singular lack of appearance in anything of much note, BHF-wise. You may remember her from 80s sitcom 3 Up 2 Down, when she shone next to what I can only describe as a woefully miscast "husband". (She - gorgeous, him - not so). And when I say "shone" I mean in a luminous beauty way, as to be honest, there wasn't a huge

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Continuing, and finishing, my round up of the recent Memorabilia event at the Birmingham NEC, which was stuffed to the gunnels with Brit horror alumni... Part 1 Part 2 Hayes. The horror, the horror... Next up is Melvyn Hayes. Now what, you might be asking, does he have to do with the world of Brit horror? Well, quite a lot, actually. You may remember him best for his OTT performance as Gloria

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Following on from the last post, here's the trailer for next year's release of The Woman In Black. Talk about a long build-up!

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Hammer have announced the release date for their much-anticipated return to period gothic horror, The Woman In Black. Having seen the ultra-scary stage show, I for one am looking forward to it, and I have to say that Mr Radcliffe looks the part in this photo... Here's the promo stuff: 10 April 2011, London, UK – Momentum Pictures, an Alliance Films company, are proud to announce that the

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Before I re-start my reminiscences about last Saturday, a word about “cosplay”. I’d never heard of this until last week, and I’m still not entirely sure what it is – I think it means grown people dressing up as characters they like off the telly. But not in the safety of their own homes, or at a fancy dress party. No! They do this at big events like Memorabilia at the NEC. And, it appears, they

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I’ve been running this website for nigh on 11 years now, but I’m a relative newcomer to the idea of actually getting out there and meeting the people connected to these films. In fact, the first time I did it was last September, when I packed up a notepad and camera and travelled a whole half an hour on the train to a freezing cold Manchester for their annual Fantastic Films weekend.The less said

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I'll be attending the Memorabilia show at the NEC tomorrow, hoping to get to meet some of the BHF actors and actresses who are attending. I'll also be posting to this blog and Twitter (shit phone permitting). So, it could be "hello Britt", or more likely "hello Brummy girl dressed as strange Manga character". Either way, I'll let you know! http://www.memorabilia.co.uk/birmingham/guests/

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To mark their Cruel Britannia season, the Horror Channel has very kindly supplied me with a bunch of exclusive (probably) interviews with the Brit directors whose films will get a welcome airing on the channel in April. First up is Lawrence Gough, director of inventive Brookside-set flick Salvage… Q: Did you know from an early age that you wanted to be a director? LG: Yes, from the age of 9!

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With every clip I see, this is looking better and better... you might almost say I'm quite excited. By the launch of a new British horror film? Me? Well, there's a first. Here's an almost-exclusive first look at the big ol' quad poster for Adam and Joe's Joe's Attack The Block. Find out more about the film on the official website: http://attacktheblock.com/

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For those of us who DO fancy being an undead Nazi bastard, there's currently an open casting call online to be in the sequel to 2008's underrated undead Nazi bastards on the march flick, Outpost. Unfortunately you have to have sold your soul to those undead Nazi bastards over at Facebook to take part, but hey... who hasn't? The idea is to post your photo on the Prepare To Be Scared web page and

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This very amusing podcast's latest broadcast is dedicated to this very website, and is well worth a listen... http://hammicus.com/2011/03/15/episode-22-the-beast-must-die/ And let us not forget that the film they are discussing is one of the very select few which actually led to me setting up this website in the first place, thanks to its skilful blending of daft horror and extreme crapness."It

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I'll be attending the Memorabilia event at the Birmingham NEC this Saturday, to see if I can grab a few words from some of the many British horror films actors and actresses who'll be there. Why not pop along yourself? More info here: http://www.memorabilia.co.uk/birmingham/guests/mediaguests/

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One of the true greats of British horror cinema, Michael Gough, has passed away aged 94. Gough was a fine, fruity actor who never gave less than 100 per cent in anything he did, playing complete fruitcakes in Konga and Trog, and, of course, the potty doctor in Horror Hospital. And let us not forget his turn as Alfred in the original Batman films. Tis a sad loss, although he had a good innings.

