The following competitions are open to current Black Static subscribers only (you can subscribe here). You may enter now, and as many as you like. Simply email your answers to competitions[at]ttapress.demon.co.uk, including your postal address, by the closing date of 31 October. Winners will be drawn from a hat and announced on the forum. NB: the DVDs are all region 2.

We have 5 copies of THE WIZARD OF GORE (2008) to give away.
Who played Montag in H.G. Lewis’ original film?

We have 5 copies of SHUTTER (2008) to give away.
What is the original Thai film’s USA DVD title?

We have 5 copies of B.T.K. to give away.
Which other serial killer did Michael Feifer direct ‘The Untold Story’ of this year?

We have 5 copies of CHEMICAL WEDDING to give away.
What is the name of co-writer Bruce Dickinson’s heavy metal band?

We have 5 copies of THE FLOCK to give away.
Who directed the US remake of Andrew Lau’s Infernal Affairs?

We have 5 copies of SOLSTICE to give away.
Daniel Myrick wrote and directed which other 2008 horror movie, set in Afghanistan?

We have 3 copies of THE SHORT FILMS OF DAVID LYNCH to give away.
Which Lynch film is about a man driving a tractor?

We have 3 copies of the remastered ERASERHEAD to give away.
What was Eraserhead’s original script title?

We have 5 copies of TIMBER FALLS to give away.
The film was shot in which European country?

We have 3 copies of RESERVOIR DOGS COLLECTOR’S EDITION to give away.
Who plays Mr White?

We have 5 copies of THE GUARD POST to give away.
What is this film’s title in South Korea?

We have 3 copies of THE DEAD GIRL to give away.
What is the name of the film’s director?

Tags: Black Static • BTK • Chemical Wedding • competition • David Lynch • DVD • Eraserhead • free • Reservoir Dogs • Shutter • Solstice • The Dead Girl • The Flock • The Guard Post • Timber Falls • Wizard of Gore

The following competitions to win Region 2 DVDs appear in Black Static 6. But you can enter now. Answer as many of the following questions as you like and email them, with your postal address, to competitions [at] ttapress [dot] demon.co.uk. Winners will be drawn from a hat on 30th August and announced on the forum. The only catch is that you must be a current Black Static subscriber. I think that’s only fair. Btw, despite a previous announcement on the forum we are holding back The Tattooist (release date 29th September) review and competition till Black Static 7. (more…)

Tags: Awake • Black Static • Blood Spectrum • Bloodbath at the House of Death • competitions • DVD • Eden Log • Exte • Ghost Game • REC • The Sick House • Tony Lee • Unearthed • zombies

Issue 6 of our groundbreaking Horror magazine Black Static: Transmissions From Beyond has gone to press and will be out in a couple of weeks. As usual, the cover (and all original interior) art is by David Gentry. Click it to make it bigger.

Stories are by Simon Avery, Melanie Fazi, Peter Tennant, Nina Allan, Paul Meloy and Ray Cluley. Usual columns by Stephen Volk, Christopher Fowler and Mike O’Driscoll, plus news, a huge amount of book and DVD reviews by Peter Tennant and Tony Lee, interviews with Scott Sigler and the directors of [REC]… and free stuff! More details closer to publication.

Tags: Black Static • books • Christopher Fowler • David Gentry • DVD • Horror • Melanie Fazi • Mike O'Driscoll • Nina Allan • Paul Meloy • Peter Tennant • Ray Cluley • REC • Scott Sigler • Simon Avery • Stephen Volk • Tony Lee

The new issue is at press now and will be mailed out in a couple of weeks. Seven stories from familiar names and rising stars Alexander Glass, Tony Richards, Garth Marenghi creator Matthew Holness, Ian R. Faulkner, Will McIntosh, and debut sales from Carole Johnstone and Seth Skorkowsky. The usual columns and features are here, including book reviews by Peter Tennant, DVD reviews by Tony Lee (plus competitions), comment from Christopher Fowler, Stephen Volk, Mike O’Driscoll… And art by David Gentry. (more…)

Tags: Black Static • DVD • Faulkner • fiction • Fowler • Gentry • Glass • Holness • Horror • issue 3 • Johnstone • Langan • Lee • Marenghi • McIntosh • ODriscoll • Richards • Skorkowsky • Tennant • Volk • zombies

The five lucky winners are:

Ian Wareing, Liverpool
David McWilliam, Derbyshire
Simon Buck, Kent
Gord Sellar, South Korea
Martin Diver, Renfrewshire

Tags: Black Static • competition • DVD • Perfect Creature

“The Union between Man and Vampire is over.”

We have five copies of this DVD to give away to T3A readers (and five more in December’s issue of Black Static). (more…)

Tags: Black Static • competition • DVD • Perfect Creature

The correct answer is, of course, Ravenous.

The winners were drawn from a hat this morning and will receive their DVD shortly. The winners are:

Steve Bacon, Rotherham
Graham French, Preston
Tim Casson, Vale of Glamorgan
Rachel Burrows, Cardiff
M.W. Bond, Yorkshire

Thanks to everybody who entered. Good luck next time!

Tags: 28 Weeks Later • Black Static • competition • DVD • Ravenous