With Vampirella about to celebrate her 50th anniversary, in July 2019 Dynamite Entertainment will mark the occasion with a brand new comic book series from acclaimed writer Christopher Priest (Black Panther, Deathstroke, Justice League), which will launch in July 2019. Commenting, Christopher Priest said: “This version of Vampirella is set in the real world, as real as I’m allowed to make it.
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Vampirella gets a new comic book series for 50th anniversary
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Hellmaster – USA, 1992
Hellmaster is a 1992 horror film about a psychotic college professor who uses unwitting students as laboratory rats, injecting them with a drug that mutates them into killers. The movie was written and directed by Douglas Schulze (Mimesis: Nosferatu; Mimesis: Night of the Living Dead; Dark Fields; Dark Heaven). The Dolphin Entertainment Group production stars John Saxon, David Emge...
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Stephen King’s favourite films of all time
In anticipation of the impending release of yet another Stephen King movie adaptation – Mike Flanagan’s Doctor Sleep – here is a list of the author’s favourite films of all time. Not all of the films are in the horror genre. King once stated: “I am especially partial—this will not surprise you—to suspense films.” King’s choices include all-time classic movies such as...
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American character actor Rip Torn has died
American actor Rip Torn has passed away peacefully in his home, aged 88 years-old, his representatives have confirmed. Born in Temple, Texas in 1931, Torn made the move to Hollywood in the 1950s, making his feature film debut in Baby Doll (1956) as a dentist before studying under Lee Strasberg at the prestigious Actors Studio in New York and earning much acclaim for his Broadway role in Sweet Bird...
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British character actor Freddie Jones has died
British character actor Freddie Jones has passed away. He had a lengthy career in theatre, television, and cinema productions over almost sixty years. Born Frederick Charles Jones on 12 September 1927, he was raised in Dresden, Stoke-on-Trent, On leaving school, he went to work at Creda, the home appliances store, and then for ten years as a lab assistant at a chemical factory in Tamworth...
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Wax Mask coming to extras-packed Blu-ray via Severin Films
Wax Mask aka The Wax Mask is a 1997 Italian-French gothic horror feature film directed by Sergio Stivaletti about a disfigured madman who populates his museum with the corpses of his victims. Film directors Lucio Fulci and Dario Argento met in 1995 and agreed to collaborate on a horror film titled M.D.C. Maschera di cera (a loose remake of the 1953 Vincent Price hit House of Wax, based on a story...
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Killer Fish Week is coming to Shout! Factory TV – news
Just when you thought it was safe to take a dip in the water again… the underwater unfriendlies bit back! This summer, Shout! Factory TV presents Killer Fish Week, streaming a nightly double feature of fan-favourite ferocious fish flicks. Fans can tune in to watch classic films such as Barracuda, Demon of Paradise and Night Tide, and Mystery Science Theater 3000 episodes, riffing on films such as...
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Netherworld – USA, 1992
‘There is a place between Heaven and Hell.’ Netherworld is a 1992 American supernatural horror feature film written (as Billy Chicago) and directed by David Schmoeller (Puppetmaster; Crawlspace; The Seduction; Tourist Trap), based on a story co-written with executive producer Charles Band. The Full Moon Entertainment production stars Michael Bendetti, Denise Gentile...
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Billy Drago – actor
Actor Billy Drago, who appeared in over a hundred movies and numerous TV shows over four decades, has died. He was best known for portraying real-life gangster Frank Nitti in the Brian De Palma’s The Untouchables (1987). Drago died on Monday in Los Angeles. Drago hailed from Hugoton, Kansas, and after stints as a journalist and radio presenter he made his way into films via a successful...
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Omen IV: The Awakening – Canada, USA, 1991
‘They said it was over. They were wrong.’ Omen IV: The Awakening is a 1991 American supernatural horror feature film directed by Jorge Montesi (Night Visitors; Friday the 13th: The Series) and Dominique Othenin-Girard (Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers; After Darkness) from a screenplay by Brian Taggert, based on a storyline co-written with Harvey Bernhard. The movie stars Faye...