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Next week sees the 17th Bradford International Film Festival take place, and there's plenty for fans of British horror (and horror in general) to get excited about, including the screening of Scot-shot-pot-shot-at-clots horror Blooded, Hammer's Wake Wood and a special guest in the form of Marc Price, he of the "£40 - yeah, right - horror film" Colin. See below for for details... 17TH BRADFORD

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In what has to rank as the most bizarre thing I've read for a while, the latest Hammer release, The Resident, is  being sponsored by Timpsons the key people. Apparently as well as being a bit shit, The Resident is a salutory tale reminding people to lock their doors, lest some nutcase breaks in and does something nasty. You are reading this right, I am not pissing around. What next? Swan Vestas

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Val (the astonishingly beautiful Andrea Allan) is a model, whose latest job is cut short when she refuses to do any nude shots. “Are you suggesting I’m porn?” asks the affronted photographer. “Just a bit lurid,” comes the reply. She’s picked up by her boyfriend Terry (Alex Leppard), who takes her out into the countryside to “pick up a few things”, but they get lost in the fog-shrouded,

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Rupert Evans (above) and Kate Magowan (below) have signed up to cannibal Winstone flick (as in a cannibal film featuring both Winstones, not Ray eating Jaime) Elfie Hopkins, which started shooting today. WTF? Two items of actual, proper news about BHFs in the same day? What's going on? Don't worry, it'll all go to shit tomorrow... Rupert Evans (Hellboy) and Kate Magowan (Primeval), are to

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10050556809880696229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7020101101872452009.post-23624188126305510312011-03-08T18:49:00.000Z2011-03-08T18:49:18.278Z

Now this is more like it... home grown horror channel the... erm... Horror Channel are showing a season of new(ish) Brit horrors during April. You heard it here first (which in itself is a first). Let's hope they make BHFs a more regular fixture in their schedule from now on! CRUEL BRITANNIA: The Cutting Edge of British Horror April 8 – April 29, 2011 The Horror Channel celebrates the best

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Although not strictly a horror film, Sidney Lumet’s The Offence is one of the grimmest, most horrific films made in the early part of the 70s. An unflinching study of the thin line between the criminals and those who are paid to think like them (I mean the police), it is a film which takes the viewer on a particularly dark journey. It is also a film which shows that star Sean Connery could

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You might remember t'other day, when I reported on a new BHF called Airborne. Well, things have moved on apace, with website HeyUGuys reporting that a certain Mr Hamill has signed up. For those of you who weren't around in the late 70s and early 80s, he was in those Star Wars films before they got shit. Or if you prefer, the voice of The Joker in the animated version of Batman... And for all

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The late 60s and early 70s saw the introduction of a new kind of menace to the cinema screen – the pretty-boy psychopath. They were everywhere – Twisted Nerve, Endless Night, The Road Builder, Straight On Til Morning, Blind Terror, you name it, if it had a wide-eyed, long haired, girlish-looking bloke in it, the chances are you’d found your murderer/pervert/murderous pervert. It was as if the

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It’s amazing what passed for “comedy” on these islands before the glory days of the 1960s. Cinema audiences looking for something to take their minds off the powdered egg and rampant tuberculosis had a thin choice - Arthur fucking Askey with his irritating bandy-legged shortarse schtick, or this tit gambolling across the screen dressed as an Irish washerwoman. Try as I might, I can’t even begin

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10050556809880696229noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7020101101872452009.post-16655692017953096362011-03-05T10:25:00.000Z2011-03-05T10:25:07.265Z

It has to be said that the British horror film as a genre tend to be populated, in the main, by three types of homosexual - the repressed young man who decides that killing people is preferable to coming out of the closet, the predatory old queen, or the (much more common) attractive lady vampire who prefers the company of ladies. However, this is 2011, after all, and the film industry is no

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The Medusa Touch is often overlooked during surveys of British horror – probably because it’s a big, glossy star-packed affair, and when people think of “British horror films” what immediately springs to mind is meagre budgets, wobbly sets and “him off the TV” character actors. The purists might also moan that it’s not even wholly British, but ropes in some European cash to bolster the budget –

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This pile of poo appeared on the corner of my screen when I was looking at something else for possible inclusion on the blog... and I thought "is that Caroline Munro?" Apparently, yes. I have no idea what this film is, or what this guy is doing, or why it got made, or anything. But it is a clip with Caroline Munro in it... so, there y'go.

