Author: Peter 'Witchfinder' Hopkins

101 Films presents THE COLOSSUS OF NEW YORK (1958), released on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK. The film was directed by sci-fi specialist Eugène Lourié (Gorgo) and benefits from a haunting, minimalistic piano score from composer Van Cleave. Synopsis: After the accidental death of a brilliant scientist, his lunatic father and brother transplant the dead man’s brain into the body of a giant robot. The operation is successful, but the Colossus Robot mourns for his wife and child, and unwilling to be the guinea pig in his father’s psychotic project, begins to demonstrate homicidal behaviours. Extras…

Following the success of last year’s Tales from Vader’s Castle comic-book miniseries, IDW Publishing heads back to the lava planet Mustafar for more Halloween-timed storytelling in Star Wars Adventures: Return to Vader’s Castle. Shipping weekly throughout October, this five-issue story pairs Star Wars Adventures mainstay writer (and returning Vader’s Castle scribe) Cavan Scott with Eisner Award-winning artist Francesco Francavilla (Afterlife with Archie) for the story of torment deep within Fortress Vader, one that frames five tales of terror to thrill young and mature readers alike! “I am over the moon to be returning to Vader’s Castle for another helping…

With his previous films, ALMOST HUMAN (2013) and THE MIND’S EYE (2015), filmmaker Joe Begos won the hearts of horror lovers through his stylistic nostalgia and inhibition-free penchant for brutality. Upping the ante, BLISS roars with searing visuals, kinetic energy, an endearing nastiness, and a ferociously all-in lead performance from Dora Madison. Although it’s set in modern-day Los Angeles, BLISS harkens back to the grimy days of New York City grindhouse cinema, when films like Abel Ferrara’s THE DRILLER KILLER and Bill Lustig’s MANIAC were the norm. “BLISS is a punk rock pizza box of a movie – a…

101 Films presents CRACK IN THE WORLD (1965), a classic doomsday disaster movie from legendary director Andrew Marton (recipient of a special Academy Award for directing the chariot race in Ben-Hur). The film has been released on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK. Synopsis: Dr. Steven Sorenson (Dana Andrews) and his wife and fellow scientist Dr. Maggie Sorenson (Janette Scott) plan to utilize the geothermal energy of the Earth’s interior by detonating a powerful thermonuclear device deep within the Earth’s core. Despite warnings from Maggie’s ex-flame and fellow scientist Dr. Ted Rampian (Kieron Moore), Dr. Sorenson proceeds…

Before you became an actress what career path did you imagine taking? For as long as I can remember, being a actress or model was the only vision I saw for myself. It was the only thing I could really get excited about. You first stepped into the world of acting in the adult industry in 2005 but later broke into the “mainstream” acting business with The Family (2011) and Piranhaconda. How did you find the transition period from one acting style to another? When I booked my first mainstream role in “The Family” it felt very natural and…