tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70201011018724520092024-03-21T10:36:18.540+00:00BHF BlogNews 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.comBlogger268125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7020101101872452009.post-62831298724705313362012-04-10T21:48:00.000+01:002012-04-10T21:48:16.579+01:00Memorabilia at the NEC - when Chris met Robin (and Maddie, and Yvonne, and Yvonne, and Francoise, and Jacqui…)
Memorabilia 2012 - if you listen very carefully you can hear me crying in a corner
Regular readers of my ramblings may recall that last year I chanced my arm and set off to the Birmingham NEC, unsure of what I might find at what today’s young people call a “Memorabilia Expo”.
What I found was a bunch of smiling happy-to-chat old thesps, who regaled me with tales of their work for the British Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10050556809880696229noreply@blogger.com119tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7020101101872452009.post-91464192497570875552012-03-29T20:03:00.000+01:002012-03-29T20:03:45.557+01:00Memorabilia this weekend has some big Brit horror starsWill you be at this weekend's Memorabilia show at the Birmingham NEC? Petrol rationing permitting, I will be - and I'm planning to take the opportunity to meet up with a few big stars while I'm there. Why not join me? I'll be the confused-looking tall chap with the old skool reporters notebook and "proper" big camera (it makes me look more important).
This year's Expo's guests include two actors Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10050556809880696229noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7020101101872452009.post-54442915445822233242012-03-01T20:39:00.000+00:002012-03-01T20:39:27.968+00:00New comedy horror novel now available on KindleI've published my comedy horror novel "Dead Weight" on Kindle, and I've kept the price very low, so why not have a shufty? It's a mickey take of those old pulp horror novels from the 70s by people like Hutson and Herbert, but also works as a stand-alone thriller with some gory set-pieces and a proper scary bad guy. It also references some old Brit horrors (had to, really). I've had a few ideas Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10050556809880696229noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7020101101872452009.post-10584024286340996172012-01-30T21:38:00.000+00:002012-01-30T21:38:42.193+00:00Review - Flesh And Blood, out Hammering Hammer?
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 Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10050556809880696229noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7020101101872452009.post-75597157456446242622011-11-03T23:21:00.000+00:002011-11-03T23:21:31.895+00:00Website issuesJust 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.
ChrisChrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10050556809880696229noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7020101101872452009.post-76381454906634933352011-10-22T14:37:00.000+01:002011-10-22T14:37:28.496+01:00Norman J Warren - LIVE at the Festival Of Fantastic Films!
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 Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10050556809880696229noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7020101101872452009.post-10761555886954993862011-10-17T21:45:00.000+01:002011-10-17T21:45:51.779+01:00Demons Never Die trailerHere'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).
Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10050556809880696229noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7020101101872452009.post-23147631952642367172011-10-11T20:41:00.001+01:002011-10-11T20:44:08.094+01:00The Hike competition
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 Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10050556809880696229noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7020101101872452009.post-73612448441124987832011-10-11T20:29:00.000+01:002011-10-11T20:29:00.134+01:00Sacrelicious! Fancy catching some classic horror on holy ground?
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 INChrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10050556809880696229noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7020101101872452009.post-39828368932705748932011-10-11T20:20:00.000+01:002011-10-11T20:20:58.605+01:00Flesh and Blood... new comic with Brit horror sensibility
This looks interesting... the makers describe it as being based on Brit horrors from the 60s and 70s, and the artwork looks gorgeous.Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10050556809880696229noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7020101101872452009.post-23382804259438555532011-10-11T20:18:00.000+01:002011-10-11T20:18:01.147+01:00Human Centipede II gets 18 certificateWell, 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.
Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10050556809880696229noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7020101101872452009.post-43976496523226212192011-10-11T20:12:00.000+01:002011-10-11T20:12:13.428+01:00Kill Keith teaser trailerAnd lo, the strange compulsion for faded stars to de-construct their public personas continues...
I remain to be convinced with this one!Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10050556809880696229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7020101101872452009.post-83156445835367992312011-10-04T07:20:00.000+01:002011-10-04T07:20:32.927+01:00Grimm Up North 3 this weekend!
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.
Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10050556809880696229noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7020101101872452009.post-71526193181883621092011-10-02T09:47:00.000+01:002011-10-02T09:47:14.790+01:00A very unhappy birthday, to you
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 Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10050556809880696229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7020101101872452009.post-69065619381506774252011-10-02T09:35:00.000+01:002011-10-02T09:35:45.987+01:00New Brit horror dungeon launchedJohn 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 Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10050556809880696229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7020101101872452009.post-25262516902828915652011-10-02T09:29:00.000+01:002011-10-02T09:29:56.131+01:00Sound The Retreat
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 Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10050556809880696229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7020101101872452009.post-65749630176228876932011-09-30T19:17:00.001+01:002011-10-01T12:05:35.684+01:00Centipede sequel is a Brit film, egadWith 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”, Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10050556809880696229noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7020101101872452009.post-28482152482846028662011-09-28T22:42:00.000+01:002011-09-28T22:42:00.552+01:00Red White and Blue out this Friday
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 Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10050556809880696229noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7020101101872452009.post-90723103685757188742011-08-18T12:57:00.001+01:002011-08-18T12:57:03.899+01:00New Woman In Black trailer outDuring 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 Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10050556809880696229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7020101101872452009.post-8757500131998853372011-08-16T10:39:00.001+01:002011-08-16T10:39:07.336+01:00Fiend without a face(book)?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 Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10050556809880696229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7020101101872452009.post-51402783317063995642011-08-16T09:48:00.001+01:002011-08-16T09:48:42.603+01:00Dark Tales on the stageWe'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 Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10050556809880696229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7020101101872452009.post-22204249262941317132011-07-29T08:36:00.000+01:002011-07-29T08:36:27.919+01:00Stalker artwork unveiledMy 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 Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10050556809880696229noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7020101101872452009.post-49672749271824808732011-07-11T20:54:00.000+01:002011-07-11T20:54:35.305+01:00Exclusive interview with Norman J WarrenIt'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, eviscerateChrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10050556809880696229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7020101101872452009.post-32547855587410158412011-07-11T20:48:00.000+01:002011-07-11T20:48:16.712+01:00New review! Jake West's Evil Aliens | 2005What-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 | 2005Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10050556809880696229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7020101101872452009.post-57255701318028568832011-06-25T09:18:00.000+01:002011-06-25T09:18:32.716+01:00Apologies...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 Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10050556809880696229noreply@blogger.com0