Scream of the Banshee (2011) Distributor: G2 Pictures/After Dark Originals Blu-Ray/DVD Release Date (UK): 25th July 2011 DVD Release Date (US): July 26, 2011 Directed by: Steven C. Miller Starring: Lauren Holly, Lance Henriksen, Todd Haberkorn Review by: Stephanie Scaife The words “SyFy original movie” may fill you with dread, and quite rightly so in […]
Bane (2009) Distributor: Saefcracker Pictures DVD Release Date (UK): 18th July 2011 Directed by: James Eaves Starring: Sophia Dawnay, Tina Barnes, Lisa Devlin, Sylvia Robson Review by: Ben Bussey Picture the scene I am about to describe; it shouldn’t be too hard to do so, as it’s a scene that’s been played out a great […]
The Haunted Castle AKA Schloß Vogeloed (1921) Distributor: Eureka Video DVD Release Date: 22nd August 2011 Directed by: F.W. Murnau Starring: Olga Tschechowa, Arnold Korff, Lulu Kyser-Korff Review by: Keri O’Shea An incredible ninety years old, The Haunted Castle predates what is arguably director and auteur F. W. Murnau’s best-known work, Nosferatu (1922) and also diverges […]
Obsession (1976) Distributor: Arrow Video Blu-Ray release date: 11th July 2011 Directed by: Brian De Palma Starring: Cliff Robertson, John Lithgow, Geneviève Bujold Review by: Stephanie Scaife Yet again we are treated to another fine Blu-Ray release from the ever expanding Arrow Video label. This time it is the turn of Brian De Palma’s Obsession, […]
Strigoi (2009) Distributor: Eurkea Video/Bounty Films DVD Release Date (UK): 22 August 2011 Directed by: Faye Jackson Starring: Catalin Paraschiv, Constantin Barbulescu Review by: Aaron Williams Having been involved in film making myself, I know only all too well how much of a battle it is bringing your precious vision to the screen, especially when you […]
The Body Snatcher (1945) Distributor: Odeon Entertainment DVD Release Date (UK): 11th July 2011 Directed by: Robert Wise Starring: Boris Karloff, Henry Daniell, Russell Wade, Bela Lugosi Review by: Ben Bussey Here at Brutal As Hell, we do tend to focus largely on post-1970s horror. Indeed, I’d argue that contemporary horror fandom in general is most […]
The Funhouse (1981) Distributor: Arrow Video Blu-Ray release date (UK): 18th July 2011 Directed by: Tobe Hooper Starring: Elizabeth Berridge, Shawn Carson, Sylvia Miles Review by: Stephanie Scaife Tobe Hooper is an incredibly inconsistent filmmaker; when he is good he is very, very good (The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Poltergeist) but when he is bad […]
The Task (2010) Distributor: After Dark Originals DVD/Blu-Ray Release Date (UK): 11th July 2011 Directed by: Alex Orwell Starring: Texas Battle, Alexandra Staden, Adam Raynor, Marc Pickering Review by: Ben Bussey See the picture above? That’s Texas Battle, the man whose stage name makes Vin Diesel seem down to earth, best known to the likes […]
Panic Button (2011) Directed by: Chris Crow Starring: Scarlett Alice Johnson, Jack Gordon, Michael Jibson, Elen Rhys Review by: Nia Edwards-Behi The horror genre has always been an effective arena for exploring the topical, and Panic Button is a film that does exactly that. Taking the tricky topic of social networking as its inspiration, this […]
Wake Wood (2011) Distributor: Dark Sky Films DVD Release Date: July 5, 201 Directed by: David Keating Starring: Aidan Gillen, Eva Birthistle, Timothy Spall, Ella Connolly Review by: Keri O’Shea Ah, Hammer. I must admit that seeing that Hammer logo appear on the big screen – replete with a brief montage of classic Hammer poster art […]
Slaughter High AKA The Jolly Killer (1986) Distributor: Arrow Video DVD Release Date: 11 July 2011 Directed by: George Dugdale, Mark Ezra, Peter Litten Starring: Caroline Munro, Simon Scuddamore, Carmine Iannaconne, Donna Yeager Review by: Ben Bussey Good afternoon class. Can I have your attention please? Don’t give me that look, I’m just as anxious […]