Author: Peter 'Witchfinder' Hopkins

MUTANT BLAST **** Portugal / USA 2018 Dir: Fernando Alle. 83 mins Leading a resistance group on the run from the military drones responsible for a disastrous super-soldier project, bad-ass soldier Maria (Maria Leite) releases hulking “test subject” TS-347 from a secret lab at the start of this delightful Troma release. “28 hours later…” hungover shmuck Pedro Barao Dias wakes up post-party with a cock and moustache drawn on his face and is forced to hook up with Maria to fight off the marauding undead while the powers that be unload some Nuclear bombs. Oscillating between throwaway visual gags (a…

The official trailer for HELL HOUSE LLC III: LAKE OF FIRE, from genre distributor TERROR FILMS, is finally here! The highly anticipated 3rd installment in the popular HELL HOUSE LLC franchise, from writer and director Stephen Cognetti along with producer Joe Bandelli, is set to premiere exclusively on SHUDDER Thursday, 19th September. In addition to the trailer debut, TERROR FILMS and SHUDDER are offering fans a special 14-Day Free Trial Promotional Code! The promotional code is available here: HELLHOUSELLC3. As well, this code is redeemable in the US, Canada, UK and Ireland. TERROR FILMS will release the film worldwide across…

Four classic Hammer chillers presented on Blu-ray for the very first time in the UK. Accompanied by a wealth of new and archival extras – including exclusive new documentaries, audio commentaries, alternative versions, new and archival cast and crew interviews, a series of appreciations of their female stars, analyses of their composers’ scores, and extensive booklets – this stunning limited edition box set is strictly limited to 6,000 units. INDICATOR LIMITED BLU-RAY EDITION BOX SET SPECIAL FEATURES: THE REVENGE OF FRANKENSTEIN New 4K restoration Original mono audio New and exclusive documentary about the film, produced by Hammer expert Marcus…

DOLLS *** USA 2019 Dir: Cuyle Carvin 85 mins Robert, an estranged and alcoholic father and writer has moved into a rather spooky house in this new offering from the USA and is portrayed in this short movie by actor Tom Downey. His young and sexually aware daughter Sammey (Trinity Simpson) comes to stay to get away from his demanding ex-wife Lynn (Elise Muller) and with the warnings of his strange old neighbour Margaret (played by veteran Dee Wallace) and the help of some ugly and creepy old dolls all hell breaks loose in this psychological nerve jangler. The musical…

CLINTON ROAD * USA 2019 Dir: Richard Grieco, Steve Stanulis. 76 mins The good thing about CLINTON ROAD is that it stops us worrying about one-time 21 JUMP STREET heartthrob Richard Grieco: he’s alive and co-directing this film. That concludes the list of good things about CLINTON ROAD. Another “inspired by real events”, heavily padded horror film that struggles to find enough compelling material to fill a mercifully short running time, its title refers to “one of the most haunted places in the United States”. This is a ten mile stretch of New Jersey that’s home to an urban legend…