Author: Peter 'Witchfinder' Hopkins

Horror icon Bruce Campbell is back for the ultimate instalment of Ash vs Evil Dead, a bloody, violent, yet fun horror comedy adventure that continues the legacy of Sam Raimi’s beloved franchise. Complete your collection with the final season! Returning to his fan favourite role decades after he last charmed us as the chiseled, chainsaw-wielding anti-hero, Bruce Campbell confidently reminds us of how he came to be the face of the celebrated franchise. No longer constrained by a film’s run-time, Ash vs Evil Dead gives fans hours of gloriously gory action, as well as an unprecedented look at the battle-worn…

Comedy Dynamics & Firebreathing Films have just released VALENTINE DAYZ, a comedy-horror feature starring Carrie Keagan and Dallas Valdez. They play Max and Sara, who meet and fall for each other in Palm Springs… but their love story is cut short due to a sudden zombie outbreak. Max is not as mild-mannered as he appears, but one zombie he isn’t able to kill is his darling Sara. Horror movie icon Robert Allen Mukes plays the main zombie, Dark Eyes. Mukes, who stands an imposing 6′ 10″ and is known for his work on House of 1000 Corpses and HBO’s Westworld…

SERPENT *** South Africa / USA 2017 Dir: Amanda Evans. 85 mins A Cape Town-shot two-hander marking the narrative feature debut for South African writer-director Amanda Evans. We first meet businesswoman Sarah Dumont while she strives to evade the pushy guy with whom she is having an affair. In a further bid to distance herself from this indiscretion, she insists on joining entomologist husband Adam Kealey on his weekend excursion to “Suicide Gorge” in search of a recently discovered new breed of stag beetle. The couple wind up in a microcosm of the 1970’s eco-horror cycle, confined to their tent…

THE DAWNSEEKER ** USA 2018 Dir: Justin Price 81 mins Five mercenaries are sent to an uncharted planet to get a rare mineral that will save the Earth. Once on the planet they are soon aware that they are being hunted by an alien stronger then anything they have encountered before. This alien known as The Dawnseeker also requires this mineral to sustain itself so it becomes a battle of survival for both species. This is the most I could glean from this Sci-Fi B movie to come anywhere close to describing it in a nutshell, it is quite hard…

CYNTHIA **** USA 2018 Dir: Devon Downs & Kenny Gage 90 mins Written by Robert “Corpsy” Rhines and released under the banner of his film distribution company Girls and Corpses Presents, CYNTHIA is a horror/comedy about a couple who have been trying desperately for a baby. Although their relationship is getting rather strained they eventually manage to conceive. The baby is born by caesarean section due to mum Robin having a large cyst present in her womb. The cyst is removed at the birth and due to be disposed of. This cyst, however has other ideas and will do anything…