FrightFest Weekend!

This weekend is one of the most anticipated weekends of the year for UK horror fans. Over this bank holiday, Leicester Square will be overrun by an assortment of zombies, psychopaths, werewolves, vampires and a countless number of Dawn Of The Dead t-shirt wearing guys and gals. To celebrate the 13th year of FrightFest-ness, this year’s line up looks set to be the best yet. With treats from the vaults of Hammer Horror to Sinister, The Victim, V/H/S, We Are The Night and [REC] Genesis (which you’ll hear more off on Cult Labs over the upcoming weeks!) and even guest star, Dario Argento. We’ve set up a new mini-forum on Cult Labs dedicated to FrightFest, so come on over and share your thoughts on the films and the event!

OUT NOW!

Shameless’ Pop Erotica Fest - Out now is the beautiful new box set from Shameless Screen Entertainment. Featuring three sexy but incredibly stylish Italian movies, Venus In Furs, Baba Yaga and my personal favourite, The Frightened Women this is a definite must for all cult fans who like their movies a little on the sleazy side. With an eye-catching front cover and a very cool reverse artwork that nods to the early days of home video entertainment (take a look at this blog, all about the forgotten V2000 format!), how could you possibly resist its dirty charm? If you haven’t already, order yours today and let us know what you think over on the releases’ Official forum!

Monster Brawl - Ding! Ding! Ding! Let the ultimate battle begin! For any fans of Wrestling or horror films, this film is made for you. See horror cinema’s greatest baddies paired up in the ring against one another. To celebrate the film’s DVD release, MyMovies held a very special screening of the film in London that proved to have been a huge success. Take a look at the video here with none other than Mr. Kim Newman.

COMING SOON…

Truth Or Dare – What’s the worst thing that could happen in a game of Truth Or Dare? Revealing an embarrasing story? Drunkenly kissing some random person? Or how about being tied up and forced to take part in horrifying tests by a lunatic hell bent on uncovering a deep, dark truth? Yep, I think the last options wins. In comes, Truth Or Dare, a new British horror film starring David Oakes from The Borgias. It’s a great film that’s perfect for a night of modern horror entertainment. Take a look at this great sneak preview…

[REC] GENESIS – There’s only 10 days left until the third installment of the brilliant [REC] franchise is unleashed onto the UK. To celebrate its upcoming release, this week we’ve put together a blog of the top 10 romantic zombie films, including everything from Braindead to Zombie Honeymoon. Check it out here and let us know what you think on this thread. A very, very, very cool red band trailer was also released this week. Click here to see it – I warn you though, it is very awesome!

Arrow Video – This week Arrow have been requesting the advice of the top Cult Film experts. Who? You guys of course! Over on the forum, a poll was set up this week to vote for which Cat O’Nine Tails and Phenomena artwork you would like used in the upcoming Dual Format releases. Head here to find those polls and vote away! Over the weekend, we’ll also be setting up a poll to send in your favourite artwork for one of the greatest zombie flicks of all time; Zombie Flesh Eaters! If you have any cool artwork, lobby cards, stills or a high resolution ‘hand’ poster – let us know too!

WIN! WIN! WIN!

Monster Brawl – Up for grabs this week is the newly released horror/wrestling movie, Monster Brawl. To win, simply create a kick-ass monster who would beat anything in a poll! Post it on the forum’s weekly competition and it could be yours!

[REC] Genesis Bottle Opener! – Here’s a fun little prize! Head on over to the forum, the [REC] facebook page and/or the [REC] Twitter and you could win a very cool and exclusive bottle opener! It’s dead simple to enter and we’ve got quite a few to give away, so why not have a go.

Tripple Troma Giveaway – Cult Labs’ good friend, Attack From Planet B are giving away the three recently released Arrow Troma titles! To win, simply visit the competition page and there you’ll find all the details. And while your there, be sure to check out the news regarding the upcoming cult film screening of Dawn Of The Dead!

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Well, that’s it for this week but remember there are so many ways you can get involved with all the cult film fun at Cult Labs: