Blu-ray Review: DAVID LYNCH: THE ART LIFE
Lynchian atmosphere prevails in Criterion Collection's recent release of DAVID LYNCH: THE ART LIFE
Lynchian atmosphere prevails in Criterion Collection's recent release of DAVID LYNCH: THE ART LIFE
New Zealand horror legend David Blyth tells us about how the Blu-Ray of DEATH WARMED UP almost never happened, and also answers some of our questions.
Today in 1977: DAVID LYNCH’S ERASERHEAD premieres!
Eighteen-year-old filmmaker George Barron's surreal first feature is a stylish but flawed David Lynch pastiche.
Evoking shades of David Lynch, the Brothers Quay and H.P. Lovecraft, VFX master Phil Tippett's animated odyssey is a rotting feast for the eyes.
Are you a horror fan who’s looking for something a little “extra” out of your event space for your next corporate event, birthday celebration, or meeting of minds? Look no further than Toronto's Black Lodge, Storm Crow Manor’s exceptional homage to two of horror’s most iconic summonings: David Lynch’s "Twin Peaks," and Stanley Kubrick’s "The Shining"
The North Bend Film Festival, taking place in the Washington State town that played host to David Lynch’s TWIN PEAKS, announced the full slate for its inaugural edition, and it includes some unique and unusual genre fare.
Today in 1977: DAVID LYNCH’S ERASERHEAD has it’s world premiere!
JaibanToys follows up with a second custom figure based on David Lynch's nightmarish classic.
Enjoy a selection of new titles, from carefully cultivated curations, to shorts by new talent, to deep dives into the tastes of filmmakers that changed the way we see the genre.
The director's anatomically correct rock opera collaboration with Terrance Zdunich and Darren Smith celebrates a decade-and-a-half of slinging zydrate.
Her striking feature debut digs into a different kind of lycanthropic romance.
It’s described as “THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE meets THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW.”
"ALAN WAKE 2" will continue the story of the titular novelist that began over 13 years ago.
The star of the year's best-reviewed horror film opens up on her grueling horror debut.
A 100-minute tribute to the power – and art – of suggestion.
It’s among the year’s creepiest and most resonant achievements in the horror genre.
Following a highly successful, award-winning festival run, the taut and evocative SILENT RIVER will enjoy a one-week theatrical run beginning Oct. 14 at Laemmle Glendale and will then be available on VOD starting Oct. 25, distributed by Gravitas Ventures.
It’s the defiantly cheesy preview for a ridiculous, non-existent genre-blender.
What lies behind the golden door? Zillion reveals dark, hard-hitting video for his new single in a Rue Morgue exclusive!
North America’s coolest genre fest is back to in-person screenings, and the first round of this year’s very impressive lineup has been revealed.
SCREAM actor MATTHEW LILLARD sets up new 'decentralized movie studio' Midnite Movie Club; first project is vampire movie LET THEM DIE.
Rue Morgue recently caught up with Ray Wise to talk about his small but memorable role as the legendary sorcerer Merlin in Richard Bates Jr.'s (Tone, Deaf, Excision) fantasy-satire KING KNIGHT. As always, he was full of surprises.
Boy Harsher’s film THE RUNNER is out now and available streaming on Shudder and AMC+.
Altered Innocence has brought Spanish filmmaker Iván Zulueta's 1979 cult classic back to life for a new generation.
Heavily influenced by independent horror of the late '70s, Tucker's debut might best be described as "Home Alone" as envisioned by Herschel Gordon Lewis.
The horrors of isolation become especially severe in this pandemic production.
Check out a new batch of short films from Mat Johns, Joseph Dwyer, and Maxwell Nalevansky & Carl Fry.
WOODLAND GREY is slow and weird for weirdness sake, in a way that is neither thoughtful nor rewarding.
November lineup includes Michael Venus' SLEEP; the German cerebral nightmare starts streaming November 1 and debuts alongside the work of French auteur Jean Rollin.
It overall remains true to the tone of the movies that preceded it, and this jump to the small screen hasn’t dulled Chucky’s edge.
The director and star took time to speak with Rue Morgue about the tense, psychological thriller and its surprisingly deep and relevant social themes.
The "Channel Zero" alums discuss their new project's nightmare logic.
August lineup includes surreal comedy "Man Under Table"; the bizarro filmmaking odyssey starts streaming August 2 and debuts alongside "Death Line," "Stage Fright," "The Toolbox Murders," "Amsterdamned" & more!
A new slew of genre movies big and small have been announced for the Montreal event.
