Author: Peter 'Witchfinder' Hopkins

Just in time for its 40th Anniversary, Blue Underground is proud to present ZOMBIE in a brand-new 4K Restoration from the original uncut and uncensored camera negative. In Italy, it was considered the ‘unofficial sequel’ to DAWN OF THE DEAD. In England, it was known as ZOMBIE FLESH EATERS and banned as obscene. In America, it was called ZOMBIE and advertised with the depraved tag line: “WE ARE GOING TO EAT YOU!” Tisa Farrow (THE GRIM REAPER), Ian McCulloch (CONTAMINATION), Al Cliver (CANNIBALS), and Richard Johnson (THE HAUNTING) star in this worldwide splatter sensation directed by ‘Maestro Of Gore’ Lucio…

As any self-respecting slasher buff will know, Paramount Pictures hit pay-dirt with their all-time teen-kill classic FRIDAY THE 13TH (1980). Yet, when the time came to capitalise on the same cycle that the studio instigated, the brain-trust opted to take a more satirical turn and the result was STUDENT BODIES – unleashed to cinemas in 1981. Dubbed as ‘the world’s first comedy-horror film’, STUDENT BODIES won an instant and eternal fan following for its effective nods to a series of slice and dice denizens, including HALLOWEEN (1978), the Voorhees mythology and PROM NIGHT (1980). Long before SCREAM (1996), this was…

Book Review: STORIES OF THE DEAD: A tribute to George A. Romero. By various writers. Stories Of The Dead is a collection of zombie short stories all inspired by George A. Romero and his movies, particularly his Dead trilogy which were and remain the catalyst for so many zombie movies, novels, comics and TV shows over these past decades. It contains 18 different stories from every possible perspective of a zombie apocalypse. Some of them even go so far as to provide a backstory or follow on of characters from Romeros movies. Beekman’s Diner by Jeff C. Stevenson brings us…

PhilaDreams Films has released the official trailer for ROOM 9 starring Kane Hodder (Jason Voorhees from FRIDAY THE 13TH franchise), Scout Taylor Compton TAYLOR COMPTON (Rob Zombie’s HALLOWEEN, The Runaways, CYNTHIA) and Michael Berryman (Hills Have Eyes, Weird Science). Synopsis: Life altering sins of the past revisit lost souls in a small town… 40 years later! You can check out the official poster for ROOM 9 by clicking HERE Stay up to date with ROOM 9 by giving the Facebook page a LIKE https://www.facebook.com/room9film/

This November, Gloria is transforming into something very, very strange. From director Chad Archibald, and in the tradition of Cabin In the Woods and HEREDITARY, comes THE HERETICS. The film stars Nini Kiri (“The Handmaid’s Tale”), Ry Barrett (Lifechanger, Kingdom Come), Jorja Cadence (Very, Very Valentine). Directed by Chad Archibald (BITE, Antisocial 2) and written by Jayme Laforest (Bite). Synopsis: A young woman (Nina Kiri of ”The Handmaid’s Tale”) is abducted by a strange man who claims that a cult is hunting her. His goal is to protect her until sunrise but while restrained, she falls deathly ill. As her friends…