Darren Gaskell

Darren Gaskell

@darrengaskell.bsky.social

Reviewer, podcaster, film festival goer, karaoke enthusiast. Executive Producer of Good Boy and Seepers. Inexplicable "acting" credits on IMDB.

889 Followers 545 Following 356 Posts Joined Oct 2023
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Episode 187: "Wuthering Heights" (2026)

Out on the wily, windy moors, Hayley Alice Roberts and I discuss WUTHERING HEIGHTS on the latest episode of The HD Movie Podcast! Well, okay, we weren't on the moors, that could have been quite difficult to record. Even so, it's well worth a listen...

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1 week ago
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Episode 186: John Candy - I Like Me

Have we covered a documentary on The HD Movie Podcast before? We have now! Take a listen as Hayley Alice Roberts and I discuss JOHN CANDY: I LIKE ME, directed by Colin Hanks...

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2 weeks ago
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Episode 185: K-Pop Demon Hunters

The new episode of The HD Movie Podcast features K-POP DEMON HUNTERS! Hayley Alice Roberts and I discuss this animated phenomenon but apologies to anyone who was expecting us to perform our karaoke version of Golden. Maybe another time...

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Cold Storage (2025) Review | Love Horror film reviews and news At the beginning of Cold Storage, there’s an ominous text warning about how the experiment space station Skylab crashed back to Earth in 1979.

You wait ages for a review of mine then two come along at once! My thoughts on COLD STORAGE can be found on @lovehorror.bsky.social...

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2 weeks ago
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Redux Redux (2025) Review | Love Horror film reviews and news Intelligent, inventive, darkly comic and bracingly violent, Redux Redux is a near-perfect blend of lo-fi indie sensibility and propulsive storytelling.

Over on Love Horror you can find my review of mind bending time travel revenger REDUX REDUX!

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3 weeks ago

We had thoughts, I'll leave it at that.

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3 weeks ago
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Episode 184: VALENTINE'S DAY SPECIAL PART 2: My Bloody Valentine (2009)

It's the second and final part of our Valentine's Special! After looking at 1981's My Bloody Valentine last week, Hayley Alice Roberts and I cast our eyes over the 2009 version. Did we get all warm and fuzzy over Patrick Lussier's gory remake?

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1 month ago
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Whistle with Kat Hughes and director Corin Hardy Podcast Episode · Modern Horror Podcast · 11/02/2026 · 1h 39m

NEW EPISODE!

@angryscotsman81.bsky.social @ajblack.bsky.social & @kathughes.bsky.social discuss brand new horror #Whistle, with director Corin Hardy popping in to chat making the film.

🎧 on all podcast players. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/m...

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Episode 183: VALENTINE'S DAY SPECIAL PART 1: My Bloody Valentine (1981)

The HD Movie Podcast is back and we have the first instalment of a two part Valentine's Special for you! What could be more romantic than 1981 Canadian slasher movie MY BLOODY VALENTINE? Hayley Alice Roberts and I talk about things you don't want to find in a chocolate box (or a tumble dryer)...

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1 month ago
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Also somehow forgot I got a pic with Gary Sherman and Lewis More O'Ferrall who was Assistant Director on Death Line.

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1 month ago

Got him to sign my Dead And Buried DVD as well

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1 month ago

Saw this at Abertoir with Gary Sherman in attendance. Excellent film, excellent filmmaker.

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1 month ago
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Grizzly Night (2026) Review | Love Horror film reviews and news Burke Doeren’s Grizzly Night is a dramatisation of the horrifying happenings which unfolded On the 12th of August 1967, in Montana’s Glacier National Park.

I reviewed Grizzly Night for @lovehorror.bsky.social - click the link and see what I thought, folks...

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1 month ago

Good stuff, as always, Kat.

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1 month ago
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10 Animal Attack Films That are Wilder Than Jaws Chimpanzee horror film Primate is in cinemas, so we've netted 10 of the wildest animal attack films that aren't the grandaddy of them all, Jaws.

More writing from over on JustWatch as I round up some fun animal attack movies -

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Primate (2025) Review | Love Horror film reviews and news In Primate, a group of friends' tropical vacation quickly turns into a terrifying, primal tale of horror and survival. Read the review.

Primate is released today in UK cinemas! I was lucky enough to see it at FrightFest Halloween and here are my thoughts from back then...

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Mother of Flies (2025) Review | Love Horror film reviews and news A bewitching mix of philosophical musings on our very existence and grim, gory goings on, Mother of Flies is the Adams Family’s best yet.

Mother Of Flies, from the talented Adams Family filmmaking collective, is about to hit Shudder. I was lucky enough to review it for FrightFest London last year and here are my thoughts...

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2 months ago

Enjoying the tonal whiplash of viewing Primate then Hamnet this weekend.

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2 months ago

Can't get to the #californiatheatre but still following @kathygriffin.bsky.social regardless

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2 months ago

I had to think hard about which one the sixth movie was so yep, fair play.

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2 months ago
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Best of 2025 – Horror Edition Some of my favourite horror films of 2025.

Lots of omissions due to space, but here's a round-up of some of my favourite horrors of the year:

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2 months ago
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Best of 2025 – Festival Edition Some of my favourite films from the 2025 festival circuit.

Next up, some of ny favourite films from the festival circuit

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2 months ago
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Best of 2025 – Everything Else With my horror and festival picks already live, here’s the best of the rest of 2025.

And the best of everything else

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2 months ago

Dune The Right Thing

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Episode 182: ...AND A PODDY NEW YEAR - New's Year Kiss

Happy New Year to all HD Movie Podcast listeners! Our final episode of 2025 takes a look at the romcom NEW YEAR'S KISS, except it seems suspiciously low on New Year content and suspiciously high on annoying Santa action. Tune in and have a laugh with us...

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2 months ago
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FREE LAST NIGHT CHRISTMAS SPECIAL | The Geek Show Get more from The Geek Show on Patreon

The final podcast of the year on the last real day of the year is here.

Join us and some guests (@yourmovelarry.bsky.social @darrengaskell.bsky.social and more) who talk about some of their favourite christmas movies. What's yours?

Listen to the Free Podcast here: www.patreon.com/posts/free-l...

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Episode 181: A VERY MERRY PODMAS... - Jack Frost (1997) and Jack Frost (1998)

The HD Movie Podcast Christmas episode is available now! Hayley Alice Roberts and I discuss 1997's JACK FROST and 1998's, er, JACK FROST! We've had to attach a content warning because the 1997 one has a sequence which firmly lands it on the naughty list. Tune in for some alternative festive fun...

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3 months ago

Movie you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star (Wars or Trek), LOTR, or Marvel (not that hard).

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3 months ago

I'm one of the Executive Producers of the 2022 Good Boy, thanks for taking a look at the movie and for a really interesting article!

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3 months ago
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The Turkish Coffee Table (2025) Review | Love Horror film reviews and news In The Turkish Coffee Table (Cam Sehpa), a couple's argument over a coffee table spirals into chaos when a simple mistake turns into a desperate web of lies.

Head over to @lovehorror.bsky.social for my review of The Turkish Coffee Table...

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