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There’s nothing quite like a nun horror movie to remind us that the line between the sacred and the terrifying is thinner than a communion wafer. In this unholy listicle, we’re diving deep into the cloistered corners of horror cinema to bring you the ultimate guide to nunsploitation. So, whether you’ve taken your holy orders or you’re just a horror enthusiast looking for your next sacrilegious scare, join us on this divine journey through some of the most unholy tales ever told on screen.

From demonic possessions to gothic tales of madness and despair unfolding on hallowed ground, nun horror movies have a unique way of getting under our skin. Maybe it’s the way they juxtapose the purity of the habit with the darkness of the supernatural, or perhaps it’s just that nuns have always had a knack for knowing what’s lurking in the shadows.

Stars: Maria Vera Ratti, Juane Kimmel, Lee Roy Kunz, Thomas Kretschmann, Alexander Siddig | Written by Lee Roy Kunz, Kane Kunz | Directed by Lee Roy Kunz, Cru Ennis

I usually don’t pay too much attention to what the church has to say, but then The Catholic Review referred to Deliver Us as “A blast furnace of blasphemy” and continued, saying that “Deliver Us” (Magnet), also is an amalgam of gore and nudity.” How could I pass up a film that came so highly recommended?

It certainly opens on a bloody note as a row of kneeling men and women are killed and skinned for the elaborate tattoos on their backs. In a remote Russian convent Sister Yulia awakes from a nightmare of the killings and finds she’s showing the signs of the Stigmata. Even more shocking, she’s pregnant with twins, and still a virgin.

Laura is also pregnant,...

One of Tim Burton's favorite movies is Hammer's Dracula A.D. 1972, which he described as a "weird mixture of a Hammer horror film and swinging London." Despite his misfiring vampire comedy Dark Shadows, a Burton-helmed Dracula movie could revive the franchise and Hammer Horror. Burton's past successes with gothic horror make him an ideal choice to bring a fresh and more modern take to Hammer's Dracula.

One of Tim Burton's favorite movies makes him the best candidate to breathe life into horror's most famous monster. A quick look at Tim Burton's favorite horror movies reveals a broad diet of influences, but few that would be regarded as critically acclaimed masterpieces; instead, he loves old-fashioned B-movies like The War of the Gargantuas or Charlton Heston's The Omega Man. The director is also an admirer of classic British horror, including The Wicker Man or the works of Hammer.

Vertical Entertainment has unveiled the trailer for “The Convent,” which seeks to answer an age-old question: How many horror movies about nuns does America have room in its heart for? Continuing a trend reignited by last year’s “The Conjuring” spinoff “The Nun” and dating back to the likes of “To the Devil a Daughter” and “Mother Joan of the Angels,” Paul Hyett’s film is very much back in the habit. Watch the trailer below.

Here’s the synopsis: “In the early 17th century, innocent young Persephone is falsely accused and put on trial for her life. Her fate seems sealed except for the timely intervention of the mysterious Reverend Mother offering her not just sanctuary, but hope. For the Reverend Mother is the self-appointed leader of a small religious retreat, a secluded Priory, where her fellow Sisters devote their lives to the Lord and seek atonement for their pasts.

We have another busy week of Blu-ray and DVD releases to look forward to, with 20 different titles coming home on Tuesday. For those who may have missed it in theaters, Gore Verbinski’s wildly surreal tale of psychological horror, A Cure For Wellness, is coming out on both Blu-ray and DVD courtesy of 20th Century Fox. We also have several indie horror films arriving on June 6th, including The Axe Murders of the Villisca, Aaron’s Blood, Prisoner X, Let Me Make You A Martyr, and Manhattan Undying.

Fahrenheit 451, based on the classic Ray Bradbury story, is being resurrected on DVD in time for its 50th anniversary this week, and for those of you Riverdale fans out there, you might want to check out Mill Creek Entertainment's re-release (this time with digital) of Archie’s Weird Mysteries: The Complete Series.

Other notable home entertainment releases for...

Every time a hospitalized man wakes up, he’s lost another limb. Meanwhile, London police are on the hunt for a serial killer who drains the blood from his victims before dispatching their bodies. Also meanwhile (again), a Nazi-ish regime is being thwarted from an insider in an Eastern European country. Again meanwhile (and also again), I’m thoroughly confused. And you will be too! Welcome to Scream and Scream Again (1970), a joint Amicus/Aip production that’s as delightful as it is confounding.

