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Anno Dracula, by Kim Newman

The Jubilee of Anno Dracula

Kim Newman’s field of knowledge is so dense that the only reason I know he is a human being is the delicious sense of humour pervading all his writing. It’s not just the diversity of his wisdom that is so dauntingly impressive, but the insight he gains from the most moribund film (OK Connery anyone?). [...]

Horror Restoration: Classic Hammer Horror Gets Makeover

Since 1934 Hammer films has been one of the biggest names when you think of great horror films, and now, over thirty of these classics will be getting restored for a release on Blu-Ray. Besides being cleaned up for the move to the higher quality video medium, the films will also be brought back to [...]