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Since 1995, when I joined SFX magazine on issue 1 as Staff Writer, I have been interviewing writers, directors, producers, actors, effects artists and other people involved with science fiction, horror, animation and other cult movie genres. This website brings you a selection of the interviews from my files, including some which were published in heavily abreviated form and some which - for whatever reason - were never published at all.

Also included are brand new interviews conducted especially for this site, including my speciality, the six-question mini-interview. Think of these as the journalistic equivalent of a haiku. I make no distinction in choosing interview subjects between the famous and the obscure, hence you will find household names alongside unknown technicians and indie film-makers. All I require is that the person and/or their work be interesting.

The reviews here were all written specially for this site. They are a personal selection of films and reflect my eclectic taste. Some movies covered here you may be familiar with, some may be new to you, and a few of these films have never before been reviewed (at least, not in English). Each film has an MJS rating on a scale from A+ (perfect) to D- (dreadful); very occasionally a film may be so atrocious that I will drop even lower (I'm looking at you, Kannibal).

About the MJS ratings
Films are rated on how well they achieve what they set out to do, rather than against some absolute scale, so an enjoyable piece of low-budget indie nonsense may rate higher than a competent professional feature. MJS ratings apply to the film only and not to any particular video or DVD version.

The Extras section has features, book reviews and anything else that can't be categorised as an interview or a film review, while the Nodes section provides handy links for people and movies featured in multiple parts of this site who don't have their own page. This site is also home to the British Telefantasy Timeline. And don't forget to check out my News page for the latest activities by my friends and colleagues in the world of cult movies. Finally, please note that I am a jobbing writer and broadcaster and always available for paid work.

MJ Simpson, Leicester, UK

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