ReviewHorror
Sanguivorous (2011) (DVD review).
Black and white? Maybe not! There are splashes of evil red splurged about with abandon. Many of the shots are out of focus,…
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December 2013
ReviewHorror
Caesar & Otto’s Deadly Xmas (2011) (DVD review).
As everyone knows, Christmas can be a bit of a horror story, especially when shopping malls come into the picture with their endless…
ReviewHorror
Gaslight (1940) dual-format DVD/Blu-ray (DVD review).
Just out from the BFI we’ve got the dual-format edition of the movie ‘Gaslight’. This is the British black and white version made…
ReviewHorror
The Phantom of the Opera (1929) dual-format edition, DVD + Blu-ray (DVD review).
Last time I watched a silent movie was way back in the 60s and think it was Buster Keaton’s ‘The General’. This made…
November 2013
ReviewHorror
Murder University (2012) (DVD review).
You might expect a low-budget movie, a slasher movie at that, to be rather amateurish, without plot and poorly acted. ‘Murder University’ doesn’t…
ReviewHorror
Schalcken The Painter (1979) (DVD review).
Let’s go back to the days when you got really good value for your BBC licence fee, way back to 1979. I can…
ReviewHorror
Supernatural (1977) (DVD review).
Just released by the British Film Institute we’ve got a double DVD of the BBC TV series from 1977 called ‘Supernatural’. This has…
ReviewHorror
Thankskilling 3 (2009) (DVD review).
Just when you thought it was safe to go out, the rampaging turkey has returned more deadly than ever and just in time…
ReviewScifi
Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine # 58 (magazine review).
The journey continues for ‘Andromeda Spaceways’, this time with a magazine edited by Edwina Harvey, who is noted for her novels which include…
October 2013
ReviewHorror
Sleepwalker dual format (DVD/Blue-ray review).
From 1984 we have, by all accounts, the first release on any format of a 50 minute film called ‘Sleepwalker’ directed by Saxon…
ReviewCulture
Confessions From The Grassy Knoll (DVD review).
50 years on from the assassination of JFK, the event is still surrounded in mystery and conspiracy theories continue to be put forward.…
ReviewHorror
Dead Of Night (1972) (DVD review).
Way back in 1972, the BBC made a supernatural TV series called ‘Dead Of Night’. This title is not to be confused with…