‘Still stands as the best film-adaptation of any H.P. Lovecraft story to date… Jeffrey Combs’ phenomenal performance caps off the film, which stands as an expert blend of legitimate horror with a dark streak of humour ranging from wry, intelligent quips to good, old-fashioned splatstick’ ★★★★★ Starburst ‘Splatter heaven,…
Browsing: Re-Animator
RONDO AND BOB **** USA 2020 Dir: Joe O’Connell. 100 mins Writer-director Joe O’Connell follows up DANGER GOD (a celebration of death-defying B-movie stuntman Gary Kent) with this compassionate study of two distinct horror film personalities from different eras: actor Rondo Hatton and art director / production designer Robert A.…
Award-winning documentary Rondo and Bob, fixing on Texas Chain Saw Massacre art director Robert Burns and his obsession with cult actor Rondo Hatton, will be released on streaming platforms this June. Robert A. “Bob” Burns is a significant name in horror film art direction for his work in the original…
This year, GRIMMFEST, Manchester’s Festival of Horror, Cult and Fantastic Film, celebrates its 10th anniversary. Get ready for decimation, with the darkest, deadliest line-up yet of wild, weird, witty, thrilling, chilling, blood-spilling movies, every one of them a premiere or cult classic of one kind or another, many with cast…
Manchester-based genre film festival GRIMMFEST is delighted to announce the first 3 of many UK premieres lined up for this year’s 10th anniversary edition. The festival can also now reveal details of some very special awards prizes on offer for films in the official selection. Simeon Halligan, festival director and…