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The British psychothriller a.k.a. EXPOSÉ and based on the Udo Kier-starrer also a.k.a. House On Straw Hill is coming to America, and we’ve got the exclusive first look at the trailer and DVD cover art. Screen Media Films releases Stalker October 15. Written and directed by actor-turned-filmmaker Martin Kemp (formerly of Spandau Ballet), the movie [...]...

U.K. musician and actor Martin Kemp ("Stalker") is set to direct the British crime drama "Top Dog" at Richwater Films and Universal Pictures UK.

Based on Dougie Brimson's cult novel, Leo Gregory is attached to star as London villain Billy Evans who bites off more than he can chew when he crosses a more dangerous criminal gang.

Brimson ("Green Street") is adapting the script himself, while Jonathan Sothcott is producing.

Source: Heat Vision...

U.K. actor and musician Martin Kemp is set to direct Top Dog, an adaptation of the novel by Dougie Brimson, starring Leo Gregory reports The Hollywood Reporter. Jonathan Sothcott will produce via his Richwater Films, with a story following Billy Evans (Gregory), a London criminal who's in for more than he can handle when he crosses a more powerful and dangerous gang. Kemp last directed and produced Stalker which won best director at the British Horror movie awards. That film finds release Stateside some time later this year.

Martin Kemp, the famed actor/musician has turned his hand to horror, bringing us his impressive directorial debut Stalker. It’s not often that a woman stalks another woman in this genre and here Jane March, who found fame in The Lover, plays the part of a psychotic female to chilling perfection. In this interview Kemp talks about being a horror fan, why he prefers directing to acting and compares his experience in the Celebrity Big Brother House to The Thing.

You wrote the screenplay for Stalker, where did the inspiration for the story come from?

Jonathan Sothcott, the producer, came to me asking me to rewrite the seventies movie ‘The House On Straw Hill’, but after looking at it I decided to just take a seed from it and send it on to a different journey, but the basic principle is still there.

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Our friends at Horror Channel have just sent us details of their latest themed “event” which will be slicing its way through their schedules every Friday night throughout October – Stalk and Slash Season. Yes, Horror channel are celebrating the slasher films, both classic and contemporary, as only they know how. From October 5th there will be four double-bills, headed up by four UK TV premieres; and as a huge slasher movie fan I’ll be tuning in for Every one!

Here’s the details:

Fri Oct 5th @ 22:55

The season kicks off with the premiere of Going To Pieces: The Rise And Fall Of The Slasher Film (2006) a documentary which features a host of genre legends including Wes Craven, Rob Zombie & John Carpenter, who take us on a journey to the darkest recesses of cinematic shock. This is followed at 00:40 by Black Christmas (1974). Bob Clark’s Sorority House horror classic,...

By Seth Metoyer, MoreHorror.com

Alright, it's officially Autumn and I think that calls for a giveaway! This time around we've got a blood-soaked horror comedy starring Robert Englund, a bunch of strippers and Werewolves.

We are giving away 3 DVD's of Strippers vs. Werewolves (yes, your read the title correctly). Stripping has never been so hairy, let me tell you. The film debuts on Blu-ray®, DVD and Digital September 25th

To enter, follow the simple instructions. Email your full name and physical address to svzgiveaway[at]morehorror.com with the subject line Stippers vs. Zombies Giveaway. Only Us residents please and no Po Boxes.

**This contest is now closed. Winners should receive product within 2-4 weeks. Stay tuned for more giveaway's from MoreHorror.com.

That's it. Winners will be chosen randomly. Good luck!

About Strippers vs. Werewolves

Legendary horror film star Robert Englund (Nightmare on Elm Street franchise) joins Billy Murray...

Well Go USA just checked in with a quick home video update regarding Strippers vs. Werewolves! Pretty soon you, too, will be able to witness the mayhem of what happens when hot chicks begin beating off furry creatures of the night.

From the Press Release

Legendary horror film star Robert Englund (Nightmare on Elm Street franchise) joins Billy Murray (Stalker), Martin Kemp (Jack Falls) and Steven Berkoff (The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, TV’s “The Borgias”) in director Jonathan Glendening’s (Night Wolf) British horror-comedy Strippers vs. Werewolves, debuting on Blu-ray™, DVD and Digital September 25th from Well Go USA Entertainment. The film also stars Adele Silva (Doghouse), Ali Bastian (TV’s “The Bill”) and Barbara Nedeljakova (Hostel, Hostel: Part II) as a trio of high-class strippers who must defend their club against a lawless, revenge-seeking pack of werewolves.

