Zombie fans rejoice as George Romero's latest undead epic SURVIVAL OF THE DEAD arrives on DVD and Blu-ray on March the 15th from Optimum Home Entertainment and to celebrate the release of this flesh eating return to form for the great master of horror we have teamed up with Optimum to give away five copies of the film on DVD in our SGM competition here.
It's time for advance early looks at some of the hot incoming DVD releases as Paul Bird checks out Revolver Entertainment's Brit shocker SALVAGE whilst Stu Willis gets the chills with Anchor Bay's PARANORMAL ENTITY and Lions Gate's UK release of CLIVE BARKER'S DREAD. We've also more indie film fun as Stu gets bird brained watching the delightfully absurd ZOMBEAK! then checks out the new wave of underground slasher shocks in RED VELVET before stripping down to get NUDE IN DRACULA'S CASTLE.
We haven't had a good killer pig movie in quite some time, so Stu Willis was thrilled to see South Korean filmmaker Jung-won Shin revisit an often ignored shocker scenario for his film CHAW and to celebrate the UK release of the movie Stu kicked backed with Jung-won Shin to discuss his work in our exclusive Spotlight interview and we've teamed up with the fine folk at Optimum Releasing to give three lucky readers the chance to chow down with some killer pig fun in our snortingly good DVD competition.
Perhaps one of the most anticipated releases of the year, Arrow Video keep the modern horror classics coming with a remastered Blu-Ray release of George A Romero's undead epic DAY OF THE DEAD and Stu Willis was more than happy to answer the cry of 'braaiiinnnsss' to bring you an early sneak peek review. And the old school horror fun keeps coming as Stu brings you another early review, this time it's Metrodome's retro styled chiller THE HOUSE OF THE DEVIL. Momentum Pictures meantime get Stu wary about foreign travel as he takes a trip to BORDERLAND before wrapping his genre viewing fun with a look at the latest cult cinema treat from the ever-excellent Onar Films with ALTIN COCUK.
When there's no more room in hell, the dead will walk the streets of Serbia…or at least that's what Stu Willis found as he kicked back with Metrodome's new DVD release of indie brain muncher APOCALYPSE OF THE DEAD starring horror legend Ken Foree and to celebrate the UK DVD release of this old school splatter treat we have three copies to give away to flesh eating readers in our brain dead competition.
Indie film is always popular round these parts so Team SGM were happy to wave the indie flag once again as Stu Willis grips his rosary beads in contemplation of Camp Motion Pictures cult comedy NUN OF THAT before seeking PENANCE from Jake Kennedy's indie shocker. Keri O'Shea meantime takes time out to check out Tony (Cold Storage) Elwood debut feature KILLER whilst Abertoir Festival's Rebekah Smith ponders the value of wedded bliss as she watches Pat Higgins HELL BRIDE.
Regular readers will remember sometime back our very own Stu Willis chatted with filmmaker Steve Kastrissios about the continued success of his film THE HORSEMAN, well we're pleased to see that the film is now being released on DVD and Blu-Ray by the good folk at Kaleidoscope Home Entertainment so to celebrate the March 1st release we are giving away 3 copies of the film on DVD in our vengeful competition.
The Flesh and Blood will be spraying the screen of the Filmhouse Cinema in the heart of Edinburgh from Friday 30th April to Sunday 2nd May when Harvey Fenton's FAB Press brings three days of relentlessly mouth watering genre entertainment with 15, yes 15, indie film gems and a host of uber cool guests including (take a deep breath now fright fans)…
Bavarian chills in the KAIFECK MURDER (UK premiere); the Canadian shocker THE END (UK premiere); French fantasy epic 8TH WONDERLAND (UK premiere with guests directors Nicolas Alberny and Jean Mach); cult classic THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF LITTLE DIZZLE (UK premiere); Darren Ward's brutal gem A DAY OF VIOLENCE (with guests director Darren Ward, star Nick Rendell, and special guest star, Euro-shock legend Giovanni Lombardo Radice); the underground smash RESURRECTING THE STREET WALKER (with guests, director Ozgur Uyanik and producer Ian Prior); undead opus REEL ZOMBIES; Grand Guignol masterpiece NEIGHBOR and the UK premiere of the latest brutal urban horror epic by the legendary filmmaker Buddy Giovinazzo LIFE IS HOT IN CRACKTOWN who will be appearing at the festival to present his new film as well as a rare director's cut screening of his seminal shocker COMBAT SHOCK.
