October 2023 Short Horror Releases on ALTER
If you’re into short horror, the folks at ALTER have you covered.
Short Cuts: The Short Horror Review Roundup for July 2023
Check out short films from Zach Lorkiewicz, Zora Cielle Anri, and Shane Bannon.
Short Cuts: The Short Horror Review Roundup for June 2023
Check out short films from Iván Villamel, Raymon Hilkman, and Chris McInroy.
Short Cuts: The Short Horror Review Roundup for May 2023
Check out a new batch of short films from JT Seaton, Daniel Slottje, and Ethan Soo.
Short Cuts: The Short Horror Review Roundup for March 2023
Check out a new batch of short films from Christian Bachini, Kieran Reed, and Bola Ogun.
Short Cuts: The Short Horror Review Roundup for February 2023
Check out short films from Victor Jaquier, Liam Walsh, and Yue Ma.
Short Cuts: The Short Horror Review Roundup for January 2023
Check out short films from Vanessa Gazy, Quin Halleck, and Daniel DelPurgatorio.
Short Cuts: The Short Horror Review Roundup for November 2022
Check out short films from Chris McInroy, Shane Bannon, and Cassiah Joski-Jethi.
Short Cuts: The Short Horror Review Roundup for October 2022
Check out short films from Shannon Brown, Rich Ragsdale, and Kate McCoid.
Short Cuts: The Short Horror Review Roundup for September 2022
Check out short films from Christopher Flippo, Joana Tsanis, and Zach Lorkiewicz.
Short Cuts: The Short Horror Review Roundup for July 2022
Check out short films from Joel Eklund & Robin Stjernberg, Ryan Shovey, and Devi Snively.
Short Cuts: The Short Horror Review Roundup for June 2022
Check out short films from Lucé Tomlin-Brenner, Allisyn Snyder, Tel Benjamin, and Raymond Lai.
Short Cuts: Cabane à Sang Film Festival Edition
Check out some highlights from the Montréal-based festival devoted to horror, sci fi, and trash cinema.
Short Cuts: The Short Horror Review Roundup for March 2022
Check out short films from Helen Warner, Megan Duffy, Colin MacDonald. and Justin Brooks.
Short Cuts: The Short Horror Review Roundup for February 2022
Check out short films from David Ferino, Pierre Mazinbarbe, and Izzy Lee.
Short Cuts: The Short Horror Review Roundup for January 2022
Check out short films from Daniel Hoffstrom, Annalise Lockhart, Micheline Pitt, and J.W. Roberts.
Short Cuts: The Short Horror Review Roundup for November
Check out a new batch of short films from Mat Johns, Joseph Dwyer, and Maxwell Nalevansky & Carl Fry.
Short Cuts: The Short Horror Review Roundup for October
Check out a new batch of short films from Adam Ciolfi, Thom Hilton, and J.M. Logan.
Short Cuts: The Short Horror Review Roundup for September
Check out a new batch of short films from R.H. Stavis & Katherine Fisher, Sumire Takamatsu & Jorge Lucas, and Tue Sanggaard
Short Cuts: The Short Horror Review Roundup for August
Check out a new batch of short films from Jason Ewert, Thirza Cuthand, and Kaye Adelaide and Mariel Sharp
Short Cuts: Frightgown Edition
Check out a new batch of short films from Michelle Garza Cervera, Yann Gonzalez, Sydne Horton, and Sarah Wisner & Sean Temple
Short Cuts: The Short Horror Review Roundup for June
Check out a new batch of short films from João Dall’Stella, Luther Bhogal-Jones, and Danny Takacs
Short Cuts: The Short Horror Review Roundup for May
Check out a new batch of short films from Zach Lorkiewicz, David Mahmoudieh, and Ashlea Wessel.
Short Cuts: The Short Horror Film Roundup for April
Check out a new batch of short films from David McAbee, Angus Swantee, and Bryan M Ferguson.
The Rue Crew Sounds Off: “Godzilla vs. Kong”
Staff and writers tell us which titan is their pick to win!
Short Cuts: The Short Horror Roundup for March
Check out a new batch of short films from Josh Tanner, Shannon Brown, Michael Shlain, and Ryan Oksenberg.
Short Cuts: The Short Horror Roundup for February
Check out a new batch of short films from Sydney Clara Brafman, Andre’ Dixon, and Mark Lediard & Gavin Williams.
Short Cuts: The Short Horror Roundup for January
Check out a new batch of short films from Samuel Goodwin, Jennifer Alice Wright, and Jordan Barnes-Crouse.
Visceral and Virtual: Horror Film Fests in 2020 [Pt. 1]
With so much uncertainty in store for film festivals in 2021, Rue Morgue looks back at the fests that brought their scares to cyberspace this year.
Visceral and Virtual: Horror Film Fests in 2020 [Pt. 2]
With so much uncertainty in store for film festivals in 2021, Rue Morgue looks back at the fests that brought their scares to cyberspace this year.
How Nightstream Delivered At-Home Festival Fusion
Take a peek behind the scenes into how one of 2020's most successful virtual horror fests came together.
