Author: Peter 'Witchfinder' Hopkins

Founder and Editor in Chief of Horror Screams Video Vault

After the successful Indiegogo campaign to raise funds for SOV legend Mark Polonia’s latest feature DEADLY PLAYTHINGS, SRS Cinema have got in stock the leftover stock of the movie to sell on their website. Synopsis: A child’s mysterious doll, once home to restless and disemodied spirits, is handed down to the occupants of a new home. The doll, found hidden in the dark recesses of the basement, is adopted by a lonely, near mute, wheel-chair bound girl. Soon the loving family is thrown into a living hell. But the violent deaths and supernatural occurrences bring the doll back into contact…

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THE KIN ** Finland 2004 Dir: Lauri Haukkamaa 33 mins This horror short was co-written by Mr. Lordi and starred himself and the band line up from The Monsterican Dream era in fact this film originally was only released on the special edition of said album, but I did manage to find it on YouTube. It is the story of a writer, Anna, who is trying to get her book on monsters published and following a tragic accident in her family, sees monsters (played by the band), similar to the ones in her book start to materialise and cause mayhem and…

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THE MAN WHO KILLED HITLER AND THEN THE BIGFOOT ***** USA 2018 Dir: Robert D Krzykowski. 97 mins The title sounds like it could be an Asylum-style CGI-laden monster mash, but feature debut writer-director Krzykowski, channelling the spirit of BUBBA HO TEP, has instead crafted a poignant story of old age and regret, gifting veteran actor Sam Elliott the perfect showcase. Spending his dotage propping up a bar and, when needed, displaying remarkable resilience in dealing with a triple-threat mugging, Elliott is the hero that never was. He recalls the extraordinary events of the title that few people know about,…

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SRS Cinema are heading back in time for their next release, the 2006 film FRIGHTWORLD directed by David Williams. Tongue in cheek horror, pretty girls, blood, guts and love scenes aplenty in this story of an abandoned amusement park, besieged by the vengeful spirit of a slain serial killer. A ton of Gore accompanied by a hard rock soundtrack and sprinkled with nudity throughout. Filmed in the actual Frightworld recognized by Buzzfeed, Travel Channel and Frighttour as one of the top haunted houses in the country. The best materials available will be used for this release. The director, David Williams,…

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LOOPHOLE * USA 2017 Dir: Jenni Ivers. 86 mins You have to admire the sheer chutzpah of a Christian propaganda “thriller” frequently employing awkwardly on-the-nose dialogue like “This isn’t like your video games! This is real life!” and “You couldn’t make this up!” It is important that we can enjoy cheap laughs at the expense of LOOPHOLE, because God hates sex, nudity, swearing and gore – which means the movie is missing everything we enjoy the most in our entertainment. The narrative flits between a lone, Bible-clutching woman taking refuge in a dystopian vision of 2052 and extended flashbacks to…

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