Author: Peter 'Witchfinder' Hopkins

Christmas is under siege from a horde of evil elves in Jamaal Buden’s frighteningly fun ELVES, the sequel to recent horror fave THE ELF, on VOD and DVD this December! Horror staples Justin Price (The Elf) and Khu (Dark Moon Rising) produce. Lisa May, Deanna Grace Congo, Stephanie Marie Baggett and Amy Jo Guthrie star in ELVES. Synopsis: The Holiday Reaper, a ruthless killer that terrorized a small Texas town, has been caught. While celebrating, a group of friends find an elf inside a magical toy box. When a freak accident kills one of them, they discover a group of…

KRAMPUS ORIGINS * U.S.A. 2018 Dir: Joseph Mbah 86 mins Before a World War 1 German officer can use a spell book to summon Krampus, he is shot by American soldiers. After the American soldier in possession of the book is killed, his effects are sent to his widow, a teacher at an orphanage, where a curious student finds the book and unleashes Krampus. For a film bearing the title KRAMPUS ORIGINS, little is seen of Krampus or learned about his origins. The runtime of the film is just under 1 ½ hours and Krampus doesn’t appear until approximately the…

BAGHEAD **** UK 2017 Dir: Alberto Corredor. 15 mins In a state of obvious grief, desperate widow Oliver Walker is accompanied by a chirpy bartender-cum-gatekeeper into a pub back-room where a cadaverous, shape-shifting witch (Pat Boothman) with a sack on her head appears to channel the spirit of his deceased loved one and provide the answers he needs. This creepy, intense short riffs on the classic story of The Monkey’s Paw and its many cinematic antecedents (including WAKEWOOD) in its story of bereavement and desperation. It also delivers its own distinctive and terrifying figure of fear: staggering out of a…

CHARISMATA *** UK 2017 Dir: Andy Collier & Toor Mian 96 min When police detective Rebecca Faraway (Sarah Beck Mather) and her partner Eli Smith (Andonis Anthony) are assigned to investigate a spate of ritualistic murders they find themselves hunting for a satanic serial killer. As they get closer to the perpetrator Rebecca’s sanity comes into question as the killer tries to get inside her already disturbed mind. This psychological horror/thriller does have a lot going for it. There are plenty of gruesome scenes, red herrings and a subtle amount of supernatural elements yet some how it seems to lack…

Swedish chiller THE CABIN, the debut feature for Johan Bodell, was scripted by Erik Kammerland and produced by Alec Trachtenberg of Coast ART Productions and KW Studios, takes you to the rural backwater of the Swedish summer, and on a ride you will never forget. THE CABIN is set for a North American premiere this December. Synopsis: Young American couple, Rose (Caitlin Crommett) and Harry (Christopher Lee Page) are on their way to visit Harrys family cabin. Both as a nostalgic vacation and as a way to rekindle their relationship. But they’re not the only one that decided to visit the cabin…