Released in the U.K. in January 1970, and the U.S. the following month, Scream and Scream Again enjoyed box office success, bringing in over $1.2 million U.S. against a $350,000 budget. The film has enjoyed somewhat of a reappraisal over the years, with critics succumbing to its seemingly nonsensical charms. And you should too, as long as you keep a notebook and pen nearby.

Okay, it...

From the mid sixties to the mid seventies, omnibus (or anthology, or portmanteau if you’re really fancy) horror films were big business. And Amicus Productions ruled the roost. Between ’65 and ’74 they released seven such films, starting with Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors (not to be confused with Dr. Tongue’s Evil House of Pancakes) and culminating with From Beyond the Grave. Today’s film lands in the middle, The House that Dripped Blood (1971) showcasing a company just starting to hit their stride with anthologies.

Popularity of the omnibus format has ebbed and flowed throughout the last 50 years; after Amicus stopped making them, George Romero and Stephen King collaborated on one of the finest, Creepshow (1982), which didn’t so much kick start a revival as have everyone afraid to compete. Throughout the late ‘80s and ‘90s there were pockets of inspiration, Tales from the Hood (1995) and of course HBO...

“You begin to resent an actor if you always have to give him bad notices.” Upon his death in 1993, Vincent Price left an unfillable chasm in the horror community. He was our King Ghoul, the Gentleman of Terror who never missed a lipsmack or an arched eyebrow. His leering, singsong tones were music to horror lovers’ ears, every syllable a delicious symphony of delight. To the fans, that is – Price, while alive, was dismissed by the press as a preening ham not to be taken seriously. How fitting then, that he should find his greatest role as a vengeful actor lashing out at his critics in the most macabre of ways? Theatre of Blood (1973) reflected on Price’s place in the pantheon, and showed the naysayers once and for all his innate gifts.

Released by United Artists in April, Theatre of Blood, or Theater of Blood (to paraphrase a Joe Walsh album title,...

Curious about all those Region B Hammer Blu-rays from overseas, the ones requiring a region-free player? As a public service, Savant has solicited an expert opinion (you'll have to take my word for that) of a film restoration/transfer specialist who is also an informed fan of the filmic output of the little horror studio at Bray. I know, real Hammer fans buy first and worry about quality later, but this little guide might be of help to the rest of us budget-conscious collectors.

A 'Guest' article Written by a trusted Savant correspondent.

(Note: I receive plenty of emails asking for advice about the quality of Region B Blu-rays, most of which I don't see. I have access to industry people qualified to compare and judge the discs, but they stay off the record, because their employers forbid them to go online with their opinions. They must sometimes simmer in...

The Horror Channel is paying tribute to the late Sir Christopher Lee with a marathon of four classic movies.

Stewart Bridle of the Horror Channel announced today (June 12) that Thursday, July 2 will be 'Christopher Lee Night'.

Christopher Lee 1922-2015: 6 of the acting icon's greatest movie roles

"We feel the movies chosen for the night represent some of his most iconic characters and performances during his time with Hammer Films and in the horror genre," Bridle announced.

"Watching these you realise why he was so highly respected as a fantastic character actor who could both be a stoic hero and also a terrifying villain. He will be greatly missed but he lives on through his amazing legacy of movies."

The salute kicks off with the Hammer gem The Devil Rides Out at 9pm, followed by Dracula: Prince of Darkness at 10.55pm.

1970's Scars of Dracula is scheduled for 12.45am,...

The Horror Channel is paying tribute to the late Sir Christopher Lee with a marathon of four classic movies.

Stewart Bridle of the Horror Channel announced today (June 12) that Thursday, July 2 will be 'Christopher Lee Night'.

Christopher Lee 1922-2015: 6 of the acting icon's greatest movie roles

"We feel the movies chosen for the night represent some of his most iconic characters and performances during his time with Hammer Films and in the horror genre," Bridle announced.

"Watching these you realise why he was so highly respected as a fantastic character actor who could both be a stoic hero and also a terrifying villain. He will be greatly missed but he lives on through his amazing legacy of movies."

The salute kicks off with the Hammer gem The Devil Rides Out at 9pm, followed by Dracula: Prince of Darkness at 10.55pm.

1970's Scars of Dracula is scheduled for 12.45am,...

Christopher Lee, an actor who brought dramatic gravitas and aristocratic bearing to screen villains from Dracula to James Bond enemy Scaramanga, has died at age 93.