Synopsis

A war between strippers and werewolves ensues when a...

Another week, another Monday. So it’s time for the rundown of DVDs and Blu-rays hitting stores online and offline this week. It’s another packed week, with plenty of movies waiting to take you money, so let us breakdown the new releases and highlight what you should – and shouldn’t – be buying from today, January 30th 2012.

Pick Of The Week

Rolling Thunder (Blu-ray)

After spending eight years in a Vietcong prison camp, Major Charles Rane (William Devane, 24) returns home to a small town in Texas to be greeted as a hero with a Cadillac convertible and couple thousand dollars in silver coins, one for each day of his imprisonment. Struggling to go back to his former life, Rane faces another ordeal as a gang of thugs set their sights on his cash prize… Now living only for vengeance, he heads to Mexico to exact his own brand of justice on the fleeing crooks.

Ex-pop singer turned actor Martin Kemp makes his directorial debut with Stalker, a remake of the classic 1976 video nasty Expose which starred Fiona Hayden and Linda Hayden – who also appears in this film alongside Jane March, Colin Salmon, Anna Brecon, Billy Murray and Jeniffer Matter.

Following a stress induced breakdown after producing a bestseller, writer Paula Martin (Anna Brecon) retreats to Bidford House, her childhood holiday home to get away from it all and begin work on her next novel. However, the old house is full of secrets and mystery which distract and disturb the fragile Paula. She calls her agent for help to take the pressure off and Linda (Jane March) arrives appearing to be a godsend and getting Paula back on track. But all is not as it seems. Is Linda a serial killer who’s been stalking Paula for years? With slimy journalist Robert Gainer (Billy Murray...

Spandau Ballet star Martin Kemp is delighted after his first feature film as a director was given an official release.

The musician has enjoyed a variety of screen roles since launching his acting career in 1990 gangster drama The Krays, and he stepped behind the camera to helm a 17-minute short called Karma Magnet in 2008.

Now his first full-length feature film as a director - a horror movie called Stalker - has been given an official release date of 30 January, 2012. Kemp announced the news on Twitter.com by linking to a promo poster for the film alongside the message: "Check this".

Stalker, Martin Kemp's debut as a director, is a little like watching a man make his way through a pitch-black room by feel. Best known for his starring role in The Krays, and to UK TV audiences for a long-running stint on the soap opera Eastenders, Kemp's first feature behind the camera was originally planned as a remake of the 1970s video nasty The House on Straw Hill. Stalker follows Paula (Anna Brecon) a struggling writer trying to pen her second novel at a country retreat who finds Linda, her new assistant has some horrifying ulterior motives for wanting to help finish the manuscript. Part Single White Female, part Hammer Horror camp, part artsy, would-be giallo shocker, all on a shoestring budget Stalker is a...

Former singer Martin Kemp’s directorial debut Stalker has picked up three gongs at The Scream Awards, winning Best Feature Film, Best Director and Best Supporting Actor for Billy Murray at the UK’s newest horror awards run by Scream Magazine.

Stalker, which is both written and directed by Kemp, tells the tale of a famous novelist, played by Anna Brecon, struggling with writers-block who retreats to the country to work on her new book having been menaced by a dark figure from her past. The film, from prolific UK studio Black and Blue Films, is based on the notorious video nasty Expose and is produced by Jonathan Sothcott who in a statement released said about the award:

We’re thrilled Stalker has done so well at The Scream Awards, particularly as it’s Martin’s first feature film and we literally made it on a micro budget.

Stalker, which also stars Colin Salmon,...

Lysette Anthony attends Stalker UK Premiere. Photo copyright Landmark / PR Photos. Adele Silva attends Stalker UK Premiere. Photo copyright Landmark / PR Photos. Lysette Anthony attends Stalker UK Premiere. Photo copyright Landmark / PR Photos. Gary Kemp, Martin Kemp, Steve Norman and John Keeble attend Stalker UK Premiere. Photo copyright Landmark / PR Photos. Jennifer Matter attends Stalker UK Premiere. Photo copyright Landmark / PR Photos. 10/15/2011 - Martin Kemp - "Stalker" UK Premiere - Arrivals - Empire Cinema - London, UK © Landmark / PR Photos 10/15/2011 - Reg Traviss and Gary Beadle - "Stalker" UK Premiere - Arrivals - Empire Cinema - London, UK © Landmark / PR Photos 10/15/2011...

