Author: Michael Flett

While only a scant few of the stories printed in the penny dreadfuls may be familiar to modern readers or have lasting import, such as James Malcolm Rymer’s

History is a strange mistress. With the perspective of four decades, there can be few films in even the eclectic oeuvre of Brian De Palma which sum him

With horror so often being a meditation on the inevitability of death, the spectre of religion casts a long shadow over the genre, from The Exorcist to The

“Maybe it was inevitable, an unavoidable collision between mankind and technology,” warns the voiceover of Max Waters (Paul Bettany), setting the scene as he visits the near derelict

“Inspired by actual events,” claims the latest release from the revived British studio Hammer without offering any indication of the source or veracity of the groundless statement, the

Having broken Kickstarter records with the fan-funded motion picture continuation of his cancelled television show, it was clear creator Rob Thomas wasn’t going to stop there, so his

It’s the end of the line, for Talulla Demetriou and her unexpected wolfpack, for Remshi, the oldest living vampire, dating to 18,000 BC and woken with his memories

On the sunny evening of Friday 23rd August, South African novelist Lauren Beukes was attending the Edinburgh Book Festival to talk about her acclaimed new novel The Shining

The train carriage is bleak, functional, barren of ornamentation and other life, yet still Simon James gives up his seat when asked by the stranger who appears out

If ever there was a brand in family entertainment which crossed generations, it is the Muppets, created by Jim Henson and coming to prominence first in Sesame Street