Lee appeared in more than 250 movies, including memorable roles as the wicked wizard Saruman in The Lord of the Rings trilogy and the evil Count Dooku in two of George Lucas' Star Wars prequels. But for many he will forever be known as the vampire Count Dracula in a slew of "Hammer Horror" movies - the gory, gothic thrillers churned out by the British studio in the 1950s and 1960s that became hugely popular.

He railed against the typecasting, however, and ultimately the sheer number and range of his roles - from Sherlock Holmes to the founder of Pakistan - secured his place in film history.

"I didn't have dreams of being a romantic leading man," Lee told The Associated Press in 2002. "But I...

Christopher Lee, "best known for a variety of films from Dracula to The Wicker Man through to the Lord of the Rings trilogy, passed away on Sunday morning at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in London," reports Benjamin Lee in the Guardian. The star of The Curse of Frankenstein (1957), Horror of Dracula (1958), Captain Horatio Hornblower (1951), To the Devil a Daughter (1976), The Passage (1979), House of the Long Shadows (1983), Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990), The Golden Compass (2007), The Resident (2011), Hugo (2011) and four films with director/fan Tim Burton (Sleepy Hollow, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street and Dark Shadows), was 93. » - David Hudson...

Starry Eyes

Written and directed by Kevin Kolsch and Dennis Widmyer

USA, 2014

This film is at its very core a success story. A very demented, gory, horrifying and darkly comical success story – one with tinges of satanic cult horror wrapped in psychological terror. The plot follows a young aspiring actress, Sarah, as she is called back to audition for a horror film that is being produced by a mysterious production company that pushes her to her limits – a dark exchange for fame and fortune.

The film works as much as comedy as it does multiple kinds of horror. The well-executed pitch of heightened reality that co-writers/directors Kevin Kolsch and Dennis Widmyer achieve allow them to play each scene for maximum thrills, scares and laughs. Even at the most grotesque moments of body horror, you can’t help but laugh in shock at what you’re witnessing. You’re laughing because you’re horrified,...

The Horror Channel has announced the return of the Hammer double features.

The season, which runs on Saturday nights from February 1 to 22 at 9pm, promises "vampire vixens, creepy castles, mouldy mummies, satanic sadists and Lee & Cushing on top show".

Hammer recently unveiled the trailer for The Quiet Ones, the studio's follow-up to its successful critical and commercial return with The Woman in Black.

The full schedule is below, complete with synopses from the Horror Channel (Sat 319 / Virgin 149 / Freesat 138).

February 1 9pm - Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966)

This sequel to the 1958 The Horror of Dracula sees the supposedly dead Count Dracula back in bloody business once his trusty servant Klove entices the English Kents - Charles (Francis Matthews), brother Alan (Charles Tingwell) and their wives Diana (Suzan Farmer) and Helen (Barbara Shelley) - inside his welcoming castle. Directed by Terence Fisher, this is seen as the "quintessential Hammer horror".

February 1 10.45pm -...

The Horror Channel has announced the return of the Hammer double features.

The season, which runs on Saturday nights from February 1 to 22 at 9pm, promises "vampire vixens, creepy castles, mouldy mummies, satanic sadists and Lee & Cushing on top show".

Hammer recently unveiled the trailer for The Quiet Ones, the studio's follow-up to its successful critical and commercial return with The Woman in Black.

The full schedule is below, complete with synopses from the Horror Channel (Sat 319 / Virgin 149 / Freesat 138).

February 1 9pm - Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966)

This sequel to the 1958 The Horror of Dracula sees the supposedly dead Count Dracula back in bloody business once his trusty servant Klove entices the English Kents - Charles (Francis Matthews), brother Alan (Charles Tingwell) and their wives Diana (Suzan Farmer) and Helen (Barbara Shelley) - inside his welcoming castle. Directed by Terence Fisher, this is seen as the "quintessential Hammer horror".

February 1 10.45pm -...

The film career of legendary English actor Sir Christopher Lee began in 1948 and continues to the present day. Lee is best known for his roles in horror films, especially the string of seven Dracula movies he starred in for Hammer Studios between 1958 and 1974. Super-8 Christopher Lee Movie Madness will be a great way to celebrate the career of Lee, who recently celebrated his 91st birthday. Admission is only Three Dollars.

