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  Maniac

  Review preview for Maniac

  It’s flashy and glossy where the original was fetid and grubby, winking at the audience where Lustig wallowed in the misery to memorable effect.

  First-person perspective chiller about a serial killer with a fetish for scalping.
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  V/H/S

  Review preview for V/H/S

  The movie hits some nasty sweet spots but also falls foul of numerous genre cliches, both old and new.

  A horror anthology based around the theft of an old video tape.
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  American Mary

  Review preview for American Mary

  An entertaining, intelligent film about how our choices influence our lives.

  A disenfranchised medical student goes AWOL into the lucrative underworld of unnecessary surgery.
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  Dead Sushi

  Review preview for Dead Sushi

  I was crying with laughter 20 minutes into the film and would not stop until the credits rolled

  Attack of the killer mutant sushi! (from Mars?)
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  Sinister

  Review preview for Sinister

  You could be forgiven for wondering if Sinister is based on a true story.

  A ghost story and found footage meet a hackneyed true-crime novelist.
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  Tower Block

  Review preview for Tower Block

  Skins star Jack O'Connell burns up the screen as an initially reprehensible chav terror, all wide-boy grimaces and in-your-face intensity, his gradual evolution into honorable pack-leader etched with care and nuance where it could have been clumsy and cli

  The life and times of the last occupants of Tower Block 31.
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  Cockneys Vs Zombies

  Review preview for Cockneys Vs Zombies

  The real comedic heart of the film is with the still-kicking Brit-veteran oldies.

  Bank robbers fight their way out of zombie-infested London.
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  The Seasoning House

  Review preview for The Seasoning House

  One of the grimmest 'horror' films of the year.

  Girls kidnapped by soldiers in war-torn zones are prostituted to the military.
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  The Possession

  Review preview for The Possession

  This represents a new nadir for an increasingly nose-diving genre.

  An antique box unleashes doom on a young girl.
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  Outpost: Black Sun

  Review preview for Outpost: Black Sun

  The film's biggest asset is Steadman, who approaches her character in a much more rounded way that we are used to seeing in films of this sort.

  The daughter of a Nazi hunter is looking for revenge and stumbles across an undead Nazi army.

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