Let�s forget for a moment that this film is directed by Martin Kemp and judge it on its own terms. Every work of art deserves to be reviewed as such, and unfortunately I�ve always found Mr. Kemp to be a comedy figure of fun ever since he starred in a series of television adverts for leather couches which led my friends and I to project a leather couch fetish on the man and invent various maneuvers and techniques on how he might straddle a fine leather sofa and enjoy the sensual, leathery feeling. So let�s ask the real question; is Stalker a decent horror film? Well, not really, but it tries hard and its heart is very much in the right place.

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Grimm Up North, Manchester

Why wait till Halloween to wallow in the guts? This early autumn festival brings you fresh horror meat that's bound to be figuring later in the season. Like the promising opener Retreat, starring Thandie Newton, Cillian Murphy and Jamie Bell, or Stalker, the surprisingly nasty directorial debut of Martin Kemp. The four-day event spans the spectrum from lighthearted gore (slacker psycho comedy Some Guy Who Kills People) to really-not-funny-at-all dystopian nightmare (nuclear apocalypse horror The Divide), with special guests and horror gaming in between.

AMC Cinema, Thu to 9 Oct

Bicycle Film Festival, London

If you thought the topic of bicycles on film was rather limited, you'd be underestimating this resourceful global festival, which seems to find something new in the field of human-powered two-wheeled transportation every year. Did you know, for example, about the post-bmx street stunt scene in Accra, Ghana? If not, you need to see Bikelordz.

If you've lucky enough to live in or near Manchester, England, then you should definitely be planning to attend the upcoming Grimm Up North Film Festival, which runs October 6th-9th at the AMC Cinemas in the Great Northern Warehouse, Deansgate. Need more incentive aside from the great films they have lined up? Then check out their still in process special guest list!

From the Press Release:

Grimm Up North is excited to announce that Martin Kemp, of "Eastenders" and Spandau Ballet fame, will be attending the festival. He will be bringing his fantastic cast along and answering questions about Grimm premiere film Stalker. Come along for the Q+A with Jane March and Billy Murray on Friday 7th October.

Grimm Up North is also proud to announce that legendary director Robin Hardy will be discussing the challenges of making the sequel to his classic film The Wicker Man after...

Stalker

Stars: Anna Brecon, Jane March, Linda Hayden, Colin Salmon, Billy Murray, Jennifer Matter | Written and Directed by Martin Kemp

“Hey,” I thought as Stalker’s opening scene began; a sequence in which a young woman runs through some woods in the magic hour. “This looks just like that short film I made in media studies at sixth form!” A rather unfortunate indictment to be sure, but hey, I learnt a lot from media studies. Ha ha ha!

Stalker is a remake/reimagining/whatever of the 1976 video nasty Exposé, in which struggling author Paula Martin (Brecon) relocates to a spooky old house in the middle of nowhere with her Pa Linda (March) in order to write her new book, whereupon bad shit starts to go down as Paula battles her personal demons. It’s directed by Martin Kemp. The same Martin Kemp who was in Spandau Ballet and Eastenders. That guy.

The third annual Grimm Up North Film Festival runs this October 6th-9th at the AMC Cinemas in the Great Northern Warehouse, Deansgate, and we've got the full lineup of films to be shown along with the schedule. If you'll be anywhere near Manchester, England, during that time frame, this is one event you don't want to miss!

Thursday - October 6th

(Tickets sold separately for this event – not covered by Festival Pass)

7.00 – Drinks, guests and press at Casino.

8.00 – Retreat plus Q+A with the director, writer and producer

Country: UK

Year: 2011

Director: Carl Tibbetts

Starring: Jamie Bell, Thandie Newton, Cillian Murphy

Status: Special Preview

10.15 – retire to the Casino bar.

Friday - October 7th

2.30 – The Dead Zone (103 mins)

Country: Us

Year: 1983

Director: David Cronenberg

Starring: Christopher Walken, Brooke Adams

Status: Exclusive screening

4.30 – Black And Blue Films: Producer Jonathan Sothcott and celebrity guests, with exclusive clips of new films

6.00 – Urban Explorer...