Super-8 Christopher Lee Movie Madness will take place at The Way Out Club on August 6th beginning at 8pm. Condensed versions (average length: 15 minutes) of these great Christopher Lee films will be screened on a big screen on Super-8 sound film: Dracula Prince Of Darkness, Taste The Blood Of Dracula, Scars Of Dracula, The Gorgon (with Peter Cushing), To The Devil A Daughter, Curse Of The Crimson Cult (with Boris Karloff), and Return To Witch Mountain.

The non- Christopher Lee...

There are a few fan favorites from the VHS era that are favorites solely because of they are completely indicative of the VHS boom in the mid 80’s. One movie that would qualify for this distinction would be Terror on Tape. It’s got one of the sexiest covers in the history of media packaging and is ripe for the nostalgic horror fan who sees a VHS tape being squeezed by a monster hand as a symbol of their own frustration and adoration for this somewhat lost medium (somewhat lost because it’s making a creeping comeback). Comet Video and Continental (same thing different name) put this one out as a sort of advertisement for the titles that Continental was distro-ing. Little did they know that the film itself would take on its own life as a piece of iconographic advertising. It’s a collection of short clips from some...

Hammer Blu-rays The Devil Rides Out (1968, dir. Terence Fisher)

Hammer applies its trademark Gothic veneer with considerably greater care than usual in this, the second and best of the company's three stabs at the satanic stylings of author Dennis Wheatley. Christopher Lee comes over to the light for a rare foray as central hero the Duc de Richleau, teaming up with friend Rex van Rijn (Leon Greene) to prevent the evil Satanist Mocata (Charles Gray) from enmeshing the son of his old friend (Patrick Mower) into a devil-worshipping cult.

The Devil Rides Out is perhaps best remembered for what Lee argues in his commentary to be Hammer's most enduring image, that of our heroes fighting a series of spectral and psychological nemeses from within the protective confines of a ritual circle. And yet the most chilling scene contains no special effects, but is instead a simple conversation between the wife...

For the horror buff, Fall is the best time of the year. The air is crisp, the leaves are falling and a feeling of death hangs on the air. Here at Sound on Sight we have some of the biggest horror fans you can find. We are continually showcasing the best of genre cinema, so we’ve decided to put our horror knowledge and passion to the test in a horror watching contest. Each week in October, Ricky D, James Merolla and Justine Smith will post a list of the horror films they have watched. By the end of the month, the person who has seen the most films wins. Prize Tbd.

Ricky D (5 viewings) Total of 76 viewings

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Spirits Of The Dead (Histoires extraordinaires)

Directed by Federico Fellini (segment Toby Dammit), Louis Malle (segment William Wilson), Roger Vadim (segment Metzengerstein)

France, 1968

First thing to notice is the three directors: Federico Fellini,...

I’ve been collecting the condensed Super-8 Sound editions of movies for about 15 years now and am always thrilled when some odd title pops up for sale that I had no idea was ever released in the format. The Beast Must Die, The Klansman, and To The Devil A Daughter are a few of the titles that never appeared in the Castle Films (or any other) catalog, but I’ve managed to unearth, released on some obscure film labels (often in Europe – Grizzly, Star Crash, Hard Times, and Mandigo are other oddball titles I’ve found dubbed into German). I host the monthly Super-8 Movie Madness show at The Way Out Club here in St. Louis the first Tuesday of every month where I show about 14 of these films from my vast collection. The hard-drinking crowd of movie buffs always appreciates films with the cheesiest aesthetics and there are few movies cheesier than Astro Zombies.

Netflix has revolutionized the home movie experience for fans of film with its instant streaming technology. Netflix Nuggets is my way of spreading the word about independent, classic and foreign films made available by Netflix for instant streaming.

This Week’s New Instant Releases…

Promised Lands (1974)

Streaming Available: 04/19/2011

Cast: Documentary

Director: Susan Sontag

Synopsis: Set in Israel during the final days of the 1973 Yom Kippur War, this powerful documentary — initially barred by Israel authorities — from writer-director Susan Sontag examines divergent perceptions of the enduring Arab-Israeli clash. Weighing in on matters related to socialism, anti-Semitism, nation sovereignty and American materialism are The Last Jew writer Yoram Kaniuk and military physicist Yuval Ne’eman.

Vision: From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen (2009)

Streaming Available: 04/19/2011

Cast: Barbara Sukowa, Heino Ferch, Hannah Herzsprung, Gerald Alexander Held, Lena Stolze, Sunnyi Melles

Synopsis: Directed by longtime star of independent German cinema Margarethe von Trotta, this reverent...

