Author: Peter 'Witchfinder' Hopkins

How far would you go to live forever? Norbert Keil’s brilliantly disturbing REPLACE has an answer – see what it is on digital and DVD this October. From writers Richard Stanley and Norbert Keil, REPLACE stars Rebecca Forsythe (The Bronx Bull), Lucie Aron (Berlin Syndrome), Sean Knopp and genre icon Barbara Crampton. “Replace is a sexy, deadly and grotesque body-horror trip” – Nerdly Synopsis: Afflicted with a dermatological disease, young and beautiful Kira discovers that she can replace her skin with that of other girls. Helped by her lover, she plots a murder and the victim becomes her donor,…

THE HOUSE OF SCREAMING DEATH ** UK 2017 Dir: Alex Bourne, Troy Dennison, Rebecca Harris-Smith, David Hastings, Kaushy Patel. 122 mins Dedicated to Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee and with a title font mimicking HAMMER HOUSE OF HORROR, this warmly intentioned portmanteau was shot for a few grand around the Midlands and is steeped in nostalgia for the vintage Brit horrors unleashed by Amicus and Hammer. Ian McNeice is well cast in the framing story, regaling a series of macabre stories from different time periods, all connected by the imposing 13th century Bray Manor. The 1943-set “The Lady In Grey”…

FIGHTING THE SKY ** USA 2018 Dir: Conrad Faraj 97 mins As strange eerie noises are resonating around the world and people are turning up claiming to be from the future. A team of Extra Terrestrial enthusiasts led by Ufologist, Lorraine (Angela Cole) uncover the source of the noises and makes a frightening discovery just as a full blown invasion is about to happen. I don’t enjoy picking holes in movies but some are incredibly difficult to ignore and this one is full of them. In a way it kind of reminds me of an episode of Scooby Doo or…

100 ACRES OF HELL is a slasher film, influenced by the golden age of ‘80s slashers. Shot and developed by Hank Leigh Hump and writer Jason Koerner, this film takes place in Foggy Creek. Here, several friends head out for a fun camping weekend. But, legends of Jeb Tucker still haunt this land and he is waiting just over the next hill. Also, WWE wrestler Gene Snisky stars in this horror film, along with wrestling legend The Great Samu (Sam Anoai). Now, Indican Pictures will release this horrifying title in theatres and on Digital platforms this October. In the story,…

THE DARK WITHIN ** USA 2019 Dir: David Ryan Keith. 88 mins Marcus (Paul Flannery) is a disturbed man haunted by his past. While trying to unravel the mystery of his parents’ disappearance, he takes the advice of his therapist (Stephanie Lynn Styles) and visits their abandoned cabin. There, he begins to unlock memories from his childhood and learns more about his father’s (Niko Foster) experiments involving remote viewing and a threatening “dark entity.” As he deals with an undead ex-girlfriend (Kendra Carelli), a mysterious creature (HemDee Kiwanuka), and everything else demons do to mess with people (think Evil Dead),…