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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 Wicker Man: 10 Strange Things You Didn’t Know

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Christopher Lee · Horror Film Lists · Ingrid Pitt · The Wicker Man

The Wicker Man: 10 Strange Things You Didn’t Know

John Hurt dies, 77, leaving long list of quirky and strange film and TV roles

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John Hurt · Obituaries

John Hurt dies, 77, leaving long list of quirky and strange film and TV roles

Don’t Look Now 1973 REVIEW

Don’t Look Now 1973 REVIEW

Horror Pickers by Howard Jackson REVIEW

Horror and Fantasy Films

Horror Pickers by Howard Jackson REVIEW

10 Shaun of the Dead Facts You Didn’t Know

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Horror Film Lists · Zombies

10 Shaun of the Dead Facts You Didn’t Know

A Christmas Carol 1984 TV Review: Being a Ghost Story of Shrewsbury

Ghosts and Hauntings · Horror and Fantasy Films

A Christmas Carol · Charles Dickens · Christmas · Shropshire · West Midlands

A Christmas Carol 1984 TV Review: Being a Ghost Story of Shrewsbury

Top 10 British Composers Who Wrote Spooky Music for Horror Films and Operas

Horror and Fantasy Films · Music

Top 10 British Composers Who Wrote Spooky Music for Horror Films and Operas

The Hallow 2015 REVIEW

The Hallow 2015 REVIEW

Top 10 Classic British Zombie Films You Shouldn’t Miss!

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Top 10 Classic British Zombie Films You Shouldn’t Miss!

The Frozen Dead 1966 REVIEW

Zombie Films · Zombies

The Frozen Dead 1966 REVIEW

The Descent 2005: 10 fun facts you didn’t know

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The Descent 2005: 10 fun facts you didn’t know

Hammer Horror star John Carson dies, aged 89

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Hammer Film Productions · John Carson

Hammer Horror star John Carson dies, aged 89

28 Days Later: 10 Things You Didn’t Know

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Horror Film Lists · Zombies

28 Days Later: 10 Things You Didn’t Know

Tales That Witness Madness 1973 REVIEW

Donald Pleasence · Donald Pleasence Films · Joan Collins · Joan Collins Films

Tales That Witness Madness 1973 REVIEW

Doctors in Horror Films: They’re Four Kinds of Crazy!

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Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde · Frankenstein · Horror Film Memories · The Brit Crypt

Doctors in Horror Films: They’re Four Kinds of Crazy!

Dacre Stoker’s Top 10 Dracula-inspired Films

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Dracula · Vampires

Dacre Stoker’s Top 10 Dracula-inspired Films

Hammer's Judy Matheson Counts Down Her Horror Film Favourites

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Hammer's Judy Matheson Counts Down Her Horror Film Favourites

Devil’s Playground 2010 REVIEW

Zombie Films · Zombies

Devil’s Playground 2010 REVIEW

Batman versus Jack the Ripper

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Jack the Ripper

Batman versus Jack the Ripper

Is Night Kaleidoscope, the scariest horror of the year?

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Is Night Kaleidoscope, the scariest horror of the year?

The Dinosaur Project 2012 REVIEW

The Dinosaur Project 2012 REVIEW

Victor Frankenstein 2015 REVIEW

Frankenstein · Frankenstein Films

Victor Frankenstein 2015 REVIEW

Dead of Night (Devil’s Advocates) BOOK REVIEW

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Book Reviews · Dead of Night 1945

Dead of Night (Devil’s Advocates) BOOK REVIEW

Howl 2015 REVIEW

Werewolf Films · Werewolves

Howl 2015 REVIEW

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