As you may have gathered if you read this post, I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Antti Jokinen (pictured above), the Finnish director and co-writer of Hammer’s forthcoming film The Resident, which is released in the UK tomorrow. The film stars Hilary Swank, Jefrey Dean Morgan, and Hammer veteran Christopher Lee, in his first Hammer film since 1976’s To The Devil A Daughter – and Antti and I spoke at length about the icon that is Christopher Lee, directing a Hammer horror film, and his future projects…

Apologies in advance for the audio quality – these are the perils of international phonecalls! Download (5.5mb) or click below to listen now.

Every year, several million single women in America move into an apartment. They don’t know who lived in the apartment before them, they don’t know their landlords, and they don’t bother to change the locks.

This is...

Hammer Films have sent us two Exclusive clips from their eagerly awaited next film The Resident, which stars Hilary Swank, Jefrey Dean Morgan, and Hammer veteran Christopher Lee, in his first Hammer film since 1976’s To The Devil A Daughter.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Every year, several million single women in America move into an apartment. They don’t know who lived in the apartment before them, they don’t know their landlords, and they don’t bother to change the locks.

This is the story of one such woman…

After separating from her adulterous husband, the beautiful and young Dr. Juliet Devereau (Swank) moves to Brooklyn, NY and settles into a new life in a stunning and spacious loft apartment that seems too good to be true. Mysterious occurrences lead her to suspect she is not alone in her...

There’s no doubt that Sir Christopher Lee is a British institution, starring in some of the most well-known and well loved movies in film history – from his early years working for Hammer to his more recent efforts including the Lord of the Rings trilogy and George Lucas’ Stars Wars prequels.

Knighted in 2009, Lee was awarded the BAFTA Fellowship at this years awards ceremony, and the iconic actor has even made a return to the Hammer fold in The Resident, in which he stars alongside Hilary Swank and Jeffrey Dean Morgan.

To celebrate Christopher Lee’s BAFTA Fellowship and his first appearance in a Hammer film since 1976’s To The Devil A Daughter, Hammer has been into their vaults and sent us (and numerous other websites it would seem) images from Lee’s most iconic Hammer performances.

The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)

In prison and awaiting execution, Dr. Victor Frankenstein recounts...

Hammer Films have today sent us the brand new UK quad poster for their eagerly awaited next film The Resident, which stars Hilary Swank, Jefrey Dean Morgan, and Hammer veteran Christopher Lee, in his first Hammer film since 1976’s To The Devil A Daughter.

Every year, several million single women in America move into an apartment. They don’t know who lived in the apartment before them, they don’t know their landlords, and they don’t bother to change the locks.

This is the story of one such woman…

After separating from her adulterous husband, the beautiful and young Dr. Juliet Devereau (Swank) moves to Brooklyn, NY and settles into a new life in a stunning and spacious loft apartment that seems too good to be true. Mysterious occurrences lead her to suspect she is not alone in her home and quickly her fears become all too real. In a chilling revelation,...

Hammer Films have today sent us the brand new UK trailer for their eagerly awaited next film The Resident, which stars Hilary Swank, Jefrey Dean Morgan, and Hammer veteran Christopher Lee, in his first Hammer film since 1976’s To The Devil A Daughter.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Every year, several million single women in America move into an apartment. They don’t know who lived in the apartment before them, they don’t know their landlords, and they don’t bother to change the locks.

This is the story of one such woman…

After separating from her adulterous husband, the beautiful and young Dr. Juliet Devereau (Swank) moves to Brooklyn, NY and settles into a new life in a stunning and spacious loft apartment that seems too good to be true. Mysterious occurrences lead her to suspect she is not alone in her home and quickly her fears become all too real.

You may have seen this old teaser image for The Resident doing the rounds of the interwebs yesterday, but now we have a clearer (and text free) look at Christopher Lee in Hammer’s next film which stars Hilary Swank as a doctor who moves into a new tenement only to be stalked by her landlord, played by Jeffrey Dean Morgan (Watchmen). Inevitably, his creep factor rises and a game of cat and mouse begins.

Every year, several million single women in America move into an apartment. They don’t know who lived in the apartment before them, they don’t know their landlords, and they don’t bother to change the locks.

This is the story of one such woman…

After separating from her adulterous husband, the beautiful Dr. Juliet Devereau moves to Brooklyn, NY and settles into a new life in a stunning loft apartment that seems too good to be true.

