EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS: “HELLBENDER’s” Lulu Adams Sinks Her Fangs Into A New Role
The eldest of the Adams sisters steps outside the family as a bloodsucker in an upcoming vampire film from Vince and James Coleman.
First photo and poster revealed for “WHERE THE DEVIL ROAMS,” from “HELLBENDER’s” Adams Family
The creators of one of last year’s best horror films already have their follow-up feature on the way.
SPECIAL EFFECTS MASTER TREY LINDSAY REVEALS THE SECRETS OF “HELLBENDER”
The sorcerer behind the film's terrifying on-screen magic is none other than special effects master Trey Lindsay. Recently, we were fortunate enough to sit down with Lindsay to discuss the film's mind-blowing visuals and get his take on the HELLBENDER phenomenon.
Join Us For a Rue Morgue CineMacabre Watch Party of “HELLBENDER” on its Shudder Premiere, With Live Filmmaker Q&A!
Conceived and filmed under quarantine by a multi-talented family of creatives, HELLBENDER hits Shudder on Feb 24th and RUE MORGUE invites you to watch it along with us! Join Exec Editor Andrea Subissati for a night of indie punk rock wickedness, featuring trivia and live chat with the Rue Crew, and a post-screening Q&A with the film’s writers/directors/stars: Toby Poser, Zelda Adams, Lulu Adams, and John Adams.
Acclaimed folk-horror film “HELLBENDER” gets a trailer, poster and Shudder date
Already one of 2022’s best-reviewed genre movies, it’ll start making you shiver next month.
Fantasia ’21 Movie Review: “HELLBENDER” keeps folk horror in the family
What gives its frights weight and meaning is the finely tuned relationship between its central parent and maturing child.
Shudder goes on a “HELLBENDER” with Fantasia premiere chiller
The occult/folk-horror feature is the latest from the team behind the much-praised THE DEEPER YOU DIG.
Genre specialists Yellow Veil Pictures pick up folk horror “HELLBENDER”
The new feature from the creators of THE DEEPER YOU DIG is headed to market.
PIERCING THE VEIL: All Hail The Rites Of Spring!
In this special spring equinox offering, Jillian Kristina draws inspiration from the Adams Family and their witchy worlds to explore the chthonic terrain of myth, death, and rebellion.
Exclusive Interview: Director Jeremiah Kipp gets under the skin of “THE MORTUARY ASSISTANT”
The filmmaker explores finding the right approach, the right cast and more for his screen version of the video-game favorite.
Girl Horror! A Vibe, A Community And A Revolution
Final girls no more! The genre's fiercest feminine voices speak to the cathartic, transformative power of cinema.
Trailer, poster and Shudder debut date for the Adams Family’s acclaimed witchcraft chiller “MOTHER OF FLIES”
It’s both a frightening folk-horror feature and a compelling family drama.
See the light of the new “BLOOD SHINE” poster, from “ALONE WITH YOU” creators
Join the cult of the new film inspired by British folk horror.
Fantasia ’25 Movie Review: Building strong buzz for The Adams Family’s “MOTHER OF FLIES”
On every level, it evinces a high level of care and thought, meshing personal pain with supernatural terror to conjure up something resonant and chilling.
The Adams Family’s witchy “MOTHER OF FLIES” goes to Shudder
The acclaimed team’s latest genre feature will see wider exposure following its Fantasia International Film Festival world premiere.
New chillers from indie-fave directors highlight Fantasia festival 2025’s first-wave announcement
The Montreal event will premiere the latest from the creators of WHERE THE DEVIL ROAMS, ALL JACKED UP AND FULL OF WORMS and many more.
Pig out on exclusive photos and comments on Troma’s “SLAUGHTER AT CAMP SWINELAKE”
Troma vets and one of the Adams Family are part of the film aiming to bring home the bacon for horror/comedy fans.
Exclusive Interview and Creature Effects Photos: “HELL HOLE’s” Toby Poser, John Adams and Todd Masters, Part Two
More from the filmmakers and monster maker about going practical with their creature feature.
Exclusive Interview and Creature Effects Photos: “HELL HOLE’s” Toby Poser, John Adams and Todd Masters, Part One
The creation of the Adams Family's outrageously entertaining monster movie in words and pictures.
Fantasia ’24 Movie Review: The Adams Family merges monsters and mirth in “HELL HOLE”
From the beginning, HELL HOLE is quite clearly the work of distinctive, idiosyncratic filmmakers.
Monstrous poster emerges for the Adams Family’s Fantasia premiere/Shudder original “HELL HOLE”
You want tentacles, you’ve got ’em in this art.
Dima Barch’s Russian-Language Short “DEAD END” Wins At Portland Horror Fest
Dima Barch's DEAD END, a chilling exploration of toxic masculinity and the lingering trauma of abuse, wins the Goule D'Or Best Short 2024 award at the Portland Film Festival.
Fantasia 2024 1st wave: “WITCHBOARD” remake and terrors from around the world
Exciting talents and newcomers to the genre will be showcased at the festival’s 28th edition.