For those of us in the North of England (although I won’t be able to say that for much longer)there isn’t much to get excited about in terms of film festivals, especially of the horror kind – so thank god then for Grimm Up North. Now in its third year the festival, which takes place at the AMC Cinemas in the heart of Great Northern Warehouse in Deansgate, have just announced the full line-up for this years event:

Thursday

7.00 – Drinks guests and press at Casino.

8.00 – The Retreat plus Q+A with the director and cast

10.15 – retire to the casino bar.

Friday

2.30 – The Dead Zone (103 mins)

4.30 – Black And Blue Films. Producer Jonathan Sothcott and celebrity guests, with exclusive clips of new films

6.00 – Urban Explorer (88 min) + Short film Fracture

8.00 – Stalker (84 min) Plus Q+A with cast and crew

10.00 – Kidnapped (80 min) + Short film Hoodie Holocaust

12.00 – Adam Chaplin (82 min) + Short film Dystopia...

The third annual Grimm Up North Horror Festival, which takes place in Manchester, England, from October 6th to October 9th, has announced the first film on its 2011 roster, and it's Martin Kemp's directorial debut Stalker, starring Billy Murray, Jane March, and Linda Hayden.

From the Press Release:

On Friday, October 7th, the festival will host a very special premiere screening of Stalker – the directorial feature debut of TV and music icon Martin Kemp – ahead of its national theatrical release. In addition, the former Eastenders star and Spandau Ballet bass hero will be joined by members of the film’s cast and crew, including producer Jonathan Sothcott (Devil's Playground, Dead Cert) and actress Jane March (The Lover, Clash of the Titans) to take part in an exclusive Q&A session after the movie.

Sure to be a controversial festival talking point, Stalker is based on the infamous 1976 sex-and-slash shocker – and...

The much anticipated psychological chiller, which marks the feature-film debut of actor Martin Kemp, is set to stalk cinemas across the UK from October 10, ahead of its DVD release on October 17. Stalker, also written by Martin Kemp, stars Jane March, Colin Salmon, Anna Brecon, Billy Murray, Jeniffer Matter & Linda Hayden. Below you'll find the first three hi-res images from the pic that begins when "A famous novelist retreats to the country to work on her new book but a dark figure from her past is after her - the hunt is on. A nail-biting thriller in the tradition of Single White Female and Misery."...

Producer Jonathan Sothcott dropped us a line today with an update on Martin Kemp's Stalker along with a few exclusive stills featuring Jane March and ex-Hammer horror actress Linda Hayden. There's also a bit of news for those of you in the UK planning to attend Film4 Frightfest 2011.

Kemp's feature film directorial debut is set to stalk cinemas across the UK from October 10th, ahead of its DVD release on October 17th. Sothcott tells us, "We are now gearing up for Stalker's UK theatrical release in October, and the response has been fantastic. It's really encouraging seeing people getting enthusiastic about an old fashioned psycho-thriller that doesn't have a huge cast. Martin has written [with Phill Barron] and directed a really compelling movie that wrings every bit of tension out of the creepy story."

He continues, "We are working with our friends at FrightFest to give attendees a special treat... there's...

It's been a long while since last we had anything to report on Exposé, a remake of the 1970's film of the same name, which is now known as Stalker. But the passage of time has been kind, and now we're sporting a trailer and some new eye candy!

Martin Kemp's feature film debut is set to stalk cinemas across the UK from October 10th, ahead of its DVD release on October 17th.

Check out the goodies below.

Synopsis

Following a stress-induced breakdown after producing a bestseller, writer Paula Martin (Anna Brecon) retreats to Bidford House, her childhood holiday home, to get away from it all and begin work on her next novel. However, the old house is full of secrets and mystery that distract and disturb the fragile Paula. She calls her agent for help to take the pressure off, and Linda (Jane March) arrives, appearing to be...

Ahead of its UK theatrical release on Oct 10th, Black & Blue Films have released brand new UK quad poster for ex-pop singer turned actor Martin Kemp’s directorial debut Stalker, a remake of the classic 1976 video nasty Expose which starred Fiona Hayden and Linda Hayden – who also appears in this film!

When novelist Paula Martin retreats to the seclusion of her family home Crows Hall she hopes to clear her mind and focus on her new book. The arrival of an assistant, Linda, should take the pressure off… but as the bodies pile up, Paula finds herself trapped in a terrifying nightmare of murder and madness.

The psychological chiller, which I’ve been following the progress of for what seems like forever, is finally set to hit UK cinemas on October 10th, ahead of its DVD release on October 17th – and believe me I’ll be snapping it up on day one,...