Passes for this must attend FAB event are on sale now, at the great value price of £65 for a full three day pass, direct from the Filmhouse Cinema at the box office (Lothian Road, Edinburgh) or by phone on 0131 228 2688 or online from the Filmhouse website here.
Zombie fans will be looking forward to the DVD and Blu-ray release of George A Romero's latest living dead opus SURVIVAL OF THE DEAD so Al Sex Gore jumped at the chance to bring you an advance sneak peek review of Optimum's incoming disc. Paul Bird meantime has stocked up on popcorn as he settles down at the press screening for Universal's latest interpretation of THE WOLFMAN. Stu Willis though has been on a journey of global genre goodness as he develops a THIRST with Palisades Tartan before wrapping business with a veritable feast of classic eye candy with Eureka Entertainment's COMPLETE FRITZ LANG MABUSE BOXSET.
Optimum Home Entertainment are proving to be real stars in the genre community as they continue to delve deeply into their catalogue of niche genre titles, merrily filling the gaps of many fans collections with a diverse line up of obscure film fun as our very own Stu Willis can attest as he spends an evening in the company of some of Optimums latest treats including Peter Collinson's 1971 shocker FRIGHT; and if that hasn't put the fear into him then he'll soon be screaming when he watches Philippe Mora's THE HOWLING 2 and the retro frights keep coming as Stu gets his sunglasses on to watch NIGHT OF THE COMET and after all that cheese he'll no doubt welcome the opportunity to visit the MAD MONSTER PARTY. After all that Optimum fun we reckon Stu needs a wee break so we've packed him off for a LONG WEEKEND courtesy of the folk at Showbox
Paul Bird kicks off the global insanity with a trip to Japan for a look at Nobuhiko Obayashi's HOUSE (Hausu) from Eureka Entertainment then he's off to South Korea with Terracotta Distribution to get BREATHLESS. Back over in Japan Keri O'Shea has popped round to the local library to check out Shinbaku Books literary exploitation love letter MOJU: THE BLIND BEAST while nearer to home in Wales, Abertoir Festival Coordinator Rebekah Smith has been pondering the values of some of the recent multiplex shockers including Karyn Kusama's cheerleading chiller JENNIFER'S BODY and Kevin Greutert's franchise frightfest SAW VI.
Poor Stu Willis is a hero round these parts, particularly so when the team at SGM tie him to a chair Clockwork Orange stylee with his hands firmly behind his back and spool hours of the finest vintage After Hours Cinema smut in a test of adult endurance…so kick back and see how Stu survives the pace as he's kicks off business with the GRINDHOUSE VIRGIN PART 2 TRIPLE FEATURE then it's time for him to start squirming with 42ND STREET PETE'S SLEAZY GRINDHOUSE PICTURE SHOW before inevitably spontaneously combusting whilst viewing CARTER STEVENS' COLLEGIATES COLLECTION - splashtastic!
After a lengthy stressful production history, Brit filmmaker Jim Groom's cult thriller ROOM 36 makes a very welcome debut on DVD from Ivory Tower Entertainment so to celebrate this triumph over adversity for independent film Stu Willis checks in with a review and we've teamed up with Ivory Tower to give three lucky readers the chance to win a copy of the film on DVD signed by writer/director Jim Groom in our exclusive competition here.
Some of the most talked about films of 2009 will shortly be making their UK DVD debut so Stu Willis takes some time out to see what all the fuss is about as he checks out Revolver Entertainment's incoming DVD release of the chilling shocker TONY before taking a truly terrifying trip to PONTYPOOL ahead of getting his snow boots on in preparation for a WHITEOUT then kick back in high definition as Stu goes back to ballet school as Dario Argento's SUSPIRIA debuts on UK Blu-ray from the fine folk at Nouveaux Pictures.
There will be Flesh and Blood spraying the screen at the Filmhouse Cinema in Edinburgh from Friday 30 April to 2 May when FAB Press will be running a three day marathon of terror screening 16 films (including some bloody UK premieres), some prime short shockers with some very special guests attending. Full details of the programme will be announced soon but mark your diaries now.
