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The Macabre Market Returns to Haunt Brighton
Classic Horror Campaign Posted by Richard on Feb 5, 2012
Saturday 25th February is a date all horror fans should put into their diaries as The Macabre Market rolls back into Brighton on Britain’s spooky South coast. The scary stall holders once again take over The Rock Inn’s Haunted Basement with a spine-chilling selection of ghoulish goods, m read more
Harry Potter Star Weaves Box-Office Magic For Hammer Horror Revival
Classic Horror Campaign Posted by Richard on Feb 4, 2012
Britain’s iconic Hammer Films, home of past horror hits The Curse of Frankenstein (1957), Dracula (1958) and The Devil Rides Out (1968) returns to the top of the US box-office with The Woman in Black (2012) this weekend. After an impressive opening, this spooky ghost story starring Harry Pot read more
Classic Horror TV Watch
Classic Horror Campaign Posted by Richard on Feb 2, 2012
The Classic Horror Campaign is trying to get more vintage horror, sci-fi and fantasy films screened on television and we also like to alert you all to any upcoming classic horror tv screenings as much as possible! So we have started the CLASSIC HORROR TV WATCH in order to hunt down as many screening read more
Fangtastic Prizes at FRIGHTEN BRIGHTON From Hemlock Books!
Classic Horror Campaign Posted by Richard on Jan 30, 2012
The awesome Hemlock Books in association with Diabolique Magazine are giving away some amazing prizes at Frighten Brighton 2012 on Saturday 25th February. If you are attending the Horror Double Bill screening of The Gore Gore Girls (1972) and Re-Animator (1985) from 5pm you could win some amazing pr read more
More Classic Horror Screenings Coming to UK Television
Classic Horror Campaign Posted by Richard on Jan 27, 2012
Winter is hotting up on the Horror Channel where they have another fine selection of premieres and classic thrills to keep you hiding behind the sofa and sleeping with the light on. If it’s multi-story horror you want, then Friday 27th January is a date for your diary, as the Horror Channel takes read more
VAMPYR – Classic Silent Horror Gets UK Screening
Classic Horror Campaign Posted by Richard on Jan 26, 2012
Young traveller Allan Grey arrives in a remote castle and starts seeing weird, inexplicable sights (a man whose shadow has a life of its own, a mysterious scythe-bearing figure tolling a bell, a terrifying dream of his own burial). Things come to a head when one of the daughters of the lord of the c read more
Crazies, The (1973)
Classic Horror Campaign Posted by Richard on Jan 23, 2012
‘The Crazies’ is yet another film that has recently been rebooted with the loving care with which Hollywood treats all classics, so it’s only fair to re-examine the original. We join the scene as the small, isolated community of Evan’s City is suddenly the focus of a massive military-controlled read more
Corruption (1968)
Classic Horror Campaign Posted by Richard on Jan 21, 2012
A respected surgeon disfigures his beautiful model wife in an accident and resolves to retore her beauty. He develops a technique which involves the use of fluid from the pituitary gland and embarks on a killing spree to obtain more of the fluid. As events spin more and more out of control, carnage read more
Rabid (1977)
Classic Horror Campaign Posted by Richard on Jan 17, 2012
David Cronenberg’s Rabid is an odd film which sadly never justifies its oddness. At first a creepily Freudian shocker, the shocks never take control in any meaningful way. After a young couple have a horrific motorcycle accident, the driver remains unscathed. Luckily for his incredibly burnt and inj read more
Happy Birthday Caroline Munro!
Classic Horror Campaign Posted by Richard on Jan 16, 2012
Today the Classic Horror Campaign wishes Caroline Munro a very happy birthday! Caroline is a firm favourite with horror fans around the world and has enriched numerous iconic classic horror and fantasy films over the years including The Abominable Dr Phibes, Dracula AD1972, The Golden Voyage of Sinb read more
Zombie Flesh Eaters (1979)
Classic Horror Campaign Posted by Richard on Jan 10, 2012
Beginning with the sight of an unmanned ship drifting intoBoston harbour, this Italian production has gained notoriety for its bizarre use of sound, and slipshod vocal dubbing. Nonetheless in terms of gore it remains one of the greatest examples of the flock of Italian zombie movies produced over th read more
Win a KING KONG Vintage T-Shirt!
Classic Horror Campaign Posted by Richard on Jan 9, 2012
Those crazy dudes at MoreTvicar are at it again with even more awesome classic monster T-shirts as part of their Vintage T Shirt range! And now you have a chance to win one of two monster-iffic King Kong designs based on the original classic movie! All you need to do is answer the following question read more
HAMMER HORROR DOUBLE BILL POLL – We Announce The Results!
Classic Horror Campaign Posted by Richard on Jan 8, 2012
The Classic Horror Campaign is pleased to announce the results of our Hammer Horror poll where YOU decided which two Hammer classics we are going to screen at London’s Roxy Bar and Screen on Sunday 19th February. And the winners are: THE DEVIL RIDES OUT (1968) and QUATERMASS AND THE PIT (196 read more
AMICUS: THE PORTMANTEAU YEARS – PART THREE
Classic Horror Campaign Posted by Richard on Jan 5, 2012
The end was almost nigh, not just for portmanteau films, but for Amicus in general. But before that happened, Milton Subotsky and Max Rosenberg dipped back into the EC comics pool to create Vault of Horror – Robert Bloch’s services were not required – with the veteran Roy Ward Bake read more
Why Digital Macabre Loves Classic Horror!
Classic Horror Campaign Posted by Richard on Jan 5, 2012
We recently spoke to Rick Gleaves who runs a website called Digital Macabre which specialises in classic horror movies and classic horror movie reviews! Rick is a huge supporter of the Classic Horror Campaign so we asked him to tell us why he loves classic horror so much and to give us his top five read more
AMICUS: THE PORTMANTEAU YEARS – PART TWO
Classic Horror Campaign Posted by Richard on Jan 3, 2012
Despite the success of Dr Terror’s House of Horrors, Milton Subotsky and Max J Rosenberg decided to return to standard narrative film-making for their next flurry of movies, beginning with The Skull, another vehicle for Peter Cushing, which also included a cameo role for Christopher Lee. The S read more
HAPPY NEW FEAR! An Exciting Year Ahead For Classic Horror Campaign!
Classic Horror Campaign Posted by Richard on Jan 1, 2012
In 2011 the Classic Horror Campaign achieved a great deal of success of which we are all immensely proud! We achieved our target of 2000 signatures in our petition, hosted horror events all over the UK, featured in numerous magazines and on websites throughout the world. We could not have achieved a read more