The Nightcomers 4K (1971) There were worse directors in the 1970s than Michael Winner, but probably none with such a high profile who courted controversy so often and...

"There were worse directors in the 1970s than Michael Winner, but..." THE NIGHTCOMERS gets a 4K release from Studio Canal on Monday: johnlprobert.blogspot.com/2026/04/the-...

Exit 8 (2026) “Video Game Adaptation Fails to Fulfil the Promise of its Setup” Based on the successful video game of the same name, Vertigo are releas...

"...by the time the film is over you will have thought of twenty cleverer and more maddening ways for our hero to have been tripped up than the film does". The ultimately disappointing EXIT 8 is in UK & Ireland cinemas from Friday: johnlprobert.blogspot.com/2026/04/exit...

Danger: Diabolik 4K (1968) “Psychedelic 1960s Comic Book Caper” Esteemed director Mario Bava’s much-loved comic book movie is getting a 4K restoration dual format re...

"I’ve never wanted to own so many of the ties worn in a movie" My thoughts on Eureka's new 4K of Mario Bava's DANGER: DIABOLIK, out next Monday: johnlprobert.blogspot.com/2026/04/dang...

Crucible of Horror (1970) Hammer continues their series of ‘Hammer Presents’ releases, showcasing British horror movies of the period that weren’t actually ma...

"...a slice of endearingly perverse lurid eccentricity." The Pinteresque, bicycle-seat fetishism and flogging oddity (amongst other things) CRUCIBLE OF HORROR gets a release from Hammer next Monday: johnlprobert.blogspot.com/2026/04/cruc...

Mantrap 4K (1953) Another of Hammer’s early (ie pre-Hammer horror) B movie crime thrillers is being given the double disc (UHD and Blu-ray) 4K treatment compl...

"...culminates in an almost Agatha Christie-style climax." MANTRAP in 4K is out from Hammer a week from today: johnlprobert.blogspot.com/2026/04/mant...

Blood from the Mummy’s Tomb 4K (1971) One of Hammer’s more ambitious films that, like its contemporaries DEMONS OF THE MIND and HANDS OF THE RIPPER (both 1971), tried to do somet...

"Hammer does cosmic horror". My favourite Mummy film, and a serious contender for my favourite Hammer film, BLOOD FROM THE MUMMY'S TOMB gets a 4K release from Studio Canal on Monday: johnlprobert.blogspot.com/2026/04/bloo...

Demons of the Mind 4K (1971) Getting a 4K UHD / Blu-ray release from Studio Canal, and a film that rarely finds itself on people’s lists of Top Ten Hammer films,...

"...one of Hammer's more interesting films" and one of my favourites. DEMONS OF THE MIND gets a 4K release from Studio Canal on Monday: johnlprobert.blogspot.com/2026/04/demo...

The Day of the Locust (1975) T he film MIDNIGHT COWBOY director John Schlesinger made just before MARATHON MAN is getting a Blu-ray release from Arrow. Adapted by Waldo ...

"...runs 144 minutes and in that time we meet hardly a single character who has any redeeming features" John Schlesinger's DAY OF THE LOCUST gets an Arrow Blu-ray release next Monday: johnlprobert.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-...

The Good Boy (2026) “Top Notch Thriller ”  Jeremy Thomas and Jerzy Skolimowski, both individuals with track records for making quality cinema, have their names ...

"Highly recommended and with excellent performances from all the leads." Top notch thriller THE GOOD BOY is still currently playing in UK cinemas from @signatureuk.bsky.social: johnlprobert.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-...

Salem’s Lot 4K (1979) “Excellent Tobe Hooper King Adaptation Still Holds Up” Arrow are releasing a two disc set of Tobe Hooper’s 1979 TV adaptation of Stephen K...

"The equivalent of what is now termed 'Water cooler TV'"
The rather excellent 1979 TV adaptation of SALEM'S LOT is getting a 4K release from Arrow, out next Monday: johnlprobert.blogspot.com/2026/03/sale...

"Fist My Bump", as you've probably already been saying for some time ;-)

Fear in the Night 4K (1972) Studio Canal are releasing the last of Hammer’s B-movie psycho thrillers (most of which were originally made to form the bottom half of a ...

'...boasts a terrific setting of an empty boys' school...' Hammer's FEAR IN THE NIGHT is out on 4K from Studio Canal on Monday: johnlprobert.blogspot.com/2026/03/fear...

Spaceways 4K (1953) “Quite Possibly Not What You Might Be Expecting” The next lesser known Hammer film to get the 4K treatment on UHD and Blu-ray from the stu...

