Author: Peter 'Witchfinder' Hopkins

Founder and Editor in Chief of Horror Screams Video Vault

SERPENT *** South Africa / USA 2017 Dir: Amanda Evans. 85 mins A Cape Town-shot two-hander marking the narrative feature debut for South African writer-director Amanda Evans. We first meet businesswoman Sarah Dumont while she strives to evade the pushy guy with whom she is having an affair. In a further bid to distance herself from this indiscretion, she insists on joining entomologist husband Adam Kealey on his weekend excursion to “Suicide Gorge” in search of a recently discovered new breed of stag beetle. The couple wind up in a microcosm of the 1970’s eco-horror cycle, confined to their tent…

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THE DAWNSEEKER ** USA 2018 Dir: Justin Price 81 mins Five mercenaries are sent to an uncharted planet to get a rare mineral that will save the Earth. Once on the planet they are soon aware that they are being hunted by an alien stronger then anything they have encountered before. This alien known as The Dawnseeker also requires this mineral to sustain itself so it becomes a battle of survival for both species. This is the most I could glean from this Sci-Fi B movie to come anywhere close to describing it in a nutshell, it is quite hard…

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CYNTHIA **** USA 2018 Dir: Devon Downs & Kenny Gage 90 mins Written by Robert “Corpsy” Rhines and released under the banner of his film distribution company Girls and Corpses Presents, CYNTHIA is a horror/comedy about a couple who have been trying desperately for a baby. Although their relationship is getting rather strained they eventually manage to conceive. The baby is born by caesarean section due to mum Robin having a large cyst present in her womb. The cyst is removed at the birth and due to be disposed of. This cyst, however has other ideas and will do anything…

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INDUSTRIAL ANIMALS ** UK 2016 Sam Mason-Bell. 65 mins Co-writer / director Sam Mason-Bell also takes the lead role in this grim mockumentary, portraying the elitist documentarian who, with his equally loathsome cameraman (Thomas Davenport) sets out to capture on film three days and nights in the life of prostitute Tamsin Howland. Mason-Bell’s own personal hang-ups (and Daddy issues) become apparent when he becomes ever needier regarding the sex he has with her and jealous whenever her attention waivers. “We paid her, we can do whatever we want…” An initially compelling insight into the world of a pair of callous,…

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In the early 90’s a series caught my eye and from then on a ‘x-phile’ was born. So it comes with great excitement to myself (Peter ‘Witchfinder’ Hopkins) that to celebrate the 25th anniversary of a pop culture phenomenon, all 218 episodes of THE X-FILES will be available in one place for the very first time. Mind-bending intrigue and extraterrestrial encounters await in the ultimate collection for any THE X-FILES fan! Inspired by a growing distrust in government and a fondness for the supernatural, Chris Carter’s pilot for The X-Files first hit our screens in 1993, and a cult classic…

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