Darren Gaskell
@darrengaskell.bsky.social
Reviewer, podcaster, film festival goer, karaoke enthusiast. Executive Producer of Good Boy and Seepers. Inexplicable "acting" credits on IMDB.
The Celluloid Screams 2026 coverage keeps on coming with the fourth in Larry Fessenden's creature quadrilogy: TRAUMA OR, MONSTERS ALL...
Trauma Or, Monsters All (2026) Review
In Trauma Or, Monsters All, a writer investigating her town's dark past for a newspaper article stirs up fears about lurking monsters.
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Yet more Celluloid Screams 2026 coverage from me (with more to come)! This time, it's the creepy CRAWLERS...
Crawlers (2026) Review
In Crawlers, tenants at Paradiso Palms apartments fight a deadly spider invasion while the cunning building manager might be their only hope for survival.
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The writers for Love Horror were asked to pick a scary movie for Halloween. Of course I obliged, and so did quite a few others. Check out our list at the link below!
Horror Films to Watch This Halloween
Not sure what to watch this Halloween? The Love Horror team has you covered, with 8 personal film recommendations!
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Over on @lovehorror.bsky.social there's yet more of my Celluloid Screams 2026 coverage! I take a look at the third of Larry Fessenden's classic monster quadrilogy and it's time for the werewolf to take centre stage in BLACKOUT...
Blackout (2023) Review
In Blackout, a fine arts painter is convinced that he is a werewolf wreaking havoc on a small American town under the full moon.
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More Celluloid Screams 2026 coverage from me on @lovehorror.bsky.social as I take a look at a 40th Anniversary screening of the animated nuclear war nightmare that is WHEN THE WIND BLOWS...
When the Wind Blows (1986) Review
In When the Wind Blows, a naive elderly British rural couple survive the initial onslaught of a nuclear war.
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The second of four Larry Fessenden movies playing at Celluloid Screams 2026, DEPRAVED is a fresh and innovative take on the Frankenstein story...
Depraved (2019) Review
In Depraved, a disillusioned field surgeon suffering from PTSD makes a man out of body parts and brings him to life in a Brooklyn loft.
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A body horror comedy from the country that brought us Bad Taste? Sign me up! Here's my review from Celluloid Screams 2026 of MUM, I'M ALIEN PREGNANT...
Mum, I'm Alien Pregnant (2026) Review
In Mum, I'm Alien Pregnant, a messy millennial underachiever accidentally gets alien-pregnant and must reclaim her life in order to survive.
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I'm at Celluloid Screams 2026 and will be reviewing various movies from this superb festival, kicking off with Larry Fessenden's artful, thoughtful vampire movie HABIT...
Habit (1995) Review
Habit is set in a gritty, real life New York City, where alcoholic Sam meets up with a modern day succubus who marks him and controls his will.
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The second and final part of my article on Celluloid Screams memories can now be found on @lovehorror.bsky.social!
Celluloid Screams: Ten Magnificent Memories – Part Two
Celluloid Screams quickly developed into one of the standout horror film festivals in the UK. Read part 2 of Darren Gaskell's memories of the event.
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lovehorror.co.uk/horror-featu... Part 2 of @darrengaskell.bsky.social's excellent #CelluloidScreams retrospective.
Celluloid Screams: Ten Magnificent Memories – Part Two
Celluloid Screams quickly developed into one of the standout horror film festivals in the UK. Read part 2 of Darren Gaskell's memories of the event.
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As Celluloid Screams 2026 looms large, it's time for me to reflects on festivals past and pick out ten particularly vivid memories. Part One deals with 10 to 6 in the countdown...
Celluloid Screams: Ten Magnificent Memories – Part One
From its first edition back in 2009, Celluloid Screams quickly developed into one of the standout horror film festivals in the UK
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From the makers of last year's Spirit Of Independence opener Nightfall: A Paranormal Investigation, comes this year's Spirit Of Independence opener HAUNTED...
Spirit Of Independence 2026: Haunted
On October 19th, 2003, in the town of One Season, Jack (Jack Rawlinson) goes for a swim and disappears beneath the waves. Three weeks later, he returns without an explanation and no knowledge of wh…
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A kung fu movie set in Rotherham? Better believe it! Nathan Geering's THE LOCK-IN screened at Spirit Of Independence and I was there to see its World Premiere...
Spirit of Independence 2026: The Lock-In
Unlucky in love Drew (Drew Sinclair) wanders into a pub and finds the gaff empty except for Johnny (Nathan Geering), who announces that the place is closed and that Drew should find an alternative …
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GANGLAND is a gritty thriller that features a superb performance from Lou Diamond Phillips - I caught up with it at Spirit Of Independence...
Spirit of Independence 2026: Gangland
Veteran cop Teddy Sharpe (Lou Diamond Phillips) attempts to keep law and order as the senior officer representing the Tribal Force of the Thunderstone reservation. His methods are not always conven…
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More Spirit Of Independence coverage with my review of sweet (but often spiky) comedy drama THE OLD MAN...
