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• House of Whipcord (1974) (UK Blu-ray release).

  By Kat Ellinger on August 19, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  Year: 1974 Director: Pete Walker Cast: Penny Irving, Barbara Markham, Sheila Keith, Patrick Barr, Dorothy Gordon, Ray Brookes, Ann Michelle Themes: Women in Prison, Britsploitation, Classic British Horror, Sadism Pete Walker- one of the leading names in Britsploitation- is a… Read More ›

• Director Interview: The Gore Splattered Corner talks to Owen Tooth.

  By Kat Ellinger on August 15, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  INTERVIEW BY JAMES SIMPSON. Some weeks ago The Gore Splattered Corner was lucky enough to take a sneak peak at upcoming British horror Devil’s Tower. The review went down so well GSC was able to get an interview with the… Read More ›

• Soulmate (2013) (UK DVD).

  By Kat Ellinger on August 11, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  Year: 2013 Director: Axelle Carolyn Cast: Anna Walton, Tom Wisdom, Tanya Myers, Nick Brimble Themes: Ghost and hauntings, Suicide, Grief, Loss, Gothic Romance In a genre dominated by mainstream cattle prod cinema, it is always a nice surprise to find… Read More ›

• James Simpson Reviews Raven’s Cabin (UK DVD, 2014)

  By Kat Ellinger on August 10, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  Release Date: August 11th 2014 Year: 2014 Director: Loren Johnson Cast: Andrea Burdett, John McPherson, Luke Ledger, Pia Prendiville Themes: Australian, ghost story, supernatural, teens, boot camp, premonitions A number of TV shows have been created in the past decade… Read More ›

• Delirium Magazine: Cult, Horror, Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Exploitation- Full Moon Official Magazine, made for fans and collectors.

  By Kat Ellinger on August 8, 2014 • ( 1 )

  

  For this writer, there is nothing more beautiful than the printed word. As a collector of books and magazines for years, I find there is something uniquely satisfying about flicking through old issues of zines. We live in a society… Read More ›

• Marek Z. Reviews Death Do Us Apart (2014) (Short)

  By Kat Ellinger on August 5, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  Year: 2014 Director: Shaub Miah Cast: Lucinda Rhodes-Flaherty, Josh Myers, Wayne Gordon, Sagar Radia, Jema ‘Princess Levi’ Gilsenan Themes: Zombie, Action, Comedy Kicking off with the familiar ‘our feature presentation’ introduction screen that has graced many past grindhouse and B… Read More ›

• Stiggy’s Film of the Day Robin Redbreast (1970)

  By Kat Ellinger on August 4, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  Year: 1970 Director: James MacTaggart Cast: Anna Cropper, Freda Bamford, Bernard Hepton, Andy Bamford Themes: Witchcraft, Classic British Horror, Folk Horror, Psychological The BBC for many years had a fairly impressive record when it came to horror based drama. Most… Read More ›

• James Simpson Reviews Devil’s Tower (UK DVD, 2014)

  By Kat Ellinger on July 29, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  Release Date: Sept 15th 2014 Year: 2014 Director: Owen Tooth Cast: Roxanne Pallett, Jason Mewes, Jessica-Jane Clement/Stafford, Eddie Webber Themes: horror, comedy, drama, zombie survival, tower block, British The sub-genre of ‘tower block peril’ movies has grown in recent years… Read More ›

• James Simpson Reviews After the Dark (2014) (UK DVD Review)

  By Kat Ellinger on July 28, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  aka The Philosophers Year: 2014 Director: John Huddles Cast: James D’Arcy, Rhys Wakefield, Sophie Lowe, Daryl Sabara, Bonnie Wright Themes: end of the world, atomic war, morals, survival, philosophy If the world was going to end due to an atomic… Read More ›

• Horror and Cult Film News- 24/7/2014

  By Kat Ellinger on July 24, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  Nothing beats a festive holiday slasher and with only 153 days to go until Christmas what better way to celebrate this upcoming festive season by showing your support for this new project by Slasher Studios: Dismembering Christmas. Some of you… Read More ›

• Bloody Birthday (1981) (UK Blu-ray Review).

  By Kat Ellinger on July 23, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  Year: 1981 Director: Ed Hunt Cast: Lori Lethin, Elizabeth Hoy, Julie Brown, K.C Martel, Billy Jayne, Andy Freeman Themes: Murderous kids, Slasher, Weird Eclipses, Stabbings, Shooting Disc specifications:  Picture: 1080p 1.85:1, Audio: LPCM 2.0 Stereo 1981 was a cracking year… Read More ›

• James Simpson Reviews The Mirror (2014).

  By Kat Ellinger on July 22, 2014 • ( 5 )

  

  Year: 2014 Director: Edward Boase Cast: Jemma Dallender, Joshua Dickinson, Nnate Fellows Themes: found footage, suspense, urban legend, news story, haunted, possession Horror and ‘reality’ are often paired together in the world of film. Many a blockbuster or B-movie has… Read More ›

• James Simpson Reviews The Last Horror Film (1982) (UK Blu-ray review)

  By Kat Ellinger on July 21, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  Year: 1982 aka: Fanatic Director: David Winters Cast: Joe Spinell, Caroline Munro, Judd Hamilton, Devin Goldenberg, David Winters Theme’s: Gore, Stalking, Insanity, Fantasy, Murder Disc specification: Video: 1.85:1, 1080p Audio: 2.0 Stereo LPCM Joe Spinell is perhaps best known to… Read More ›

• L’Assassino aka The Ladykiller of Rome (1961) (UK Blu-ray Review).

