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Soulmate
‘She thought she was alone’ Soulmate is a 2013 British supernatural horror film written and directed by Belgian actress Axelle Carolyn (Doomsday), wife of Neil Marshall (Dog Soldiers; The Descent;...
View ArticleVideo Nasties: The Definitive Guide Part Two, Draconian Days (documentary)
Video Nasties: The Definitive Guide Part Two, Draconian Days is a 2014 British documentary film co-directed by Jake West and Marc Morris. It is released on July 14, 2014. Official press release: Disc...
View ArticleFred West (serial killer)
Frederick Walter Stephen West (29 September 1941 – 1 January 1995) was a serial killer in England. Between 1967 and 1987, West – alone and later with his second wife, serial killer Rosemary West –...
View ArticleHouse of Mystery (1961)
House of Mystery is a 1961 British film, directed by Vernon Sewell. It is a classic ‘quota quickie’ – made to fulfill the British film quota imposed on cinemas. This rule ensured that a number of...
View ArticleBlue Blood
Blue Blood (also known as BlueBlood) is a 1973 British film directed by Andrew Sinclair. It stars Oliver Reed, Fiona Lewis (Dr. Phibes Rises Again; Bram Stoker’s Dracula; Strange Behavior), Derek...
View ArticleDementamania
‘Reality is not an option’ Dementamania is a 2013 British horror film directed by Kit Ryan (Botched) from a screenplay by Anis Shlewet. It stars Samuel Robertson, Vincent Regan, Kal Penn, Geoff Bell,...
View ArticlePrehistoric Women (aka Slave Girls)
Slave Girls (US title: Prehistoric Women) is a 1967 British prehistoric fantasy film written and directed in Cinemascope by Hammer’s Michael Carreras. The film stars Martine Beswick as the main...
View ArticleDennis Wheatley (author)
Dennis Yates Wheatley (8 January 1897 – 10 November 1977) was an English author whose prolific output of thrillers and occult novels made him one of the world’s best-selling writers from the 1930s...
View ArticleDeath & Horror – BBC Sound Effect LP’s
In 1967, the BBC created its own record label, designed to exploit the demand for commercially released TV tunes, comedy shows and, finding an unlikely niche in the market, sound effects. These LP’s...
View ArticleBlackwood (film)
‘You can’t outrun fate’ Blackwood is a 2013 British supernatural horror film directed by Adam Wimpenny from a screenplay by J.S. Hill. It stars Ed Stoppard, Sophia Myles, Russell Tovey, Isaac Andrews,...
View ArticleCurse of the Crimson Altar (film)
‘The high priestess of evil… a monstrous fiend with an overpowering lust for blood…’ Curse of the Crimson Altar is a 1968 British horror film directed by Vernon Sewell (Ghost Ship; The Blood Beast...
View ArticleCountess Dracula
Countess Dracula is a 1971 Hammer horror film based on the legends surrounding the “Blood Countess” Elizabeth Báthory. It is in many ways atypical of Hammer’s canon, attempting to broaden Hammer’s...
View ArticleMadhouse (1974)
Madhouse is a 1974 British horror film directed by Jim Clark for Amicus Productions in association with Samuel Z. Arkoff’s American International Pictures. It stars Vincent Price, Natasha Pyne, Peter...
View ArticleThe Lifetaker
Poster art by Tom Chantrell The Lifetaker is a 1975 British psychological horror film directed by Michael Papas and starring Terence Morgan, Lea Dregorn, and soon-to-be Blue Peter presenter Peter...
View ArticleChislehurst Caves (location)
Chislehurst Caves is a 22 miles (35 km) long series of tunnels in Chislehurst, in the south eastern suburbs of London. Today they are a tourist attraction and although they are called caves, they are...
View ArticleStephanie Beacham (actress)
Stephanie Beacham (born in Barnet, Hertfordshire, 28 February 1947) is an English television, radio, film and theatre actress. Her career began in modelling before she moved into television with roles...
View ArticleThe Masque of the Red Death (film, 1964)
‘We defy you to stare into this face’ The Masque of the Red Death is a 1964 British horror film directed by Roger Corman and starring Vincent Price, Hazel Court and Jane Asher. The screenplay, written...
View ArticleRoyal Jelly (short story and Tales of the Unexpected TV episode)
“Royal Jelly” is a short story by Roald Dahl first published in the February 1983 issue of Twilight Zone Magazine. It was included in Dahl’s books Tales of the Unexpected, Kiss Kiss, and also...
View ArticleIt! (film)
US one sheet It! (aka It, Anger of the Golem and Curse of the Golem) is a 1966 (released 1967) British/American horror film made by Seven Arts Productions and Gold Star Productions, Ltd. that features...
View ArticleDeep Breath: Doctor Who – TV episode
“Deep Breath” is the first episode of the eighth series of the British science fiction television programme Doctor Who, first broadcast on BBC One and released in cinemas worldwide on 23 August 2014....
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