Review: Executive Produced by Ari Aster, chilling short film ‘THE BONES’ is unlike anything you’ve witnessed before.
THE BONES Directed by Cristóbal León and Joaquín Cociña (The Wolf House) and executive produced by Ari Aster (Midsommar), The Bones (Venice ’21) is a fictitious account of the world’s first stop-motion animated film. Dated 1901 and excavated in 2021 as Chile drafts a new Constitution, the footage documents a ritual performed by a girl who appears […]
Read MoreFantasia International Film Festival review: ‘Born Of Woman’ 2021 shorts program overflows with emotion and monstrous acts.
Fantasia International Film Festival 2021 brings us 8 new short films by female directors in their annual BORN OF WOMAN shorts program. It never ceases to horrify, titillate, and inspire.
Read MoreReview: ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS is a demented family drama.
Synopsis Jesus and Jose Maria are siblings living in a closed-off world constructed of strange games and relentless madness. When their half-sister Magdalena returns home to inquire about her share of their inheritance, a strange and bloody affair ensues. Rock, Paper, Scissors is one of the most unsettling films of the year. Magdalena is trapped […]
Read MoreChad Crawford Kinkle latest film ‘DEMENTER’ is a chilling watch.
Katie just wants to start over. She wants to forget her past. But her trauma is written all over her body and haunts her every waking moment. Can she prevent it from consuming another innocent soul? Dementer is a film unlike any other.
Read MoreReview: ‘The Mark of the Bell Witch’ documents the true terror of one Tennessee family.
From 1817 to 1821, The Bell family was tormented by something sinister. Director Seth Breedlove brings this legend to life with reenactments, dramatic readings, and historian interviews to portray the terror in its purest form.
Read MoreReview: ‘Triggered’ hits a nerve, both good and bad.
What would you do if you had only minutes to live? Would you play a deadly game of cat and mouse to save your life? Alastair Orr’s new film Triggered will pit friends against one another as time run out and secrets push them over the edge.
Read MoreSitges Film Festival 2020 review: ‘The Old Ways’
World premiering at Sitges Film Festival 2020, The Old Ways pits tradition against modern assumptions. The film’s duality makes for a unique and bloody genre experience.
Read MoreReview: ‘Death of Me’ casts a scary spell on you.
Darren Lynn Bousman became a household name after Saw II. All these years later he is still serving up the scary in his newest film ‘Death Of Me’. Set on a mysterious Thai island, Maggie Q and Luke Hemsworth wake up to a living nightmare. Can they escape the locals and their black magic?
Read MoreDances With Films Festival 2020 review: ‘Hawk & Rev: Vampire Slayers’ kills as opening and closing night’s “Midnight movie”
Nothing screams success for an indie film quite like opening and closing as the “midnight movie.” Hawk & Rev: Vampire Slayers is a hilarious homage to ’80s horror.
Read MoreReview: ‘The Pale Door’ is horror-western with a flair for the visual drama.
Gang of train robbers meeting a coven a witches sounds like my kind of party. The Pale Door is the directorial debut for Aaron B Koontz.
Read MoreReview: ‘Nothing But The Blood’
Religion can save some and destroy others. Nothing But The Blood is what happens when you take scripture too literally.
Read MoreLAKE OF DEATH- review by Liz Whittemore
Who wouldn’t visit the very lake your twin brother disappeared from a year earlier? Seems like a perfectly logical decision to bring a group of emotionally indifferent friends along with you. Lake of Death will mesmerize your senses and haunt your dreams.
Read More“Ghosts Of War” will leave you with PTSD.
Can you escape the sins of your past or will they inevitably drag you to hell? Eric Bress’ “Ghosts Of War” is a genre-bending film that will terrorize your senses and challenge your instincts.
Read MoreReview and Interview with filmmaker Alexandra Serio for her frighteningly relevant short film ‘Tingle Monsters’
The culture of online harassment is explored through an incredible short horror film Tingle Monsters. The first ASMR horror film, filmmaker Alexandra Serio creatively takes on the internet for all women.
Read MoreReview: ‘Blow The Man Down’ will knock you off your feet.
A small-town thriller set in a New England seaside town? You had me at, “written and directed by two women.” Blow The Man Down is aptly named and boasts some of the biggest actresses in the business. It will knock you off your feet.
Read More2020 Cinequest Film Festival review: ‘Before The Fire’ is a dire warning.
When your back is to the wall, what is your response? How would you survive if your life depended on it? Are you a leader or a follower? Before The Fire asks all these questions while it makes its breathtaking premiere at 2020 Cinequest. This female-directed and penned film deserves the widest audience possible.
Read MoreReview: ‘Color Out of Space’ pairs Nicolas Cage with H.P.Lovecraft’s short story hellscape.
Short stories can make for great features. Legendary genre director, Richard Stanley, is making his return to the big screen with a little help from H.P. Lovecraft… and a whole lot of weird. Color Out Of Space is something else.
Read MoreReview: ‘Daniel Isn’t Real’ is one of the best indie horrors of 2019.
With an extremely successful run at all the buzziest genre festivals this year, Daniel Isn’t Real has everything a horror fan could want and more. In theaters today, find out why an imaginary friend can do more harm than good. Daniel Isn’t Real is a psychological mindf*ck.
Read MoreReview: ‘MARY’ brings sea-faring scares but might be a sinking ship.
All hands are on deck with a heavy-hitting cast but the script for MARY is a little watered down. Even Gary Oldman and Emily Mortimer can’t stop this horror film from running ashore.
Read MoreReview: ‘Bloodline’ proves blood is thicker than water.
Blumhouse presents a new thriller, in many ways, about parenting. How far would you go for the ones you love? It’s a killer question. Welcome to the complexity of BLOODLINE.
Read MoreReview: ‘Haunt’ harkens back to true slasher terror.
HAUNT from the Writers of A Quiet Place and Producer Eli Roth brings us twisty tropes. Revolving around a haunted house on Halloween night, it really is a superb combination of trick and treat.
Read MoreReview: ‘The Fanatic’ is patently problematic.
John Travolta is one of the most iconic actors with his wide range of roles from Grease to Saturday Night Fever and then his triumphant comeback in Pulp Fiction. His portrayal of hitman Vincent is sexy and cool. It reminded us what we had been missing after years of mediocre roles. Travolta was a bonafide […]
Read MoreAGLIFF 2019 review: LGBT Horror Short ‘CONVERSION THERAPIST’
You can’t “pray the gay away”. When will people learn that? CONVERSION THERAPIST premiering tonight at AGLIFF 2019 tackles big issues in form of a genre short.
Read MoreFantasia International Film Festival 2019 review: ‘BORN OF WOMAN’ shorts program scares up attention once again.
Every year, Fantasia International Film Festival has a special shorts program called Born of Woman. This year, 9 genre auteurs from all over the world have given is quite a fright.
Read MoreReview: “LUZ” possesses its audience.
Sometimes you cannot escape your past. What haunted us then may very well continue to do so in our present. Premiering at Fantasia International Film Festival in 2018, LUZ is a wickedly original and visually spellbinding film that finally hit theaters this Friday.
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