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10050556809880696229noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7020101101872452009.post-9074995492291201602011-03-04T21:38:00.000Z2011-03-04T21:38:37.374Z

Not (by the sound of it) horror, but the company behind the borderline BHF London To Brighton are looking to raise funds for their next venture, details below... Cold Warrior is the latest short film from award winning writer/director, Emily Greenwood, and is being produced by BAFTA nominated production company, Wellington Films. A Cold War drama/thriller set in Romania in the run up to the 1980

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This really does look rather good... "that's too much madness for one text message!"

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Hammer’s horror department spent much of the early 70s experimenting with their formats – they tried transplanting gothic horror into the “modern day” (or a kitsch interpretation of it, anyway) in Dracula AD72, ramped up the sex (ie. added more boobs) in films like Lust For A Vampire and The Vampire Lovers, turned Dracula into a Bond villain in Satanic Rites, and dispensed with all sense of

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Filed strictly  under "I didn't know they made 'em like this any more" banner, Revelation is, sadly, not much of a revelation. Apart from the revelation that films like Revelation still get made. Or the revelation that no-one went to see Revelation, and damned what must have been quite an expensive film to the indignities of bargain basement DVD buckets and late-night showings on BBC1. That

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I remember reading about this years ago (probably about 2002, in fact - a British horror film with Christina Ricci in it. Then, nothing. Apparently it got a limited release around the rest of the world, but didn't actually make it to these shores. Until now, that is, almost a decade later. Wonder why? Actually, I can find out why. The IMDB seems to suggest it didn't get a cinematic release in the

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New BHFs seem to be sneaking up on me with alarming regularity these days... here's a trailer for another one. No idea what it's about, or who's responsible - it looks a tad low budget, but since when was that a crime? It also looks like someone's been watching Dead Man's Shoes...

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To say that Trog is the worst film ever made may seem a tad harsh. But if you, as one of the poor unfortunates to have seen it, think otherwise, I’d ask you this – if it isn’t the worst film ever made, what is? What could be worse than a film in which the leading lady – a faded former Hollywood starlet – seems at times drunk, depressed or in some weird, childlike trance; is obviously reading her

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10050556809880696229noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7020101101872452009.post-67183362048127768552011-03-01T21:57:00.000Z2011-03-01T21:57:55.204Z

You might be asking. The answer is simple - I've got a massive backlog of reviews (some going back five years - yes, really), and due to technical dunderheadedness on my part, no access to my own website at the mo. So rather than let the reviews sit gathering dust in a forgotten corner of my hard drive, I thought I'd share them on here. There will be one new (as in previously unpublished) review

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There was a running joke in 80s rubber puppet satire Spitting Image which featured Roger Moore’s acting ability, or to be more precise, his lack of it. Called upon by his long-suffering director to be heroic, the latex Moore would stare at the camera and then raise one eyebrow. Told to be scared, he would raise an eyebrow. Informed that the next scene would necessitate passion, he would raise an

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It may be sexist to comment on them, but good grief woman, how do you stop yourself from toppling forward? At least you've got something soft to land on! Anyway, being a sensitive type and not 15, I don't watch Hollyoaks, and until I typed her name into Google for a photo to accompany this piece, I had no idea who Gemma Atkinson was (honest, mum). Took quite a while to decide which pic to use,