"...if Jackie Collins wrote Quatermass..." Hammer's SPACEWAYS is out in a dual disc 4K set next Monday @dnapruk.bsky.social : johnlprobert.blogspot.com/2026/03/spac...

La Main Du Diable aka The Devil’s Hand (1943) “ A Classic Piece of French Horror Fantasy Cinema” Eureka are bringing out on Blu-ray French director Maurice Tourneur’s horror fantasy ...

"Like a feature length story from DEAD OF NIGHT". Maurice Tourneur's classic French horror THE DEVIL'S HAND is out from Eureka on Monday: johnlprobert.blogspot.com/2026/03/la-m...

Jitters (2025) JITTERS, the new horror film from director Marc Zammit, is getting a digital release from Reel2Reel Films. It’s quite a step up in...

"...reminiscent of 1950s low budget British B movies" Marc Zammit's JITTERS is out on digital on Monday @aimpublicity.bsky.social : johnlprobert.blogspot.com/2026/03/jitt...

Negatives (1968) The BFI are releasing director Peter Medak’s fascinating first feature film, which also marked the feature debut of Glenda Jackson, on Blu...

"...belongs to the ‘Eccentric British Goings On Behind Closed Doors’ genre..." the BFI are releasing Peter Medak's NEGATIVES on Blu-ray on Monday: johnlprobert.blogspot.com/2026/03/nega...

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026) “Essential for Horror Fans” Following its release in UK cinemas in January, Nia DaCosta’s direct sequel to Danny Boyle’s 28 YEARS LATER (2...

"An essential film for fans of modern horror" Nia DaCosta's 28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE is out on Digital from Sony now @dnapruk.bsky.social : johnlprobert.blogspot.com/2026/03/28-y...

Silent Night, Deadly Night (2025) Following its UK cinema Christmas release last year, Mike P Nelson’s grindhouse slasher movie remake par excellence is now getting a Blu-ray...

"Likely to become an annual seasonal watch for slasher fans" one of my favourites from last year is out on Blu-ray on Monday: johnlprobert.blogspot.com/2026/02/sile...

JLP: Hooray!
Magnus: Woof!

Wednesday morning Magnus!

Else (2025 “French Arthouse Melding of Lovecraft and TETSUO Creates Something Beautiful” You won’t have seen anything quite like ELSE, the debut feat...

"...as our protagonists mutate and meld with their surroundings, so the film changes too..." Unique French SF Horror ELSE is out on digital from Blue Finch next Monday: johnlprobert.blogspot.com/2026/02/else...

God of Frogs (2026) When the history of 2020s cinematic horror is written, there's going to need to be a fairly big section labelled 'ambitious and interestin...

"When the history of 2020s cinematic horror is written, there's going to need to be a fairly big section labelled 'ambitious and interesting ideas that lacked the budget and skill to really make them work'." Today I give you, GOD OF FROGS @aimpublicity.bsky.social :

Thanks so much - I hope you enjoy it greatly. Magnus got many things for Xmas including this blanket. Here he is in the chair he has stolen from me and made his own, so the Bride can utter much 'Awwww' - ness

Thanks Steve! Hope you have a great time with it!

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JLP Book Time! Copies of the paperback edition of my short story collection MADE FOR THE DARK are now in the house! Thrill to 'Blood and Dust'! Shudder at 'The Strange Hotel Medical Party'! Be actually moved by 'The Man Who Loved Grief'! ! Ordering details below!

Strongroom (1962) & The Man in the Back Seat (1961) The cover of this new BFI release (out soon on Blu-ray, Apple TV, Amazon Prime and - in a bit - on BFI Player) may only mention STRONGROOM...

"Superb British B-movie stuff". A Vernon Sewell double bill gets the BFI Blu-ray treatment, out on Monday: johnlprobert.blogspot.com/2026/02/stro...

Anaconda (2025) After its release in UK cinemas at the end of last year. Sony’s novel, metatextual reboot of its 1997 Luis Llosa-directed Jennifer Lopez and...

Sony's ANACONDA remake has just hit streaming and they've done another one of those weird food tie-ins to promote it. Here's my review of the film but not the sandwich, but there is a picture of it: johnlprobert.blogspot.com/2026/02/anac...

Excalibur 4K (1981) “Impressive, Definitive, Essential” John Boorman’s unique, stunning retelling of the story of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round T...

"Impressive, Definitive, Essential" Arrow's three disc set of John Boorman's EXCALIBUR in 4K is out on Monday: johnlprobert.blogspot.com/2026/02/exca...