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Film Review: Psycho II – ‘It’s starting again’
This June marked the 60th anniversary of Alfred Hitchcock’s masterpiece, Psycho. It’s one of those films that I literally watch …Read More »
So Bad, They’re Good: Dreamcatcher
As I have mentioned before, Stephen King’s film and TV adaptations (unlike the source material) run the gambit of being …Read More »
Banned In The UK: Freaks
I am a child of the 80s, and one of my strongest horror memories is the “Video Nasty” witch hunt …Read More »
Hooked on Horror presents: Quizshow
Our friends at Hooked on Horror have put together an awesome online horror quiz with an incredible guest list! Get your …Read More »
Indie Horror Revisited: Dog Soldiers
Indie Horror Revisited is a new series of articles that take a retrospective look at some brilliant British indie horror …Read More »
Tag Archives: vampires
Introducing: Edred, The Vampyre
From David Pinner, the prolific and celebrated author of Ritual, the novel that inspired the great Gothic cult movie, The Wicker Man, comes Edred, The Vampyre, which receives its world premiere at The London Horror Festival. Edred is a thousand-year-old bisexual … Continue reading
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The Truth Behind Dracula In Romania
Since it was first published in 1897, Bram Stoker’s classic novel Dracula has terrorised readers with its iconic portrayals of vampirism, cultural invasion and not-so-subtle eroticism. As the now archetypical vampire novel, its influence among western pop culture is immeasurable, … Continue reading
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Tagged CJ Thomson, Classic Horror, dracula, Romania, Transylvania, vampires
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Film Review: Angel of Darkness
Going in to this movie, I wasn’t really familiar with its influences, background etc. I did some digging and found that it is a re-imagining of an early vampire novel called Carmilla, that actually predates Bram Stokers Dracula. The book … Continue reading
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My 5 Best Horror Films of 2015
More than a few have speculated that 2015 was quite dire in terms of horror. Admittedly, in some ways I’ll agree, but it’s impossible to deny that there were some horrific highlights. Although there’s not been an abundance of horror … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015, best horror films of 2015, bloodsucking bastards, cabin in the woods, cannibal holocaust, eli roth, fran kranz, guillermo am, guillermo amoedo, hate crime, horror, horror film 2015, horror films, it follows, james cullen bressack, krampus christmas devil, pernicious, supernatural, the evil dead, the green inferno, the stranger, vampires
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