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Darren Gaskell
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Reviewer, podcaster, film festival goer, karaoke enthusiast. Executive Producer of Good Boy and Seepers. Inexplicable "acting" credits on IMDB.
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NEW EPISODE!

@angryscotsman81.bsky.social @ajblack.bsky.social & @kathughes.bsky.social discuss brand new horror #Whistle, with director Corin Hardy popping in to chat making the film.

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Whistle with Kat Hughes and director Corin Hardy
Podcast Episode · Modern Horror Podcast · 11/02/2026 · 1h 39m
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February 11, 2026 at 5:56 PM
The HD Movie Podcast is back and we have the first instalment of a two part Valentine's Special for you! What could be more romantic than 1981 Canadian slasher movie MY BLOODY VALENTINE? Hayley Alice Roberts and I talk about things you don't want to find in a chocolate box (or a tumble dryer)...
Episode 183: VALENTINE'S DAY SPECIAL PART 1: My Bloody Valentine (1981)
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February 12, 2026 at 4:42 PM
I reviewed Grizzly Night for @lovehorror.bsky.social - click the link and see what I thought, folks...
Grizzly Night (2026) Review | Love Horror film reviews and news
Burke Doeren’s Grizzly Night is a dramatisation of the horrifying happenings which unfolded On the 12th of August 1967, in Montana’s Glacier National Park.
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February 2, 2026 at 4:33 PM
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More writing from over on JustWatch as I round up some fun animal attack movies -

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10 Animal Attack Films That are Wilder Than Jaws
Chimpanzee horror film Primate is in cinemas, so we've netted 10 of the wildest animal attack films that aren't the grandaddy of them all, Jaws.
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January 30, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Primate is released today in UK cinemas! I was lucky enough to see it at FrightFest Halloween and here are my thoughts from back then...
Primate (2025) Review | Love Horror film reviews and news
In Primate, a group of friends' tropical vacation quickly turns into a terrifying, primal tale of horror and survival. Read the review.
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January 30, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Mother Of Flies, from the talented Adams Family filmmaking collective, is about to hit Shudder. I was lucky enough to review it for FrightFest London last year and here are my thoughts...
Mother of Flies (2025) Review | Love Horror film reviews and news
A bewitching mix of philosophical musings on our very existence and grim, gory goings on, Mother of Flies is the Adams Family’s best yet.
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January 21, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Enjoying the tonal whiplash of viewing Primate then Hamnet this weekend.
January 11, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Can't get to the #californiatheatre but still following @kathygriffin.bsky.social regardless
January 10, 2026 at 10:59 PM
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Lots of omissions due to space, but here's a round-up of some of my favourite horrors of the year:

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Best of 2025 – Horror Edition
Some of my favourite horror films of 2025.
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December 31, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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Next up, some of ny favourite films from the festival circuit

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Best of 2025 – Festival Edition
Some of my favourite films from the 2025 festival circuit.
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December 31, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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And the best of everything else

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Best of 2025 – Everything Else
With my horror and festival picks already live, here’s the best of the rest of 2025.
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December 31, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Happy New Year to all HD Movie Podcast listeners! Our final episode of 2025 takes a look at the romcom NEW YEAR'S KISS, except it seems suspiciously low on New Year content and suspiciously high on annoying Santa action. Tune in and have a laugh with us...
Episode 182: ...AND A PODDY NEW YEAR - New's Year Kiss
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December 30, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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The final podcast of the year on the last real day of the year is here.

Join us and some guests (@yourmovelarry.bsky.social @darrengaskell.bsky.social and more) who talk about some of their favourite christmas movies. What's yours?

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FREE LAST NIGHT CHRISTMAS SPECIAL | The Geek Show
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December 30, 2025 at 12:52 PM
The HD Movie Podcast Christmas episode is available now! Hayley Alice Roberts and I discuss 1997's JACK FROST and 1998's, er, JACK FROST! We've had to attach a content warning because the 1997 one has a sequence which firmly lands it on the naughty list. Tune in for some alternative festive fun...
Episode 181: A VERY MERRY PODMAS... - Jack Frost (1997) and Jack Frost (1998)
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December 23, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Movie you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star (Wars or Trek), LOTR, or Marvel (not that hard).
December 7, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Head over to @lovehorror.bsky.social for my review of The Turkish Coffee Table...
The Turkish Coffee Table (2025) Review | Love Horror film reviews and news
In The Turkish Coffee Table (Cam Sehpa), a couple's argument over a coffee table spirals into chaos when a simple mistake turns into a desperate web of lies.
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December 4, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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Your Sunday courtesy of Sohome Horror Fest 2025... yes, there will be trauma. JOIN US 👻
November 30, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Just got properly hit in the feels by the documentary MAKING MEGAFORCE which is available right now at the Virtual Edition of @sohohorrorfest.bsky.social. Seven days to watch the line-up so you should get yourself a pass and enjoy!
November 29, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Currently watching this at the virtual edition of @sohohorrorfest.bsky.social
November 28, 2025 at 11:11 PM
If you missed it, Hayley Alice Roberts and I did a special Halloween episode for The HD Movie Podcast in which we discuss our favourite scary movie characters across the years from 1922 right up to 2025!
Episode 180: Our Favourite Scary Movie Characters
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November 4, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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💃🔪🧟‍♀️Tickets are low for our London Premiere of QUEENS OF THE DEAD!

We are delighted to be hosting a special festival warmup preview night on Thursday 20th November, at The Arzner Cinema London.

There’s just 10 left; so grab them quick!!! 

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October 29, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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Can’t make the whole thing? Limited day tickets are now available for our in person festival!

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October 20, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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Ready to take centre stage DEAD BY DAWN. Who’d have thought the true heir to the Italian giallo maestro’s would hail from… Poland? Dawid Torrone’s malicious movie is a frenzied update of Soavi, resulting in a delirious & gory slasher!

💻 Online screening
🗓️ 28/11/25
🎟️ Passes at www.sohohorrorfest.com
October 20, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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🧟‍♂️ A unique zombie movie, in this economy??? From director Zak Hilditch (THESE FINAL HOURS) comes a harrowing new take on the end of the world. Starring Daisy Ridley, WE BURY THE DEAD is a cathartic pre-apocalyptic journey through grime and grief as beautiful as it is haunting.
October 19, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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A twisted and cryptic puzzle box of grief and truth awaits in the International Premiere of @MichaelVlamis’s stunning debut. Can you solve CROSSWORD

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Bring your own pens, tickets available at www.sohohorrorfest.com
October 18, 2025 at 10:56 AM