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Banned and Binned: Rediscovering Curfew (1989)

Banned, binned and pretty much ignored, Matty dusts off director Gary Winick’s tense and involving home invasion shocker; a well-made surprise ripe for rediscovery.  As every other UK genre nut will...

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Elves (1989) Unwrapped!

Brandy in one hand, mince pie in the other, Matty looks back at a neglected seasonal schlock-tacular this fine Christmas Eve… With Trick’r Treat auteur Michael Dougherty’s festive jolter Krampus...

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Blood on the Snow: Shredder (2001) Defrosted

Thoroughly enjoyable fodder, Matty thaws Greg Huson’s snowbound slasher out for another look…   Despite what some of the more curmudgeonly gore guard claim, Wes Craven’s barnstorming Scream wasn’t the...

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A Kind of Blue: The Sultry Noir of Midnight Blue (1997)

One of the many nineties DTV flicks that never made the leap to US or UK DVD, Dave revisits Skott Snider’s Midnight Blue, and chats to its to lead actors, Damian Chapa and Annabel Schofield. Picture...

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It’s All Relative: C. Courtney Joyner Recalls Distant Cousins (1993)

The producer of Videodrome, the star of House, and the writer of From a Whisper to a Scream combine to make one of the best TV movies that you’ve never seen. Scripter C. Courtney Joyner tells Dave Wain...

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Gruesome Charisma: A Valentine to Skinner (1993)

Unfairly languishing in oblivion, Matty shines a light on Ivan Nagy’s excellent serial killer chiller; a candy-coloured curio as wonderfully warped and scuzzy as its late director… Any movie containing...

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Second Thoughts on Double Take (1998): Reflections on a Mark L. Lester Thriller

Commando and Class of 1984 may be synonymous with his name, but between 1996 and 1998 Mark L. Lester delivered a quartet of DTV perfection, to which Dave revisits Double Take as part of our Schlock...

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Revenger’s Tragedy: A Moment for From Beyond the Grave (1996)

Matty looks back at the awesome From Beyond the Grave, a potent, straight-to-video variation on The Horror Show and Shocker from British action auteur John Eyres. Warning: This article contains...

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Requiem For a Bad Guy: Dr. Viallini & Metamorphosis: The Alien Factor (1990)

Matty reflects on a schlocky body horror gem and the wicked villain at its gooey centre. Many a great horror movie lives and dies by the strength of its bad guy. After all, would stone cold classics...

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From Swords To Schlockery: John Terlesky On His Path To The Director’s Chair

Before the star of Deathstalker II began directing Network TV, he churned out a wealth of quality material for DTV kings Cinetel. As part of our Schlock & Awe series Dave chats to John Terlesky...

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