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The Schlock Pit

The home of film critics Matty Budrewicz and Dave Wain who, for the best part of a decade, have parlayed their shared, lifelong obsession with horror, B-movies, and direct-to-video shenanigans into a writing career.

Citadel (2012)

The concept of a movie with feral children is a fairly uncommon one, ‘uncommon’ being a word that you rarely associate with the genre of horror. This year of course we were treated to the film Mama which used the idea and in years gone by there’s been pictures like Shiver (2008) from Spain which… Read More Citadel (2012)

January 25, 2016October 24, 2017 Dave WainLeave a comment

Catacombs (1965)

Gordon Hessler, the German born film director who died earlier this year was perhaps best known for a threesome of horror movies made with Vincent Price for AIP in The Oblong Box (1969), Cry of the Banshee (1970) and Scream and Scream Again (1970). Prior to these he was placed under contract to Alfred Hitchcock… Read More Catacombs (1965)

January 23, 2016October 24, 2017 Dave WainLeave a comment

Cat People (1942)

If someone was to strap me to a chair with my freedom determined by the horrifying demand that I had to name my ten favourite horror films right then and there, Cat People would definitely feature. It may seem an unusual title to throw out on UKHS amongst the buzz of the latest genre titles,… Read More Cat People (1942)

January 22, 2016October 22, 2017 Dave WainLeave a comment

Captain Clegg (1962)

In the past few years Final Cut Entertainment have been quietly going about their own business releasing some iconic Hammer films into the UK market. Beginning with The Curse of the Werewolf (1961) before moving on to a nifty dual format release of The Brides of Dracula (1960) and then The Evil of Frankenstein (1964),… Read More Captain Clegg (1962)

January 21, 2016October 22, 2017 Dave WainLeave a comment

Camp Dread (2014)

Harrison Smith’s previous scripts included the quite woeful Corey Feldman starring 6 Degrees of Hell and also The Fields which was slightly better and featured Tara Reid. For his directorial debut he goes a little more old school with many of this features roots fixed back in the 1980s with notable nods in particular to… Read More Camp Dread (2014)

January 20, 2016October 22, 2017 Dave WainLeave a comment

The Cabin at Sorrow Creek (2007)

The Legend Of Sorrow Creek has become The Cabin Of Sorrow Creek during its much delayed journey across the Atlantic. This low budget (£6,200) Canadian horror betrays it roots though, with the characters escaping their busy lives in New York for the seclusion of rural New England. It is of course shot completely within the… Read More The Cabin at Sorrow Creek (2007)

January 19, 2016October 22, 2017 Dave WainLeave a comment

Cabin Fever 3: Patient Zero (2014)

I remember the release of Cabin Fever on DVD quite vividly all the way back in 2007. It was the first ever refund that was requested by a customer! He was quite passionate about it too, going into extreme detail about how I had conned him out of the princely sum of £2.50 and how… Read More Cabin Fever 3: Patient Zero (2014)

January 18, 2016October 22, 2017 Dave WainLeave a comment

Butcher Boys (2012)

Kim Henkel – that’s a name to stir the admiration of a legion of fanboys and fangirls. Indeed, the writer of the Texas Chain Saw Massacre he’s best known as, though he also wrote the script for Tobe Hooper’s Eaten Alive (1977) and had an uncredited hand in underrated horror flick The Unseen (1980 –… Read More Butcher Boys (2012)

January 17, 2016October 22, 2017 Dave WainLeave a comment

Bloody Birthday (1981)

The market may be susceptible to a wobble from time to time in these pretty desperate days of continued austerity, but the consistency of some independent UK film companies continuing to release high grade lushly produced DVDs and blu-ray is cause for rampant celebration. With Masters of Cinema, Second Sight and Arrow firmly established as… Read More Bloody Birthday (1981)

January 16, 2016October 21, 2017 Dave WainLeave a comment

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