Directed by Peter Newbrook, The Asphyx (aka Spirit of the Dead, and The Horror of Death) goes under the spotlight this week. Released in 1972, this once perennial of late night tv schedules is now a forgotten example of British gothic horror at its pompous best. It stars Robert Powell and Robert Stevens and mixes M.R. James style morality with a nod to Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein. All that plus your usual triple threat of talk!
Frankenstein Underground is written by Mike Mignola (who also provides cover art) with art from Ben Stenbeck and published by Dark Horse Comics. The miniseries follows the Frankenstein monster, who Read more
BE WARNED… IT’S ALIVE! Kenneth Branagh leads an all-star cast including Robert De Niro, Helena Bonham Carter, Tom Hulce, Ian Holm, John Cleese and Aidan Quinn in his definitive cinematic Read more
For nearly two centuries, scholars have wondered how on earth Mary Shelley, a nineteen-year-old girl, was able to conjure one of the most frightening and enduring horror stories of all-time: Read more
For fans of Ozploitation it is the likes of MAD MAX (1980) or even the trash-tastic TURKEY SHOOT (1982) that may first pop into many a horror hound's mind - Read more
Broadcast in the dying hours of Christmas Eve, the BBC’s A Ghost Story for Christmas series was a fixture of the seasonal schedules throughout the 1970s and spawned a long tradition of Read more
Frankenstein's creator lies dead in the icy grip of the Arctic, and the monster searches for a new purpose. Just as he thinks he's found one with a group of Read more
In the 1960s, director Robert Hartford-Davis (The Black Torment, The Fiend) teamed up with producer/cameraman Peter Newbrook (The Asphyx) to make a series of low-budget films capitalising on the cinematic Read more
When Doctor Martin arrives for a job interview at a secluded asylum for the incurable insane, he must prove himself by listening to the macabre tales of four inmates and Read more
In this week's news update we discuss STARZ cancellations, Heels, Amazon Prime, BBC iPlayer, Making Out, Common As Muck, Pepper Pig, Slow Horses, Apple TV, David McCallum and a whole Read more
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In this week's news update we discuss the potential of a Highlander reboot starring Henry Cavill, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Lidl, Star Trek: Prodigy, The Spiderwick Chronicals, Nautilus, Terry Funk, Bray Wyatt, Read more
In this week's news update we discuss Zach Snyder's Rebel Moon, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, Kurt Russell, Wyatt Russell, Warrior Nun, Peripheral, Chloe Grace Moretz, Dan Green, Uncanny X-Men, Nancy Read more
Our weekly news update full to the brim with all things cult TV and movies including Disney, The Mandalorian, Tron 3, Stranger Things, Netflix, Disney+, X-Men, The Toxic Avenger, Peter Read more
Mystery and Imagination was a British television horror anthology show that ran for five series (24 episodes) between 1966 to 1970. It featured television plays based on the works of Read more
It's cross-over multiverse time as The Mega City Book Club celebrates 200 episodes and invites Brett Summers back to answer a question we posed in episode 13, is Case Files Read more
It's time for a special bonus episode of the Cult Faction Podcast and what a bonus it is! Cult Faction was lucky enough to get to chat with author J.J. Read more
Horror Channel presents Classic Marathon Weekend - two monstrous movie marathons for the Easter Weekend, kicking off at 1pm on Saturday 3rd April with Classic Horror Day, featuring some of the most iconic monster Read more
For fans of Ozploitation it is the likes of MAD MAX (1980) or even the trash-tastic TURKEY SHOOT (1982) that may first pop into many a horror hound's mind - Read more
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