Paul Sparrow-Clarke, Author at Diabolique Magazine

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Blue Underground’s 4K Disc of The Final Countdown (1980)

Posted by Paul Sparrow-Clarke | Jun 10, 2021 | Film, Home Video, Slider

Paul Sparrow-Clarke reviews Blue Underground’s new 4k restoration of eighties cult classic THE FINAL COUNTDOWN.

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Severin’s Blu Ray of Day of the Beast (1995)

Posted by Paul Sparrow-Clarke | Apr 2, 2021 | Film, Home Video, Slider

In Day of the Beast, a Basque priest Angel is on a mission to commit as much sin as possible. He thinks the Antichrist will be born at midnight on Christmas Eve, and if he can gain Satan’s trust he can get into the Antichrist’s birth ceremony and kill it.

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Mimic: Evolving Del Toro

Posted by Paul Sparrow-Clarke | Mar 25, 2021 | Feature Articles, Slider

The film pushed the director to develop a unique, personal visual style. It also helped forge a personal dictum for him: out of your defects your virtues will be born. Like the titular creatures, Mimic forced Del Toro to evolve into something different. And superior.

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Vigilante (1982): Blue Underground’s 4K Release

Posted by Paul Sparrow-Clarke | Jan 27, 2021 | Home Video, Slider

William Lustig’s grindhouse, working class variant of Death Wish begins with a blunt statement of intent: first shot, Nick (Fred Williamson) staring into the camera, “I don’t know about you guys, but I’ve had it up to here.” He’s addressing a gathering of citizens. “You want your city back? Take it!” The title

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