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The Best UK Video Nasties Of All Time

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EJ Moreno on the best UK video nasties… In a moment of conservative panic over films, groups like National Viewers’ and Listeners’ Association, along with the press and religious figures, all came together to end the filthy cinema. The UK Video Nasties list is the holy grail of shocking, offensive, and must-see horror films from […]

10 Director’s Cuts That Are Better Than The Original Theatrical Versions

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Simon Thompson looks at the ten best director’s cuts that improve on the original theatrical editions… Director’s cuts are a strange beast indeed. Some of them completely enhance or make amends for the initial movie’s strengths and/or short-comings, but others usually add far too much water to a perfectly good beer (cough… Apocalypse Now Redux…cough) […]

Noirvember: The Straight-to-Video Selection

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Tom Jolliffe takes us into Noirvember with a selection of straight to video noir films… Dark tales of murder, intrigue, adultery, crime, punishment, femme fatales and lots of ominous dark shadow. Film noir and in more recent cinema history, neo-noir, have offered up an array of moody gems. Noir has infused so much of the […]

Forgotten 90s Thrillers You Have To See

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Tom Jolliffe offers up a selection of essential forgotten 90s thrillers…  The 90s was a veritable treasure trove of thrillers. A decade prior, which saw a more growing fascination in the rising blockbuster, as well as other genre cinema, saw your classic pot boiler thriller pushed slightly to the wayside. Not so much a throwback […]

10 Essential Noir Films for Noirvember

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Tom Jolliffe offers up ten essential noir films in celebration of Noirvember… We’re into November, also known in some select cinephile circles as Noirvember. In celebration of the film noir genre as well as Neo-noir which evolved some of the classic staples in more contemporary styles, here is a selection of essential noir films. It’s […]

Saw at 20: The low-budget horror that became a pop culture phenomenon

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Hasitha Fernando looks at the story behind Saw as the smash hit horror celebrates its 20th anniversary… The success of Saw literally transformed the horror industry through the introduction of filmmaker James Wan and writer Leigh Whannell, and also the launch of one of Hollywood’s most profitable horror franchises. As the original film celebrates its […]

Spooky 8-Bit Horror Games To Play This Halloween

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It’s that time of year again when witches fly about on broomsticks and ghosts come into your house to raid your fridge and stack your plates all wonky, so what better way to forget about all the spooky trick or treaters than to get out our old 8-bit computers or our emulators and play some […]

Trashy Cult Horror Classics To Enjoy This Halloween

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It’s Halloween so if you’re looking for some shlock horror fun make sure you check out these ten trashy cult classics… Chainsaws, mysterious masked killers and gallons of blood. Horror season is upon us and whilst you might fancy some top-tier cerebral horror like The Shining or Rosemary’s Baby, it’s also a time to get […]

The Best Recent Horror Movies To Watch This Halloween

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Pumpkin Spice season is here and horror movies are the order of the day. Here are ten recent scarers you need to see… It’s that time of the year when Mariah Carey and Michael Buble lie in wait to be unleashed like festive Krakens and terrorise the airwaves with Christmas warbling. Before they’re let loose […]

Unmissable Horror Movies for Halloween from 1924 to 2024

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We’re diving back through a hundred years of horror and picking one unmissable film every ten years from 1924 to 2024… Whether you’re going full-on Shocktober or simply upping your intake of horror-related films, Flickering Myth will always have you covered with an array of recommendations. The history of cinema, from silent pictures to a […]