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Film 4 Frightfest

It's Alive Stills and Trailers

With the It's Alive remake hitting home video on Tuesday, October 6th courtesy of First Look features, all sorts of goodness landed in our mailboxes today to share with you ... our dear and sexy, sexy, readers.

Hills Run Red, The (2009)

Reviewed by Gareth Jones Starring William Sadler, Sophie Monk, Tad Hilgenbrink, Janet Montgomery Directed by Dave Parker

Coffin Rock (2009)

Reviewed by Gareth Jones Starring Lisa Chappell, Terry Camilleri, Robert Taylor, Sam Parsonson Directed by Rupert Glasson

Case 39 (2009)

Reviewed by Gareth Jones Starring Renée Zellweger, Jodelle Ferland, Ian McShane, Kerry O'Malley Directed by Christian Alvart

Descent Part 2, The (2009)

Reviewed by Gareth Jones Starring Shauna MacDonald, Natalie Jackson Mendoza, Krysten Cummings, Gavan O'Herlihy Directed by Jon Harris

Joe Lynch to Introduce Us to the KNIGHTS OF BADASSDOM

How's that for a title? Seriously, it only seems right written out in caps. KNIGHTS OF BADASSDOM! We fuckin' love it! Ever since the better than it had any right to be Wrong Turn 2, we've all been waiting for Joe Lynch to get back into the director's chair. Now he's returning with a vengeance.

Official One-Sheet: The Descent Part 2

The sequel to Neil Marshal's claustrophobic classic, The Descent Part II, played last week at the Film 4 FrightFest in the UK. We'll have our official review for you soon, but first here's a look at the film's new one-sheet!

Salvage (2009)

Reviewed by Gareth Jones Starring Shahid Ahmed, Dean Andrews, Sufian Ashraf, Ben Batt Directed by Lawrence Gough

Heartless (2009)

Reviewed by Gareth Jones Starring Jim Sturgess, Timothy Spall, Clémence Poésy, Eddie Marsan Directed by Philip Ridley After a 14-year hiatus from the big screen since his highly-regarded The Passion of Darkly Noon, British auteur Philip Ridley is back and crashing into the horror genre with his new movie Heartless.

The Human Centipede (First Sequence) Review

One of the sickest, most disturbing looking films we've seen come along in quite some time, The Human Centipede (stills here), made its debut last week at the Film4 FrightFest, and we've got a review for you that will make your hair stand on end.

Night of the Demons (2009)

Reviewed by Gareth Jones Starring Edward Furlong, Shannon Elizabeth, Monica Keena, Tiffany Shepis Directed by Adam Gierasch Remakes. You love ‘em, I love ‘em – we all love ‘em...oh, wait.

It's Alive (2009)

Reviewed by Gareth Jones Starring Bijou Philips, Skye Bennett, Raphaël Coleman, Sigal Diamant, Jack Ellis Directed by Josef Rusnak Coming to DVD this October is Josef Rusnak’s unnecessary, yet entertaining, reimagining of Larry Cohen’s 1974 cult classic It’s Alive. Is it worth tracking down, or is the disc better used as a coaster? Read on...

Human Centipede (First Sequence), The (2009)

Reviewed by Gareth Jones Starring Akihiro Kitamura, Dieter Laser, Andreas Leupold, Ashley C. Williams Directed by Tom Six

Macabre (2009)

Reviewed by Gareth Jones Starring Ario Bayu, Shareefa Daanish, Julie Estelle, Ruly Lubis Directed by The Mo Brothers Another UK premiere offered by the Film4 Frightfest is the Mo Brothers’ buckets-of-blood shocker Macabre – a gorehound’s wet dream.

Shadow (2009)

Reviewed by Gareth Jones Starring Jake Muxworthy, Nuot Arquint, Ottaviano Blitch, Gianpiero Cognoli Directed by Federico Zampaglione