Author: Peter 'Witchfinder' Hopkins

DEFECTIVE ** Canada 2017 Dir: Reese Eveneshen 101 mins In the near future, society is monitored by the State Enforcement Agency and their army of Preservers of the Peace. After witnessing the Preservers execute a woman, Rhett Murphy finds himself on the run with his estranged sister and discovering there is more to the State Enforcement Agency than anyone realizes. Written and directed by Reese Eveneshen, Defective is an ambitious concept left unrealized by an underwhelming production. The film begins with promise as the current state of society is effectively relayed by news reports and looks on people’s faces when observing…

Cautionary Comics introduces OFFWORLDER Issue #1 The Saga Begins with Fresh Adventures & New Characters. It’s an Epic Fantasy that mixes History with Science Fiction that will leave the comic audience craving more. Seventh century Scotland. Henry Gunn leads his clan in a ferocious battle with Viking invaders, But with victory in sight, he is ripped from space and time by an alien race. The Ananaki seek a champion to stop another alien race from conquering all known space! The OFFWORLDER sacrifices himself for his people. Now he must fight an intergalactic war to save them! In the tradition of…

THE PALE FACED LADY **** USA 2019 Dir: Jeff Payne 10 mins The pale faced lady is a malevolent spirit that resides in an old house and waits in the dark for her next victim. Jeff Payne has created a moody, emotive and incredibly creepy short using this spirit from a recurring nightmare he used to have which captures the essence of horror that a lot of feature films lose. It is narrative driven with few actors and only showing snippets of story whilst the main part is told. It has a strong score composed by Aimy Miller that builds…

POLTERGEIST ***** USA 1982 Dir: Tobe Hooper. 114 mins While continuing the AMITYVILLE-era trend for mainstream paranormal movies, Tobe Hooper’s biggest Hollywood hit also reflected the various ways in which studio blockbusters aimed at family audiences embraced horror movie tropes and tricks. When the equally ghoulish and gruesome PG rated GREMLINS and INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM confirmed the trend in 1984, the MPAA was forced to introduce its PG-13 rating to fight off parental complaints about content. Co-produced and co-written by Steven Spielberg, the movie is built around a very Spielbergian portrait of suburbia, where joshing neighbours…

Small Town Monsters has announced the nationwide Digital HD and DVD release of TERROR IN THE SKIES. Director Seth Breedlove explores hundreds of years of terrifying reports of encounters with massive, winged creatures around the Land of Lincoln. From Alton’s man-eating Piasa Bird legends to recent Chicago sightings of a creature said to resemble West Virginia’s infamous Mothman, TERROR IN THE SKIES takes an in-depth look at a centuries-old mystery. TERROR IN THE SKIES promises to open viewers’ minds to the possibility that such a beast could exist by way of believable witnesses and fascinating photographic, video and audio evidence. Small…