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Competition: Win Vault Of Horror - The Italian Connection [VINYL] Collector's Edition, Double LP

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Vault Of Horror - The Italian Connection Collector's Edition is out on VINYL on December 8th and to celebrate we have a great competition for you and 5 copies to give away. Synopsis: The golden era of Italian horror dates from the early 60’s to the mid 80’s. During that time directors such as Mario Bava, Dario Argento, Lucio Fulci, Antonio Margheriti, Umberto Lenzi, Joe D’Amato, and Enzo. G. Castellari directed some of the most outrageous terror films ever. As well as depicting some of the most stylish and horrific on screen images their films included some of the most elegant and beautiful scores. The cult following for their movies is as popular now as it’s ever been. VAULT OF HORROR – THE ITALIAN CONNECTION presents twenty of the most amazing film themes ever and is a heady mix of funk, disco, electronic and prog rock. It features composers such as Stelvio Cipriani, Franco Micalizzi, Roberto Donati, Carlo Rustichelli, Nico Fidenco, Ennio Morricone, Fabio Frizzi, Riz Ortolani and

Competition: Win Vault Of Horror - The Italian Connection [VINYL] Collector's Edition, Double LP

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Vault Of Horror - The Italian Connection Collector's Edition is out on VINYL on December 8th and to celebrate we have a great competition for you and 5 copies to give away. Synopsis: The golden era of Italian horror dates from the early 60’s to the mid 80’s. During that time directors such as Mario Bava, Dario Argento, Lucio Fulci, Antonio Margheriti, Umberto Lenzi, Joe D’Amato, and Enzo. G. Castellari directed some of the most outrageous terror films ever. As well as depicting some of the most stylish and horrific on screen images their films included some of the most elegant and beautiful scores. The cult following for their movies is as popular now as it’s ever been. VAULT OF HORROR – THE ITALIAN CONNECTION presents twenty of the most amazing film themes ever and is a heady mix of funk, disco, electronic and prog rock. It features composers such as Stelvio Cipriani, Franco Micalizzi, Roberto Donati, Carlo Rustichelli, Nico Fidenco, Ennio Morricone, Fabio Frizzi, Riz Ortolani and

FILM NEWS (UK): THE EVIL IN US &, P2 receive their UK TV premieres on Horror Channel in December

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Plus FrightFest hits THE LESSON & SOME KIND OF HATE get network premieres The Evil In Us Christmas nightmares come early on Horror Channel, as the UK’s primary TV destination for genre fans serves up the UK TV premieres of Jason William Lee’s slick and stylish modern take on the zombie virus, THE EVIL IN US and Frank Khalfoun’s boundary-pushing crime slasher P2, starring Wes Bentley. There are also network premieres for Adam Egypt Mortimer’s deeply-cutting supernatural revenge chiller SOME KIND OF HATE, Ruth Platt’s astonishingly bravura art-house horror THE LESSON, Travis Oates’ powerfully disturbing thriller DON’T BLINK, starring Mena Suvari ,and Glen Morgan’s gruesome BLACK CHRISTMAS, a remake of the classic 1974 seasonal slasher, starring popular scream queen Mary Elizabeth Winstead. PLUS…LOST IN SPACE is proving a massive hit on the channel and Season 3 of the classic Sci-fi series once again transports us back to our favourite cosmic family from Tues 26th December, weekdays a

FILM NEWS (UK): THE EVIL IN US &, P2 receive their UK TV premieres on Horror Channel in December

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Plus FrightFest hits THE LESSON & SOME KIND OF HATE get network premieres The Evil In Us Christmas nightmares come early on Horror Channel, as the UK’s primary TV destination for genre fans serves up the UK TV premieres of Jason William Lee’s slick and stylish modern take on the zombie virus, THE EVIL IN US and Frank Khalfoun’s boundary-pushing crime slasher P2, starring Wes Bentley. There are also network premieres for Adam Egypt Mortimer’s deeply-cutting supernatural revenge chiller SOME KIND OF HATE, Ruth Platt’s astonishingly bravura art-house horror THE LESSON, Travis Oates’ powerfully disturbing thriller DON’T BLINK, starring Mena Suvari ,and Glen Morgan’s gruesome BLACK CHRISTMAS, a remake of the classic 1974 seasonal slasher, starring popular scream queen Mary Elizabeth Winstead. PLUS…LOST IN SPACE is proving a massive hit on the channel and Season 3 of the classic Sci-fi series once again transports us back to our favourite cosmic family from Tues 26th December, weekdays a

Interview with John Shackleton - Writer/Producer of Panic Button

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As social media horror feature PANIC BUTTON gets a remastered DVD & Download release, writer and producer John Shackleton reflects on the film’s inspirational journey. To start at the beginning, what was the genesis or the seed of the idea for PANIC BUTTON? JS: The model of how to make a film actually came before the concept. I’d made a short film with a group of trainees using a bunch of self-imposed restrictions for practicalities sake, to make sure we completed and delivered within the three-week timeframe of the training scheme, who were my employers. The rules were quite simple – no more than five minutes’ walk from the office (we couldn’t afford a van), no dialogue (we didn’t have any pro sound equipment), maximum of two characters (we had to pay professional actors) maximum 12 hours filming time split over two days (it was January), exterior locations only. The film worked out great and the model inspired the motivation for a feature to be made in the same way. I teamed up w

