Roger Corman is a cinematic genius in many ways. To some he’s produced absolute celluloid drivel, and to others the best hammy camp cult classics a movie goer ever hopes to see. Without him there would be no Tarantino or Rodriguez, let alone Kevin Smith or Rob Zombie. These directors grew up on a diet of his films in the salad days, where they shone at midnight shows or drive-ins. The movies he produces are brash, trashy and flashy – like great big pair of heaving breasts covered in glitter. 

And it’s looking good! Watch here

Many people blame Eli Roth’s Hostel or the Saw series for sparking the “torture porn” genre. But the damage was done by another … I don’t want to oversimplify, but something sinister happened in, and to, horror in the last decade or so. It began in 1996 with Wes Craven and Kevin Williamson’s Scream. 

Weird that yesterday we mention VICELAND and today they come up with this piece, “from the archives”. But then, it is Friday the 13th, and today everyone’s on the horror wagon. 

Japanese Friday the 13th poster

This is the new website for Fuck Yeah Horror, AKA FY Horror, AKA FYH. It started life as a lazily (and often drunkenly) updated Tumblr blog in 2009, quickly gained about 400+ followers and some industry interest, and then … stagnated. 

Toxic Zombies (1980) AKA Bloodeaters (UK) Dir: Charles McCrann Starring: Charles McCran (as Charles Austin), Beverly Shapiro, Dennis Helfend, Kevin Hanlon A perfect example of what the FYH Tumblr does really well. And at that very site you can view an archive of all the posters so far.

View the flash gallery on the FYH tumblr Splice (2009) Written / Directed: Vincenzo Natali Starring: Adrien Brody, Sarah Polley, Delphine Chaneac, Brandon McGibbon, David Hewlett  

BINZUME JIGOKU (1986) AKA: Hell in a Bottle / Bottled Hell Director: Yoshihiro Kawasaki Starring: Chiyako Ogura, Minako Ogawa, Hitomi Kobayashi, Jun Numaoka, Saori Shinbori, Esumi Eimei

VHS scan – THE VIDEO DEAD (1987) Thanks scandyfactory for the VHS scan This is 1980s horror in one image, no? Brilliant hand-drawn and airbrushed bespoke cover art that probably had sod all to do with the plot of the film. This was designed to lure you in when browsing the shelves for something thrilling in your local video store. Nowadays you might read Rotten Tomatoes or watch a trailer at Apple’s site. You’re more likely to see this as a tattoo on someone’s body nowadays than as promo material for a film. Hi fi MONO. Get in.