Also, fans of the legendary Dead By Dawn Film Festival will be pleased to hear that after announcing in April last year that she'd be taking a year off, festival director Adele Hartley has sent word that horror fans won't have to wait too long for their next Dead by Dawn fix as there will be a very special Dead By Dawn mini fest in late September at the Filmhouse to keep folk going until the full festival returns in April 2011. With five premieres already booked in this will be another essential date for your diary pre-Halloween. Stay tuned for more updates on both events here at SGM soon.
Horror fans have been waiting some time with much anticipation to see what the Spierig Brothers (of Undead fame) could do with the vampire genre, well the wait is over as Paul Bird heads to the cinema for the press screening of their latest opus DAYBREAKERS. Stu Willis meantime is celebrating the recent theatrical screenings of the Thorold Dickinson's classic THE QUEEN OF SPADES by checking out the new UK DVD release whilst taking time out to see what's happening in the new filmmaker scene with Alex Bakshaev's latest short BITTERSWEET.
Horror fans should get ready to self implode with joy (just like our very own Stu Willis did) as Bloody Earth Films prepare to unleash the triple disc bliss that is Stephen Romano's SHOCK FESTIVAL but before you change your pants you will want to join Stu as he settles down for a SLUTTY STEWARDESSES GRINDHOUSE DOUBLE FEATURE then kick back with some mind bending substances to admire THE LOVE STATUE before getting seriously cheesy with the ZOMBIES OF THE STRATOSPHERE.
Whilst it's always good to see new horror films gaining mainstream profile Stu Willis digs under the skin of some of the latest releases as he checks out the new Fox release of WRONG TURN 3: LEFT FOR DEAD before visiting the lovely young ladies at SORORITY ROW while our very own horror femme fatale Keri O'Shea draws the curtains to spend the evening with Optimum's ORPHAN under the dim light of the HUMAN LANTERNS.
Following the success of their DAWN OF THE DEAD Blu-Ray release Arrow Video will be following it up on the 29th of March with a very welcome DAY OF THE DEAD Blu-Ray disc for the UK. Before then though Romero fans can look forward to a lovely DVD release of the Romero/Argento anthology collaboration TWO EVIL EYES on the 15th of February whilst Argento fans can look forward to Arrow Video re-releases of THE STENDHAL SYNDROME, TERROR AT THE OPERA and THE CARD PLAYER - all on the 22nd of March (under their popular Italian Masters of Horror label which will also see some Fulci fun looming kicking off with his classic CITY OF THE LIVING DEAD). Sister label Shameless though will not be lacking on the genre release front with plans for DVD releases of both LOVE GODDESS OF THE CANNIBALS (22nd February) and SATANS BABY DOLL (29th March) scheduled - happy days for UK horror fans!
Well it's that time of year again, when folk reflect on the year that's been, both the good and the bad, and ponder the year ahead and we're no different here at SGM as our very own Al Sex Gore settles back to review his movie highlights of 2009 and consider who may be the future genre rising stars of tomorrow in a special New Year spotlight review here- check it out and feel free to input your own thoughts at our forum.
The New Year means it's time to celebrate so that also means it's time for Stu Willis to crack open a nice bottle of Viper and kick back with the fully uncut UK DVD debut of the splatter classic STREET TRASH from the fine folk at Arrow Video who also keep the gore flying with the Herschell Gordon Lewis sequel BLOOD FEAST 2: ALL U CAN EAT. Talking of gory feasts, Optimum Home Entertainment also get in on the action with their own bloody sequels by way of FEAST 2: SLOPPY SECONDS whilst High Fliers bring the chills into the new year with a trip to COFFIN ROCK.
All at SGM were deeply saddened to hear that on Friday, the 18th of December legendary horror scribe Chas Balun (author of the influential Gore Score and Horror Holocaust books and publisher of the excellent unsurpassed Deep Red magazine) passed away after a long battle with cancer. SGM webmaster Al Sex Gore stated "Chas was not only a massive influence for horror fans over the years but was also a deep inspiration for Sex Gore Mutants and many other genre websites and publications. His influence and legacy will be felt for many years to come. A great man who will be sorely missed". Chas Balun - we salute you.
