It’s Nearly Here!

January is often said to be the dullest month of them all. Everyone is desperately scrounging to survive on pasta packets after Christmas burned a whole in our pockets, the cold has joined forces with the rain and turned against you and there’s nothing to look forward to until Valentine’s Day (maybe). Correct? Dead wrong! If you’re a Londoner, do not miss out on the incredible upcoming event this month! For one night only, the 16th January, Blackall Studios will be transformed into a Video Rental store from days long gone. All those who go will be given one heck of a night with goodies including an advanced screening of the new horror anthology V/H/S, free complimentary drinks and popcorn, the chance to look around at some original cult VHS and an extremely exclusive VHS copy of V/H/S! So, what are you waiting for? Head over to the event page for all the details!

While you’re then, why not check out Sam’s V/H/S blog all about other Found Footage horror films?

The Raid Needs Your Help!

The greatest action film in a very, very long time needs your help! Take a trip over to this poll and help vote for the Play.com exclusive steelbook of The Raid as the greatest steelbook release of 2012. So far the film is steaming ahead, but it’s still early days! Clench your fist, flex your muscles and let’s help The Raid stay on the top spot!

Sinister

The countdown to the highly anticipated DVD and Blu-ray release of one of the finest and scariest horror films of recent years continues this week! Desperately in need of a best seller to revive his struggling career, true crime writer Ellison (Ethan Hawke), moves his family to the scene of his most recent story; the unsolved, gruesome murder of a loving, happy suburban family. But there’s something very, very Sinister hidden in the new house. Pre-order your copy today! Keep your eyes out later in the month too for Scream Magazine’s latest issue which includes an interview with the film’s writer.

247°F

Are you claustrophobic? Watch this film and you sure will be! 247°F tells the grizzly yet fun story of a group of drop dead gorgeous twenty-somethings trapped in an inescapable sauna as it continues to cook them alive. If you’re a fan of Frozen, Buried, or similar movies, you will love this one. Find out more details on the official forum.

Shameless Screen Entertainment

Look at this. Just look at it! Recently posted by Cult Labs’ member Ricky Chad, his Shameless collection is very nearly complete. How does your collection look? Have you got all the Shameless releases so far? If so, why not show it off on the official forum and make everyone yellow with envy. Keep tuned for new Shameless news!

Remember there are so many ways you can get involved with all the cult film fun at Cult Labs:

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Kyle

Welcome to the Future.

Happy New Year! Can you believe it, we’re actually living in 2013?! It’s the sort of date you can image a futuristic film from the 1980s being set in, full of flying cars, mutant offspring and teleportation pods. Who knows, by this time next year, you could be reading this newsletter from a chip embedded in your skull as your cyborg makes you some breakfast with it’s lasers, just before you head off to help fight the alien invasion! It’s….possible.

Anywho, on with the show! Kicking of this week we have a quick rundown of all the very best films coming out in the not-so-distant-future. Hold onto your ray-gun, spaceman…away we go!

Out Now

The Very Best Upcoming Releases

But wait, there’s more! Check out some of these films planned for a release shortly that we know you will absolutely love to pieces…

• Sinister – Are you ready to be terrified all over again? The time will be soon upon us when you’ll be cowering behind your pillow as your heart beats faster and faster against your rib cage like a wild animal pounding furiously against its trappings, culminating in a flurry of nerves, an explosion of sweat and fear, a lifetime of night-terrors and a life sentence in the highest security mental house, as you rock back and forth wrapped within a jacket of anxiety in your padded cell. Phew! It can only mean one thing, Sinister is being unleashed onto DVD and Blu-ray. Hell will spit out this beast of a horror flick on the 11th of Feb. Pre-order the film now… if you dare. It’ll tear your life apart.

• American Mary – The world of horror films is largely a male one, arguably. Female horror directors are far and few. Perhaps the best known films being Pet Semetary and Mary Harron’s American Psycho. But can you imagine a world without Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein? Well, here comes another Mary, American Mary! A gripping, fresh and disturbing new body horror film, American Mary, directed by two sisters adored in cult film circles is teaming with new ideas and grisly story. Head over to the Cult Labs’ Facebook page for our look at the very best females of horror cinema.

• V/H/S - Oh the horror! Don’t you just love it! V/H/S is the latest entry in the anthology sub-genre. A frantic and freaky mix of Paranormal Activity and Creepshow, this film has everything you could possibly ask for; action, tension, satanic cults, demonic flying creatures, twisted spirits and a whole lot of screams! Don’t miss out on the one night only VHS event later this month in London. I repeat, DO NOT MISS IT! Click here for all the details.

Remember there are so many ways you can get involved with all the cult film fun at Cult Labs:

o Join in the debate on the forums
o Sign up to the newsletter (if you haven’t already!) .
o Read the blog.
o Join us on Facebook .
o Follow us on Twitter.

Kyle