Ruggero Deodato, director of the notorious and iconic Cannibal Holocaust along with a plethora of other genre movies, has passed away at the age of 83. The news that he had died on Thursday was reported by Italian media outlet Leggo. A dynamic and inventive director, the found footage style of Cannibal Holocaust and the bleak yet gripping drama of …

Not long before the passing of Albert Pyun on November 26th, his wife Cynthia had posted an open call on Facebook asking for fans to send him messages during his final days. I hesitated myself, as how can you put into a few words what somebody’s creativity has meant to your life and say goodbye to a man you’ve never …

CONFESSIONS OF A PUPPETMASTER Author: Charles Band with Adam Felber Publisher: William Morrow

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: On the run from a dark government organization, the enhanced superhuman Anna finds she must also contend with a fellow mutant – an enhanced serial killer intent on stealing the powers of others of their kind. Director: James Mark Writers: James Mark, Plato Fountidakis, Bruno Marino Starring: Alanna Bale, George Tchortov We seem to be in …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: Entrusted with protecting a mysterious package, pilot officer Maude joins the crew of the B-17 bomber The Fool’s Errand and finds that to complete her mission she will have to survive a flight besieged by enemy aircraft and a monstrous stowaway.

It Came From The Video Aisle! Authors: Dave Jay, William S. Wilson and Torsten Dewi Publisher: Schiffer Publishing ISBN: 978-0-7643-5410-6 Chances are most horror fans worth their salt will have memories of a bunch of films that Charles Band has been involved with, be it during his Empire era or Wizard Video, Full Moon or the countless other labels he’s …

Much like Eddie Weinbauer’s obsession with rock star Sammi Curr, there are fans out there who have something of an unnatural relationship with the 1986 heavy metal horror movie Trick or Treat. I’m proud to count myself amongst the fans of this particular slice of 80s fun. To be honest, I’ve been obsessed with this film since I saw it, …

Look, I’m not a fan of remakes. They tend to be rather pedestrian affairs with only the slightest amount of the originals’ power, and as such most are utter nonsense. Case in point would be remakes of A Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13th, Halloween, The Amityville Horror, The Grudge, One Missed Call and any number of others in …

The Dark Side, subtitled as The Magazine of the Macabre and Fantastic, has hit 200 issues and is officially the world’s best selling print horror magazine. That’s an amazing feat for the title, even with a distinct lack of real competition out there at present. Editor Allan Bryce has been with the Dark Side since its inception about a million …

The Dark Side Issue 191 Editor: Allan Bryce Ghoulish Publishing THEY WON’T STAY DEAD: FIFTY YEARS OF NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, screams the front cover to The Dark Side issue 191, and what a fifty years it’s been! George A Romero’s indie masterpiece changed cinema forever, thanks to its casting, its plot, its terrifying atmosphere and downbeat ending, spawning …

The Dark Side Issue 189 Editor: Allan Bryce Ghoulish Publishing It says something about the quality of the Dark Side’s content when, despite the 80s horror extravaganza within this issue, I instead went for the report on the first ever Dark Fest, a Dark Side event in London which sounds so much fun that I’m tempted to head to the …

After George A Romero passed away on the 16th of July, BBC Nottingham got in touch with me to ask if I’d go on the air to talk about him. That chat sadly didn’t happen, but it did get me thinking about how Romero’s films were perceived. Sure, horror fans know his work inside out – particularly his early films …

The Dark Side Issue 182 Ghoulish Publishing Editor: Allan Bryce www.thedarksidemagazine.com The arrival of a new issue of The Dark Side is a delight for those of us of a certain cinematic persuasion, such is the plethora of pieces tailor-made to quench the thirst of the more discerning genre hound. Keeping to their increasing publishing schedule not only with impressive …

The Dark Side Issues 176, 177, 178, 179, 180 Ghoulish Publishing Editor: Allan Bryce It’s been too long since we talked about the UK’s longest-running horror magazine – The Dark Side. Let’s remedy that right now. Every time a new issue of The Dark Side hits the shelves it’s like a pinata of goodness has been smashed open, spilling its …

The Dark Side Issue 175 Editor: Allan Bryce Ghoulish Publishing Now here’s an issue of The Dark Side that film fans are going to absolutely devour. The cover painting from Rick Melton heralds the arrival of a major article on stop motion animation genius Ray Harryhausen, which I’ll get to in a little while. That feature alone is enough to …