To save you getting lockdown blues, we’re going to be giving you our picks of what to watch on Horror Channel each week. Here are some of our favourites this week:
Tuesday January 19th, 4pm – Sinbad and the War of the Furies (2016)
No, the saviour of the seven seas isn’t fighting people in fluffy animal costumes. That would be good though. Instead, we have wrestler John Hennigan (also known as Lucha Underground’s Johnny Mundo) is the titular adventurer who inadvertently unleashes a trio of beautiful but deadly ancient beings onto the world. This modern updating of the Greek legend is from The Asylum so you should know what to expect. Also stars Jamie Bernadette (I Spit on Your Grave: Déjà Vu).
Tuesday January 19th, 9pm – Straw Dogs (2011)
An impressive remake of the Sam Peckinpah classic still packs a decent punch. James Marsden and Kate Bosworth are the couple who fall under the sinister gaze of Alexander Skarsgård and his crew, particularly when they give a suspected child murderer sanctuary.
Friday January 22nd, 9pm – John Carpenter’s Vampires (1998)
James Woods heads a ragtag band of mercenaries in this fantastic shocker from the Horror Master. There’s plenty of gore and lots of excitement as the group travel the land slaying the undead before they get hold of a relic that will allow them to walk in daylight.
Saturday January 23rd, 9pm – Nightbreed (1990)
Directed by Clive Barker and based on his novella Cabal, this cult classic unveils the strange occupants of Midian and gives us David Cronenberg as a twisted serial killer.
Sunday January 24th, 8am – Legend (1985)
Ridley Scott’s classic fantasy is best known for the tour de force performance by Tim Curry as the imposing Lord of Darkness rather than the boyish appearance by Tom Cruise or the impressive special effects and fairy tale storytelling. Worth getting up early for!
Tune into Horror Channel on Sky 317, Virgin 149, Freeview 68, Freesat 138.
