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Vampyres (1974)
‘They shared the pleasures of the flesh and the horrors of the grave!’ Vampyres – also released as Daughters of Dracula; Vampyres, Daughters of Dracula; Vampyres: Daughters of Darkness; Satan’s...
View ArticleThe Pied Piper – film
The Pied Piper is a 1972 British film directed by Jacques Demy and starring Jack Wild, Donald Pleasence (Death Line; The Mutations; Halloween) and John Hurt and featuring Donovan and Diana Dors...
View ArticleDeadly Strangers
Deadly Strangers is a 1975 film directed by Sidney Hayers (Circus of Horrors, Assault) and starring Hayley Mills (Twisted Nerve), Simon Ward (Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed, The Monster Club) and...
View ArticleNightmare (1963)
‘Three shocking murders did she dream them? …or do them?’ Nightmare is a 1963 (released April 1964) horror/suspense film from Hammer Films, co-financed by Universal International. The film was...
View ArticleIsland of Terror
‘They lived by eating human bones… and threatened to consume the world! Island of Terror is a 1966 British science fiction horror film produced by Planet Film. It was directed by Terence Fisher – he...
View ArticleTaste of Fear
Taste of Fear (US title: Scream of Fear) is a 1961 British horror thriller film directed by Seth Holt (Blood from the Mummy’s Tomb), shot in black-and-white by Douglas Slocombe, for Hammer Films. The...
View ArticleScars of Dracula [updated]
Scars of Dracula – also known as The Scars of Dracula on promotional material – is a 1970 British horror film directed by Roy Ward Baker for Hammer Film Productions. It stars Christopher Lee as Count...
View ArticleHorror film/comic crossovers – article
Perhaps even more abundant than the ever-popular trend of adapting comic books into films, particularly Marvel’s ever expanding universe, is the very opposite, transposing popular characters from film...
View ArticleThe Descent
The Descent is a 2005 British horror film written and directed by Neil Marshall. The film follows six women who, having entered an unmapped cave system, become trapped and are hunted by blood-thirsty...
View ArticleAstrosaurs – novels
Astrosaurs is a series of children’s science fiction/horror-tinged novels written by Steve Cole, which have been released since 2005. The main characters are space-going dinosaurs named Teggs...
View ArticleThe Sleeping Room
The Sleeping Room is a 2014 British horror movie that was directed by John Shackleton. It had its world premiere on August 23, 2014 at the London FrightFest Film Festival and stars Leila Mimmack,...
View ArticleEnglish Gothic: A Century of Horror Cinema – book
English Gothic: a century of horror cinema is a film reference book book written by Jonathan Rigby first published in 2000 and expanded to include more recent films and TV productions and reprinted in...
View ArticleMummy on the Orient Express: Doctor Who TV episode
Mummy on the Orient Express is the eighth episode of the eighth series of the British science fiction television programme Doctor Who, written by Jamie Mathieson, and directed by Paul Wilmshurst. The...
View ArticleThe Dead 2: India
The Dead 2: India is a 2013 British horror film written and directed by Howard J. Ford and Jon Ford. It is a sequel to the 2010 film The Dead, which was set in Africa. Filmed in five weeks, in...
View ArticleHysteria
‘Terrifying suspense… it will shock you out of your seat!’ Hysteria is a 1964 British psychological thriller directed by Freddie Francis (Nightmare; The Skull; The Creeping Flesh) from a screenplay by...
View ArticleBlood Moon
Blood Moon is a 2014 British horror film directed by James Wooding (comedy TV series Peep Show) from a screenplay by Alan Wightman (whose TV credits include Noel’s House Party and The Joe Pasquale...
View ArticleDracula: The Undead – video game
Dracula:The Undead is a video game released in 1991 for the Atari Lynx handheld system. It was created by UK-based company Hand Made Software. The game is loosely based on Bram Stoker‘s novel Dracula...
View ArticleManiac (1963)
‘White hot-terror! Cold, clammy fear!’ Maniac – aka The Maniac – is a 1962 (released 1963) British psychological thriller directed by Michael Carreras for Hammer Film Productions from a screenplay by...
View ArticleWhite Settlers
‘They don’t belong here…’ White Settlers is a 2014 British horror film directed by Simeon Halligan and starring Pollyanna McIntosh and Lee Williams. The film had its world premiere on 23 September...
View ArticleLet Us Prey
Let Us Prey is a 2014 British/Irish horror film directed by Brian O’Malley starring Liam Cunningham, Pollyanna McIntosh, and Bryan Larkin. It had its UK premiere at the opening gala of Grimmfest on...
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