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Kew Gardens tour: Plant Horror for Halloween

Plants that walk, flowers that smell of rotting flesh, carnivorous flora, and fungi that penetrate insects to consume their insides… Join us for a tour of the plants and fungi that have evolved some spooky adaptations, many of which have inspired horror films, myths, and legends. You’ll get up close to plants that feature in…

Commentary for Hammer’s “Dracula”

I can officially tell people, and boy has this been an exciting secret!  Hammer is releasing a Limited Collector’s Edition of their 1958 classic Dracula in 4K with tons of special features, including a new commentary by myself and historian John Hamilton.   This lavish Limited Collector’s Edition features seven discs containing five versions of the…

“Incense for the Damned” Hammer Box-Set

The latest in my commentaries for Hammer is the genuinely original vampire horror Incense for the Damned.   You haven’t heard of it?  Probably because it didn’t have the best release, heading out years late on the bottom of a double bill, but the actual film and the idea behind it are fascinating. Imagine that ancient…

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