by Michael Gingold | Apr 6, 2026 | Featured Post (Home), Interviews
Exclusive Interview: Director Genki Kawamura on the ins and outs of “EXIT 8” By MICHAEL GINGOLD While THE SUPER MARIO GALAXY MOVIE dominates the box office, a smaller, more intimate and more intriguing video-game adaptation hits theaters this Friday, April 10 from...
by Michael Gingold | Apr 6, 2026 | News
Found-footage favorite “IT DOESN’T GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS” coming to Alamo Drafthouses nationwide By MICHAEL GINGOLD It will never be available on streaming or digital, but it’s likely to be at a theater near you next week. The creators of IT DOESN’T GET ANY BETTER...
by Michael Gingold | Apr 6, 2026 | News
You can “FIND YOUR FRIENDS” on Shudder as streamer grabs desert-set shocker; see a clip By MICHAEL GINGOLD It’s played fests including Fantasia, Toronto and Fantastic Fest, and it’ll be available internationally this summer. Shudder has announced its acquisition of...
by Michael Gingold | Apr 6, 2026 | News
“BUFFET INFINITY” serves up fast-food fear and fun; trailer & release news By MICHAEL GINGOLD If you have a taste for offbeat genre fare, sample this one. Yellow Veil Pictures releases BUFFET INFINITY to select theaters April 24, and then on VOD platforms May 8....
by Kevin Hoover | Apr 6, 2026 | Books, Exclusives
EXCLUSIVE COVER REVEAL: New French Extremity-Stylized “PENITENTS” Will Tear Your Heart Out By KEVIN HOOVER More than two decades ago, the New French Extremity era of genre cinema made its presence known by pairing beautiful, idyllic backdrops—places that...
by Michael Gingold | Apr 3, 2026 | Featured Post (Second), News, Short Films, Short Shrieks
Short Shrieks: Get into a cult’s mindset as “FOLLOWER” debuts on-line By MICHAEL GINGOLD The winner of multiple festival awards is now available for general viewing. FOLLOWER, the latest short film by writer/director Scott W. Perry (IN FEAR OF), has been released to...
by Michael Gingold | Apr 3, 2026 | Blu-ray/DVD, News
Hammer classics and “THE WICKER MAN” celebrated on UHD and Blu-ray by Severin Films; full details & art By MICHAEL GINGOLD Anglophiles will have a field day with these upcoming disc releases. Severin Films has announced June 30 street dates for the seven-disc set...
by Jillian Kristina | Apr 3, 2026 | Featured Fan Content (Home), Piercing the Veil
PIERCING THE VEIL: Entering “THE DEVIL’S DOORWAY” By JILLIAN KRISTINA The earth is shifting. The soil, awakening. The roots are being exposed, and with them, the secrets hidden by winter. The whispers and chatter grow louder with each longer day, the...
by Michael Gingold | Apr 2, 2026 | Fantasia International Film Festival, News
Fantasia International Film Festival’s 30th-anniversary poster arises By MICHAEL GINGOLD The Canadian event returns in July to showcase worldwide genre cinema. The people behind Montreal’s Fantasia International Film Festival have revealed the poster for their 2026...
by Rue Morgue Manor | Apr 2, 2026 | Featured Post (Third), Short Films, Short Shrieks
SHORT SHRIEKS: HALLOWEEN HOME INVASION FROM A NEW “POV” By RACHEL MEGHAN Starring Katie Mackey, Chris Frank and David VonHippchenWritten and directed by Brian K. RosenthalDead Pixel If you thought Halloween was spooky before, think again, because in the...