The Irish filmmaker's self-described "haunted house" film is now streaming on Shudder.
Plus "Silence of the Lambs" and "Garbage Pail Kids" apparel!
Once a DVD mogul, he now wreaks bizarre imagery for Mike Patton et al.
LA's biggest genre fest returns October 2nd-8th!
A watchlist of genre films that portray students in crisis, from grade schoolers to post-graduates. Relevant viewing as we head into the first full academic year of the Covid-19 era.
It feels more like a crazy quilt of offbeat inspirations than a singular vision, though it does have its intermittent pleasures.
The hard-working hard rocker on his music, movies and more.
Witness the humble beginnings of 10 hopeful horrors in this anthology centred around the concept of P.T.
We previously reported on the U.S. release plans for the new fantasy/crime/horror thriller by the creators of PONTYPOOL, and now we’ve got word on the sooner release in Canada, for whom the poster is a bit more harshly worded.
The actor known equally for international art-house cinema and Hollywood genre fare has passed away.
We check out Barry J. Gillis' long-lost symphony of trash!
Lynchian? Yes. But there’s actually so much more going on in Jennifer Reeder’s harrowing, dreamlike exploration of suburban rot and teenage female empowerment.
One of the most well-crafted, impactful and infamous J-horror films ever made returns to the big screen after far too long a break.
We chat with the Army-Ranger-turned-Director about his debut feature!
This movie feels like something you groggily awake to in the wee hours, the television flickering some strange Midnight Horror Show...
Two of the most disturbing and provocative films in history are coming to Criterion Collection Blu-ray; read on for the complete specs and cover art.
This transcendent and strange sophomore offering from Nicolas Pesce proves THE EYES OF MY MOTHER was no fluke.
One of the cheapest schlock shockers ever is getting spiffed up in hi-def by Severin Films for disc release next month. We’ve got the complete info, cover art and a new trailer.
Although its plot hinges on reincarnation, BETWEEN WORLDS isn’t really a horror film, and in fact it doesn’t fit into any conventional genre slot. It’s best defined as a Bugnuts Crazy Nicolas Cage Movie, which is fast becoming a genre unto itself.
ZOMBINATRIX is the hotly-anticipated heavy metal horror film from Video Vamp LLC which has already surpassed its $10,000 goal on Kickstarter. However, you still have a chance to invest in the project!
The director of the Celtic chiller THE HALLOW now takes a deep dive into corrupted Catholicism.
Welcome to Tomb of the Spine-Tingling Tome, a new column exploring the darkest corners of literature. For this inaugural edition, the Tomb is focusing on some seriously spooky, perception-scrambling LGBT-authored and/or -friendly reading material.
Over the past 10 years, magician TIM WISSEMAN has become one of the most respected producers of haunted props and illusions in the industry. Check out RUE MORGUE International Contributor Fabien Delage's exclusive interview with the master of dark magic.
Ever since his debut film COMBAT SHOCK (pictured), director Buddy Giovinazzo has specialized in gritty drama and thriller features. He now aims to get back to horror territory with a project called MANIFESTATION.
Rue Morgue's CineMacabre Movie Nights returns in July with a very special screening of Ingmar Bergman's darkly surreal masterpiece HOUR OF THE WOLF (Tuesday, July 10 8 PM - 10 PM; The Royal Cinema - 608 College Street, Toronto).
We review Takashi Miike's newly restored yakuza-horror masterpiece!
Back in 2012, British actor Toby Jones created an indelibly disturbed protagonist in Peter Strickland’s BERBERIAN SOUND STUDIO. This week, he returns to psychological thrills with KALEIDOSCOPE, and RUE MORGUE got exclusive words with Jones about this and his past genre roles.
Carel Struycken is quite literally one of the largest icons in the business, but his size is not the only thing that makes him a stand out, it is the decades of memorable roles including STAR TREK, EWOKS THE BATTLE FOR ENDOR, THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK, THE ADDAMS FAMILY, MEN IN BLACK, and recently TWIN PEAKS THE RETURN and the highly acclaimed Stephen King adaptation, GERALD'S GAME.
Now in select theaters and on VOD from IFC Films under the IFC Midnight banner, 78/52 is a penetrating documentary that delves into Alfred Hitchcock’s horror classic PSYCHO, and specifically the iconic shower murder of Marion Crane, in unprecedented detail. RUE MORGUE got an exclusive chat with director Alexandre O. Philippe about this fascinating film study.
Listen to the first bonus track from our 20th anniversary horror synth compilation!