It's the festive season so Stu Willis is full of good cheer and feeling quite frisky as he reminisces about SKIN IN THE 70S whilst visiting the After Hours Cinema to check out some SLEAZY STAGS, AMERICAN STYLE and the somewhat dubiously monikered HITLER'S HARLOT COLLECTION before checking himself into THE GAY BED AND BREAKFAST OF TERROR for an early sneak peak at French thriller HIGHLY STRUNG.
Horror sequels have long been notoriously questionable for genre fans so when it was announced that a follow up to Neil Marshall's nerve jangling gem The Descent was in production the news was met with a universal sharp intake of breath from the horror community. Well The Descent Part 2 opens in cinemas across the UK today so our very own Paul Bird donned his wetsuit and spelunked himself into the press screening to bring you his thoughts in his review here.
The festive season is not the most popular holiday here at SGM Towers, a sickly overly commercialised exercise in retail misery thinly packaged as a religious celebration…but there is a small bright light shining amongst the crass commercialism in the form of Arrow Video's very welcome uncut DVD release of the infamous festive nasty SILENT NIGHT DEADLY NIGHT which is out now on DVD. And to celebrate the arrival of Santa Claws we have teamed up with the lovely horror loving folk at Arrow Video to give three lucky readers the chance to win some bloody festive fun in our competition.
Proving that Sweden's horror output has more to offer than cult classic Blood Tracks, the fine folk at DarkDisc/ Sick Films are about to launch a very welcome collection of films by Swedish horror auteur Daniel Lehmussaari so Stu Willis was more than pleased to check out the incoming debut release HOUSE OF ORPHANS. The chills keep coming though as Stu peeks out from behind the covers to peruse Nucleus Films very special edition release of the chilling GHOST STORY. But after all the fear fun it's time for some trash so Stu gets the popcorn out to kick back with BLOOD: THE LAST VAMPIRE before settling down for the night (with his hands above the covers of course) when he visits the HONEYMOON SUITE GRINDHOUSE TRIPLE FEATURE.
There's been a very welcome rise in the number of British horror events of late so SGM welcomes onboard Keri O'Shea as she gives her thoughts on her trip to Whitby for the Bram Stoker International Film Festival 2009 before heading over to Wales to check out some new movies at the Abertoir Horror Festival including Ozgur Uyanik's sleeper horror smash RESURRECTING THE STREET WALKER and the latest gory opus from the legendary Herschell Gordon Lewis THE UH-OH SHOW. And talking of Abertoir, we also welcome festival programmer Rebekah Smith as she shares with us her reflections of the debut Celluloid Screams festival in Sheffield while wrapping the horror fun we welcome back Pooch as he opens his heart (and lets rip) after viewing BLACK DEVIL DOLL - check it out!
F.A.B. Press are without doubt the leaders in prestige film book publishing with some of the greatest genre books ever to go into print so it was with immense drooling pleasure that Stu Willis diverted his eyes from the TV screen long enough to kick back and savour in the vintage video nasties revisited spectacular THE ART OF THE NASTY by respected genre stalwarts Nigel (Salvation) Wingrove and Marc (Nucleus) Morris before wallowing in the deliriously deviant pleasures that is CINEMA SEWER VOLUME 2 masterfully edited by Canada's No 1 pervert maximus Robin Bougie - get those reading glasses on and enjoy
Following the success of Michael J Murphy's schlock horror gem INVITATION TO HELL on DVD, Sarcophilous Films have answered horror fans requests by following it up with the very welcome DVD debut of the outlandishly entertaining SKARE so to celebrate the occasion our very own low budget terror connoisseur Stu Willis has tracked down filmmaker Michael J Murphy to discuss the films, his career and more in our exclusive SGM interview.
We're worried that poor Stu Willis might end up with Brain Damage after he visits the HELL HOUSE only to accidentally AWAKEN THE DEAD and get a TASTE OF FLESH when he is inflicted by the CURSE OF THE WOLF and faces the FIST OF THE VAMPIRE. But worry not as we know that redemption awaits him at the BACHELOR PARTY IN THE BUNGALOW OF THE DAMNED - enjoy!
Producing movies in Britain is hard enough these days, producing exploitation films even more so. That though doesn't deter passionate filmmakers such as Shane Mather - the no budget exploitation guru and brains behind such underground splatter treats such as EXCREAMER and FANTACIDE. Well Shane is back with another slice of late night brutality with the shocking TERROR NATION so our very own Stu Willis caught up with Shane to discuss the films production in our exclusive SGM interview.
