Author: Peter 'Witchfinder' Hopkins

Artsploitation Films will release Norwegian director Reinert (Christmas Blood) Kiil’s horror film THE HOUSE (original language title, HUSET) this coming March. Artsploitation Films’ president Raymond Murray said, “It may have taken a few years for the film to get to American audiences but I am sure horror fans as well as arthouse film-lovers will enjoy this creepy, thought-provoking ghost story.” “Fantastic..this is a horror film that does Norway justice.” – Modern Horrors “Destined for “insta-classic” status” – HorrorFreakNews Synopsis: Set in the frozen wilderness of Norway during WWII, 2 German soldiers escort a Norwegian soldier and prisoner of war but the…

How do you fight the undead? An undead soldier rises in Uncork’d Entertainment’s SOLDIER OF WAR this March! In an acclaimed, award-winning performance, John Rhys-Davies (the Indiana Jones films, Lord of the Rings trilogy) faces a monstrous adversary from his past in SOLDIER OF WAR. Synopsis: Deep in the forest, two boys discover the entrance to a secret military bunker hidden since World War II and inadvertently awaken an undead soldier, who embarks on a grotesque, ritualistic killing spree. A police investigation begins, but one by one the police and other locals are murdered. Only a World War II veteran…

THE LAPLACE’S DEMON **** Italy 2017 Dir: Giordano Giulivi. 105 mins A unique and highly atmospheric riff on “old dark house” movies, in which a group of scientific researchers are invited by famous hermit Professor Cornelius – nicknamed “the crazy scientist” – to his remote island mansion, accessible via a lengthy elevator ascent. Cornelius himself is absent but, communicating via a pre-recorded message, outlines the night-long experiment from which the group cannot escape. What follows pivots around the 18th century mathematician of the title, who considered that all living things operated like cogs in machinery, their actions therefore possible to…

Franchise Corner Entry: SAW SAW **** Australia 2003 Dir: James Wan. 9 mins. This dynamic short film represents a filmed excerpt from a script by James Wan and Leigh Whannell designed to attract film studios in the pursuit of funding for the feature length version. By the end of 2004, the full-length SAW had enjoyed acclaim at the Sundance Film Festival and a highly lucrative worldwide theatrical release, initiating a franchise that generated six sequels in six years, scores of imitators and a 2017 revival named JIGSAW. A punchy, intense calling card for director Wan, the story is relayed in…

It was supposed to be a weekend of fun. In the tradition of Wrong Turn and The Hills Have Eyes, Uncork’d Entertainment have announced the release date for BETWEEN THE TREES. From director Brad Douglas (Besetment), and starring Greg James (‘’Grimm’’), Michael Draper (‘’Z Nation’’) and Jonny Lee (‘’Hawaii Five-0’’). Synopsis: Steve, suffering from a collapsing marriage, invites his three closest friends on a weekend retreat to the mountains only to discover his real troubles are in the trees that surround them. They encounter a deranged killer and their fun weekend becomes a deadly fight for survival. BETWEEN THE…