Ex-'Eastenders' star and of course Spandau Ballet member Martin Kemp will see the release of his first penned and directed feature 'Stalker' this October. The new psychological chiller starring Jane March, Colin Salmon ('Resident Evil'), Anna Brecon, Billy Murray ('Doghouse'), Jeniffer Matter and Linda Hayden will arrive in UK theatres on 10 October, ahead of its 17 October DVD release. Check out the UK quad poster for The Black and Blue Films production below!...

The psychological chiller Stalker (aka Expose ), which marks the feature-film debut of actor Martin Kemp, is set to stalk cinemas across the UK from October 10, ahead of its DVD release on October 17. Jonathan Sothcott said today: "Stalker is the slickest, best-directed film we've made to date and a genuinely well-made, creepy horror film in its own right. We feel it is strong enough to stand a theatrical release in selected UK cinemas and we're looking forward to unleashing it on the world." In the film, a writer struggling with her second novel is terrorized by a homicidal Pa. Stalker also written by Martin Kemp, stars Jane March, Colin Salmon, Anna Brecon, Billy Murray, Jeniffer Matter and Linda Hayden.

What happens when a bevy of stripperdom's most beautiful girls take on the meanest pack of werewolves since that famous American one stalked through London? British horror fans will find out first this Fall when Strippers vs. Werewolves opens. Produced by Black and Blue Films, the maverick UK company behind Dead Cert , Stalker and Elfie Hopkins , the comedy horror action romp boasts an impressive cast including British soap opera royalty Adele Silva, Ali Bastian, Billy Murray and Martin Kemp, Hostel lead Barbara Nedeljakova, Scottish heart throb Martin Compston from Wild Country and Red Mist , Superman and Conan the Destroyer star Sarah Douglas, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo remake/ A Clockwork Orange acting legend Steven Berkoff and horror icon Robert Englund....

Ex-pop singer turned actor Martin Kemp has turned his hand to writing and directing with a remake of the sleazy 70s video nasty Expose. The film stars Jane March, Anna Brecon, Billy Murray, Colin Salmon and original Expose actress Linda Hayden in a film that follows:

…writer Paula Martin (Brecon), who retreats to Bidford House following a stress induced breakdown after the release of her best selling novel. The plan is to rest and recooperate, and work on her next possible bestseller. However, Paula’s old childhood holiday home is full of secrets and mystery which distract and disturb the now fragile Paula. Feeling the pressure she calls her agent for help to take the pressure off, and Linda (March) arrives at the house, apearing to be a godsend and getting Paula back on track. But all is not as it seems – Is Linda a serial killer who has been stalking Paula for years?...

Director-writer Martin Kemp's upcoming thriller Stalker , starring Anna Brecon, Jane March and Billy Murray, is screening at the American Film Market this week. The production hails from Black and Blue Films and we've got the synopsis below along with the art you see to the left. Kemp, predominantly an actor, executive produced Dead Cert and is in development on a remake of The Asphyx . Shock's coverage of the American Film Market is well underway - get all of our current headlines Right Here . Paula, a bestselling author retreats to her childhood home, full of secrets and mystery which disturb and distract her. Her agent sends help in the form of the strange, and not who she seems, Linda.....who pushes Paula over the edge.

Stalker PosterThe American Film Market is one of the largest showings of independent films during the year. Here, hundreds of films are shopped around at the screenings, from which distributors purchase the creme de la creme. Stalker is a film that will make an appearance this year and this is a film from the production company Black and Blue Films. This film was previously known as Expose and the trailer has previously been posted (here), but the film is sporting a different title, Stalker. The newest poster is seen above and fans can prepare for several more stories from this famous event, which begins in the first week of November (November 3rd).

The synopsis for Stalker is here:

"Following a stress-induced breakdown after producing a bestseller, writer Paula Martin (Anna Brecon) retreats to Bidford House, her childhood holiday home, to get away from it all and begin work on her next novel.

It's that time of year when the vaults are prised open, the cinematic nightmares of the world are unleashed, and movie houses across the land compete to present the scariest horror-themed festival with the corniest name. Halloween festivals have been steadily multiplying, like marauding zombies or Tesco Metros, so here's a handy breakdown …

The cheesiest name award has to go to Derby's Dead And Breakfast (Quad, 30 Oct), although the title does at least make sense as it's an all-nighter. And after sitting through the likes of Evil Dead II, Halloween, Night Of The Demon and Bubba Ho-tep, who wouldn't fancy a bacon butty, if not some black pudding? The other hot all-nighter tickets are the Electric's Vintage 80s Horror All-Nighter (31 Oct, Electric Cinema, W11) which has The Thing, Evil Dead II, Re-Animator and Poltergeist, washed down with Michael Jackson's Thriller. The BFI IMAX Scary 3D Halloween all-nighter (30 Oct, BFI IMAX,...

