Christopher P. Ward
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Horror author, freelance film reviewer, occasional podcaster, into general strangeness and weird stuff.
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4K Ultra HD Review – City on Fire (1987)
City on Fire, 1987. Directed by Ringo Lam. Starring Chow Yun-Fat, Danny Lee, Yueh Sun, Carrie Ng, Kong Lau, and Roy Cheung. SYNOPSIS: An undercover cop infiltrates a gang of jewellery thieves whilst a...
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December 1, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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Double Feature: Pearl (2022) and Maxxxine (2025)
By guest contributor Chris Ward So here we have two parts of a trilogy originally released during the past three-or-four years getting a boutique 4K UHD re-release by Second Sight Films, and why no…
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November 23, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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4K Ultra HD Review – The Horror of Frankenstein (1970)
The Horror of Frankenstein, 1970. Directed by Jimmy Sangster. Starring Ralph Bates, Kate O’Mara, Veronica Carlson, David Prowse, Dennis Price, Jon Finch, Graham James. SYNOPSIS: Arrogant scientist Vic...
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November 22, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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4K Ultra HD Review – Scars of Dracula (1970)
Scars of Dracula, 1970. Directed by Roy Ward Baker. Starring Christopher Lee, Dennis Waterman, Jenny Hanley, Michael Gwynn, Michael Ripper, Patrick Troughton, Christopher Matthews, Bob Todd, and Anous...
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November 22, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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4K Ultra HD Review – Dark Star (1974)
Dark Star, 1974. Directed by John Carpenter. Starring Brian Narelle, Cal Kuniholm, Dan O’Bannon, Dre Pahich, Nick Castle, and John Carpenter. SYNOPSIS: The crew of a space ship 20 years into a planet-...
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November 19, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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4K Ultra HD Review – Dark Star (1974)
Dark Star, 1974. Directed by John Carpenter. Starring Brian Narelle, Cal Kuniholm, Dan O’Bannon, Dre Pahich, Nick Castle, and John Carpenter. SYNOPSIS: The crew of a space ship 20 years into a planet-...
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November 17, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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4K Ultra HD Review – The Men of Sherwood Forest (1954)
The Men of Sherwood Forest, 1954. Directed by Val Guest. Starring Don Taylor, Reginald Beckwith, Eileen Moore, Ballard Berkeley, Patrick Holt, John Van Eyssen, Harold Lang, Bernard Bresslaw, and Lesli...
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November 17, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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4K Ultra HD Review – Nobody 2 (2025)
Nobody 2, 2025. Directed by Timo Tjahjanto. Starring Bob Odenkirk, Connie Nielsen, Christopher Lloyd, John Ortiz, RZA, Sharon Stone, Colin Salmon, Colin Hanks, Gage Munroe, and Paisley Cadorath. SYNOP...
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November 17, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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The A Nightmare on Elm Street 7-Film Collection was released this week. Read my thoughts here - flickeringmyth.com/4k-ultra-hd-re… via @flickeringmyth.bsky.social @warnerbrosuk.bsky.social
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October 29, 2025 at 6:24 AM
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IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS — GORE IN THE STORE
“Do you read Sutter Cane?” John Carpenter’s riff on Lovecraftian mythology with a meta twist receives a much needed 4K upgrade special edition, courtesy of Arrow Video. Chris Ward reviews the underrat...
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October 26, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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4K Ultra HD Review – Martyrs (2008)
Martyrs, 2008. Directed by Pascal Laugier. Starring Morjana Alaoui, Mylène Jampanoï, Catherine Bégin, Robert Toupin, Patricia Tulasne, and Juliette Gosselin. SYNOPSIS: A quest for revenge against a fa...
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October 26, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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Blu-ray Review – The Diabolical Dr. Z (1966)
The Diabolical Dr. Z, 1966. Directed by Jess Franco. Starring Estella Blain, Howard Vernon, Mabel Karr, Fernando Montes, Cris Huerta, Jess Franco, and Antonio Jiménez Escribano. SYNOPSIS: After a fata...
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October 19, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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Blu-ray Review – The Ambulance (1990)
The Ambulance, 1990. Directed by Larry Cohen. Starring Eric Roberts, James Earl Jones, Megan Gallagher, Red Buttons, Stan Lee, Janine Turner, and Eric Braeden. SYNOPSIS: A man gets involved in a myste...
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October 13, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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Blu-ray Review – The Island (1985)
The Island, 1985. Directed by Po-Chih Leong. Starring John Sham, Timothy Zao, Hoi-Lun Au, Lap Ban Chan, Lung Chan, Jing Chen, and Billy Sau Yat Ching. SYNOPSIS: A teacher and six students take a trip…
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October 13, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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4K Ultra HD Review – The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
The Curse of Frankenstein, 1957. Directed by Terence Fisher. Starring Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Hazel Court, Robert Urquhart, Melvyn Hayes, Valerie Gaunt, Paul Hardtmuth. SYNOPSIS: Limited editi...
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October 10, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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4K Ultra HD Review – Spawn (1997)
Spawn, 1997. Directed by Mark A.Z. Dippé. Starring Michael Jai White, John Leguizamo, Martin Sheen, Theresa Randle, Melinda Clarke, Miko Hughes, Nicol Williamson, and D.B. Sweeney. SYNOPSIS: A CIA mer...
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October 6, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Movie Review – Helloween (2025)
Helloween, 2025. Directed by Phil Claydon. Starring Ronan Summers, Caroline Wilde, Michael Paré, Jeanine Nerissa Sothcott, Tamsin Dean, Tee Blackwood. SYNOPSIS: In 2016, a journalist traces the killer...
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October 3, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Movie Review – The Severed Sun (2025)
The Severed Sun, 2024. Directed by Dean Puckett. Starring Toby Stephens, Emma Appleton, Barney Harris, Lewis Gribben, James Swanton, and Jodhi May. SYNOPSIS: Paranoia creeps into a secluded religious…
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October 3, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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CREEPSHOW 2 — GORE IN THE STORE
Arrow Video re-release the sequel to George Romero’s much loved anthology on a remastered 4K disc. Chris Ward reviews the polished up tribute to 50’s horror comics of this once maligned, now cult 80’s...
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September 29, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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Blu-ray Review – Stateline Motel (1973)
Stateline Motel, 1973. Directed by Maurizio Lucidi. Starring Eli Wallach, Ursula Andress, Fabio Testi, Barbara Bach, Howard Ross, and Massimo Girotti. SYNOPSIS: An armed robber on the run hides out in...
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September 28, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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September 22, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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September 22, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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Dangerous Animals (2025) - 4K Ultra HD Review
Dangerous Animals, 2025. Directed by Sean Byrne. Starring Hassie Harrison, Jai Courtney, Josh Heuston, Ella Newton, Liam Greinke, Rob Carlton. SYNOPSIS: A serial killer who uses sharks as his weapon o...
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September 15, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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The Innkeepers (2011) - 4K Ultra HD Review
The Innkeepers, 2011. Directed by Ti West. Starring Sara Paxton, Pat Healy, Kelly McGillis, Jake Ryan, Alison Bartlett, John Speredakos, and George Riddle. SYNOPSIS: During the final days of business ...
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August 25, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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Bad Lieutenant (1992) - 4K Ultra HD Review
Bad Lieutenant, 1992. Directed by Abel Ferrara. Starring Harvey Keitel, Victor Argo, Stella Keitel, Peggy Gormley, Leonard L. Thomas. SYNOPSIS: A corrupt New York cop investigating the brutal rape of ...
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August 17, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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