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London After Midnight: Abertoir Festival Update
Hear ye, hear ye, hear ye! I have just had more information about The Abertoir Film Festival. Abertoir which takes place in Aberystwyth, Wales, is a bargain at only £40 for the full 5 days. It takes place in a relatively small, intimate theatre, so tickets are sold on a first come, first served basis…..get [...]
Mum & Dad (2008)- Horror Film Review
Steven Sheil’s 2008 British horror MUM & DAD – shot in seventeen days, on a micro-budget of only £100,000 – stands up as one of the best British horrors in recent years. Not since THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE have we seen a family this insane.
When young Polish airport worker Lena is stranded at work after [...]
London After Midnight: More U.K. Festival News From Your Harbinger of Doom
The Mayhem Horror Festival, running from October 29 through November 1 in Nottingham, will feature a digital installation of NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD: REANIMATED, an artistic re-envisioning of the 1968 zombie classic, with artists and animators recreating favorite scenes in various media.
London After Midnight: The Best of Upcoming British Horror Fests
Oh dear, oh dear – it would appear that we have been a tad remiss in keeping you up to date with recent happenings in good ole’ blighty. Don’t panic folks! You will no longer be entirely reliant on Google for your news of all things British! I will grab the ‘London After Midnight’ page, [...]
Repulsion (1965) – Horror Film Review
Although it cannot quite live up to its reputation, Polanski’s startling psychological horror film is a bona fide genre classic.
Back in the day when newspaper and magazine critics had some influence, Roman Polanski’s REPULSION was one of the few horror films (along with Alfred Hitchock’s PSYCHO) that earned any respect. Variety called it “a classy, [...]
London After Midnight: Summer Shocks
The month of August means only one thing to me, my Film4 FrightFest event that has taken place over the last holiday weekend for the past eight years. This horror fantasy festival started small as an offshoot of my previous efforts Shock Around The Clock and Fantasm but has now grown into the UK’s biggest [...]
