by Rue Morgue Manor | May 14, 2026 | CANNES 2026 | FANTASTIC PAVILION REPORT, Featured Post (Home)
The Horā! The Horā! Japanese Genre Cinema on the Croisette BY SEAN PLUMMER Mid-August in North America normally sees Hollywood raking in the last box office dregs of its summer blockbusters as families return from vacation and kids head back to school. But the...
by Michael Gingold | May 14, 2026 | News
Justin Long and Iris Apatow will get “STUNG” by “STILL/BORN” and “Z” producer By MICHAEL GINGOLD Remember the killer bees, those stalwarts of 1970s nature-amok cinema? They’re coming back! Variety reports that Justin Long and Iris Apatow are in talks to star in STUNG,...
by Rue Morgue Manor | May 13, 2026 | CANNES 2026 | FANTASTIC PAVILION REPORT, Featured Post (Third)
Cannes 2026: THE STATE OF SELLING SCARES BY CHRISTOPHER HEARDWith files from SEAN PLUMMER With the Marché du Film open for business in Cannes this week, no corner of the market is running hotter than horror — and the numbers back it up. This past March, Ryan Coogler’s...
by Rue Morgue Manor | May 13, 2026 | CANNES 2026 | FANTASTIC PAVILION REPORT, Featured Post (Fourth)
IT’S ALIVE! THE FANTASTIC PAVILION LAUNCHES VERTICAL HORROR SHOWCASE, EYES GLOBAL EXPANSION BY JOHN W. BOWEN The Fantastic Pavilion — horror’s home at the Cannes Marché du Film — is heading into its fourth edition with its most ambitious slate of new programming...
by Michael Gingold | May 13, 2026 | Exclusives, News
Exclusive trailer: Medical and supernatural terrors converge in “THE CURSE” By MICHAEL GINGOLD Modern concerns are overtaken by frightening Moroccan folklore. Freestyle Digital Media will release THE CURSE (a.k.a. LA DAMNÉE) to North American digital HD internet,...
by Michael Gingold | May 13, 2026 | News
Jörg Buttgereit tours the cinemas of Berlin in Severin’s latest “MY FLEAPIT, MY PALACE” episode By MICHAEL GINGOLD The creator of NEKROMANTIK takes you to the location of DEMONS and more. Severin Films has posted the latest installment (see it below) of MY FLEAPIT, MY...
by Michael Gingold | May 13, 2026 | Exclusives, News
Exclusive news, plus trailer: “THE DEAD PLACE,” with David Howard Thornton’s first speaking role, sets streaming and TVOD debuts By MICHAEL GINGOLD The high-school horror film also has a theatrical premiere in Los Angeles next month. RUE MORGUE got the first word that...
by Michael Gingold | May 13, 2026 | News
Kristina Klebe’s feature directing debut “NOXTURNE” lands distribution, has NYC premiere this week By MICHAEL GINGOLD The actress from HALLOWEEN, DON’T KILL IT and BROOKLYN 45 is both behind and in front of the camera for this psychothriller. Distributor Studio Dome...
by Michael Gingold | May 13, 2026 | Featured Post (Second), Interviews
Exclusive Interview: The director and stars of the revenge thriller “IS GOD IS” By MICHAEL GINGOLD The road trip of vengeance is given a distinctive spark in IS GOD IS, which pulls into theaters this Friday, May 15 from Orion Pictures and Amazon MGM Studios. Aleshea...
by Rue Morgue Manor | May 12, 2026 | CANNES 2026 | FANTASTIC PAVILION REPORT
PATTON OSWALT JOINS ALEXANDRE O. PHILIPPE’S “IN SEARCH OF NOSFERATU” AS EXECUTIVE PRODUCER The 79th Festival de Cannes is open, and the first major news out of Fantastic Pavilion is a good one. Emmy and Grammy winning comedian, actor, and committed...