The ever-working producer Jonathan Sothcott dropped us a line today to inform us that Exposé, a remake of the 1970's film of the same name, has undergone a title change, and of course he hit us off with some new artwork as well.

The flick has been renamed to Stalker because as Sothcott put it, "The title Exposé doesn't really mean anything, and it just wasn't sticking."

Synopsis

Following a stress-induced breakdown after producing a bestseller, writer Paula Martin (Anna Brecon) retreats to Bidford House, her childhood holiday home, to get away from it all and begin work on her next novel. However, the old house is full of secrets and mystery that distract and disturb the fragile Paula. She calls her agent for help to take the pressure off, and Linda (Jane March) arrives, appearing to be a godsend who can help get Paula back on track.

But all is not as it seems.

Expose Movie PosterMartin Kemp is a man with a long history in acting with over thirty appearances in television and film. This British born actor takes a step out of the limelight to sit behind the camera on his latest feature, Expose. This is Kemp's second time in the director's chair and his newest film tells the story of a sensitive yet famous writer who almost has a nervous breakdown in a childhood home. Calling for assistance only increases Paula's stress and soon a love-struck stalker makes an appearance (Dread). Check out all the details on this picture, including a trailer, below.

The synopsis for Expose here:

"Following a stress-induced breakdown after producing a bestseller, writer Paula Martin (Anna Brecon) retreats to Bidford House, her childhood holiday home, to get away from it all and begin work on her next novel. However, the old house is full of secrets and...

In addition to Dead Cert, which he just provided us an update on, producer Jonathan Sothcott has also been working on Exposé, a remake of the 1970's film of the same name. He dropped us a line with some info on Exposé along with a still, the trailer, and the poster art.

According to Sothcott, "The film has taken a year to get to the screen and has been a real labour of love for myself and [director] Martin Kemp, but Exposé is finally completed. For a low budget movie we had an amazing cast - a bona fide Hollywood star in the brilliant Jane March, a brilliant and versatile leading lady in Anna Brecon, and a really offbeat but superb turn from Billy Murray as a slippery journalist. And Martin directed them all with real skill, drawing out layered, subtle performances of the type you don't often get in this genre.

Black and Blue FIlms are making a name for themselves in the UK film industry with films such as Dead Cert and Devils Playground. They’re also the company behind the remake of classic British nasty Expose – a film which I am Eager to see. The next film on the remake block for Black and Blue Films is another British classic, The Asphyx, from producer Jonathan Sothcott and starring Danny Dyer and Alison Moody.

The guys at Dread Central got the low-down on The Asphyx remake direct from Sothcott himself, along with some fantastic concept art:

Hugo is a brilliant turn-of-the-century scientist – loved and respected by his family and friends, admired by his colleagues. But he is a man quickly becoming obsessed with a curious and frightening question: What is the mysterious apparition found in the photographs of his dying subjects? Hugo brings to a family boating party his newest invention – a motion picture camera.

Ex-pop singer turned actor Martin Kemp now turns his hand to writing and directing with a remake of the sleazy 70s video nasty Expose. The film stars Jane March, Anna Brecon, Billy Murray, Colin Salmon and original Expose actress Linda Hayden in a film that follows:

…writer Paula Martin (Brecon), who retreats to Bidford House following a stress induced breakdown after the release of her best selling novel. The plan is to rest and recooperate, and work on her next possible bestseller. However, Paula’s old childhood holiday home is full of secrets and mystery which distract and disturb the now fragile Paula. Feeling the pressure she calls her agent for help to take the pressure off, and Linda (March) arrives at the house, apearing to be a godsend and getting Paula back on track. But all is not as it seems – Is Linda a serial killer who has been stalking Paula for years?...

Now here's a flick about vampires we can really get behind! That's right, kids, you won't be finding any sparkling teenage brooders in Steven Lawson's UK vampire import Dead Cert, and we've got some new artwork and stills to prove it!

