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Ghostbusters 2016

Posted on 08/03/201618/06/2019 by FlexibleHead

An everything-we-know feature for Empire about Paul Feig’s “controversial” new Ghostbusters. I enjoyed trolling the trolls on this one, but I… Read more Ghostbusters 2016

Deadpool – Empire Magazine cover feature

Posted on 16/02/201620/05/2020 by FlexibleHead

I did a lot of work for Empire on Deadpool. I travelled to Vancouver to the set and wrote the… Read more Deadpool – Empire Magazine cover feature

Night Visions Festival 2014

Posted on 09/11/201419/12/2021 by FlexibleHead

This was my third year at Night Visions in Helsinki, and as usual I came back with a lot of… Read more Night Visions Festival 2014

Tony Todd – Candyman interview

Posted on 31/10/201414/10/2019 by FlexibleHead

My third interview of three for Empire‘s 2014 horror week, since deleted from the Empire site so now re-posted in… Read more Tony Todd – Candyman interview

Pet Sematary’s Zelda – Andrew Hubatsek interview

Posted on 31/10/201422/08/2019 by FlexibleHead

An interview with the actor Andrew Hubatsek, who played the properly terrifying Zelda in Pet Sematary and psychologically scarred a… Read more Pet Sematary’s Zelda – Andrew Hubatsek interview

Tarzan: Planet of the Ape-Man

Posted on 27/08/201416/05/2019 by FlexibleHead

This is a feature I wrote for Empire a couple of years ago, for the centenary of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Tarzan… Read more Tarzan: Planet of the Ape-Man

Trailer Cheats 2

Posted on 16/04/201403/06/2019 by FlexibleHead

The first instalment proved so popular that we decided to immediately follow it up, this time using the suggestions of… Read more Trailer Cheats 2

Unbelievable Sequels 2

Posted on 20/03/201420/03/2014 by FlexibleHead

A sequel to a feature about sequels! These are another 30 lesser-known follow-ups that mostly went straight to video or… Read more Unbelievable Sequels 2

Sammo Hung interview

Posted on 06/01/201423/11/2019 by FlexibleHead

I mentioned in an earlier post that one of my favourite ever interviews was with Sammo Hung. It was originally… Read more Sammo Hung interview

X-Men: Apocalypse

Posted on 07/12/201307/12/2013 by FlexibleHead

Bryan Singer’s cryptic Twitter announcement of “X-Men Apocalypse 2016″ prompted a wave of internet speculation about the apparent follow-up to… Read more X-Men: Apocalypse

Stage Names

Posted on 04/11/201303/07/2019 by FlexibleHead

Pretty self-explanatory, this is a 50-entry list feature on actors and actresses who changed their names professionally. Some are the… Read more Stage Names

666 Great Horror Characters

Posted on 25/10/201315/05/2019 by FlexibleHead

This colossal piece for the Empire website was a joint effort by me, Chris Hewitt and Simon Crook (and designed… Read more 666 Great Horror Characters

Simpsons Horror Tribute

Posted on 12/10/201314/07/2019 by FlexibleHead

Guillermo Del Toro supervised the opening sequence for the 2013 Simpsons Hallowe’en special (Treehouse of Horror XXIV), and in the spirit… Read more Simpsons Horror Tribute

Fangoria

Posted on 17/06/201315/05/2019 by FlexibleHead

Slightly strangely, this was a commissioned feature for Empire about another magazine: the horror bible Fangoria. Fango haven’t reciprocated with… Read more Fangoria

Peter Stormare interview

Posted on 10/05/201313/08/2019 by FlexibleHead

This interview with the thoroughly excellent Peter Stormare is intended as the inaugural entry in an occasional series called Rogues… Read more Peter Stormare interview

Clive Barker – Nightbreed interview

Posted on 06/03/201305/08/2019 by FlexibleHead

Here’s something in full for once, rather than just a link. I wrote a large feature on Clive Barker’s Nightbreed… Read more Clive Barker – Nightbreed interview

VFX Protests

Posted on 01/03/201316/07/2019 by FlexibleHead

Following the protests by the Visual Effects industry that the 2013 Oscars tried very hard to pretend weren’t happening (Rhythm… Read more VFX Protests

Movie Weapons

Posted on 22/02/2013 by FlexibleHead

Sometime in 2008. Another ‘Top 10’ from Empire magazine, recycled for the website (I’ve actually only just learned that these… Read more Movie Weapons

Hidden Performances

Posted on 22/02/2013 by FlexibleHead

Sometime in 2007. This feature, on performances from behind a ton of make-up, was part of a ‘Top 10’ series… Read more Hidden Performances

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