INSIDE ISSUE #138 FIVE DRENCHED DECADES Sweet for meat? Mad for splatter? Craving carnage? We enlist gore gods Herschell Gordon Lewis, Dario Argento, Tom Savini, Jorg Buttgereit and Fred Vogel to help us delve into a half-century of cinematic slaughter. PLUS: With giallo expert Alan Jones, we investigate the history of the spectacularly violent movement ...
INSIDE ISSUE #143 THE PINES AND LAURA PALMER To celebrate 25 years of the ultimate cult TV show, we pull up a piece of pie with cast and crew from David Lynch’s Twin Peaks. PLUS: Laura Palmer, herself, Sheryl Lee, on the death, life and afterlife of the murdered prom queen who changed television, and ...
Rising horror director Mickey Keating has been exploring insanity for his last few films, and after the monochromatic psychodrama of DARLING and the desert dementia of CARNAGE PARK, he goes full-blown crazy with PSYCHOPATHS, abandoning conventional storytelling to plunge into the avant-garde.
The latest slow-burn horror sensation is writer/director Osgood Perkins’ THE BLACKCOAT’S DAUGHTER, which chilled audiences to the bone at multiple festivals last year under the title FEBRUARY. Currently a DirecTV exclusive, it hits theaters and VOD this Friday, March 31 from A24 and DirecTV, and Perkins delves into its meaning and menace in this exclusive chat.
This week's PIERCING THE VEIL prepares us for next week's eclipse by rattling the echo chambers of love, grief and destruction with Karyn Kusama's 2015 gut punch, THE INVITATION.
The industrial metal legend opens up about movies, music and Ministry's return to the road with legendary performers Gary Numan, Alice Cooper and Rob Zombie.
The masked and costumed killer racks up quite a (practical-effects) body count.
The biggest genre film festival in the United States returns to Los Angeles for its 11th outing, beginning September 26.
Some of the year’s most eagerly awaited fright flicks are coming to the Canadian event.
Hop on your broomsticks and don’t forget to bring an offering or two!
New movies by Joe Lynch, Jennifer Reeder and others are part of the frightful lineup at this year’s event.
Universal Pictures’ new Dracula horror-comedy "Renfield," starring Emmy nominee Nicholas Hoult as Renfield and Oscar winner Nicolas Cage as The Prince of Darkness, kicks off the 11th annual Panic Fest on Thursday, April 13, at Screenland Armour Theatre in Kansas City, MO.
This beautiful, disquieting remake of the 2013 Korean horror film delves into the inequity and iniquity of American society.
The filmmakers discuss the NYC-set psychological chiller with some serious themes.
The fundraising event's co-founder (and co-host of the Horror Queers podcast) has assembled a selection of essential titles to compliment the upcoming weekend of queer horror.
Strong atmosphere and a stellar cast make Christopher Smith's newest film a welcome entry in the well-worn haunted house subgenre.
The visionary genre director's newest film is a haunted house yarn that reverberates with the ugly history and dangerous future of nationalism.
The April premiere is based on a real haunted-house case.
Panic Fest kicks off two weeks of genre packed programming as the ninth annual festival begins April 8, 2021, virtually and in person at Screenland Armour in Kansas City, MO.
Hundreds of hours of remote programming and guest of honor Joe Dante announced!
It raises “everything and the kitchen sink” to a cosmic level and revels in its ability to annihilate convention.
Director Tyler Cole and actor-screenwriter Aaron Burt on their smart and timely independent chiller.
New Yorkers, there’s a new genre fest in town, and it’s showcasing a bunch of eagerly awaited horror, sci-fi and just plain outrageous movies at the end of this month. Read on for the complete details.
One of the best slasher films and meta horror movies of the 2000s comes to Collector’s Edition Blu-ray next month via Shout! Factory on its Scream Factory label. Jump past the jump for the full details on this new release of BEHIND THE MASK: THE RISE OF LESLIE VERNON.
Looking back over the movies of the past year, one thing became evident: The horror/supernatural genre has never been more fluid and malleable than in 2017. That made compiling a list of the best scare films an intriguing challenge.
This October, New York City plays host to a hot lineup of fright films as the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival showcases a number of premieres and other screenings. The second announcement of both features and shorts has just come through, including new works by some of the most accomplished current genre filmmakers.
INSIDE ISSUE #127 UNIVERSAL THE STUDIO THAT MONSTERS BUILT! Genre historian David J. Skal helps us celebrate 100 years of Universal Studios and the classic creatures it spawned. Plus! Carla Laemmle takes us back to when she lived on the Universal lot, the children of Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi reflect on their fathers’ legacies, Creature ...