Super-8 Damn Dirty Ape Movie Madness at the Way Out Club will be held on Tuesday January 4th from 8pm to Midnight. These are Super-8 Sound films condensed from features (they average 15 minutes in length) and will be projected on a large screen at the Way Out Club. Admission is only Three Bucks!!!!

This month.s theme is Planet Of The Apes and we will be showing All Five of the movies from that classic series. They are Planet Of The Apes, Beneath The Planet Of The Apes, Escape Form The Planet Of The Apes, Conquest Of The Planet Of The Apes, and Battle For The Planet Of The Apes. The other movies shown at the January 4th Super-8 Movie Madness show are: Sissy Spacek in Carrie, The Little Rascals in Bored Of Education, Robin Williams in Popeye, Terror In The Jungle, The Warner Brothers Cartoon Jungle Jitters, Ghost Of Frankenstein,...

Knight and Day; Salt; The Last Exorcism; Scott Pilgrim vs the World

How far can Tom Cruise go on the strength of a smile and a pair of sunglasses? Back in the days of Risky Business, a poster image of Cruise beaming his best "Wtf?" grin over the top of a pair of Wayfarers helped sell not only the movie but also the shades.

That image is recreated almost exactly in a signature shot from Knight and Day, a slipshod action-comedy caper that casts Cruise as a possibly paranoid super-spy on the run from his federal employers. It should have been the perfect vehicle for the star's peculiar charms – an allegedly character-driven smash-'em-up in which glamorous "nobody" Cameron Diaz falls for Cruise's eerily ageless hunk, thence to be thrown into a world of deadly danger from which only his killer smile can save her. The presence of director James Mangold,...

Hammer have just released this one-sheet for their first original film, The Resident, which stars Hilary Swank as a doctor who moves into a new tenement only to be stalked by her landlord, played by Jeffrey Dean Morgan (Watchmen). Inevitably, his creep factor rises and a game of cat and mouse begins.

The film, which also stars long-time Hammer collaborator Christopher Lee (in his first Hammer film since 1976’s To The Devil A Daughter), is directed and co-written by Finnish director Antti J. Jokinen and marks his English language feature debut.

Classic British studio Hammer is on the comeback trail – they’ve just released Let Me In, their remake of Swedish vampire movie Let The Right One In. Besides the remake, Hammer also have an original film in the can, The Resident, which stars Hilary Swank as a doctor who moves into a new tenement only to be stalked by her landlord, played by Jeffrey Dean Morgan (Watchmen). Inevitably, his creep factor rises and a game of cat and mouse begins.

The film, which also stars long-time Hammer collaborator Christopher Lee (in his first Hammer film since 1976’s To The Devil A Daughter), is directed and co-written by Finnish director Antti J. Jokinen and marks his English language feature debut and, according to Variety, Image Entertainment have snapped up the rights to The Resident at this years Afm.

After following the progress of this film for what seems like a year...

In the second part of the two interviews I was invited to take part in for the promotion of The Last Exorcism, I met the film’s producer, Eli Roth. Writer, director and sometime actor, Roth is laid back (both figuratively and quite literally), sharply dressed and surprisingly handsome in person. As opposed to director Daniel Stamm’s enthusiastic joy for talking about his movie, Roth is more reserved, although clearly in his element – the filmmaker evidently knows not only how to direct a scene but also an interview. He feeds us information at his own pace, casually displays his encyclopaedic knowledge of horror and sets himself up nicely for some witty jokes. Roth was a compelling orator, as is hopefully evident below.

I was watching your Carson Daly interview this morning and in that you were saying that the reason you produced as well as directed your first couple...

Classic British studio Hammer is on the comeback trail – they’re currently promoting Let Me In, their remake of Swedish vampire movie Let The Right One In. However one of the original film’s on it’s slate is The Resident, which stars Hilary Swank as a doctor who moves into a new tenement only to be stalked by her landlord, played by Jeffrey Dean Morgan (Watchmen). Inevitably, his creep factor rises and a game of cat and mouse begins.

The film, which also stars long-time Hammer collaborator Christopher Lee (in his first Hammer film since 1976’s To The Devil A Daughter), is directed and co-written by Finnish director Antti J. Jokinen and marks his English language feature debut.

Sadly there’s no news on a release date for The Resident yet.

