The 1960s and 1970s were shadowed by numerous ecological catastrophes that made people think about environmental issues in a whole new light. In 1967, an oil tanker on its way to Wales hit Pollard Rock at the coast of Cornwall, ...

Over the decades, Western filmmakers, in the US and Europe alike, have made sure that almost any cinematic genre has had its tropes exploited in some form or another. Fully exploring even one exploitation sub-genre would be a mammoth task, ...

What’s that? Did something touch your leg? It could be seaweed, or it could be…a monster!

What has Sweden ever given the world of horror cinema? Much like my own homeland, not an awful lot, despite both countries having the most perfect setting for tales of terror. I mean, it is bloody pitch-dark half the year ...

Cosmic, or Lovecraftian horror, can be defined as ”Fear and awe we feel when confronted by phenomena beyond our comprehension, whose scope extends beyond the narrow field of human affairs and boasts of cosmic significance”.  It is a rather broad ...

Don’t think for a second that you know what’s coming just because you know the story.

There’s a lot to love about Britain. Beautiful countryside, friendly people, rich and intriguing history, a plethora of wonderful artists, musicians, filmmakers, not to mention the full English breakfast and the Sunday roast. Truly fantastic stuff. However, for me personally, ...

Come Drink with Me is often regarded as the film that kick started the martial arts genre. While it wasn’t the first film of its kind, it was the film that made an impact, and besides helping a relatively new ...

When someone mentions the name Skinner there is two things that jump into most people’s mind: the eternal mama’s boy and principal of Springfield elementary Seymour Skinner of The Simpsons or Mitch Pileggi’s portrayal of FBI assistant director Walter Skinner ...

The name Kit Power is undoubtedly familiar to many horror fans. The author of the novel GodBomb, Power’s work has also been published in magazines such as Splatterpunk and Kzine and his short stories can be found in a number ...