Author: Peter 'Witchfinder' Hopkins

BUTTERFLY KISSES **** USA 2018 Dir: Erik Kristopher Myers. 91 mins An unusually thoughtful and genuinely scary foray into found-footage territory, eerily framed by monochrome images of an ill-fated student whose senior film thesis provides the basis for the “found” footage in question. At the outset, she requests her tapes be shown to her parents while ominously adding “I don’t know how much longer I can go without blinking…” Filmmaker Gavin York’s in-laws find her mini DV tapes in a box marked “Don’t watch” in the basement of their house and sets out to make a documentary about her fate.…

A sinister unidentified flying object plummeting to Earth changes our view of humanity and life beyond our planet in the thrilling new sci-fi spectacular ATTRACTION. The film will be available across all digital platforms beginning December 2018 along with a Blu-ray and DVD release. ATTRACTION is a big sci-fi action spectacle with state-of-the-art effects and production design, a film that stands alongside such blockbuster favourites as Independence Day, Pacific Rim and District 9. It is the latest film from renowned Russian filmmaker and actor Fedor Bondarchuk (Stalingrad, Dark Planet). He is currently filming a sequel for release in 2019. Rich…

D-RAILED is a suspense thriller starring veteran actor Lance Henriksen (ALIENS and The Terminator), international actor Frank Lammers (The Admiral), Shae Smolik (The Sandman), Carter Scott and Everette Wallin. Pascal Borno (Conquistador Entertainment) and Suzanne DeLaurentiis (Suzanne DeLaurentiis Productions) team up once again to bring you D-RAILED. Synopsis: When a train derails into the river, its surviving passengers are faced with a grim challenge….die in the wreckage or face the unknown that awaits them in the murky waters below. “I was thrilled to partner up with Pascal again, as we had great success together in the past,” said DeLaurentiis. Some…

QUEEN DRACULA * U.S.A. 2017 Dir: Curtis Everitt 53 mins After receiving a postcard beckoning him to Transylvania, grieving widower Jonathan Harker returns with a mysterious new fiancé named “D” … much to the dismay of his daughters Lucy and Mina. Written and directed by Curtis Everitt, QUEEN DRACULA is a contemporary re-imagining of the classic “Dracula” story of Bram Stoker. The film is an amateur production, with many of the technical problems one could imagine, including poor cinematography (especially framing), lighting, and audio (though the music was used quite well). The acting is rather disappointing, with several actors seeming…

SATAN’S SLAVES **** Indonesia / South Korea 2017 Dir: Joko Anwar. 107 mins Set in 1981 with neat use of period trappings (notably the sinister violation of a lovely old red View Finder), this chilling remake of the same-named 1982 film centres around a family at their lowest point. Sympathetic 22-year-old Rini (Tara Basro) faces the loss of her gravely ill mother – her Dad having exhausted the family savings paying for her hospital care and forced to go away to raise some money or else face repossession. When mum dies, one of Rini’s little brothers lives in fear of…