Interview with John Shackleton - Writer/Producer of Panic Button

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As social media horror feature PANIC BUTTON gets a remastered DVD & Download release, writer and producer John Shackleton reflects on the film’s inspirational journey. To start at the beginning, what was the genesis or the seed of the idea for PANIC BUTTON? JS: The model of how to make a film actually came before the concept. I’d made a short film with a group of trainees using a bunch of self-imposed restrictions for practicalities sake, to make sure we completed and delivered within the three-week timeframe of the training scheme, who were my employers. The rules were quite simple – no more than five minutes’ walk from the office (we couldn’t afford a van), no dialogue (we didn’t have any pro sound equipment), maximum of two characters (we had to pay professional actors) maximum 12 hours filming time split over two days (it was January), exterior locations only. The film worked out great and the model inspired the motivation for a feature to be made in the same way. I teamed up w

Competition: Win Dark Night on DVD

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Dark Night is out on DVD on November 13th and to celebrate we have a great competition for you and 3 copies on DVD to give away. Synopsis: Based on harrowing real events, DARK NIGHT tells an increasingly common story of violence in contemporary America, where a suburban landscape plays witness to the inevitable, unfolding evens that culminate in a Cineplex massacre. Over the course of one day, from sunrise to midnight, six strangers - the shooter among them - share in the new American nightmare. Starring: Anna Rose Hopkins, Robert Jumper, Karina Macias, Conor A. Murphy, Aaron Purvis You can buy this  from Amazon UK using the following link that opens in a new window. Dark Night [DVD] [2017] COMPETITION CLOSED Terms and conditions 1. Closing date 20-11-17 2. No alternative prize is available 3. When the competition ends as indicated on this page, any and all entries received after this point will not count and emails blacklisted due to not checking this page first. 4. Only entries that

Competition: Win Dark Night on DVD

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Dark Night is out on DVD on November 13th and to celebrate we have a great competition for you and 3 copies on DVD to give away. Synopsis: Based on harrowing real events, DARK NIGHT tells an increasingly common story of violence in contemporary America, where a suburban landscape plays witness to the inevitable, unfolding evens that culminate in a Cineplex massacre. Over the course of one day, from sunrise to midnight, six strangers - the shooter among them - share in the new American nightmare. Starring: Anna Rose Hopkins, Robert Jumper, Karina Macias, Conor A. Murphy, Aaron Purvis You can buy this  from Amazon UK using the following link that opens in a new window. Dark Night [DVD] [2017] COMPETITION CLOSED Terms and conditions 1. Closing date 20-11-17 2. No alternative prize is available 3. When the competition ends as indicated on this page, any and all entries received after this point will not count and emails blacklisted due to not checking this page first. 4. Only entries that

Interview with Martin Gooch - "The Gatehouse"

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An ancient curse is unlocked in The Gatehouse, on VOD 12/5 from Uncork’d Entertainment. Jack is a struggling writer recovering from the death of his wife. His daughter, 10-Year-Old Eternity, loves digging for treasure in the forest behind her house. In a coincidental turn of fate, Jack agrees to undertake a writing project about the ‘legend of the black flowers’ at the same time that Eternity discovers a mysterious object in the woods, and the forest wants it back. They’ve unlocked an ancient curse and must now fight for survival. The film hails from award-winning director Martin Gooch, whose credits include many comedy shorts as well as films and series such as Death (2012), The Search For Simon (2015) and TV’s Hollyoaks.  When and where did the idea for “The Gatehouse” come up? The actual building we filmed the Gatehouse at is a small 17th century lodge just up the road from the village my parents live in. It used to be quite overgrown and I had passed it a hundred times, and one day

Interview with Martin Gooch - "The Gatehouse"

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An ancient curse is unlocked in The Gatehouse, on VOD 12/5 from Uncork’d Entertainment. Jack is a struggling writer recovering from the death of his wife. His daughter, 10-Year-Old Eternity, loves digging for treasure in the forest behind her house. In a coincidental turn of fate, Jack agrees to undertake a writing project about the ‘legend of the black flowers’ at the same time that Eternity discovers a mysterious object in the woods, and the forest wants it back. They’ve unlocked an ancient curse and must now fight for survival. The film hails from award-winning director Martin Gooch, whose credits include many comedy shorts as well as films and series such as Death (2012), The Search For Simon (2015) and TV’s Hollyoaks.  When and where did the idea for “The Gatehouse” come up? The actual building we filmed the Gatehouse at is a small 17th century lodge just up the road from the village my parents live in. It used to be quite overgrown and I had passed it a hundred times, and one day