REVIEWS
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THE SCREAMING SKULL
THE SCREAMING SKULL - A troubled newlywed’s encounters with a screaming skull lie at the heart of this 1958 gothic horror, remastered and released on Blu-ray by Eureka Entertainment. Our review of a fun 50’s B-movie that more than deserves its own little spot in the gothic horror canon.
FRANKENSTEIN
Finally, someone decided to adapt Frankenstein into a film! Guillermo Del Toro’s long in the works passion project arrives briefly on cinema screens before it shuffles onto Netflix. Iain MacLeod reviews the lavish spectacle that aims to be the definitive adaptation of Mary Shelley’s immortal classic but somehow comes up short.
THE DIABOLICAL DR Z
Jess Franco’s 1966 tale of a revenge driven mad scientist and her possession of a poison taloned exotic dancer reaches Blu-ray courtesy of Eureka Entertainment. Iain MacLeod reviews this slice of vintage Euro-Pulp from one of cult cinema's most distinctive figures.
CASTLE FREAK
CASTLE FREAK - Stuart Gordon’s lean mean slice of 90’s gothic is re-released in a special edition courtesy of 101 Films Black Label. Iain MacLeod reviews what could be the most lurid of the much missed directors collaborations with Barbara Crampton and Jeffrey Combs.