Classic British studio Hammer is on the comeback trail and one of it’s biggest new productions is The Resident, which stars Hilary Swank as a doctor who moves into a new tenement only to be stalked by her landlord, played by Jeffrey Dean Morgan (Watchmen, Supernatural). Inevitably, his creep factor rises and a game of cat and mouse begins.

The film, which also stars long-time Hammer collaborator Christopher Lee (in his first Hammer film since 1976’s To The Devil A Daughter), is directed and co-written by Finnish director Antti J. Jokinen and marks his English language feature debut. There’s still no news on the films release, however Bloody Disgusting got their hands on a leaked bootleg trailer for The Resident which – judging by the footage – could be a return to form for Hammer.

I was always going to have a soft spot for the retro horror pastiche The House of the Devil. After all, the schlocky slashers that it references and mimics with casual flair are the films I grew up on; tales of feisty babysitters cast adrift amid suburban satanic cults, involving long, slow build-ups interspersed with brief bouts of insane blood-spattering violence. It helps that director Ti West appears to be both a fan and a film-maker – which is more than can be said of the dunderheads behind the string of 70s and 80s slasher reboots that have recently troubled our multiplexes. While the (re)makers of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and its ilk have churned out lobotomised jittery trash for the Twitter generation, The House of the Devil is so lovingly old-fashioned in its pacing that viewers under 40 may well start to wonder when the hell anything is going to happen.

Jeffrey Dean Morgan ( Watchmen , Supernatural ) taps into his sinister side in The Resident , a new thriller from England's renown Hammer Films. Directed and co-written by Antti J. Jokinen - who rolled cameras on the film earlier this year in New York - The Resident finds Hilary Swank playing a doctor who moves into a new tenement only to be stalked by her landlord (Morgan). Inevitably, his creep factor rises and a game of cat and mouse begins. What's worth noting about the project is this is the first time co-star Christopher Lee and Hammer Films have worked together since To the Devil a Daughter in '76. Jokinen, who hails from Finland, makes his English language feature debut. The Resident was rumored to be re-titled to Invasion of Privacy , however, we can confirm...

Christopher Lee has been a living legend longer than many of us have been alive, and what better time to check in with the actor than during the Halloween holiday? Today the actor reflected on his career, past and present, while weighing in on the state of modern horror.

CNN got some face time with the actor, who had this to say about the current state of the genre: "I find it quite nauseating what they do," Lee told CNN. "The blood is all over the screen like an avalanche -- the mutilation -- dreadful things, and I just don't enjoy that."

But that’s not stopping Lee from getting back into the genre – with the newly reformed Hammer Studios, no less! This spring we’ll be able to catch him in Hammer’s The Resident alongside Hilary Swank and Jeffrey Dean Morgan. For Lee, it was surprising to come...

Debbie Rochon, often described as a scream queen herself, wrote in an article originally published in Gc Magazine that "a true Scream Queen isn't The Perfect Woman. She's sexy, seductive, but most importantly 'attainable' to the average guy. Or so it would seem." Nastassja Kinski Films: To the Devil a Daughter (1976) [1] Cat People (1982) [2] The Day the World Ended (2001) [3] Inland Empire (2006) [4] Kinski will always be remembered for the iconic photograph shot by Richard Avedon (with a snake coiled around her body) and her role in Paul Schrader's (not so good) remake of Cat People. Needless to say, it was a hit at the box office and Kinski deservingly received a Saturn Award for Best Actress. Caroline Munro Films: The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971) [5] Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972) [6] Dracula A.D. 1972 [7] Maniac (1980) [8] Faceless (1987) [9] Demons 6 (1989) [10] Caroline Munro seduced audiences in her Hammer roles in films like Dracula A.D. 1972, but for gore hounds,...

New Hammer horror film, The Wake Wood, started shooting on Monday in County Donegal, Ireland. Marking the first horror feature from Hammer since 1976’s To The Devil A Daughter, this should be a fascinating project that (fingers crossed) may see Hammer rise to prominence once more with its distinctive, imaginative and thoroughly British creations. Directed by Irish-born David Keating and featuring a cast including The Wire’s Aidan Gillen and the magnificent Timothy Spall, the hairs should be tingling on the back of your neck already.

Hammer is something of a British institution; one that had fallen into decline over the past few decades, but is still remembered with a fondness similar to that felt for bank holiday favourites, the Carry On films. Except rather than chuckling cockney Barbara ‘Babs’ Windsor you get the debonair Christopher Lee in a slew of camp and gory horror flicks through the 50s and 60s.