New information has emerged about the fourth episode of Doctor Who Series 11, Arachnids in the UK. Information about Chris Noth’s Character, “brash”American millionaire Jack Robertson from TV & Satellite Week: His business practices come under suspicion when giant spiders overrun his brand-new luxury hotel on the outskirts of Sheffield, but he’s more worried about … >
This month marks twenty years since the first episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer aired! Buffy isn’t necessarily a series that is renowned for its scary moments, but it is most certainly one that is capable of them when they’re required. Buy the Complete Series DVD boxset on Amazon here. Buffy’s Halloween episodes notably tend towards the … >
Just in time for Halloween, YouTube user GeorgeCMusic explores how the Doctor Who theme might sound if legendary horror director and composer John Carpenter took a shot at it. He commented: “Continuing my loose series of “What If”s, here’s how I imagine John Carpenter (in association with Alan Howarth, circa 1981) might have done a Doctor Who theme. Synths … >
Photographer Kim Gottlieb-Walker takes us through five John Carpenter films that she was the stills photographer on: Halloween, Escape from New York, The Fog, Halloween 2 and Christine. She gives some amusing commentary on a number of the photos, and the images themselves speak volumes. They really capture the spirit of the low budget everyone-mucking-in … >
The new Halloween trailer for next week’s EastEnders features the character of Lauren Branning chasing a Weeping Angel from Doctor Who! Watch the trailer…
Think poor Kick-Ass star Chloë Grace Moretz is having the bloodiest time this autumn with her new remake of Brian De Palma’s 1976 horror classic Carrie? Think again. Community-based mobile phone network giffgaff (that’s Scottish for ‘mutual giving’, if you wondered) recently invited 150 people along to an empty swimming pool for one hell of … >
It’s never too early to start planning for Halloween and Jokers’ Masquerade, one of the biggest fancy dress UK online retailers today, have given us an official Freddy Krueger costume to give away to one of our Twitter followers! For a chance to win, just follow CultBox on Twitter and tweet the following text: Follow … >
CultBox asked you to vote for the Doctor Who story that frightens you the most. Here we count down the results of the poll… #5: ‘The Time of Angels’ / ‘Flesh and Stone’ (6.8%) So, ‘Flesh and Stone’ may have diluted the concept of the Weeping Angels, making them defeatable not by keeping your … >
Some diehard fans will bemoan the lack of The Fog, Escape from New York or Dark Star; all three deserve honourable mention, though it’s the nature of these cult movies to divide opinion.