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Perfect Skin (film)
''Perfect Skin'' is a 2018 British horror thriller film directed by Kevin Chicken, starring Richard Brake, Natalia Kostrzewa and Jo Woodcock. Cast * Richard Brake as Bob Reid * Natalia Kostrzewa as Katia Matuszczak * Jo Woodcock as Lucy Dalton * as Magda * Jemima Bennett as Daisy Reid * Oscar Bennett as James Reid * Cameron Jack as D.I Craig * Sartaj Garewal as D.I Rez Kiyani * Ben Peel as Customer in tattoo studio Release The film premiered at FrightFest in August 2018. Reception Michelle Swope of ''Dread Central'' rated the film 4.5 stars out of 5 and wrote: "Brake’s riveting performance, the direction, and the work of cinematographer Jim Marks make Perfect Skin absolutely mesmerizing." Trace Thurman of ''Bloody Disgusting'' rated the film gave the film a score of 3.5/5 and wrote that Chicken "has crafted a fascinating character study of a man driven solely by his obsession." Anton Bitel of ''SciFiNow'' wrote that the film "shows the unhappy entrapment and transforma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Brake
Richard Colin Brake (born 30 November 1964) is a Welsh and American actor. Following his film debut in '' Death Machine'' (1994), Brake had a supporting role as Joe Chill in ''Batman Begins'' (2005). He subsequently appeared in numerous horror films such as '' Doom'' (2005), ''Hannibal Rising'' (2007), '' Mandy'' (2018), and ''Barbarian'' (2022), as well as his first lead role in '' Perfect Skin'' (2018). A frequent collaborator of Rob Zombie, Brake has appeared in four of his films: '' Halloween II'' (2009), '' 31'' (2016), '' 3 from Hell'' (2019), and ''The Munsters'' (2022). Brake is best known for his recurring roles as the Night King on the fourth and fifth seasons of the HBO fantasy drama series ''Game of Thrones'' (2014–15), Vlad on the fourth season of the Showtime crime drama series ''Ray Donovan'' (2016), and Merle Callahan on the third season of the Paramount+ crime thriller series '' Mayor of Kingstown'' (2024–present). He is also known for his lead role as Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natalia Kostrzewa
''Fool Me Once'' is a British thriller television series, produced by Quay Street Productions for Netflix. It was adapted by Danny Brocklehurst from Harlan Coben's 2016 novel of the same name. It features Michelle Keegan, Adeel Akhtar, Dino Fetscher, Richard Armitage and Joanna Lumley. The series premiered on Netflix on 1 January 2024. Premise Following the murder of her husband Joe Burkett, Maya Stern is given a nanny cam by her friend Eva Finn to watch over her daughter Lily. When watching the camera footage she sees Joe who was presumed dead, visiting their daughter. Meanwhile Abby and Daniel, her niece and nephew, seek to find the truth about the murder of their mother Claire Walker, and the possible connections between both cases. Cast Episodes Production Development The series is set in the United Kingdom as opposed to the American setting of the novel. Coben, who wrote the original novel, was an executive producer on the show. It is one of several adaptations of C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jo Woodcock
Jo Woodcock (born 9 September 1988) is an English actress. Although active since 2000, Woodcock came into prominence following her critically acclaimed performances as Alice in the television drama ''Torn'' in 2007, and as Liza-Lu Durbeyfield in the television series ''Tess of the d'Urbervilles'' in 2008. She appeared as Celia Radley in ''Dorian Gray'', the film adaptation of Oscar Wilde's novel ''The Picture of Dorian Gray'', in 2009. Career Jo Woodcock was born on 9 September 1988 in Turnbridge Wells in Kent. She began her acting career in 2000, aged 12, starring in the British crime drama '' Hero of the Hour'' as Jessica. After a five-year break, Woodcock's career began to take off. 2005 and 2006 saw her act in both television and stage productions. Notably, she made an appearance on the long-running UK medical drama ''Casualty''. In 2005 she also portrayed a young Estella in the stage production of Charles Dickens's ''Great Expectations,'' where she was praised for her "st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sartaj Garewal
Sartaj Garewal is a British actor and voice artist who works in films, TV, theatre and audio. His films include ''Hell in Paradise'' (2025), '' Men in Black: International'' (2019), '' Perfect Skin'' (2018), '' Wasteland'' (2018), ''The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen'' (2003), ''Dirty War'' (2004), and '' The Infidel'' (2010). Biography Born and raised in Wiltshire, Garewal holds a BA(Hons) Accounting & Finance. He founded leadership development consultancy, Dynamic Presenting Ltd and lives in London. Career Notable stage performances include Behind The Beautiful Forevers (National Theatre) 2015 and Wipers (Leicester Curve) 2016. Other theatre includes Romeo & Juliet (Royal Exchange Manchester), Taming of the Shrew (Arcola Theatre), East is East (New Vic Theatre, Stoke), Too Close to Home (Lyric Hammersmith, and Tinderbox (Bush Theatre) 2008. He played the lead role of Kuljit in the BBC radio drama Silver Street for six years and has narrated various audiobooks includin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Peel
Ben Peel (born 1983/1984) is a Northern Irish actor best known for his role in the television crime drama '' The Fall'' (2013–2014) and the video game adaptation of William Adams in ''Nioh'' (2017) and ''Nioh 2'' (2020). Early and personal life Peel grew up in Belfast but now lives in North Yorkshire with his wife and two children. He trained at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, commonly shortened to Central, is a drama school founded by Elsie Fogerty in 1906, as the Central School of Speech Training and Dramatic Art, to offer a new form of training in speech and drama for .... Filmography Film Television Video games References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Peel, Ben 20th-century male actors from Northern Ireland 21st-century male actors from Northern Ireland Living people Male film actors from Northern Ireland Male television actors from Northern Ireland Male video game actors from Northern Ire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FrightFest (film Festival)
