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The Extinction Parade Volume 2: War – review
Author: Max Brooks Illustrations: Raulo Caceres First Published: 2014 Contains spoilers The blurb: New York Times bestselling author Max Brooks returns to the frightening world of zombies versus...
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Honourable Mention: Rick and Morty: One Crew Over the Crewcoo's Morty
It is an absolute pleasure to be able to feature more Rick and Morty on TMtV (I previously looked at the episode Big Trouble in Little Sanchez). The show has to be one of the edgiest and smart...
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Short Film: Bright Lights, Dark Shadows
So, this 2019 short, directed by Ryan Justice, was something of a conundrum as it is primarily a music video for the track All Night by retrowave band Tokyo Rose. However, I first came across it on...
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Montrak – review
Director: Stefan Schwenk Release date: 2017 Contains spoilers Montrak is an ambitious film, no-one can take that away from it. Of German pedigree, it is clearly a budget production but often looks...
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Vamp or Not? Teeth
When I read Postmodern Vampires: Film, Fiction, and Popular Culture by Sorcha Ní Fhlainn I was struck by her reading of the film Teeth as a vampire film. Teeth was a satirical horror film directed by...
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Morbid Stories – review
Directors: Various Release date: 2019 Contains spoilersA portmanteau film, the wraparound follows Candy (Courtney Akbar), estranged after splitting from her partner and feeling a little creeped out in...
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Dark Descent - review
Author: Jerry Knaak First Published: 2018 The Blurb: A New Beginning. Elizabeth Rubis, ex-San Francisco public relations professional turned impulse-control-challenged vampire, may have escaped her...
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Tropical Vampire – review
Director: Marcelo Santiago Release date: 2016 Contains spoilers WTF did I just watch? Rarely would I start a review with such a blatant statement but, honestly… I like to think I have a moderate...
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Short Film: Vampire (2019)
I was contacted by Billy about this short film that he came across on YouTube – many thanks for the heads-up Billy. This is a short that I am sure will tweak some people's privilege, which is great....
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The Nosferatu Story: The Seminal Horror, Its Predecessors and Its Enduring...
Author: Rolf Giesen First Published: 2018 The Blurb: Director F.W. Murnau's Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror, made in 1921, right after the devastating Spanish Flu pandemic, has become the ultimate cult...
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Stan Against Evil: Let Your Love Groan – review
Directors: Jack Bishop & Justin Nijm First Aired: 2016 Contains spoilersStan Against Evil is a comedy series of short episodes (at the 22-minute mark) about Stan (John C. McGinley, Scrubs), the...
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Honourable Mention: Carmilla – Season 2
Director: Spencer Maybee First aired: 2015 Contains spoilers for Season 1This is an honourable mention (as it is available to watch for free) for the web serial Carmilla and it is such a sin that I...
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Honourable Mention: Carmilla – Season Zero
Director: Mars Horodyski First aired: 2015 Contains spoilers So, hot on the heels of Season 2 came Season Zero, a bonus short run of Carmilla episodes that sees Carmilla (Natasha Negovanlis) and Laura...
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Honourable Mention: Carmilla Season 3
Director: Spencer Maybee First aired: 2016 Contains spoilers for Season 1and 2This is an honourable mention (as it is available to watch for free) for the web serial Carmilla, and the third season,...
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The Carmilla Movie – review
Director: Spencer Maybee Release date: 2017 Contains spoilers When I put the warning ‘contains spoilers’ on this review it is not just for the film I’m reviewing but also, in this case, for the web...
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Savage Creatures – review
Director: Richard LowryRelease date: 2020 Contains spoilers Vampires, zombies and aliens… oh my… oh, and cannibals. Richard Lowry throws the lot at us in a very low budget film that surpasses the...
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Short Film: Crave
This is a short film of around 8-minutes length, directed by Carl Shanahan and released in 2017 and is a nicely put together short. It starts with three people sat in a derelict looking room that is a...
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Stoker: Evolution of a Vampire – review
Author: Calvin Cherry First published: 2018 Contains spoilers The Blurb: Dear reader, When the boon of sleep becomes a presage of horror, while one’s long, shadowy days are laden with sordid events so...
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Honourable mention: Chilling Adventures of Sabrina – season 3
Director: Various First aired: 2020 Contains spoilers One programme I simply adore is Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. The fact that they took something I remember as kids’ TV fare (and, yes, I know of...
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Suffering of Ninko – review
Director: Norihiro Niwatsukino Release date: 2016 Contains spoilers Suffering of Ninko is a Japanese release that in one moment is a comedy and in the other an interesting take on both Japanese art and...
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