Spirit of Independence 2026: The Old Man
When the father of Mick Courtney (Richard Glover) and Drew Courtney (Jonathan Broke) passes away, these two estranged brothers are brought together in order to scatter their father’s ashes in a pla…
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Here's a review from the recent, excellent Spirit Of Independence Film Festival - a new take on found footage in the intriguing, unnerving SNAPSHOT...
Spirit of Independence 2026: Snapshot
It’s 1888 and Victorian London is gripped by a series of brutal murders. Prostitutes are found mutilated and the city is rife with rumours as to who the killer might be. A group called the All Ladi…
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Over on @lovehorror.bsky.social I review Kenichi Ugana's entertaining J-Horror THE CURSE!
The Curse (2025) Review | Love Horror film reviews and news
In The Curse, Riko and her friends travel to Taiwan to uncover the source of supernatural curse before she is consumed by it.
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Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness.
Lisa Kudrow Mira Sorvino
Alt: A picture of Lisa Kudrow and Mira Sorvino from the movie Romy And Michele's High School Reunion
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Alyssa Christian Ⓥ@thewanderingvegan.bsky.social · 4mo agoStop scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness.
It's almost the weekend, so why not take five minutes to have a look at what I thought of UK Video Nasty NIGHT OF THE DEMON? Not the Tourner one, the other one...
That’s Nasty! Night of the Demon (1980)
In 1983, the Director Of Public Prosecutions published its first list of movies which were tagged with the tabloid-friendly label of Video Nasties. These cinematic outliers were deemed to have to p…
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It's here! Our programme for Tubi FrightFest 2026 is out...head on over to our website for all the details! #TubiFrightfest #FF2026
More of my Video Nasty coverage can be found on Warped Perspective - the latest to go under the microscope is Jack Weis' MARDI GRAS MASSACRE!
That’s Nasty! Mardi Gras Massacre (1978)
In 1983, the Director Of Public Prosecutions published its first list of movies which were tagged with the tabloid-friendly label of Video Nasties. These cinematic outliers were deemed to have to p…
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More Video Nasty coverage from me on Warped Perspective as I take a look at a banned film with the innocuous title of I MISS YOU, HUGS AND KISSES...
That’s Nasty! I Miss You, Hugs and Kisses (1978)
In 1983, the Director Of Public Prosecutions published its first list of movies which were tagged with the tabloid-friendly label of Video Nasties. These cinematic outliers were deemed to have to p…
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You wait a while for a That's Nasty! review then two come along at once! I have some fun with Jess Franco's bewildering DEVIL HUNTER...
That’s Nasty! The Devil Hunter (1980)
In 1983, the Director of Public Prosecutions published its first list of movies which were tagged with the tabloid-friendly label of Video Nasties. These cinematic outliers were deemed to have to p…
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Here's another instalment in my ongoing That's Nasty! series on Warped Perspective - the impressive DEAD AND BURIED...
That’s Nasty! Dead and Buried (1981)
In 1983, the Director Of Public Prosecutions published its first list of movies which were tagged with the tabloid-friendly label of Video Nasties. These cinematic outliers were deemed to have to p…
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Each year I try to predict some films that might play @frightfest.bsky.social. Here are 2026's guesses thehollywoodnews.com/2026/07/07/1...
10 Films That Could Play At This Year's FrightFest
On Thursday 16th July the team over at FrightFest will be revealing what movies will form the line-up for this August’s Bank Holiday event. Each year the festival manages to scour the genre scene for ...
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My latest review for Warped Perspective takes a look at REALITY KILLERS, a movie which was refused a certificate by the BBFC...
Reality Killers (2005)
Reality Killers (2005) begins with a caption which reads, “This film was mailed to us by an anonymous sender” and the viewer will instantly understand why, as the whole shebang is set up to be a wh…
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I’m sad to be missing out this weekend, but you don’t have to! Tickets still available for Soho Horror Pride, and you can watch the films on streaming catchup! The true pioneers of the online horror festival. 🥳
Soho Horror Fest@sohohorrorfest.bsky.social · 5mo ago💻 As if the internet isn't already a scary enough place; our latest block of Queer Horror excellence is sure to have you destroying your wifi routers... All streaming online now only at Soho Horror Pride 2026 Get your tickets at www.sohohorrorfest.com💻
More Raindance 2026 coverage: this time, execs get tortured in Corporate Retreat.
Raindance 2026: Corporate Retreat
*** THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS *** The executives of billion-dollar firm Immaculate Pond Technologies, along with an accidental extra guest, gather for a, you guessed, corporate retreat in order…
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Warped Perspective is currently covering Raindance 2026 and here's a little something from me as I review FRIDAY THE 69TH!
Raindance 2026: Friday the 69th
Hollywood, 1981. A group of adult filmmakers gather to discuss their shift of genres to horror cinema in order to make a well regarded slasher movie, a quick buck, or both. After all, as someone in…
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