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I saw a film the other night which featured wince-making scenes of children having their eyes gouged out. It began with brutal torture, treated us to people being set on fire in the street, and for an hors d’euvre had a woman pursued by relentless killers through a railway station. When they got her they dragged her into the back of a car and slashed her face with a knife. It was British, it was

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10050556809880696229noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7020101101872452009.post-71079578410627630092011-02-27T20:26:00.000Z2011-02-27T20:26:56.852Z

The UK's Horror Channel, which, bless 'em, is pretty much the only place you can watch regular doses of Brit horror for free (they often show An American Werewolf In London along with a host of variable low budget BHFs) are going alien crazy during March. Doesn't say here whether they'll be showing Jake West's Evil Aliens (pictured), but my bet is it'll crop up at some point, seeing as how

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Anticipation is high for this 'un, a tale of alien invasion being quelled by a bunch of chavs on pushbikes. The reason? Well, it's the directorial debut of one Joe Cornish. "Who he?" I hear you ask in hushed tones, as if you feel you should know. Well, you should - he's the Joe half of Adam and Joe, you fool! So the reasoning is that this film cannot possibly fail on any level. You can find out

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For people of a certain age, this guy was as much part of Doctor Who as the Doctor himself... this is a lovely little tribute to Nicholas Courtney, AKA Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, who passed away this week.

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Tim, Burton, that tragic old Cure fan and gothic nonsense creator, is to be tributed in a new stop motion animation, providing the makers can scrape together the funds via interested people on t'internet. Interested in parting with your cash? Thought not. Of more interest than Burton and his Hammeresque filmings is that Chris Lee will be lending his chocolatey tones to proceedings. That man

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10050556809880696229noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7020101101872452009.post-65446503567476384702011-02-21T14:04:00.000Z2011-02-21T14:04:02.471Z

I'm not ashamed of it - I spent much of my late 20s playing Resident Evil, then Resident Evil 2. And, erm, Resident Evil 3. And I would have played them a lot earlier in my life in the Playstartion had been invented in the 80s. I bloody loved those games, but these days there seems to be too much to do to spend my time shotgunning zombies and magnuming those green lizardy buggers that appeared

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This looks rather awesome, actually - anything that makes me chuckle through the trailer has got to be worth a look... if you like your comedies dark and involving a will, a-la What A Carve Up!, then this could be just the thing... Shot on the Red One in black and white, the winner of 5 international awards, ‘The Drummond Will’ is a collision between old and new. A black comedy set in decaying

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Unfortunately the laptop I'm currently working on doesn't like YouTube for some reason, so I'm posting this blind, but here's a recently released UK horror short which you may enjoy, or not. Let me know if it's any good! It looked okay from the first two minutes, which was the point at which my laptop stuck two fingers up at me and waltzed off to the pub for a pint.

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I've given Wasted magazine a wide berth, as it always looked like the kind of tedious pro-drugs nonsense that just makes you want to stick forks in your eyes. However, tonight I chanced on this, which is a promo for a new comic strip within said magazine, and the artwork is so astonishing I wanted to share it with you. The little video, too, is an great piece of design. And Mr Alex Ronald, I

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10050556809880696229noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7020101101872452009.post-48623456169372286772011-02-12T18:33:00.000Z2011-02-12T18:33:52.486Z

Just noticed in my TV guide that this coming Friday evening (that's the 18th, fact fans) there are not one but two dusty old black and white Brit horrors on the UK box. They're both on pretty late, mind, so you might want to set the old recording facility for 'em. Luckily they're both worth watching. First up is The Damned, or to give it it's full title, These Are The Damned, a great little

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UK produced Afro-zombiethon The Dead will get a cinema release later this year... that's the news I've got here in an email they have literally sent me today. For the past couple of months I've been getting regular bulletins from the makers on the hardships they've had to endure making the thing - that's REAL cannibals(?), gangsters of the scary, machine gun wielding kind you usually see in

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10050556809880696229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7020101101872452009.post-7124886838326760342011-02-11T17:46:00.000Z2011-02-11T17:46:46.997Z

