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British and Irish horror and fantasy cinema, from Gothic classics and Hammer Horror to modern films, filmmakers and cult favourites.

The Iguana With The Tongue Of Fire 1971 REVIEW

Anton Diffring · Anton Diffring Films · Ireland · Irish Horror Films

The Iguana With The Tongue Of Fire 1971 REVIEW

Curse Of The Scarecrow 2018 REVIEW

Curse Of The Scarecrow 2018 REVIEW

The Man Without A Body 1957 REVIEW

Frankenstein · Frankenstein Films

The Man Without A Body 1957 REVIEW

My Top 15 Favourite Christopher Lee Films

Horror and Fantasy Films

Christopher Lee

My Top 15 Favourite Christopher Lee Films

Peripheral 2018 REVIEW

Peripheral 2018 REVIEW

Slaughterhouse Rulez 2018 REVIEW

Comedy Horror Films

Slaughterhouse Rulez 2018 REVIEW

The Gorgon 1964 REVIEW

Christopher Lee · Christopher Lee Films · Peter Cushing · Peter Cushing Films · Terence Fisher · Terence Fisher Films

The Gorgon 1964 REVIEW

The Tell-Tale Heart 1953 REVIEW

Edgar Allan Poe · Lost Horror Films

The Tell-Tale Heart 1953 REVIEW

Castle Sinister 1932: Story Behind Lost British Horror Film

Lost Horror Films

Castle Sinister 1932: Story Behind Lost British Horror Film

The Haunting 1963: 10 Creepy Facts You Must Know

Horror and Fantasy Films

Horror Film Lists · Horror Film Memories

The Haunting 1963: 10 Creepy Facts You Must Know

The Devil’s Doorway 2018 REVIEW

The Devil’s Doorway 2018 REVIEW

The Fearless Vampire Killers 1967 REVIEW

Comedy Horror Films · Roman Polanski · Vampire Films · Vampires

The Fearless Vampire Killers 1967 REVIEW

The Day of the Triffids 1962 REVIEW

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The Day of the Triffids 1962 REVIEW

The Others 2001 REVIEW

The Others 2001 REVIEW

Frenzy 1972 REVIEW

Alfred Hitchcock · London · Universal Pictures

Frenzy 1972 REVIEW

Shaun of the Dead 2004 REVIEW

Comedy Horror Films · Zombie Films · Zombies

Shaun of the Dead 2004 REVIEW

The Ghoul 1933 REVIEW: When Karloff met British Horror

Boris Karloff · Boris Karloff Films · Ernest Thesiger · Ernest Thesiger Films

The Ghoul 1933 REVIEW: When Karloff met British Horror

Black Death 2010 REVIEW

David Warner · Witchcraft

Black Death 2010 REVIEW

Alien 1979 REVIEW

Alien 1979 · Science Fiction

Alien 1979 REVIEW

7 Famous Van Helsing Actors (Who Weren’t Peter Cushing)

Horror and Fantasy Films

7 Famous Van Helsing Actors (Who Weren’t Peter Cushing)

Five Missing British Classic Horror Films You’ve Never Seen

Horror and Fantasy Films

Frankenstein · Silent Horror Films

Five Missing British Classic Horror Films You’ve Never Seen

Fenella Fielding (1927-2018), Farewell Femme Fatale Obituary

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Carry On Screaming 1966 · Obituaries

Fenella Fielding (1927-2018), Farewell Femme Fatale Obituary

Abbott and Costello meet Frankenstein 1948 REVIEW

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Abbott and Costello meet Frankenstein 1948 REVIEW

Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street 1936 REVIEW

Sweeney Todd · Tod Slaughter · Tod Slaughter Films

Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street 1936 REVIEW

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