2018 – A Year in Cult Film
❉ Iain MacLeod presents the best genre films released this year and other highlights.
FOLK HORROR
Blood in the Soil: Exploring ‘Arcadia’
❉ Using a mixture of archive film and TV footage and with an original soundtrack by Adrian Utley and Will Gregory, ‘Arcadia’ explores our relationship with the British landscape.
Blood On Satan’s Claw Wins Gold At The New York Radio Awards!
❉ Bafflegab Productions and Audible Studios adaptation of folk-horror classic Blood on Satan’s Claw has won Gold for Best Drama Special at last night’s (June 18) prestigious New York Radio Awards.
‘Arcadia: A Film By Paul Wright’ (12A) reviewed
❉ An intriguing blend of folk horror and documentary, featuring an original score by Adrian Utley of Portishead and Goldfrapp’s Will Gregory.
Bizarre Rituals: ‘Hell’s Bells’ reviewed
❉ Things get downright pagan in this short film showing just how weird and sinister some British subcultures can get.
‘The Invisible World of Beautify Junkyards’ reviewed
❉ A fifteen-track journey into something mesmerisingly otherworldly and out of time.
Cult Q & A: Richard Littler
❉ We’re asking, they’re answering. This week, the ‘Mayor’ of Scarfolk. For more information, please re-read.
Folk Horror Revival: The Unseelie Court
❉ Folk Horror Revival have announced their next event, The Unseelie Court.
Keith Seatman – ‘all hold hands and off we go’ reviewed
❉ The fifth album of Electronica, Psych, Radiophonics, Drone and wyrd folk by Keith Seatman.
‘Into The Unknown: The Fantastic Life of Nigel Kneale’ – Author Q&A
❉ Andy Murray on legendary scriptwriter Nigel Kneale.