In every city, lots of women live alone, apparently. Well fuck me, when did that happen? Sorry, I'm in a weird mood this afternoon. Here for your delectation is the trailer for the latest film by those doyens of the despicable, those pedlars of something beginning with "p", Hammer. It's not particularly British, but it does say Hammer at the beginning and has a spectacularly be-wigged Christopher

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10050556809880696229noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7020101101872452009.post-54402665453262075442011-02-11T17:37:00.000Z2011-02-11T17:37:26.652Z

Ah, Jaime Winstone. What's not to like? Apart from that oddly-spelled name, which I never really know how to say out loud. One assume's it's "Jamie" as in "overrated chef", but I always read it as "Jaim" as in "posh way of saying jam". Anyway, the luscious young Winstone (careful now Chris, her dad will batter you) is due to star in a new Brit cannibal flick (what is it with this country and

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Scorchio? Takethatio? Spotify? Bollocksiarmus? Ah, it's been years since I read the books and I gave up on the films a long time ago. But I believe they are still popular amongst the young 'uns, whatever it is the young wizards say when they're blasting each other with special effects. Anyhoo, the second-to-lastest Potterathon is coming to Blu Ray soon, so you can watch them Twatify each other in

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Fujiya & Miyagi "have cast their fourth LP in the mould of Michael Redgrave's segment of the classic British horror film Dead of Night", according to the Grauniad. Nice reference! http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/jan/13/fujiya-miyagi-ventriloquizzing-cd-review

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Don't know much about this film, which sounds suspiciously like a remash of The Descent (not that that would be a bad thing, necessarily)... Cast and crew from new British horror movie The Hike will be attending the Winter Memorabilia Show at Birmingham's NEC this weekend, show organisers have announced. Director Rupert Bryan and The Hike�s stars will be holding promotional signings and

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10050556809880696229noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7020101101872452009.post-29155452153729257632010-11-06T20:41:00.001Z2010-11-06T20:41:27.819Z

Two quick things - firstly, the bhf site is back up and running. Secondly, this is a test to make sure i can blog from my new phone! Which could usher in a new era on the site...Published with Blogger-droid v1.6.5

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Sorry if you're a regular user... the BHF website is currently down. Mainly cos I haven't paid the bill, so the automated system has kicked in. I've contacted the guy in charge, and the money's waiting, so hopefully we'll be up and running again soon!

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Still haven't quite made up my mind about this, but I do have to say that this clip at least made me chuckle. It is a bit like John Landis has just discovered Carry On films, though... (Thanks to Movieweb for publishing it first)

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Following its recent list of the best horror films of all time, which put Psycho at number one but did, in fairness, also include a shit-load of BHFs, you can now vote on what YOU think is actually the best 'un. Now, I don't want to sway your opinion, but why not vote for Dead Of Night? Go on. http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/poll/2010/oct/22/horror-films-poll

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And so to esteemed online publication contactlenses.co.uk, which has taken a typically vapid story from the Mirror listing "the greatest vampires of all time", snipped out a bit about Chris Lee in Dracula (1958), and made a press release about it. How Lee wearing a pair of red contact lenses for a film part more than 50 years ago is supposed to help the cause of contact lenses now is anyone's

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As part of a Halloween horror night in London where they'll be showing post modern US classic Scream, long-time BHF blog favourite Dan Brownlie's short films will be making appearance as support features. Or as he puts it: "Oh my god, I've actually done it, my films are running as a B movie!!!!!" You can find out more here: http://screamsociety.eventbrite.com/ Of course, as all Brit horror 

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What-ho. With the release of Pegg n' Serkis's less than wildly anticipated version of Flesh And The Fiends on the way, I thought I'd promote this graphic novel on the subject...

