Classic Horror Campaign Posted by Richard on October 1, 2013

This just in from Underground Horror Film Nights London - “Join us for two blood-curdling, pants-messing horror films – two Tobe Hooper Classics – guess which ones they are!* This will be our second horror film night and we look forward to returning to the comfy chairs and friendly   read more

Classic Horror Campaign Posted by Richard on September 23, 2013

There’s a special treat in store for fans of seventies classic horror, sitcoms and sexploitation when the gorgeous Françoise Pascal makes a special guest appearance at the Camden Film Fair on Saturday 19th October. Francoise not only starred in the hit ITV sitcom Mind Your Language but also appeared   read more

Classic Horror Campaign Posted by Richard on September 15, 2013

Once again those fantastic folk at the London Film Memorabilia Convention have an amazing line-up of celebrity guests lined up for their next huge event on Saturday 21st September at Central Hall Westminster! Despite having a Carry On theme (celebrating 55 years of the iconic British comedy film ser   read more

Classic Horror Campaign Posted by Richard on September 11, 2013

Classic horror film fanzine We Belong Dead is just about to launch it’s 11th issue and it is available to pre-order right now from those lovely folk at Hemlock Books! Once again there is a gorgeous front cover from artist Dave Brux this time featuring the perfect pairing of Karloff...   read more

Classic Horror Campaign Posted by Richard on September 8, 2013

The Classic Horror Campaign is very excited to bring you some fantastic news direct from the Bram Stoker International Film Festival taking place in Whitby, North Yorkshire from 24th – 27th October. Not only is this going to be the biggest genre film festival in the UK this year featuring...   read more

Classic Horror Campaign Posted by Richard on September 4, 2013

The reason the Classic Horror Campaign was set up in the first place was not just to celebrate the old sci-fi, horror and monster movies we all love so much but to try and persuade BBC Television to revive their iconic BBC2 Saturday night horror double bill seasons of yesteryear....   read more

Classic Horror Campaign Posted by Richard on August 29, 2013

Sultry Hammer Horror star Caroline Munro has teamed up with London’s Misty Moon Gallery to make a brand new horror film to be premiered at the Misty Moon Gallery in time for Halloween! The Landlady is a portmanteau horror in the tradition of Amicus classics like Dr Terror’s House of...   read more

Classic Horror Campaign Posted by Richard on August 18, 2013

I recently finished watching 160 episodes of Dark Shadows, a 60s gothic melodrama soap, set in the New England fishing town of Collinsport—a place haunted by secrets and the supernatural. I’m here to share my thoughts of this classic serial as a first-time viewer. I may be nearly 50 years...   read more

Classic Horror Campaign Posted by Richard on August 13, 2013

One of our favourite monster magazines is the American publication Monster Bash, which began in 2002 as a spin-off from the popular Monster Bash International Classic Monster Movie Conference and Film Festival which celebrates classic horror and sci-fi films from the scary silents through to the fea   read more

Classic Horror Campaign Posted by Richard on August 4, 2013

“Women have always been an integral part of horror films from the silent days of The Cabinet of Dr Caligari (1920) and Nosferatu (1922) through to recent horror franchises Resident Evil (2002 – present) and Underworld (2003 – present). Over the decades the role of women in horror has progresse   read more

Classic Horror Campaign Posted by Richard on August 1, 2013

This news has come through from Tony Earnshaw, organiser of this year’s Fantastiq Festival of Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Horror in Derby. The first Fantastiq monograph is a 20-page centenary tribute to that gentle man of horror, Peter Cushing. Illustrated with portraits and behind-the-scenes photogra   read more

Classic Horror Campaign Posted by Richard on July 30, 2013

If you’re a fan of the iconic British actor Peter Cushing (and let’s face it, what classic horror film fan isn’t?) you’d better put the new book from Peveril Publishing on your wish list immediately! The Peter Cushing Scrapbook by Wayne Kinsey and Tom Johnson is without doubt   read more

Classic Horror Campaign Posted by Richard on July 26, 2013

I was interested in watching Don’t Look Now as it often crops up in lists of popular horror movies, yet it doesn’t seem to have achieved the status of a classic. It is a film about loss, the landscape of unreality it can create for those that suffer it, and...   read more

Classic Horror Campaign Posted by Richard on July 24, 2013

Cyberschizoid caught up with Classic Horror Campaign supporter Caroline Munro last Saturday and found her reading the latest issues of We Belong Dead magazine at the London Film Memorabilia Convention at Central Hall, Westminster. It certainly looks like the Hammer Horror femme fatale has a busy few   read more

Classic Horror Campaign Posted by Richard on July 23, 2013

The Bram Stoker International Film Festival celebrates its fifth year with the announcement of a brand new sponsor and Life President, horror fan and international businessman Sultan Saeed Al Darmaki. Sultan is a huge supporter of the arts and regularly funds and promotes low-budget independent horr   read more

Classic Horror Campaign Posted by Richard on July 8, 2013

If you’re a fan of classic horror you won’t want to miss Hammer icon Caroline Munro‘s guest appearance at the London Film Memorabilia Convention on Saturday July 20th! Caroline has secured a place in the hearts of movie fans worldwide with her starring roles in Hammer vampire films   read more

Classic Horror Campaign Posted by Richard on June 30, 2013

The world’s longest-running horror movie magazine is Famous Monsters of Filmland which began way back in 1958! Originally edited and written by Forrest J. Ackerman it began as a black and white publication printed on cheap pulp paper. Famous Monsters became glossy in the 90′s when edited   read more

Classic Horror Campaign Posted by Richard on June 10, 2013

On Sunday 16th June the Classic Horror Campaign teams up with the brand new Space Monsters classic sci-fi magazine to present a Ray Harryhausen double-bill at the Roxy Bar and Screen in London Bridge. We are screening Earth Vs. The Flying Saucers (1956) and First Men In The Moon (1964)...   read more

Classic Horror Campaign Posted by Richard on June 7, 2013

The name of this film should, at the very least, lead you to assume there is some form of evil possession and exorcism (provided you haven’t been living under a rock or in a fallout shelter for the past 40 years). With that in mind I will review this film...   read more

Classic Horror Campaign Posted by Richard on May 14, 2013

What are YOU doing this Saturday 18th May? Well, if you love classic movies, cult television, horror films, movie memorabilia and meeting the stars come along to the London Film Memorabilia Convention at Central Hall, Westminster from 10am – 4pm. Ron Moody and Mark Lester, the legendary stars   read more