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WE BELONG DEAD ISSUE 10 COMING SOON!
Classic Horror Campaign Posted by Richard on May 10, 2013
We Belong Dead, the classic horror fanzine edited by Eric McNaughton has been selling like hot cakes since its recent relaunch and has garnered rave reviews. The great news is that it won’t be long before you can order the much anticipated issue 10 which celebrates the life and films of the ge read more
A TRIBUTE TO RAY HARRYHAUSEN
Classic Horror Campaign Posted by Richard on May 7, 2013
Today brought the sad news that stop motion special-effects legend Ray Harryhausen died today aged 92. He will be fondly remembered by classic horror, sci-fi and fantasy film fans across the globe for his imaginative creations in such films as It Came From Beneath The Sea (1955), Jason and The Argon read more
HOUSE OF WAX – Special Screening!
Classic Horror Campaign Posted by Richard on May 6, 2013
House Of Wax was released in 1953 and was a remake of an earlier 1933 comedy horror entitled Mystery Of The Wax Museum. Set in New York in the early 20th century, Vincent Price is wax sculptor Professor Henry Jarrod. He and his business partner, Matthew Burke (Roy Roberts) own a museum and Bu read more
DEVIL GIRL FROM MARS INVADES LONDON!
Classic Horror Campaign Posted by Richard on May 3, 2013
Do you want to see an exclusive FREE screening of classic sci-fi B-movie DEVIL GIRL FROM MARS (1954)? You can join Billy Chainsaw of Bizarre magazine on Thursday 16th May from 7:30pm at The Horse Hospital, Colonnade, London WC1N 1JD for this fun evening of cult movie shenanigans and a few beers! read more
NEW-LOOK “EMILY BOOTH’S HORROR BITES” PREMIERE’S TONIGHT!
Classic Horror Campaign Posted by Richard on May 1, 2013
Fright film favourite, the glamorous Emily Booth, relaunches her high-rating Horror Bites TV show tonight at 10:45pm on The Horror Channel with a brand new title sequence and more news and horror movie previews than ever before! See Emily as an evil puppet master in the sexy revamped titles and twe read more
The Dark Side of Oliver Reed!
Classic Horror Campaign Posted by Richard on Apr 28, 2013
British horror movie magazine The Dark Side goes from strength to strength and continues with its exemplary coverage of the classic horror scene in its latest issue. The Dark Side number 153 features a superb cover painting depicting Oliver Reed as Hammer Films’ furry fiend and Classic read more
Beast Must Die, The (1974)
Classic Horror Campaign Posted by Richard on Apr 23, 2013
The Beast Must Die was produced in 1974 by Amicus – rather wonderfully described on the DVD cover as “the studio that dripped blood.” It is a classic in the “eccentric millionaire invites guests to secluded mansion, horrible deaths ensue” mould. The eccentric millionaire in this case is read more
SEXY SPACE BABES, WICKED WEREWOLVES, BLOOD-THIRSTY BLOBS AND FLESH-EATING GHOULS!
Classic Horror Campaign Posted by Richard on Apr 22, 2013
Remember the days when the BBC would screen late-night classic horror double bills and cult science-fiction movie seasons on a regular basis? Well, you can recapture those halcyon days in the comfort of the Roxy Bar and Screen, one of London’s leading boutique cinema venues near London Bridge. Satur read more
Bell From Hell, A (1973)
Classic Horror Campaign Posted by Richard on Apr 21, 2013
A young man named John is released from a mental asylum on parole, and vows revenge on his aunt and cousins who had falsely accused him of being insane in order to cheat him out of his inheritance. Well, that description barely scratches the surface of what lies in wait for the curious viewer of thi read more
GIANT APE INVADES LONDON!!
Classic Horror Campaign Posted by Richard on Apr 16, 2013
Chaos and carnage ensues as a mad scientist transforms a harmless chimp into a giant gorilla that goes on the rampage in London. KONGA is a trashy, decidedly daft slice of ’60s schlock best experienced with like-minded lovers of retro-sci-fi-horror, and a bellyful of beer so why not join Billy Chain read more
MONSTER MAGAZINES: PRINT Vs DIGITAL – IS THERE A MIDDLE GROUND?
Classic Horror Campaign Posted by Richard on Apr 14, 2013
Horror movie magazines have been around since the late 1950′s (starting with Screen Chills, Cinema 57 and Famous Monsters of Filmland) and have traditionally been published and sold in printed, paper format. But with the advent of the digital age, this is beginning to change and a whole read more
EXCLUSIVE! PETER CUSHING COMPETITION!
Classic Horror Campaign Posted by Richard on Apr 5, 2013
The Classic Horror Campaign has teamed up with British Fantasy Award-nominated publishers Spectral Press for our latest Creepy Competition. You could win an autographed copy of Stephen Volk‘s evocative new novella Whitstable which features Hammer Films’ legendary star Peter Cushing as th read more
WHEN ANIMALS ATTACK!
Classic Horror Campaign Posted by Richard on Mar 28, 2013
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“WOLFEN” (1981) On 35mm – Special Screening!
Classic Horror Campaign Posted by Richard on Mar 23, 2013
It’s 1981 and the Year of the Wolf. Released between Joe Dante’s HOWLING and John Landis’ AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON, WOLFEN was swiftly over shadowed by the two other beasts. Left to rot on the back shelf like the decaying Bronx it depicts. WOLFEN is in a class of it’s own, read more
An Evening With Valerie Leon!
Classic Horror Campaign Posted by Richard on Mar 20, 2013
The stunning Valerie Leon star of the Carry On and Hammer Films will be at The Misty Moon Gallery in London talking candidly about her Film and TV career. Misty Moon’s regular Mistress of Ceremonies Anna Nield will be chairing the Q&A and will be wearing a leather cat suit in homage to Valerie’s read more
A Shocking Tale Of Murder, Rape, Cannibalism and Prostitution!
Classic Horror Campaign Posted by Richard on Mar 18, 2013
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Vincent Price – ‘Theatre of Blood’ (1973) Screening!
Classic Horror Campaign Posted by Richard on Mar 17, 2013
Cyberschizoid, Filmbar70, Dr Karen Oughton and Shock Horror Magazine celebrate the Classic Horror Campaign’s Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Award nomination for Best Website with a special KRAZY KILLERS horror double bill at the Roxy Bar and Screen near London Bridge. * DOCTOR X (1932)
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Swarm, The (1978)
Classic Horror Campaign Posted by Richard on Mar 15, 2013
First things first: let’s get over all the puns about The Swarm (1978) being history’s biggest ever B(ee) movie; a B-movie…about killer bees! So funny! However, since The Swarm had a budget of over $20,000,0000 it was originally intended to be a big Hollywood A-movie, cashing in on two read more
“WE BELONG DEAD”….Has Risen From The Grave!
Classic Horror Campaign Posted by Richard on Mar 6, 2013
Back in 1991 Eric McNaughton put his love of all things classic horror into print and created the fanzine We Belong Dead using a variety of artists and writers. Featuring articles, artwork and reviews on Hammer Horror, Ray Harryhausen monster movies, BBC2′s legendary horror double bill seasons read more
Murrain by Nigel Kneale (1975 TV)
Classic Horror Campaign Posted by Richard on Mar 5, 2013
Although I had grown up with old VHS’s of Kneales masterpiece Quatermass, what led me to 1975′s TV play was one of his early short stories Jeremy in the Wind. Coming across the story in one of many supernatural anthologies that adorn the floor beside my bed, I found it genuinely unsettli read more