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Vampirella gets a new comic book series for 50th anniversary
With Vampirella about to celebrate her 50th anniversary, in July 2019 Dynamite Entertainment will mark the occasion with a brand new comic book series from acclaimed writer Christopher Priest (Black Panther, Deathstroke, Justice League), which will launch in July 2019. Commenting, Christopher Priest said: “This version of Vampirella is set in the real world, as real as I’m allowed to make it.
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Hellmaster – USA, 1992
Hellmaster is a 1992 horror film about a psychotic college professor who uses unwitting students as laboratory rats, injecting them with a drug that mutates them into killers. The movie was written and directed by Douglas Schulze (Mimesis: Nosferatu; Mimesis: Night of the Living Dead; Dark Fields; Dark Heaven). The Dolphin Entertainment Group production stars John Saxon, David Emge...
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Stephen King’s favourite films of all time
In anticipation of the impending release of yet another Stephen King movie adaptation – Mike Flanagan’s Doctor Sleep – here is a list of the author’s favourite films of all time. Not all of the films are in the horror genre. King once stated: “I am especially partial—this will not surprise you—to suspense films.” King’s choices include all-time classic movies such as...
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American character actor Rip Torn has died
American actor Rip Torn has passed away peacefully in his home, aged 88 years-old, his representatives have confirmed. Born in Temple, Texas in 1931, Torn made the move to Hollywood in the 1950s, making his feature film debut in Baby Doll (1956) as a dentist before studying under Lee Strasberg at the prestigious Actors Studio in New York and earning much acclaim for his Broadway role in Sweet Bird...
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British character actor Freddie Jones has died
British character actor Freddie Jones has passed away. He had a lengthy career in theatre, television, and cinema productions over almost sixty years. Born Frederick Charles Jones on 12 September 1927, he was raised in Dresden, Stoke-on-Trent, On leaving school, he went to work at Creda, the home appliances store, and then for ten years as a lab assistant at a chemical factory in Tamworth...
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Wax Mask coming to extras-packed Blu-ray via Severin Films
Wax Mask aka The Wax Mask is a 1997 Italian-French gothic horror feature film directed by Sergio Stivaletti about a disfigured madman who populates his museum with the corpses of his victims. Film directors Lucio Fulci and Dario Argento met in 1995 and agreed to collaborate on a horror film titled M.D.C. Maschera di cera (a loose remake of the 1953 Vincent Price hit House of Wax, based on a story...
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Killer Fish Week is coming to Shout! Factory TV – news
Just when you thought it was safe to take a dip in the water again… the underwater unfriendlies bit back! This summer, Shout! Factory TV presents Killer Fish Week, streaming a nightly double feature of fan-favourite ferocious fish flicks. Fans can tune in to watch classic films such as Barracuda, Demon of Paradise and Night Tide, and Mystery Science Theater 3000 episodes, riffing on films such as...
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‘Two Evil Eyes’ is coming to 4K Blu-ray with a swathe of extras
‘When I wake you… you’ll be dead.” Two Evil Eyes – aka Due occhi diabolici – is a 1990 Italian-American supernatural horror feature film, written and directed by Dario Argento and George A. Romero. The pair had previously worked together on the hugely popular and influential Dawn of the Dead in 1978. The film is split into two separate tales...
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Trilogy of Terror II – USA, 1996 – reviews and new Blu-ray news
Trilogy of Terror II is a 1996 American horror anthology made-for-cable feature film, and a sequel to the 1975 television film, Trilogy of Terror, both directed by Dan Curtis (Dead of Night; Burnt Offerings; Bram Stoker’s Dracula; House of Dark Shadows; et al). The film was co-written by Curtis and William F. Nolan (The Norliss Tapes; The Turn of the Screw; Burnt Offerings) except for ‘Bobby&
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Class of Nuke ‘Em High Part II: Subhumanoid Meltdown – USA, 1991 – reviews
Class of Nuke ‘Em High Part II: Subhumanoid Meltdown is a 1991 science-fiction comedy horror feature film about a college where weird experiments are being conducted amidst the toxic waste. Directed by Eric Louzil (Night of the Beast; Fortress of Amerikkka) and [uncredited] Donald G. Jackson (Hell Comes to Frogtown) from a screenplay co-written by Louzil, Lloyd Kaufman, Carl Morano, Mark F.
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