Starring Craig Fairbrass and Billy Murray, director Steve Lawson's Dead Cert follows a gang of tough London gangsters who get more than they bargained for when a group of businessmen make an offer to buy their club, the Inferno. They turn out to be nothing less than vampires wanting their land back and turn viciously on the gangsters when their demands are not met.

"One of the things I strove to give this movie is a sense of history, of vampire lore," says writer/producer Jonathan Sothcott. "In a lot of ways this is a super-modern version of Dracula, which is a pretty big undertaking given that...

Producer Jonathan Sothcott sent along yet another couple of pics from his new vampire film Dead Cert, this time depicting veteran British actor Billy Murray as lead bloodsucker Dante Livenko. Sothcott and Murray also shared a couple of quick comments about the role and movie.

“To follow in the footsteps of actors such as Christopher Lee, Jack Palance, Louis Jourdan and Frank Langella is a thrill,” Murray, flashing his fangs with Loretta Basey in the first pic below, tells Fango. “This is one of the great parts, and I’m loving playing it. I am a much darker, more terrifying vampire than the Twilight audience is used too. It’s very gory.”

“Billy is one of the most underrated actors in the country,” Sothcott adds. “Someone recently described him at a meeting as simply ‘Billy Murray, English icon,’ and that’s what he is. But his vampire king is very...

Producer Jonathan Sothcott sent along yet another couple of pics from his new vampire film Dead Cert, this time depicting veteran British actor Billy Murray as lead bloodsucker Dante Livenko. Sothcott and Murray also shared a couple of quick comments about the role and movie.

“To follow in the footsteps of actors such as Christopher Lee, Jack Palance, Louis Jourdan and Frank Langella is a thrill,” Murray, flashing his fangs with Loretta Basey in the first pic below, tells Fango. “This is one of the great parts, and I’m loving playing it. I am a much darker, more terrifying vampire than the Twilight audience is used too. It’s very gory.”

“Billy is one of the most underrated actors in the country,” Sothcott adds. “Someone recently described him at a meeting as simply ‘Billy Murray, English icon,’ and that’s what he is. But his vampire king is very...

Producer Jonathan Sothcott sent along yet another couple of pics from his new vampire film Dead Cert, this time depicting veteran British actor Billy Murray as lead bloodsucker Dante Livenko. Sothcott and Murray also shared a couple of quick comments about the role and movie.

“To follow in the footsteps of actors such as Christopher Lee, Jack Palance, Louis Jourdan and Frank Langella is a thrill,” Murray, flashing his fangs with Loretta Basey in the first pic below, tells Fango. “This is one of the great parts, and I’m loving playing it. I am a much darker, more terrifying vampire than the Twilight audience is used too. It’s very gory.”

“Billy is one of the most underrated actors in the country,” Sothcott adds. “Someone recently described him at a meeting as simply ‘Billy Murray, English icon,’ and that’s what he is. But his vampire king is very...

Producer Jonathan Sothcott sent along yet another couple of pics from his new vampire film Dead Cert, this time depicting veteran British actor Billy Murray as lead bloodsucker Dante Livenko. Sothcott and Murray also shared a couple of quick comments about the role and movie.

“To follow in the footsteps of actors such as Christopher Lee, Jack Palance, Louis Jourdan and Frank Langella is a thrill,” Murray, flashing his fangs with Loretta Basey in the first pic below, tells Fango. “This is one of the great parts, and I’m loving playing it. I am a much darker, more terrifying vampire than the Twilight audience is used too. It’s very gory.”

“Billy is one of the most underrated actors in the country,” Sothcott adds. “Someone recently described him at a meeting as simply ‘Billy Murray, English icon,’ and that’s what he is. But his vampire king is very...

When it comes to the recent output of zombie movies, it appears the the running "infected" zombie is greatly outpacing George Romero's classic, lumbering zombie. British production studio Black And White Films have two upcoming genre films with Dead Cert, a movie about the classic struggle between gangsters and vampires, and Expose, a remake of the 1976 film of the same name about a psycho personal assistant to a novelist, and now are jumping into the zombie genre with Devil's Playground.

Devil's Playground will be a infected zombie film about a killer (Craig Fairbrass from Dead Cert) who must find a cure to the illness causing the zombie apocalypse since he is slowly turning into a zombie as well. Myanna Burning (The Descent) plays the woman who may have the secret for the cure, while Danny Dyer (Severance) plays her ex-cop boyfriend. Janet Montgomery (Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead...