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!

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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:

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Kyle

It’s Friday!

Horray! Everyone’s favourite day is here! What better way to celebrate than with a cram-packed Cult Labs newsletter? Well, how about an cram-packed Cult Labs Newsletter with a cute puppy picture? Yep, that should do the trick!

Admired the puppies? Good! Now onto the newsletter, kicking of with some flesh-eating, brain chewing, limb-feasting zombies…

COMING SOON…

[REC] Genesis – Blood, guts, gore and…romance?! If you thought Shaun Of The Dead was the ultimate zom-rom-come, you’ve got another thing coming. The third installment in the incredibly popular [REC] series heads in a new and exciting direction that’s similar to Evil Dead II and Braindead with a large dosage of romance and heart-thumping terror. Set during a wedding, we’ve been going crazy celebrating its upcoming DVD and Blu-ray release (3rd September), with real-life zombie wedding cakes (take a look – they’re brilliant!) and exclusive clips. Whatever you do, don’t miss out on these top tips on how to survival a zombie outbreak whilst at a wedding. With kick-ass weapons made from rice, champagne and…uh…Michael Buble (?!), these snippets of advice could save your live one day.

Truth Or Dare – Out on the 27th of this month is a great modern horror film that is well worth checking out. Taking the game of Truth Or Dare beyond snogging your secret crush into realms of extreme terror and violence, this film will keep you gripped to your seat right from the start. Staring David Oakes and somewhat like a Skins horror film, visit the official Facebook page for a whole bunch of great clips, stills and see the director of the film perform some dares of his own!

Pop Erotica Fest Box Set – Leather, chains, whips and women. Get ready for the release of the sleaziest, the kinkiest, and the down-right dirtiest sexploitation box set the UK has ever seen. Containing three films that kicks 50 Shades Of Grey in the knackers are the sexy yet highly stylish slices of Italian exploitation cinema, Baba Yaga, Venus In Furs and The Frightened Women. Take a look at some of the sexy GIFs from the set over on the forum. To celebrate the look of the box set (a gloriously gorgeous throwback to home entertainment in the 80s), we’ve created a blog and a thread all about that now forgotten format, the V2000. Anyone remember those?

Monster Brawl – We’ve all done it; asked ourselves who would win a fight out of two well known horror characters. What about three? Four? More?! Well, Monster Brawl takes this to the max and delivers one heck of a fun film that pits horror’s greatest creations head to head in a battle to the death…wrestling style! A must see for Smackdown and horror fans, the film also stars the cult icon, Art Hindle, best known for Black Christmas, Porky’s, Invasion Of The Body Snatchers and The Brood. Sam’s created a brilliant blog in celebration of this man and the movie that is well worth a look at!

A Night In The Woods – Remember the first time you saw The Blair Witch Project? Do you remember screaming like a little child and finding that, being so scared, you were in sudden need of the toilet but were just too damn scared to leave the safety of your sea? Maybe that was just me. But, here’s comes the British equivilant of The Blair Witch Project. It’s just as intense and equally heart attack enducing. Out on DVD on the 12th September, take a look at the film’s synopsis and specs over on the new official thread.

Beneath The Darkness – Staring Dennis Quaid and out on DVD on the 17th, Beneath The Darkness tells the creepy tale of a group of teens who witness the horrific murder of their best friend. They must convince the town that their local hero is actually a crazed killer on the hunt for their dead bodies! Take a look at the trailer below for more info…

Arrow Video – This week Arrow have announced a rough release date for two highly anticipated future titles of theirs. Said to be out on the 8th October will be The Wild Geese and Who Dares Wins. Two cracking films! Head to this thread to find out more and take a look at the brand new sticker design!

SPECIAL SCREENING

Don’t forget, Attack From Planet B is holding their first cult movie screening very shortly! Head to the new Facebook event page for all those juicy details.

WIN! WIN! WIN!

Fancy winning the new horror film Truth Or Dare on DVD? Well, come and join our online game of truth or dare, swallow your pride and you could win! Click here to find out more.

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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: