room to let (1950)

"I must carry on with my work!"
Curly Minter (Jimmy Hanley) reminisces about his time as a cub reporter and in particular a story that happened in London in 1904. Following a fire at a mental institute he begins to suspect that Dr. Fell (Valentine Dyall) may in fact be the infamous Jack the Ripper.
Based as it is on a BBC radio play, this is overly talkie but Valentine makes fine use of his menacing tone of voice to add a sense of unease to the proceedings.

the last voyage of the demeter (2023)

"I can't go back sir."
Opening on a ship wrecked on the Yorkshire coast, this follows the voyage that brought the damned vessel and its cargo to its resting place under Capt Eliot (Liam Cunningham)
Developing the story chaptered in the novel Dracula, this fleshes out the story and adds the inevitable end line to allow for a sequel.

sisu (2022)

"Wait!"
Grizzled old prospector Aatami Korpi (Jorma Tommila) discovers a sizable amount of gold and sets off into town to exchange it. It is then that we discover this is Lapland in the dying days of WWII and there are some very nasty Nazi's out there willing to do anything to take his gold.
Very brutal and obviously outlandish tale, but its always fun to see Nazi's get more than whats coming to them!

renfield (2023)

"You stood up to him! How did you do that."
After centuries of serving Dracula (Nicolas Cage), the pair are hiding out in New Orleans and Renfield (Nicholas Hoult) meets policewoman (Awkwafina) who gives him the gumption to finally ready to rid himself of his master.
A breezy gore filled horror-comedy, that brings the relationship of Dracula and his servant Renfield up to date.

the gorge (2025)

"we're here to protect their secrets."
Levi (Miles Teller) a highly regarded snipper is hired for a very secretive operation, which turns out to be protecting a mist covered gorge. Whilst there he learns that there is another operative (Anya Taylor-Joy) on the other side of the valley also doing the same job...
An entertaining and linear narrative, that slowly ramps up to the action packed ending.

rat fink (1965)

AKA My Soul Runs Naked, The Wild And The Willing.
"He certainly has that animal magnetism you are always talking about."
'Rat Fink' Lonnie Price (Schuyler Hayden) is a mentally disturbed young musician who is determined to be a success no matter what it takes to get there.
A disturbing film, due to the casual sadism displayed by the psychotic folk-rocker, that was long thought lost.

corruption (1968)

"All we can do now is to wait."
Lynn Nolan (Sue Lloyd) is the model girlfriend of Sir John Rowan (Peter Cushing) who is facially scarred in an accident. Being an accomplished doctor Sir John soon develops a formula to restore her beauty. Unfortunately for all, this quickly wears off and they set about murdering to keep up the supply and her beauty.
A Hammer alike, using a dash of many similar stories such as Eyes Without A Face, with the twist that Lynn is no innocent, activly encouraging the murders so she can maintain her good looks.