Author: Peter 'Witchfinder' Hopkins

LONG WEEKEND ***** Australia 1978 Dir: Colin Eggleston. 91 mins A two-handed microcosm of ecological collapse, this Australian entry in the 70’s eco horror cycle captures an escalating series of quietly disturbing incidents en route to a nihilistic conclusion. It’s closer in tone and execution to THE BIRDS and FROGS, with an unforgiving attitude typical of post-NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD horror. Misanthropic even by the standards of this particular sub-genre of horror, it offers a pair of remarkably unsympathetic leads: bad-tempered John Hargreaves slings bottles into the sea, shoots at wildlife to affirm his masculinity and runs over a…

‘Up there with Suspiria as one of Argento’s all-time masterpieces…’ Alan Jones RESTORED IN 2K WITH REFERENCE TO ARGENTO’S PERSONAL PRINT Dario Argento (SUSPIRIA) returns to CultFilms with this breath-taking new restoration of his visionary horror masterpiece OPERA being released on Blu-ray in the U.K. for the first time ever! Splattered with stylistic bloodshed and soaring cinematography, OPERA shows Italy’s master of horror at the very height of his game. Starring: Cristina Marsillach, Ian Charleson (Chariots of Fire) and Daria Nicolodi (Deep Red). With music by Brian Eno, Bill Wyman, long-time Argento favourite Claudio Simonetti and the divinity herself Maria…

EGOMANIAC **** UK 2016 Dir: Kate Shenton. 72 mins Shot in 10 days for £5000, writer-director Kate Shenton’s second feature is a marvellously witty insight into her own experiences of rampant sexism in the film industry. Nic Lamont is terrific as a young filmmaker pitching her pet “zombie horror romantic comedy” project to producers who typically promise her £1million if she incorporates either a talking dog or 3-D. Her struggles with financing and casting disappointments (a “young, gorgeous” lead actor turns out to be call centre worker Laurence R Harvey) are juxtaposed with fantasies of what her evolving, unfilmed script…

Blending gangsters, supernatural horror and laced with dark humour, POLTERHEIST is already generating rave reviews as one of the most original British movies of the year. “I bloody love this film” -Waffle On Podcast “Hard-hitting, creepy and hilarious” – Starburst Magazine The film is co-written and directed by David Gilbank and features a talented up-and-coming cast including Jamie Cymbal, Sid Akbar Ali, Jo Mousely and Pushpinder Chani. Synopsis: In this “creepy and hilarious” British crime tale, two hapless small time criminals kidnap a psychic medium, forcing her to contact the gangster they murdered to find his buried cash.

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Award winning Filmmaker / Author John Borowski’s (H.H. Holmes: America’s First Serial Killer) fifth feature documentary film, Bloodlines: The Art and Life of Vincent Castiglia, will be released in North America on 13th November. The film focuses on artist Castiglia’s painful life of abuse, addiction, and recovery while also exploring the reasons why the world renowned artist paints exclusively in human blood. Vincent Castiglia paints surreal images exclusively in human blood. He began doing so as a form of self-healing following a troubled childhood and painful existence. From darkness, however, came light, and Castiglia’s story is one of inspiration and…