The UK is responsible for some of the most dark and twisted horror movies, often characterized by having demented themes and not very happy endings. Even the darkly humorous ventures from Britain tend to have a quite callous undertone and leaves those who watch with a sense that everything is not going to be alright.
Initially the UK based
Hammer Horror Films Production Company dominated the horror movie market for decades with their brand of gothic monster movies, then Britain became hysterical over horror movies and introduced the
Video Nasties Act instantly propelling numerous horrors to cult status overnight as their demand rocketed. More recently Britain is making a big impact on the horror movie market with their high quality and distinctly British brand of horror disturbing the world with cruel cynicism and sadistic sarcasm.
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Latest British Horror Movie Movie Reviews
Sleeps six bloody comfortably.
Posted on 10/09/2011 by Pazuzu Iscariot
It is a rare occurrence that a comedy movie combines the correct ingredients to slip comfortably into the horror genus. British director Paul Andrew Williams manages to do this impeccably with The Cottage, and manages to take what starts as a bumbling crime caper seamlessly into a more traditional s...
Read More "The Cottage"How far would you go to avoid extinction?
Posted on 09/23/2011 by The Zombie Mike
Bane tells the story of four women who, after being administered an injection, awake in a medical facility with no memory of who they are or why they are there. They are subjected to various cruel and unusual tests, but things get decidedly worse when a masked surgeon begins to visit them, carving n...
Read More "Bane"When Tony grows up, he's going to be just like Daddy!
Posted on 12/26/2009 by Pazuzu Iscariot
As a Video Nasty that only paid a brief visit to the UK's DPP List, Xtro is a confusing choice of movie to be banned and an even more confusing early re-release considering some of the movies on the list that are only just making it back on to Britain's shelves. Undoubtedly the reason for the initia...
Read More "Xtro"Another Bloody Office Outing
Posted on 08/29/2009 by Pazuzu Iscariot
Severance is an effective British comedy-slasher with a star studded cast of British actors providing a typical wit dryer than a vagina in a nunnery. The movie provides a balance of humor and violence managing to extract absurdity from some disturbing situations inspiring simultaneous cringing and m...
Read More "Severance"His fear began when he woke up alone. His terror began when he realised he wasn't.
Posted on 07/14/2009 by Pazuzu Iscariot
In 2002 British director Danny Boyle proved that the concept of a zombie movie can be updated and used to scare a whole new generation of horror fans. The notion of a fast moving zombie rather than the slow shambling undead that we have come to expect is not a new idea and was first noticeably used ...
Read More "28 Days Later"Latest British Horror Movie Features
A selection of our favorite British Horrors
The UK horror scene has had a resurgence in popularity in the recent years after a prolonged nap time after the death of Hammer Horror, with some quality horror making an appearance in the last couple of decades. Many of the UK's progressive horror directors are unafraid to put a new twist on age ol...
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