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Have you ever watched someone run upstairs, when you know that you would have run outside? Have you yelled at the screen, because there’s a killer stalking right behind those happy campers? Do you secretly want to be in your own scary movie? Then there’s good news – because we did too. Parable Games is ...

Created in 2020, ‘Unusual Horror’ has been bringing the brutality of underground horror and metal to market, giving fans of slam, death metal and extreme horror a means to express themselves. The brainchild of someone whose two obsessions of extreme metal and horror have culminated in the creation of brutal apparel and accessories for the ...

Dead Evil Clothing is a grass roots start up horror & alternative apparel brand based in York, the most haunted city in Europe! We are life long horror fans, and our mission is simple: to clothe the masses in the darkest and most spine-chilling fashion possible. We believe that true style comes from embracing your ...

1 – One film has never made it out of the nasties list As any horror fan will tell you, the ‘nasty’ period was brutal for the genre, with every film on the list going through rigorous censorship campaigns, resulting in many films not being released fully uncut until the mid-2000s. However, despite the times ...

The lens of folk cinema captures the evil beneath the soil that haunts the land and infects those who rebel against it. Those unfortunate souls who dare taint the grounds suffer greatly, leaving devastation in its wake and causing hysteria and havoc amongst worried souls, simultaneously cultivating rich growth for the horror in lore, myth, ...

Never been to a film festival? Dead Northern gives you the low down on what to expect and how to get the most of your weekend

We had an absolute blast at Dead Northern Horror Film Festival 2022! Take a look at some of the highlights from our award day 24.09.22. Film makers and film fans grabbing a refreshment in between screenings. Looking for more top horror lists and reviews? Check out our blog here..

In Dreams Are Monsters is the latest theme for the BFI’s Blockbusters season. Unveiling the rich history and nightmarish lore that the horror genre thrives in is the basis for this upcoming tribute to the dark world of cinema.  Deriving from the midst of macabre works is the unique sensation that horror exudes, whether that ...

An individual’s predisposition to fear is mainly connected to sound. The sudden appearance of a horror film’s threat, whether it’s a demonic creature or a knife-wielding boogeyman, their presence is always going to stir a reaction. However, it’s the audio cues that first unleash the terror and sheer panic amongst the viewer. Before Freddy Kruger ...

Cinema challenges…it moves, it motivates, it’s humorous, it’s frightful, but most importantly it challenges. The form of which moving images bond to create a film is one that has been studied for decades, particularly in the bounds of visual vs auditory importance. Whilst imagery is a key basis for the resulting composition, film is in ...

Conducting strange experiments that fuse together sci-fi and horror with a dash of absurd comedy is Troma Entertainment’s specialty. Troma is a production and distribution company that literally gives you as much bang for your buck as possible thanks to their sporadically glorious films that truly stand out amongst the rest.  During his time at ...

Neil Marshall, born and bred in Newcastle has long held a reputation for being both implausibly daring in his work and a true genre filmmaker. Over the past 20 years of his career, Marshall has managed to produce nothing but original work that tours every spector of horror and fantasy, exploring grizzly ghouls and monsters ...