This year Frightfest turns the big two zero with their 20th festival in London's Leicester Square, and we have this first two films to open and close the event. ​This year’s festival opens with the UK premiere of Ant Timpson’s COME TO DADDY, starring Elijah Wood, Stephen McHattie, Martin Donovan and Michael Smiley.

Superhero supremo James Gunn may be back on Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 but he has another superhero tale to bring you first, and I'm not talking Suicide Squad 2 as he steps into the Producer chair for Brightburn, directed by David Yarovesky and written by Mark Gunn and Brian Gunn.

Here is a little synopsis:

What if a child from another world crash-landed on Earth, but instead of becoming a hero to mankind, he proved to be something far more sinister?

We have some brand new clips to share with you from the nice people at Sony Pictures, check them out below and let us know your thoughts.​ 

A brilliant new collection of stories is coming from Titan Books. Growing Things and Other Stories by Paul Tremblay, a collection of short horror fiction from one of the most exciting authors writing in the genre at the moment.
 
Featuring 19 stories, Growing Things is an incredible collection of horror and speculative fiction shorts from the award-winning author that offers a compelling look at the range of his imaginative prose and storytelling. The collection includes some of the "greatest hits" from his extensive catalogue of short story writing (most of which are presented in print here for the first time for the UK), as well as new, original stories set in or connected to the worlds of some of his most popular novels, including a brand new A Head Full of Ghosts story.
 
Fans of his previous novels (The Cabin at the End of the World, Disappearance at Devil's Rock) will find a lot to love in this collection of psychological suspense and literary horror, and for those new to Tremblay's writing this is a perfect opportunity to dip into the work of one the of the genre's fastest rising stars, who counts Stephen King, Sarah Lotz, Joe Hill, and Adam Nevill among just some of the admirers of his work. 

Horror Icon David McGillivray has led an interesting life. Described by Jonathan Ross as “a comedy legend” and Frightfest's Alan Jones as “a horror icon" David has been involved many areas of lowbrow entertainment, but no one saw the direction this actor and writer was going to take.

From 1998 – 2011, McGillivray hosted London’s wildest parties at his home in London’s sleazy King’s Cross district. They were attended by some of the biggest names of stage, screen, music and fashion. The revelations of what went on under the figurative noses of law enforcement agencies and the literal noses of McG and his high-flying guests are not for the faint-hearted.

In this revealing memoir, McGillivray talks about how his anti-establishment lifestyle stretches back to his teenage years and spans six decades. He takes us through the cocaine-lined world of London’s media industry, the tragic heights of the AIDS epidemic and the sinful celluloid backstreets of Soho.
 
The confessions of this outrageously funny man may amaze and amuse, scandalise or shock you. And you may never look back on Millennium Night in quite the same light again...
 
Little Did You Know: The Confessions of David McGillivray is available from 1st June.
 

Zombie Project Ltd has joined forces with producer / director Juliane Block (8 Remains, 3 Lives) on a British Indie home invasion zombie thriller titled Hobbes House, starring Mhairi Calvey (Abduct, Eden Grey), Kevin Leslie (Rise & Fall of the Krays), Makenna Guyler (King of Crime) and Waleed Elgadi (A Hologram for a King). The three week shoot begins February 17th in locations around Bristol here in the UK.
 
Here is a little Synopsis:

When down-on-her-luck Jane Dormant (Mhairi Calvey) learns about the death of her Grandmother, she travels to a remote estate to attend the reading of the will.  She’s expecting a life-saving inheritance, but the trouble is, so is Jennifer (Makenna Guyler), her estranged and more successful half-sister, who has arrived with her lover Nigel Thatcher (Kevin Leslie) in tow. But when a storm cuts the estate off from the outside world, the brewing family tensions have to be put to one side when a horde of blood-thirsty zombies invade. And it’s not the money they’re after…
 
Writer and director Juliane Block said today: “I started my film career in 1999 with Zombie make-up. I’m so thrilled, now, after 20 years to return to my roots, and to shoot an entire feature on British soil, one of the greatest countries for Indie horror films!”
 
HOBBES HOUSE is being produced by Juliane Block, Mhairi Calvey, Paul Dudbridge, Wolf-Peter Arand and exec produced by Malcom Winter and Monika Gergelova with Jodie Gibson (Kill Kane, Valley of the Demon) heading up the SFX make-up team.