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: LULU ADAMS TAKES A BITE OUT OF LIFE
The HELLBENDER star steps outside of her famous filmmaking family to explore new cinematic horrors
Fantasia ’23 Movie Review: “WHERE THE DEVIL ROAMS” is a place you’ll want to explore
It combines splatter, the exoticism of the carny setting and its inhabitants and the central brood’s descent into darkness to cast a strange and unique spell.
Fantasia 2023 1st wave: Films from South Korea, Larry Fessenden, The Adams Family and many more
The 27th edition of North America’s coolest genre festival has new features from a number of top current filmmakers.
The 2023 FANGORIA Chainsaw Awards To Premiere On Shudder May 21
The 2023 Chainsaw Awards will premiere on Sunday, May 21st at 9 pm ET exclusively on Shudder, presented by our siblings in horror journalism over at Fangoria!
Piercing the Veil: Sasha Graham, The Virginia Festival of the Book, and the Love Affair of Horror and Tarot
In this installment of PIERCING THE VEIL, Sasha Graham talks blood, the revival of 90's SOV gorefests, the intrinsic connection between tarot and horror, and the upcoming Virginia Festival of the Book.
Michael Gingold’s Best Horror Films of 2022
Fear flicks explored all kinds of interesting and intense avenues this year, finding new ways to address classic subjects and ranging from quiet to in-your-face.
Homemade Horrors: An Evolution
From THE DEAD NEXT DOOR to HELLBENDER, regional horror continues to do more with less.
Piercing the Veil: Witches’ Flying Ointment
On this week's Beltane installment of PIERCING THE VEIL, Jillian Kristina dives into the history and myth of Flying Ointment, a nefarious ingredient, and the power we all wield...for better or worse.
Bring A Little Horror To Your Valentine’s Day With These New Streaming Flicks
Many new and old releases streaming this month, including TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE, HELLBENDER, NIGHTMARE ALLEY, and more!
The Final Girls Berlin Film Festival Returns for Its Seventh Deadly Edition
Germany's foremost showcase for horror films made by women and non-binary creators from around the world returns February 3rd.
Vampire standout “ALL THE MOONS” and more coming to Shudder in February
The scream streamer has an especially strong lineup on the way.
Final Girls Berlin Film Festival reveals in-person & virtual lineups for February event
The 7th edition of the fest showcasing movies by women and non-binary filmmakers runs February 3-6.
DIY Horror Rises Up From Under Lockdown in “RUE MORGUE #204” Jan/Feb 2022 Issue
RUE MORGUE kicks off the new year by unearthing the cinematic gems made under lockdown: HELLBENDER, from real-life family the ADAMS, and ALONE WITH YOU from real-life couple EMILY BENNETT and JUSTIN BROOKS who weathered the lockdown by writing and directing their first feature-length horror film. Lots more!
Chicago International Film Festival 2021 Gets Dark with Raul Benitez
The new "After Dark" programmer for the 57th edition of the festival (which runs October 13th-24th) knows just how to scare you.
The best of Fantasia 2021 honored with jury and audience awards
North America’s top genre festival has revealed the very best of this year’s lineup.
First wave of features announced for Fantasia International Film Festival 2021
The long-running Montreal-based genre showcase has a slew of exciting movies coming in its 25th edition.
Rue Morgue president Rodrigo Gudiño and Slash team up for Nick Cutter’s “THE BREACH”
Production has wrapped on Rue Morgue Magazine founder Rodrigo Gudiño’s “THE BREACH,” marking a reunion with former Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash, who serves as the film’s executive producer and co-producer of the score, and production company Raven Banner Entertainment.
Vile VOD: New-To-Streaming Horror March 2021
2020/2021 releases On Demand this month include THE STYLIST, GODZILLA VS. KONG, TRIGGERED, HUNTER HUNTER, and more!
Blu-ray Review: Festival Fave “THE DEEPER YOU DIG” Gets A Worthwhile Physical Release From Arrow Video
The Adams family’s haunting digital jewel is available today!
Glass Eye Pix will give you a Creepy Christmas all December!
“Christmas spirit” has a different meaning next month when New York horror outfit Glass Eye Pix offers up the Creepy Christmas Film Festival, a daily series of short horror films by the coolest names in the independent scare biz. Read on for all the details.
Beware the “DESOLATION” of Hollywood in new psychochiller; poster and info
No relation to the film of the same title opening Friday from IFC, DESOLATION is a psychological chiller marking the directorial debut of David Moscow, the child actor (he was the young Tom Hanks in BIG) turned producer (J.T. Petty’s HELLBENDERS). It’s coming next month, and we’ve got the details and poster.
Rue Morgue #139 November 2013
INSIDE ISSUE #139 UNCLEAN SPIRITS Only the most debauched of the devout stand between a Norse demon-god and the apocalypse in J.T. Petty’s Hellbenders. Do you know where that rosary’s been? PLUS: Sergio Stivaletti explains why his ambitious effects for Demons and its sequel were a game changer in Italian cinema, and more! by April Snellings, ...
