Monthly Archives: June 2012
Island of Lost Souls 1933 REVIEW
Banned by the British Censors Three Times, Island of Lost Souls 1933 was worth the wait of seeing, says DAVID SAUNDERSON
Red Barn Murder Told in Song: Shirley Collins and The Albion...
Shirley Collins and The Albion Country Band created a 70s folk music classic based on the infamous 19th century Red Barn Murder of Maria Marten
Aberdeen Bodysnatching: Sometimes They’re Not Dead!
FIONA-JANE BROWN says Aberdeen had its own fair share of corpse-stealing, bodysnatching hijinks
Dracula 1931 Spanish Version REVIEW
Universal's Dracula 1931 Spanish version is superior to its Lugosi's counterpart, says guest writer CHRISTOPHER PAGE
St Dunstan And His Devil-Beating Tongs
Today we start a new series - Spooky Saints. JACOB MILNESTEIN looks at the tale of St Dunstan and his powerful tongs!
Severance 2006 REVIEW
Severance 2006 is a good and lasting horror comedy, says guest reviewer "SPACED"
The Strange Liverpool Pyramid of William McKenzie
ELLIOT DAVIES uncovers the truth about the 15 foot Liverpool Pyramid - the tomb of William McKenzie!
Bram Stoker’s Dracula 1992 REVIEW
Bram Stoker's Dracula 1992 was a good film but could have been better, says guest reviewer SIR BLIMELY WINDY
The Bloody House of David McGillivray INTERVIEW
David McGillivray wrote some of Britain's most outrageous horror films of the 1970s. STEWART KING interviewed him for the Spooky Isles.
Charles Dickens’ The Signalman
PAUL JASON ponders the Charles Dickens ghostly classic short story, The Signalman
Sleep Paralysis, a Visit from an Old Hag
ROSIE McCLUNE explores the terrifying medical phenomenon of sleep paralysis
The Green Manalishi (with The Two Prong Crown) by Fleetwood Mac
DOM COOPER explores Fleetwood Mac's dark and beastly The Green Manalishi (with The Two Prong Crown)
The Selkie Wife of Scotland
Selkies are beautiful Scottish sea creatures. JON KANEKO-JAMES says you can make wives out of them if you can find them without their skin
England’s 5 Bloodiest Royal Executions
STEWART KING celebrates Her Majesty's 60 years on the throne by listing his Top 5 Royal Executions
Prometheus 2012 REVIEW
REN ZELEN reviews Prometheus - the eagerly-awaited prequel to Ridley Scott's sci-fi horror classic, Alien
Omen 3 The Final Conflict 1981 REVIEW
EAMMON GRIFFIN reviews Omen 3 The Final Conflict, the third in the Omen trilogy