DC Animation is hosting an epic two part film event featuring the animated adaptations of the 92/93 Classic 'The Death of Superman' and 'Reign of Superman'.This two parter features an all-star voice cast including Jerry O'Connell (Carter, Stand By Me), Rebecca Romijn (X-Men, The Librarians) and Rainn Wilson (The Office, The Meg) as the voices of Superman, Lois Lane and Lex Luthor.
 
The cast is also joined by the DC Animated Universe Movies’ returning voices of the Justice League: Jason O’Mara (The Man in High Castle, Terra Nova) as Batman, Rosario Dawson (Sin City, Rent, Daredevil) as Wonder Woman, Shemar Moore (S.W.A.T., Criminal Minds) as Cyborg, Nathan Fillion (Castle, ABC’s upcoming The Rookie) as Green Lantern/Hal Jordan, and Christopher Gorham (Covert Affairs, Ugly Betty) as The Flash.
 

 The Death of Superman
An Asteroid hurtles through our atmosphere and with it arrives an unstoppable force known only as Doomsday. With innocent lives threatened and Metropolis under attack, the Justice League rally to meet this otherwordly menace. But when the dust settles, only an epic showdown between superman and Doomsday can decide the fate of the Metropolis and ultimately, planet Earth!
 
Reign of the Supermen
It's been months since the unfathomable death of Superman, and the world is still shaken when four Super Heroes arrive in Metropolis, all battling to be the reincarnation of the Man of Steel. Even Metropolis isn't big enough for these brawlers, it's only a matter of time until dark forces make their moves from the shadows...
 
 
THE DEATH OF SUPERMAN AND REIGN OF THE SUPERMEN WILL BE IN UK CINEMAS JANUARY 14
 
REIGN OF THE SUPERMEN WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE ON DIGITAL DOWNLOAD FROM JANUARY 15, AND BLU-RAY™ AND DVD FROM JANUARY 28

Do you remember how much you really wanted to see the original Ghostbusters reunite? how about how much you really didn't want to see a Men In Black Jump Street crossover? Well Thanks to IDW we are getting the greatness of  the original Ghostbusters crew with the real MIB duo of J and K. Currently in development, Men In Black/Ghostbusters: Ecto-terrestrial Invasion will be a miniatures based board game featuring the world’s foremost protectors teaming up to take down a threat unlike any they have faced before.

On the Ghostbusters team will be Peter Venkman, Egon Spangler, Ray Stanz, and Winston Zeddmore, and the MIB team will consist of Agent J, Agent K, Agent L and Zed. While these two teams have faced unearthly threats before, the strength of the Ecto-terrestrials is nearly overwhelming, but that doesn’t mean there can’t be a little friendly competition. 

With all new character art from artist Derek Laufman and innovative game design by Panda Cult Games (Wander: The Cult of Barnacle Bay), Men In Black/Ghostbusters: Ecto-terrestrial Invasion features a blend of fast action dice-chucking, take-that card play, and highly detailed sculpted miniatures from Ninja Division (Super Dungeon Explore).
 
Jerry Bennington, IDW Publishing’s VP of New Product Development says “We are excited to bring these two iconic properties together along with an amazing group of development partners. We love the fun story we are telling with this game and hope fans will bring it to the tabletop again and again.”
 
Men In Black/Ghostbusters: Ecto-terrestrial Invasion miniatures board game will release in late 2019. Additional stand-alone games for each franchise are also currently in development and slated for release next year.
 
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The next chapter in the tower defence series, Kingdom Rush Vengeance is coming back to mobile.Are you ready to face former friends in epic battles? Are you ready to test your skills in new territories and against new armies? Then this is the game for you. Get ready to join  Vez'nan the dark wizard and his lead his evil forces into battle. 

A new entertainment website has now hit the webways. byNWR.com, Born from Nicolas Winding Refn’s passion for the rare and the strange is a new place to showcase new and original creative content as well as restorations of lost arts carefully curated by a special guest editor and will be released in quarterly volumes. Each Volume will feature a passionately  restored film and will be a stepping stone to more original works whether it be articles, biographies, essays, or original music, video and photography, all of it accompanied by a wealth of previously unseen cultural artifacts connected to the film itself. 
 
