The Gravedancers starring
Prison Break’s Dominic Purcell gets its first showing on Friday the 5
th. This chilling supernatural shocker concerns three friends who experience a night of drunkenness that ends with them dancing in a graveyard. Here they are cursed and then hunted by psychopathic spirits. Directed by Mike Mendez, the man behind the comedy horror
The Convent, it delivers some excellent horror set-pieces from a cast that really get into the spirit of things.
Then the following Friday the fiery fantasy
Dragonquest flies onto our screens.
Starring Marc (
Beastmaster) Singer and Jason Connery After an ancient evil warlord summons a terrifying mythological beast; a young hero must complete gruelling trials to awaken a fearsome dragon ally. Fans of the movie
Merlin And The War Of The Dragons which was recently shown on
Zone Horror, won’t want to miss this sword and sandals feature. For an interview with Jason Connery
click here.
Zone Horror has some of its own animal magic on Saturday the 20
th with the fantastic flesh-filled horror
Animals.
Lost actor Naveen Andrews stars in this brooding fright-flick and concerns a character name Nora, a sumptuous siren who hooks up with a drifter named Jarrett. Jarrett is drawn into a dangerous sub-culture where deadly animal instincts take over. Douglas Aarniokski directs the movie with confidence, not surprisingly he’s been chose to helm the anticipated remake of
Red Sonja which is due later this year.
Things get steamy on Friday 26
th as the heated horror
Furnace comes to
Zone Horror. An apparently straight forward murder case at a maximum security prison uncovers the terrifying truth of a vengeful spirit stalking the cells. This creepy chiller stars Michael Paré and Tom Sizemore and will appeal to anyone who enjoys their horror with a huge injection of paranormal dread. Written and directed by William Butler, the man behind the tasty
Zone Horror favourite
The Gingerdead Man, Furnace turns up the heat and keeps your fear at boiling point!
Then on Saturday 27
th the haunted house genre gets a disturbing twist in Tim Brown’s contemporary chiller
The Cradle. When Frank's wife and son fall gravely ill soon after moving home, Frank is driven to the edge of madness unravelling the house's history. Any film that deals with family heartbreak is disturbing to watch but when it has a paranormal edge to it you never know what to expect. Do not watch
The Cradle alone!