10th Jul2023

‘Children of the Night’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Harry Giubileo, Jay O’Connell, Ivan du Pontavice, Johnny Vivash, Howard J Davey, David Lenik | Written and Directed by William Stead Children of the Night (no relation to the Tony Randel-directed film from 1991) is a first for Charlie Steeds’ company Dark Temple Motion Pictures. Where their previous films such as Freeze and The […]

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30th Nov2022

‘Freeze’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Rory Wilton, Johnny Vivash, Jake Watkins, David Lenik, Ricardo Freitas, Beatrice Barrilà | Written and Directed by Charlie Steeds Freeze, the new film from writer/director Charlie Steeds (The Barge People, The Haunting of the Tower of London) tells of the good ship Innsmouth, it’s Captain Mortimer (Rory Wilton; An English Haunting, Sacrilege) and a […]

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05th Jan2022

‘Winterskin’ DVD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: David Lenik, Rowena Bentley, Barrington De La Roche, Peter Cosgrove, Kate Davies-Speak, John Lomas, Harrison Nash, Dylan Curtis | Written and Directed by Charlie Steeds [NOTE: With the film releaased on DVD this week in the UK, here’s a reposting of our review of Winterskin from North American its release a couple of years […]

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15th Dec2021

‘Jekyll & Hyde’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Tom Hendryk, Michael McKell, Helen Crevel, Robin Denys, David Lenik, Mark Topping, Francesca Louise White | Written and Directed by Steve Lawson Following on from Bram Stoker’s Van Helsing and Ripper Untold, Leicester-based filmmaker Steve Lawson returns with his third take on classic cinematic villains with Jekyll & Hyde; and like those aforementioned movies […]

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16th Mar2020

Starburst Film Festival 2020: ‘An English Haunting’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: David Lenik, Tessa Wood, Barrington De La Roche, Emma Spurgin Hussey, Jéssica Alonso, Rory Wilton | Written and Directed by Charlie Steeds Charlie Steeds, director of [Escape From] Cannibal Farm, Winterskin and The Barge People is back once again for An English Haunting, an altogether different film for Steeds given his past track record. […]

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26th Aug2019

Frightfest 2019: ‘The Barge People’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Kate Davies-Speak, Mark McKirdy, Makenna Guyler, Natalie Martins, Matt Swales, Kane Surry, Emma Spurgin Hussey, Tim Cartwright, Carl Andersson, David Lenik, Barrington De La Roche, Sam Lane, Harrison Nash | Written by Christopher Lombard | Directed by Charlie Steeds Sisters Kat and Sophie, and their boyfriends Mark and Ben, are looking forward to a […]

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15th May2019

‘Winterskin’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: David Lenik, Rowena Bentley, Barrington De La Roche, Peter Cosgrove, Kate Davies-Speak, John Lomas, Harrison Nash, Dylan Curtis | Written and Directed by Charlie Steeds I absolutely adored writer/director Charlie Steeds Cannibal Farm, a film that has seemingly been held to ransom by its UK distributors, with a release – under the title Escape […]

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31st Jan2018

‘Cannibal Farm’ VOD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Kate Davies-Speak, Barrington De La Roche, David Lenik, Rowena Bentley, Toby Wynn-Davies, Peter Cosgrove, Joe Street, Dylan Curtis, Tim J. Henley, Kate Llewellyn, Emma Ivy Langwith, Jack Miller | Written and Directed by Charlie Steeds The Harver family head out on an idyllic summer camping trip where they can bury past tensions and enjoy […]

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19th Dec2017

Try to escape the ‘Cannibal Farm’ this January!

by Phil Wheat

Scare season starts early in 2018 with High Octane Pictures’ Cannibal Farm  (aka Escape From Cannibal Farm) – which opens for slicing and dicing on January 2nd! From filmmaker Charlie Steeds and starring Kate Marie Davies, Barrington De La Roche, David Lenik, Rowena Bentley, Toby Wynn-Davies, and Peter Cosgrove, Cannibal Farm is a terrifying, bloody […]