Author: Peter 'Witchfinder' Hopkins

NETFL!X AND KILL is the latest darkly hilarious offering from writer/director Kate Shenton, which tells the unlikely story of a psychopath and his victim… who spend all day sitting around watching television. Pitched as ‘Gogglebox with a horror twist,’ the web series is the first production under the Bubble Wrap Creations mantle, a partnership between Shenton and producer Baptiste Charles. The series reunites the award-winning director with Adam Rhys-Davies and Nic Lamont, stars of her hugely popular horror feature EGOMANIAC. Each episode features an homage to a different horror villain, from Pinhead to Freddy Krueger, placing the series firmly in…

It has been announced that the World Premiere of the mystery drama thriller WE HAVE ALWAYS LIVED IN THE CASTLE will be taking place on 22nd September 2018 at the 2018 LA Film Festival. The film is based on the acclaimed novel of the same name by Shirley Jackson and stars Taissa Farmiga (Higher Ground, The Nun), Alexandra Daddario (San Andreas, Percy Jackson Series, Baywatch), Crispin Glover (Back to the Future, What’s eating Gilbert Grape, Alice in Wonderland), and Sebastian Stan (Captain America, Black Panther, Avengers). Synopsis: Two sisters live secluded in a large manor and care for their deranged uncle.…

FACE OF EVIL ** USA 2016 Dir: Vito Dinatolo 90 mins This is a movie of two halves and if you make it through the first half you might be pleasantly surprised. Private Jay Williams (Scott Baxter), (N.B: note the characters surname for future reference) returns home from the middle East after a long and arduous tour of duty to a party thrown in his honour by his friends and family. After a while his ex girlfriend turns up and they go off together to “make up”. After drinking some dodgy Arabic liqueur the ex becomes infected and basically goes…

A parody of the original HALLOWEEN film, PRESIDENT EVIL sees Michael Myers disguised as Trump as he gets about suburbia, hell-bent on killing minorities. Jose Rosete (The Walking Dead : Red Machete), Christian Hutcherson (Dark) and Johanna Rae (Psychos) star in a Ruben Estremera and Gregory Wolk film, directed by Richard Lowry. Official Synopsis: Days before the November mid-term Elections, three young girls who are a Muslim, Mexican and Haitian, are stalked by a deranged killer dressed as the POTUS. Below you can check out the teaser trailer for PRESIDENT EVIL. It’s the night he made America great again…..PRESIDENT EVIL is coming…

THE GRAND SON (a.k.a. American Pets) *** USA 2018 Dir: Robert Logevall. 86 mins This cynical black comedy played the festival circuit in a slightly shorter, 78 minute version under the title AMERICAN PETS, though it’s hard to see how such an abbreviated running time would help a movie that already feels under-cooked and under-written. The central scenario is compelling: the excellent Lesley Ann Warren is a washed-up Hollywood actress and now the “star” of a shopping channel show that’s about to be axed. Her emotionally stunted grandson (Rhys Wakefield) – frequently seen practising his crossbow aim – and granddaughter…