Stu Willis draws the curtains close once again as he settles down for an evening of Secret Key fun with some seriously saucy NAUGHTY NYMPHS, the very amorous INSATIABLE HOUSEWIFE GRINDHOUSE COLLECTION and a SEXPLOITATION DOUBLE FEATURE: FEMALE ANIMAL/TEENAGE MOTHER. And after that orgy of visual filthy fun you would think poor Stu might go mad but not enough to go SCREWBALLS thanks to the fine folk at Severin Films.
Although not scheduled for a UK DVD release until next year (March 2010), UK genre fans will be pleased to see THE HORSEMAN - a welcome return to form for the classic revenge road movie genre - get a theatrical release in UK cinemas from October the 30th thanks to the fine folk at Kaleidoscope Home Entertainment and to note the occasion SGM's Stu Willis kicks back with writer/director Steve Kastrissios to discuss the film and his career in general in our exclusive SGM interview.
Who would have thought that one day we would see remakes of extreme video nasties make their way onto the mainstream multiplex cinema screen, well Stu Willis was ready to brace himself to see if the road leads to nowhere in Universal Pictures release of THE LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT. Long time readers will be familiar with Brit genre stalwart Jake West's work so we were intrigued to check out the DVD release of his zombird geezer blood fest DOGHOUSE from Sony and while we're on the subject of all things undead Stu throws himself into a feast of flesh eating fun with a triple bill of very differing zombie delights by way of Momentum Pictures ZOMBIE TRANSFUSION, the low budget cult sleeper WASTING AWAY and an early sneak peek at EVILUTION.
It's been some time since SGM spoke to filmmaker Dave (The Dead Hate The Living) Parker so with the much anticipated DVD release of his acclaimed new genre-bending movie THE HILLS RUN RED it was high time we caught up with him again so SGM's Paul Bird sat him down after a crowd pleasing festival screening to discuss his latest terror treat in our exclusive interview.
With preview screenings of Michael Dougherty's directorial debut TRICK R TREAT gathering unanimous praise from horror fans that had attended preview screenings, SGM was keen to find out what all the fuss was about. So armed with pumpkins and candy, SGM's Paul Bird tracked him down to an swish London hotel on the eve of the films DVD release for this exclusive interview.
Mainstream US production companies have long had the inability to appreciate that film fans can happily enjoy foreign subtitled movies, preferring to invest large sums of money in script tampering and remaking perfectly good genre movies, so Stu Willis was perhaps understandably apprehensive when it came time to check out Paramount's release of THE UNINVITED. In need of some good old monster movie fun Stu cracked open some Gatorade and kicked back with Icon Home Entertainment's ROGUE before saddling up with Dennis Quaid to join the HORSEMEN. Wrapping up Stu's horror ponderings he discovers that the Tasmanian Tiger isn't the only endangered species in DYING BREED before seeing what Anthony Hickox has been up to since he was Hellraising at the Waxwork back in the 1990's with his latest shocker KNIFE EDGE.
Sex and Gore are clearly two of our favourite things here at SGM so Stu Willis was positively gleeful when the wild Spanish shocker SEXY KILLER arrived from Momentum Pictures but would the giddy fun continue when he got masterful with Spirit Entertainment's SLAVE. It's almost Halloween (our favourite time of year) but will it be a happy one for Stu as he catches up with MR HALLOWEEN and books an appointment with DR CHOPPER while the legend that is Pooch returns to sing the praises of Nazi zombies in E1 Entertainment's DVD release of DEAD SNOW.
Stateside readers will already be aware of the work of indie DVD label BRAIN DAMAGE, but now UK horror fans can see what all the fuss is about as they launch in the UK with not one, not two but six slices of gory DVD fun for your delectation and our very own Stu Willis checks out all the launch titles...so kick back as Stu gets grimy with a Brain Damage marathon of the chilling DEATH OF A GHOST HUNTER, the spooky SILENT BLOODNIGHT, scientifically scary SERUM, the furrily frightening PREY FOR THE BEAST, the Krustily creepy SECRETS OF THE CLOWN and downright questionable TORTURE ME NO MORE.
