Author: Peter 'Witchfinder' Hopkins

Bernie Wrightson is universally regarded as the finest horror artist of the last 50 years, and Frankenstein was his undisputed opus. IDW Publishing is proud to announce that this masterpiece of illustration will be presented in the Eisner Award-winning Artist’s Edition format for late next year. As with all Artist’s Editions, each gorgeous plate will be reproduced from scans of the original art and printed at the same size they were drawn, with all the distinctive creative nuances that make original art unique – a perfect representation of the work in its original form. “I’m incredibly pleased and somewhat stunned…

KING COHEN **** USA 2017 Dir: Steve Mitchell 110 mins Opening with J J Abrams clutching an IT’S ALIVE baby prop while relating an anecdote, this is a regaling feature documentary about one of modern horror’s smartest writer-producer-directors, made by the guy who wrote the vaguely Cohen-esque high concept splatter flick CHOPPING MALL. Described by his acting muse Michael Moriarty as “the greatest daredevil Hollywood has ever seen”, Cohen is appropriately the star of the show : an unpretentious, straight-talking New Yorker who describes with boundless enthusiasm the genesis of keynote projects like IT’S ALIVE (originating from his fascination with…

Vinegar Syndrome are back with another month of releases. If you missed out what they released in July 2018 then CLICK HERE. Below you can check out what they have set for release this AUGUST 2018. Order the August 2018 package and save 40% until the street date of 28th August 2018. VS-240: Dear Dead Delilah [BD/DVD Combo] *Limited Slipcover Edition of 1,500* This special limited edition embossed slipcover (designed by Earl Kessler Jr.) is limited to just 1,500 units and is only available at VinegarSyndrome.com! Back in 1943, Luddy viciously murdered her mother with an axe. 30 years later…

THE DREAM-QUEST OF UNKNOWN KADATH – A Graphic Novel Another H.P. Lovecraft story gets the graphic novel treatment and again its done by I.N.J. Culbard. This is possibly the oddest of the Lovecraft stories I have read so far, which combines elements of horror and fantasy. Unpublished during Lovecraft’s lifetime, The Dream-Quest Of Unknown Kadath is part of his ‘Dream Cycle’ of stories. The story follows Randolph Carter who upon dreaming of a place several times finds a way to make his dreams bend his way. He searches a mysterious place and comes across various creatures and people who tell…

Kick back with twisted new web series NETFL!X AND KILL. Hex Studios channel have premiered director Kate Shenton’s latest darkly hilarious offering. NETFL!X AND KILL tells the unlikely story of a psychopath and his victim… who spend all day sitting around watching television. Pitched as ‘Gogglebox with a horror twist,’ the web series is the first production under the Bubble Wrap Creations mantle, a partnership between Shenton and producer Baptiste Charles. The series reunites the award-winning director with Adam Rhys-Davies and Nic Lamont, stars of her hugely popular horror feature EGOMANIAC. According to Kate, “NETFL!X AND KILL is inspired by…