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Film Review: Shutter (2008)

SYNOPSIS: This American remake of a Thai horror blockbuster follows the Shaws, a young newlywed couple who become haunted by strange shadowlike images in the photographs they develop after their involvement in a car accident. As more terrifying supernatural occurrences befall them, they begin to wonder whether the photographic ghosts are connected to the accident — and to question whether …

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Paranormal Activity Shadows the Blair Witch

When filmmakers Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez wrote and directed The Blair Witch Project which debuted in theaters ten years ago this past summer, they ushered in a sub-genre of filmmaking that was part reliant on the power of suggestion, part pre-reality TV, and part old-fashioned exploitation fright film. Certainly, Blair Witch was a phenomenon in 1999, coming right at …

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Film Review: Silent Venom (2008)

SYNOPSIS: On a remote Pacific island, military tensions derail Dr. Andrea Swanson’s (Krista Allen) research on a mutant snake species. She takes refuge on Commander O’Neill’s (Luke Perry) Taiwan-bound submarine, unaware that her assistant has smuggled some of the snakes on board. When a Chinese torpedo rocks the sub, the serpents are unleashed to hunt the scientists and the crew. …

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Film Review: Savage Cinema – Set (2010)

SYNOPSIS: a Ride on the Wild Side! – Chicks, choppers and chumps rule the road in these 12 drive-in favorites! Embark on a dangerous and deadly journey with these twelve exploitative films from the drive-in era of the 60s and 70s. These adrenaline-pumping action flicks feature the most brutal bikers, the most wretched rebels and the hardest-hitting action scenes! It’s …

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Diabolique Magazine announces issue 4 contents & cover

DIABOLIQUE MAGAZINE ISSUE # 4 CONTENTS Film Review ………………………………………….3 reviews on 3 independent short films based on Stephen King stories by David L Rattigan Pervasive Horror Entertainment ………….. article on the new face of horror film distribution by Robert Pratten Welcome to Wake Wood ……………………… Robert Simpson’s exclusive report and photos from the set of the new Hammer film by …

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‘Animosity’ by James Newman available April 1 – Necessary Evil Press

James Newman announces the release of his new novel, Animosity, available April 1 from Necessary Evil Press. Animosity is the story of Andrew Holland, a bestselling horror writer whose life starts to mirror the fictional nightmares of his novels after he finds the body of a murdered child not far from his home. Though the authorities clear him of any …

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