Author: Peter 'Witchfinder' Hopkins

SHED OF THE DEAD ***** UK 2019 Dir: Drew Cullingham 82 mins  15 years after Shaun Of The Dead we see British zombie comedy back with a vengeance as something very close to matching Shauns brilliance has finally arrived! Trevor (Spencer Brown) is currently between jobs and to avoid his disastrous existence and his over bearing wife, Bobbi (Lauren Socha) he spends as much time as possible taking refuge in his shed on his allotment. Being a huge nerd he mostly paints figurines for the fantasy war games he plays with his best mate, Graham (Ewen MacIntosh) and has no…

CANNIBAL TERROR * Spain / France 1980 Dir: A.W. Steeve 93 mins A pair of two-bit criminals kidnap the daughter of a prominent industrialist and head to the jungle, taking refuge at a friend’s house … before some very unconvincing “natives” (white Spanish extras) ensure they get their comeuppance. “Maybe you wanna get your flippity-floppity boobies lifted?” This notoriously weak attempt to cash in on the cannibal craze from rip-off specialists Eurocine has the lamest cannibals in the sub-genre’s history – a bunch of pale, unenthusiastic though sometimes grinning “natives” (one of whom has a tattoo on his chest!) who…

MOON OF THE BLOOD BEAST ** U.S.A. 2019 Dir: Dustin Ferguson 54 mins Dustin Ferguson’s 70th movie MOON OF THE BLOOD BEAST is a short indie horror focusing on the events occurring in a small coastal town terrorized by a legendary creature. Every 10 years during the cycle of the Blood Moon the creature known as the Blood Beast appears to claim sacrifices of its choosing, in return the town is protected from the outside world. Though some think it to be only a story made to scare people of the town, others in the town know otherwise. While one…

Bill Zebub, the creator of such films as CLOWNA NOSTRA, NIGHTMARE ON ELMO’S STREET and of course DICKSHARK is currently raising funds for his next movie BOOGERS OF THE ANTICHRIST. Director Bill Zebub thought about movies like Rosemary’s Baby and The Seventh Sign as well as more recent stories that delve into occult myths. The purpose was not to make a parody because Bill Zebub thinks that ANY religious belief is comical. That’s not meant as an insult. It’s just the way that he views the subject. So the movie is to be shot as if it is a serious horror story…

Arrow Films, on the Arrow Video label, is delighted to announce that A SERIAL KILLER’S GUIDE TO LIFE will celebrate its World Premiere at Arrow Video FrightFest on the 24th August 2019. The film’s breakout British Director Staten Cousins Roe has been shortlisted for the prestigious Screen International Genre Rising Star Award, jointly presented by FrightFest. Arrow Films have acquired worldwide rights with a view to releasing in the UK, US and Canada early next year, selling the worldwide rights. Its World Premiere at Arrow Video FrightFest in London on Saturday 24th August 2019 will be part of their Discovery…