It's been a while since we've visited the horror library to indulge our literary needs so everyone's favourite bookworm mutie Stu Willis got his book club membership renewed at his local Vault of Horror Library and kicks off his late night reading with a double dose of delights from Noir Publishing with Steve Earles weighty tribute to the work of Guillermo (Hellboy) Del Toro in THE GOLDEN LABYRINTH: THE UNIQUE FILMS OF GUILLERMO DEL TORO before invoking the dead to rise from the grave once again with the updated edition of Andy Black and Steve Earles zombie gem THE DEAD WALK - get your reading glasses ready guys and ghouls!
Long time readers will know that our very own Stu Willis has long been a big supporter of independent genre film so when the opportunity appeared to check out Julian Richards latest movie SUMMER SCARS Stu was right on the case. Keen eyed readers will also be aware that we've been following the career of rising Spanish filmmaker extraordinaire Julián Lara for some time now so we were pleased when a screener for his latest zombie epic KILLING TWICE: A DEADHUNTER CHRONICLE arrived at SGM Towers and while we're off globetrotting Stu checks out the latest terror from Thailand by way of 13 GAME OF DEATH from the folk at Revolver Entertainment.
Always more than happy to do his bit to put the 'sex' in Sex Gore Mutants, Stu Willis slips on his smoking jacket to peruse the latest delights in (ahem) art house adult entertainment…first we head over to Denmark to visit the legendary Ole Søltoft for a double dose of 70's fun with IN THE SIGN OF THE GEMINI and its astrological sequel IN THE SIGN OF THE LION then it's time for some fun for sports fans as Stu gets the pom poms out for the PRO BALL CHEERLEADERS GRINDHOUSE TRIPLE FEATURE before collapsing in a gratified heap with the GRINDHOUSE GIRLS OF THE 1970S COLLECTION.
Redemption Films have been keeping busy with an interesting release schedule, none so more evident as Paul Bird discovers when he kicks back with the downbeat and seriously chilling Nazi sleeper treat SPRING OF LIFE whilst Stu Willis takes a peek at their new UK release of Jean Rollin's recent spin on the nunsploitation genre DRACULA'S FIANCEE and having had his head filled with deviant dwarves and chain smoking nuns Stu's primed for some vintage sleaze by way of Joseph Sarno's ALL THE SINS OF SODOM and the deliriously titled THE HOSTESS ALSO LIKES TO BLOW THE HORN so needless to say to help bring poor Stu back to earth he treats himself to some delightful vintage classic video nasty fun by way of the inappropriately titled HORRIBLE (aka Absurd) - enjoy!
SGM's lead movie boffo Stu Willis embraces all genres of movies so was more than happy to take a sneak peek at the incoming UK DVD release of the outrageous martial arts mayhem fantasy DORORO and the absurdly funny Spinal Tap-esque GUNS ON THE CLACKAMAS by animation legend Bill Plympton. Back on the horror front Paul Bird gets the chills as he faces some suicidal horrors in FROM WITHIN and bizarre parental shocks with CRADLE WILL FALL whilst poor Broonage recuperates from a recent operation by indulging in THE UNGODLY and old school slasher KNOCK KNOCK,
Long time SGM readers will remember an explosive low budget exploitation movie starring the late great David Warbeck called SUDDEN FURY directed by the very talented Darren Ward, well he's back yet again with the next part in his ultra violent crime trilogy and this time he's teamed up with genre legend Giovanni Lombardo Radice to deliver A DAY OF VIOLENCE and our very own Stu Willis just about manages to stop himself going on a crime spree after watching this hot new gory treat and kicks back with filmmaker Darren to discuss the new film and his work in our exclusive Spotlight interview here .
It's been pretty quiet on the horror front of late for the team at the UK branch of Anchor Bay, that was until they took most of the horror community (and SGM regular Stu Willis) by surprise with the release of THE COFFIN JOE COLLECTION so check out Stu's extensive thoughts on this mouth watering release. But it's not just horror legend Jose Mojica Marins that's been getting the special edition treatment as Stu finds when he checks out Shock-O-Rama Cinema's remastered SLIME CITY GRINDHOUSE COLLECTION and Stu also takes time out to ponder Arrow Video's release of the Bava sleeper treat MACABRE and takes a very early advance look at Optimum's release of the IT'S ALIVE remake while Al Sex Gore himself puts his medical (and comedy) knowledge to the test with DIAGNOSIS DEATH.