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Hi, I attended this weekend's films do in Manchester on Saturday, where I got the opportunity to meet Norman J Warren (Satan's Slave, Inseminoid etc), Francoise Pascal (Incense For The Damned, Burke and Hare) and Jim Groom (Revenge Of Billy The Kid). There were others there but sadly I was on a very tight schedule, however I did get the chance to sit in on a Q&A session with Jane Merrow, 60s

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Have to say, this looks rather splendid.

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10050556809880696229noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7020101101872452009.post-34683421459732515852010-10-03T20:12:00.000+01:002010-10-03T20:12:55.854+01:00

One of my absolute faves, the spine-chilling Three Cases Of Murder, gets a DVD release in the UK on October 11. I urge you all to go out and buy your copy... And read the review here: http://britishhorrorfilms.co.uk/threecasesofmurder.shtml

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One of the main influences on the British Horror Films website was a book I bought back in the late 20th century which went, film-by-film, through the video nasties phenomenon. As a child of the 70s I had lived through the whole thing, although as a middle class child with no appetite (at the time) for watching anything stronger than Doctor Who, (and also with parents who steadfastly refused to

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This apparently, is the new face of everyone's favourite nutcase with nails in his bonce, Pinhead. Stephan Smith Collins (for tis he) will take over from Doug Bradley for the ninth (ninth!) Hellraiser film, due to be filmed and forgotten about any day now. Apparently Bradley has had enough of playing the baddie in what can only be described as increasingly shitter (more shit?) sequels. And

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With Halloween coming up, I'm bound to start getting besieged by all manner of crap about "the holidays" from well meaning American people who fail to understand that we just don't DO Halloween over here. That said, this looks like a rather splendid way to spend the day... On Sunday, October 31st, there's a Hammer Horrorthon taking place at the Blotts County Club, Nottingham. Films on show will

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The above is the trailer for new low budget Brit horror Pixel, which has (apparently) been deemed "too scary" for recent film festivals. Considering that they're busy showing stuff like A Serbian Film and The Human Centipede (two films which beg the question "why?") I find that statement a tad hard to believe, but I will admit that there's something unsettling about the trailer... How do I

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Top-notch Brit chiller and all-round mental wonky noise-fest The Shout gets a welcome public airing this weekend in Bracknell, Berks on a new 35mm print. Details below... (By the way, I don't mean that you're all berks. It's a place. Next to Twatshire, I believe) Unconscious England: An evening of music and film celebrating weird Britain Featuring a rare showing of the cult British horror

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Hammer's will-this-finally-mean-the-bloody-company-is-back-in-the-big-league remake of Let The Right One in will be screened at the forthcoming BFI London Film Festival, which has, I'm assured, a strong selection of horror and sci fi films. Good news, then. Here's the full details: The 54th BFI London Film Festival is delighted to announce that this year’s programme includes a strong selection

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After all, what have you got to lose? Unless they kill you if your film isn't scary enough... Hang on, that's a fucking brilliant idea for a film. Where's me pen? Scary or Die Entertainment is proud to announce the launch of their new website dedicated to supporting fellow filmmakers and their fans in the horror community. We are launching scaryordie.com on September 28th with our 1st annual

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Love 'em or hate 'em, there's no denying that the Harry Potter films have kept the industry alive in this country (not to mention enabling our collection of razzled old thesps the opportunity to get their rounds in at the bar). The last one's soon to arrive apparently, and of course, it's "darker than any of the ones that have gone before" (copyright every Harry Potter film that has gone before

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Word reaches me of a new horror thriller by Brit director Simon Rumley which is due for a multi-platform release in the good ol' US of A (where it was shot). The blurb about Red White & Blue is below, but the questions is, will it be Red Shite & Blue, or Red White & Woo-Hoo? I dunno. On 23rd Sept 2010 Simon Rumley’s RED WHITE & BLUE is set to be released theatrically in the United States –

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Check out this lovely little specially made promo for an ultra-rare showing of Roddy McDowell's popsy-filled folk ballad borderline horror tale Tam Lin, showing at Filmbar 70 in London on September 22. More details here: http://www.filmbar70.com/ If only I could get to London...

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