FrightFest, also known as Arrow Video FrightFest is an annual film festival held in London and Glasgow. The festival holds three major events each year: a festival running five days over the UK late August Bank Holiday weekend, a Halloween event held in London in late October, and a festival in Glasgow held around February as part of the Glasgow Film Festival. The first event was held in London in 2000 and the first Glasgow festival was held in 2006. As its name indicates FrightFest primary focus is on the horror film genre, however, the event regularly features documentaries, science fiction and thriller films. History FrightFest was founded by film producer Paul McEvoy, film distributor Ian Rattray, and journalist and film critic Alan Jones, and television PR specialist Greg Day. Paul McEvoy has stated that his initial idea for FrightFest "came from my love and admiration for the seminal 'Shock Around The Clock' events of the 1980s organised by Stefan Jaworszyn and Alan Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dread Central
Dread Central is an American website founded in 2006 that is dedicated to horror news, interviews, and reviews. It covers horror films, comics, novels, and toys. Dread Central has won the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Award for Best Website four times and was selected as AMC's Site of the Week in 2008. History Dread Central was founded on July 4, 2006. When a venture to create a horror-themed cable television channel stalled, the web team left and established their own news site. On September 30, 2019, Jonathan Barkan announced he was stepping down as editor-in-chief. As of December 2021, Mary Beth McAndrews is now Editor-in-Chief and Josh Korngut is managing editor. Website The site's staff use horror-themed aliases. The website has a broad focus, and it covers both mainstream and fringe topics that range from horror films to comics to toys. In 2013, Steve Persall of the ''Tampa Bay Times'' stated, "if it gushes blood or desecrates flesh, Dread Central covers it," and " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bloody Disgusting
Bloody Disgusting is an American independent multi-media company, which began as a horror genre-focused news website specializing in information services that covered various horror media. The company expanded into other media including podcast networking, entertainment, and streaming media. History Bloody Disgusting was founded in 2001 by Brad Miska (under the pseudonym "Mr. Disgusting") and Tom Owen. In 2025 Brad Miska left the company, and it is currently run by Tom Owen along with Managing Directors John Squires and Meagan Navarro. By 2007, the site had 1.5 million unique visitors and 20 million page views each month. In September 2007 a minority stake was purchased by The Collective, a Beverly Hills–based management company. In 2011 Bloody Disgusting began distributing and producing films that have gone on to win awards and spawned the successful ''V/H/S'' franchise. In 2011, Bloody Disgusting partnered with The Collective and AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. to cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SciFiNow
''SciFiNow'' was a British magazine formerly published every four weeks by Kelsey Media in the United Kingdom, covering the science fiction, fantasy and horror fiction, horror genres. It launched in April 2007, with the print publication ceasing in May 2020. In 2010, ''SciFiNow'' won the Best Magazine award at the Fantasy Horror Award ceremony in Orvieto, Italy. Kelsey Media acquired the title as the results of Future plc acquisition of previous owner Imagine Publishing in 2016. Future already owned competitor ''SFX (magazine), SFX'' and the company decided to divest ''SciFiNow'' a year later. Kelsey Media published the magazines until issue 171. Following the print magazine's closure, ''SciFiNow'' transitioned to an online only media presence, publishing daily news, interviews, reviews and competitions covering films, TV shows, books and comics in the Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy genres. In addition to the content on its own website, longer features and archival pieces fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Newman
Kim James Newman (born 31 July 1959) is an English journalist, film critic, and fiction writer. He is interested in film history and horror fiction – both of which he attributes to seeing Tod Browning's ''Dracula'' at the age of eleven – and alternative history. He has won the Bram Stoker Award, the International Horror Guild Award, and the BSFA award. Early life Kim Newman was born 31 July 1959 in Brixton, London, the son of Bryan Michael Newman and Julia Christen Newman, both potters.Kim James Newman. ''Contemporary Authors Online'', Gale, 2007. His sister, Sasha, was born in 1961, and their mother died in 2003. Newman attended "a progressive kindergarten and a primary school in Brixton, and then Huish Episcopal County Primary School in Langport, Somerset". In 1966 the family moved to Aller, Somerset. He was educated at Dr. Morgan's Grammar School for Boys in Bridgwater. While he attended, the school merged with two others to become Haygrove Comprehensive. He g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Horror Thriller Films
British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. * British national identity, the characteristics of British people and culture * British English, the English language as spoken and written in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and, more broadly, throughout the British Isles * Celtic Britons, an ancient ethno-linguistic group * Brittonic languages, a branch of the Insular Celtic language family (formerly called British) ** Common Brittonic, an ancient language Other uses *People or things associated with: ** Great Britain, an island ** British Isles, an island group ** United Kingdom, a sovereign state ** British Empire, a historical global colonial empire ** Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800) ** United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922) * British Raj, colonial India under the British Empire * British Hong Kong, colonial Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