In the site  the opening volume, Refn has invited acclaimed biographer and journalist Jimmy McDonough to be our first guest editor for Regional Renegades, byNWR Volume I. McFonough is an author of critically acclaimed biographies on Neil Young, Tammy Wynette and Russ Meyer. The Ghastly One, his biography of infamous director Andy Milligan, was dubbed “a masterpiece” by Time magazine and John Waters has repeatedly named it as one of his all-time favorite books.
 
Regional Renegades will feature the 1965 Bert Williams epic THE NEST OF THE CUCKOO BIRDS, a previously lost low-budget gothic melodrama while the next will feature the unhinged camp of Texas director Dale Berry, HOT THRILLS AND WARM CHILLS (1967), and last will be Jose Pietro’s notorious tale of interracial backwoods lust, SHANTY TRAMP (1967). 
 
byNWR will reveal guest editors for upcoming volumes in the near future and will be expanding into other markets, with the French edition to be unveiled in 2019.
 
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The biggest movie DC team to ever be assembled the Justice League film  is heading to 4K UHD, Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray, DVD and Digital Download, with some editions getting some brand new exclusive scenes.

The 4K UHD, Blu-ray 3D and Blu-ray releases will includeall-new bonus scenes that didn't reach the cinema screens as well as featurettes and interviews with the cast, filmmakers and creators.
 
The Blu-ray discs of JUSTICE LEAGUE will feature a Dolby Atmos® soundtrack remixed specifically for home based sound systems to place and move audio anywhere in the room, including overhead.

The Justice League 4K UHD, Blu-ray 3D and Blu-ray releases will contain the following special features:

• Road to Justice
  • Journey alongside DC comic creators as they explore over fifty years of the Justice League, from comic books to animated adventures to their cinematic debut.
• Heart of Justice
  • Discover the heart, soul and mind of the Justice League, as the cast and filmmakers share their admiration for DC’s iconic Trinity: Superman, Wonder Woman and Batman.
• Technology of the Justice League
  • From Batman’s arsenal to Cyborg’s alien tech, interface with the Justice League database to learn their most advanced secrets.
• Justice League: The New Heroes
  • Join Ray Fisher on a personal tour to meet the newest members of the Justice League: Aquaman, the Flash and Cyborg.
• The Return of Superman
  • Bonus scenes not seen in cinemas
• Steppenwolf the Conqueror
  • Join actor Ciarán Hinds and the filmmakers as they reveal the story behind mankind’s ancient enemy and the Justice League’s greatest challenge.
• Scene Studies: Revisiting the Amazons
  • Take a closer look at the filmmaking process behind Justice League’s most visually exciting and action-packed sequences
• Scene Studies: Wonder Woman’s Rescue
  • Take a closer look at the filmmaking process behind Justice League’s most visually exciting and action-packed sequences
• Scene Studies: Heroes Park
  • Take a closer look at the filmmaking process behind Justice League’s most visually exciting and action-packed sequences
• Scene Studies: The Tunnel Battle
  • Take a closer look at the filmmaking process behind Justice League’s most visually exciting and action-packed sequences
• Suit Up: The Look of the League
  • Costume Designer Michael Wilkinson explores the innovation and artistry that goes into creating the costumes of DC’s iconic heroes.

 
“Justice League” Standard Definition DVD contains the following special features:

• Road to Justice
• Heart of Justice
• Technology of the Justice League
• Justice League: The New Heroes
• Steppenwolf the Conqueror
• Scene Studies: Revisiting the Amazons
• Scene Studies: Wonder Woman’s Rescue
• Scene Studies: Heroes Park
• Scene Studies: The Tunnel Battle
• Suit Up: The Look of the League

Plot: Fueled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman’s selfless act, Bruce Wayne enlists the help of his newfound ally, Diana Prince, to face an even greater enemy. Together, Batman and Wonder Woman work quickly to find and recruit a team of metahumans to stand against this newly awakened threat. But despite the formation of this unprecedented league of heroes—Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Cyborg and The Flash—it may already be too late to save the planet from an assault of catastrophic proportions.

What are your thoughts on the film? Was you a lover or a hater? let us know below!

JUSTICE LEAGUE is available on 4K UHD, Blu-ray™ 3D, Blu-ray™ and DVD March 26 and on Digital Download March 12. A Steelbook is also available exclusively with HMV.