Making his directorial debut with the truly chilling Brit shocker HUSH, filmmaker Mark Tonderai is clearly a talent to keep an eye on as our very own Stu Willis can attest as he checks out HUSH and kicks back with writer/director Mark Tonderai to discuss the film and his burgeoning schedule of productions ahead in our exclusive spotlight interview here.
Following the recent launch of Arrow Video's mouth-watering Masters of Giallo line, we find out whether Paul Bird will get restless revisiting Arrow's release of Dario Argento's SLEEPLESS while Stu Willis embraces the opportunity to have some vintage Fulci fun with a visit to (the uncut UK debut of) THE HOUSE BY THE CEMETERY. And whilst on the subject of classic horror, Stu welcomes the return of another golden gore great as Coffin Joe is unleashed once again in EMBODIMENT OF EVIL by Anchor Bay and there's some equally outrageous splatter fun for all with the release of PUNISHER: WAR ZONE.
Provocative art house stimulant or censor baiting filth? We're sure the spectrum of discussions around Lars von Trier's latest opus ANTICHRIST covers all bases so we sent roving scribe Pooch out to check out this controversial treat to give you all the low-down in his review. Stu Willis meantime takes a more gothic route with his filth by way of Wild Eye Releasing's absurdly naughty GOTH KILL and the controversy keeps coming as Stu takes a red hot look at American politics in SEX ON CAPITOL HILL: GRINDHOUSE DOUBLE FEATURE before felching to a finish with I, A WOMAN: THE SEQUELS from After Hours Cinema.
Jason is back, SGM's favourite machete welding corpse returns to the small screen with the DVD release of Part 12 of the long running franchise but with this reboot will horror fans rejoice? Stu Willis gives us the lowdown as he takes sneak peek at the new Killer Cut of FRIDAY THE 13TH. For some time now having suffered the butt and criticism of genre fans and critics alike but as Stu can happily attest perhaps its time folk reassess their opinions of Uwe Boll as he gets down and dirty with Metrodome's release of his latest opus STOIC. Then it's time to check out some overlooked vintage treats as Stu trips out retro style with VCI's release of GLEN AND RANDA and our French correspondent Broonage pops by to give us his thoughts on Redemption Films release of the Rollin sleeper TWO ORPHAN VAMPIRES before Stu wraps up the vintage fun with yet another unseen genre gem from Onar Films in the form of gothic gialloesque goodie KADIN DUSMANI - check 'em out!
New purveyors of vintage French filth 'Le Chat Qui Fum' are pleasing the non français among you with English frenidly DVD releases of some retro classics so we tasked the ever intrepid Stu to check their launch titles out so settle back as Stu loosens his trousers to indulge in a triple bill of Jean-Marie Pallardy fun with MY BODY BURNS (Dossier érotique d'un notaire), EROTIC DIARY OF A LUMBERJACK (Le journal érotique d'un bûcheron) and TRUCK STOP (L'amour chez les poids lourds). And if all that filth wasn't enough strain on poor Stu we done our best to push him over the edge with Shock-O-Rama Cinema's mouth watering uncut WOMEN IN PRISON TRIPLE FEATURE.
Undead master George Romero brought the dead back to life in Pittsburgh in the horror classic 'Night of the Living Dead', Clive Barker briefly shipped the corpses over to London in graphic novel form with 'Living Dead: London', now SGM Publishing have brought the living dead to Scotland's heartland in 'Living Dead: Glasgow'; the all-new zombie horror action strip mix of Trainspotting and Zombie Flesh Eaters in 'Living Dead: Glasgow' limited collectors edition magazine issue one!
Also included in this debut edition is a brand new 'Bad Dog' zombie strip by the very talented Gary Northfield (of Derek the Sheep' and The Beano fame) as well as an extensive chronological overview of the modern 'Zombie Movie Classics'; covering everything from 'Night of the Living Dead' to 'Shaun of the Dead' - a cracking article which should be please both old school horror fans and those new to the genre (with film synopsis and uncut availability on DVD!)
'Living Dead: Glasgow' collectors edition magazine is available direct from SGM by clicking here - show your support for SGM and all things zombie by ordering a copy now!
