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The spectacular new Indicator/Powerhouse box set of Tod Slaughter films on Blu-ray has been landing on doormats this weekend. While...
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Darrell Buxton
Nov 5, 20224 min read
Trapped by the Mormons (1922)
Notes from my live introduction to a centenary screening of the film at the Festival of Fantastic Films in Manchester, 10 a.m. Saturday...
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Darrell Buxton
Nov 4, 202210 min read
Relative Cruelty
“They're creepy and they're kooky, Mysterious and spooky, They're all together ooky… The Broughton family…” Hold on, rewind – the what...
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Darrell Buxton
Jul 12, 20229 min read
Appointments With Fear (or, "Never 'eard of it, Guv...")
Following the welcome release of Lindsey C. Vickers’ THE APPOINTMENT as part of the BFI Flipside Blu-ray range, it has been gratifying to...
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Darrell Buxton
Nov 28, 202118 min read
Post-Punk Phantoms
The following is an online version of a presentation I made at the UK Ghost Story Festival on November 26th 2021. The festival was...
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Darrell Buxton
Feb 24, 202115 min read
Horrornation Street! Collywobbles on the wobbly cobbles
Darrell Buxton wonders whether Weatherfield was built upon an ancient Indian burial ground… 1960 was a watershed year for horror movies....
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Darrell Buxton
Aug 24, 20193 min read
FAQ
FAQ "Why is the site called Pass The Marmalade?" It's named after a classic line of dialogue in the Hammer horror film THE CURSE OF...
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Darrell Buxton
Aug 24, 20198 min read
SLEEPWALKER (1984)
Pass The Marmalade's crowning glory. To this day I'm so proud that this website was the prime mover in rediscovering Saxon Logan's...
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Darrell Buxton
Aug 5, 20194 min read
LORDS OF CHAOS
(The surprisingly great Swedish/UK co-production released earlier this year. I've watched it four times and it gets better and better....
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Darrell Buxton
Aug 5, 20192 min read
AMERICAN GOTHIC
I hadn't seen John Hough's AMERICAN GOTHIC since a video rental on its original release. Caught it again on DVD after nearly thirty years...
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Darrell Buxton
Aug 5, 20193 min read
THE FUNTIME SHOW
With evil clowns seemingly all the rage at the moment, it's good to see a new production putting a spin on the concept. The talented team...
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Darrell Buxton
Jul 19, 201913 min read
SCARRED: STEVE LOOKER INTERVIEW
My 2005 interview with low budget filmmaker Steve Looker. Steve Looker, director of the low-budget British horror thriller SCARRED, was...
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Darrell Buxton
Jul 19, 20194 min read
SKINFLICKER
(originally posted at the 'Shite and Sound' closed Facebook group, 2016) SKINFLICKER (1972) (CONTAINS SPOILERS) Now we all love a bit of...
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Darrell Buxton
Jul 18, 201910 min read
GARDENER'S QUESTION TIME: PAUL COTGROVE INTERVIEW
(This interview was originally published in edited form in 'Shivers' magazine, in 2000) Forthcoming horror film short, GREEN FINGERS,...
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Darrell Buxton
Jul 18, 20193 min read
HOUSE OF WHIPCORD (1974) / FRIGHTMARE (1974)
(this review originally appeared in 'Samhain' #57, July 1996) Let's talk about icons. The history of Brit-shock has produced precious few...
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