  By Kat Ellinger on July 20, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  Year: 1961 aka: The Ladykiller of Rome Director: Elio Petri Cast: Marcello Mastroianni, Micheline Presle, Salvo Randone, Cristina Gaioni Themes: Thriller, Noir, Dark, Murder, Mystery Disc Specification: Video: 1.85:1 , 1080p, Audio Uncompressed Mono 2.0 PCM Italian director, the late… Read More ›

• Re-Animator 1985 (UK Blu-ray Review).

  By Kat Ellinger on July 19, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  Year: 1985 Director: Stuart Gordon Cast: Jeffrey Combs, Bruce Abbott, Barbara Crampton, David Gale, Carolyn Purdy-Gordon, Robert Sampson Themes: Zombies, Mad Scientists, Reanimation, Splatstick, Comedy, Gore Disc specification:  Video: 1.78:1, 1080p, Audio DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 /LPCM Stereo So few… Read More ›

• Marek Z. Reviews Erotic Nights of the Living Dead (1980).

  By Kat Ellinger on July 15, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  Year: (1980) Aka: Sexy Nights of the Living Dead; Le notti erotiche dei morti viventi; Nite of the Zombies, Le Notte Erotiche; Le Notte Degli Zombies Director: Joe D’Amato (aka Aristide Massaccesi) Cast: Mark Shannon, George Eastman, Laura Gemser, Dirce… Read More ›

• The Best Horror Shows on TV…Ever!

  By Kat Ellinger on July 14, 2014 • ( 1 )

  

  BY DR.CATSU. Like most of you who find your way to this site, I am a huge horror fan. Thanks to the wonder of the internet we now have an endless stream of information about our chosen genre in whatever… Read More ›

• Final Exam (1981) (US Blu-ray Review).

  By Kat Ellinger on July 10, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  Year: 1981. Director: Jimmy Hutson. Cast: Cecile Bagdadi, Joel S. Rice, Ralph Brown, DeAnna Robbins, Sherry Willis-Burch, JohnFallon. Themes: Slasher, Murder, On Campus horror, Teens, Unnamed Killer, Fraternity Antics. If there is one subgenre of horror that encompasses the eighties,… Read More ›

• Alain Robbe- Grillet Six Films 1963-1974 (BFI Blu-ray/ DVD Boxset review).

  By Kat Ellinger on July 6, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  The language of film is a pervasive one. Since the inception of cinema, people have learned the codes and subliminal language of film. As time marches on new codes are invented, messages change, yet underneath it all the same traditions… Read More ›

• Dr. Catsu Reviews Absentia 2011 (UK Blu-ray).

  By Kat Ellinger on July 5, 2014 • ( 1 )

  

  Year: 2011 Director: Mike Flanagan US Release: Available DVD, VOD; Blu-Ray unconfirmed UK Release: Available DVD, VOD; Blu-Ray 7th July 2014 Cast: Courtney Bell, Morgan Peter Brown, James Flanagan, Doug Jones, Dave Levine, Katie Parker Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1, 1080p, 23.98fps… Read More ›

• Dr. Catsu Reviews Under the Skin (2013).

  By Kat Ellinger on July 2, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  Year: 2013 US Release: 15th July 2014; available VOD UK Release: 14th July 2014; 7th July 2014 VOD Director: Jonathan Glazer Cast: Paul Brannigan, Scott Dymond, Krystof Hadek, Scarlett Johansson, Michael Moreland, Adam Pearson, Jeremy McWilliams Themes: alien, beauty, deformity,… Read More ›

• Dr. Catsu Reviews All Cheerleaders Die (2013).

  By Kat Ellinger on July 1, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  Year: 2013 US Cinema Release: 13th June 2014 (limited run); available VOD UK Cinema Release: 12th September 2014; VOD unannounced Director: Lucky McKee & Chris Sivertson Cast: Brooke Butler, Amanda Grace Cooper, Reanin Johannink, Leigh Parker, Sianoa Smit-McPhee, Caitlin Stasey,… Read More ›

• Interview: Luciano Onetti- Director of Upcoming Giallo Sonno Profondo.

  By Kat Ellinger on June 30, 2014 • ( 0 )

  BY MAREK Z.  Sonno Profondo, the debut film of Argentinean director Luciano Onetti follows a killer, traumatised from childhood memories, who receives a mysterious envelope after murdering a woman. In Onetti’s film, the hunter soon becomes the hunted when he… Read More ›

• Marek Z Reviews Sonno Profondo (2013).

  By Kat Ellinger on June 30, 2014 • ( 1 )

  

  Year: 2013 Director: Luciano Onetti Cast: Luciano Onetti, Daiana Garcia, Silvia Duhalde Themes: Giallo, Thriller, Italian Horror  The debut film of Argentinean director Luciano Onetti, Sonno Profondo represents not just a labour of love- as Onetti also writes, acts, films… Read More ›

• Dr. Catsu Reviews Savaged (2013).

  By Kat Ellinger on June 26, 2014 • ( 1 )

  

    Horror as a genre, by its very nature, is one of extremes and excesses. Endemic violence, gratuitous nudity, and blanket coverage of the darkest recesses of the human soul are all well catered for and widely available. It is… Read More ›