Short Cuts: The Short Horror Roundup for November
Check out a new batch of shorts from Bryian Keith Montgomery, Jr., Nic Stanich, and Gigi Saul Guerrero.
Short Cuts: The Short Horror Roundup for October
Check out a new batch of shorts from Tom Harberd, Kerim Banka, Fernando Perezgil, Jessica & Richard Valentine, and James Henry Hall & Bret K. Hall
Sinister Seven: Bryian Montgomery Jr, Director of “CHICKENS”
This Sinister Seven, we talk to Montgomery Jr. about his inspiration and process for a harsh exploration of police brutality.
Short Cuts: The Short Horror Roundup for September(ish)
Check out a new batch of shorts from Travis Bible, Aaron Pagniano, Jessi Gaston, and Nicole Solomon.
Short Cuts: The Short Horror Roundup for August
Check out a new batch of shorts from Sean U'Ren, Dinh Thai, and Peter Mckeirnon.
Short Cuts: The Short Horror Review Roundup for July
Check out a new batch of shorts from Bryian Keith Montgomery, Jr., Sharon Wisner & Sean Temple, Elwood Quincy Walker, Jeremy Herbert, and A.K. Prasad & Rebecca Kahn.
Sinister Seven: Meredith Alloway, Director of the Short Film “DEEP TISSUE”
Alloway discusses the process and themes in her short film, her involvement with the streaming platform The Future is Female, and the influence of her writing career on her film making.
Short Cuts: The Short Horror Review Roundup for June
Check out a new batch of shorts from Lorian Gish & Justin Knoepfel, Justin Menoche, Chris Williams, Brock Cravy, Romen Rivero, and Meosha Bean
Short Cuts: The Short Horror Review Roundup for April
Check out a new batch of short horror films from Zach Lorkiewicz, Brayden Read, Dan Gitsham, Tim Reis & James Sizemore, and Trevor Larson
Sinister Seven: Levi Hill and Sophie Carroll of “ALTER”
Hill and Carroll discuss the new streaming platform that spotlights some of the great new short horror films being released today.
Short Cuts: The Short Horror Roundup for November
This month features films from Ethan Blum, Scott Riopelle, Jaanelle Yee, Elizabeth J. Theis, and Josh Tanner.
Cut Short Interview with Adam Ciolfi
Some brief words with the director of the short FILTH
Short Cuts: The Short Horror Review Roundup for October
Check out films from Emily Gagne & Josh Korngut, Jasper Vrancken, Adam Ciolfi, and Anthony Cousins.
Cut Short Interview with Ryan Oksenberg
Another short chat, this time with the director of the short TOGETHER.
Debate: Has horror finally been accepted by the mainstream?
Between Jordan Peele’s mounting accolades and Stephen King adaptations holding box office records, it seems as if our beloved genre has finally gone mainstream. Or has it? Two writers enter the ring to battle it out…
Short Cuts: The Short Horror Review Round-Up for September
This month we have shorts from Izzy Lee, Ryan Oksenberg, Jeremy Herbert, and Rafael De Leon, Jr.
Short Cuts: The Short Horror Review Roundup for July
A new batch of short horror films from Jill "Sixx" Gevargizian, Al Lougher, Michael Varrati, and Rakefet Abergel.
Short Cuts: The Horror Short Film Round Up for December
We've got a frosty batch of short horror films to showcase for December.
Cut Short Interview with Rob Savage, Director of “SALT”
This month's Cut Short interview features Rob Savage, director of the super-tense short SALT
Interview: Corey Mayne and Barbara Szeman Discuss Adapting the Stephen King Short “WILLA”
Two indie film makers talk about how a passion project blew up into one of the biggest independent short film productions in history.
Short Cuts: The Horror Short Film Round Up for November
This month's Short Cuts features a guy stalked by an unseen being in his parking garage, a hit man turned babysitter, a time-bending slasher, and two of the most tense minutes I've seen in a horror movie for quite some time.
Cut Short Interview with Sam Wineman, Director of “The Quiet Room”
This month's Cut Short Interview features Sam Wineman, director of one of my favorite shorts of the year, "The Quiet Room."
2018 “Ax Wound Film Festival” to Include 40 Short Films
The 4th Annual Ax Wound Film Festival is coming up in Brattleboro, VT on November 9th and 10th and will feature short films from some amazing women in the genre.
Short Cuts: The Horror Short Film Round Up for October
October is officially here, and to celebrate I’ve got a super-sized batch of horror shorts for you to check out.
Cut Short Interview: Lyndsay Sarah Doyle, Director of “Room of Doors”
For this month's Cut Short Interview, I catch up with Irish-Australian film maker Lyndsay Sarah Doyle, director of "Room of Doors."
Short Cuts: The Horror Short Film Round Up for August
Halloween is almost here, so get a jump start on the spooky season with our newest round of films and an announcement about a festival coming up at the end of October.
Short Cuts: The Horror Short Film Round-Up for July 2018
Last month I welcomed you all to summer, and this month I would like to welcome you all to the fiery hell that has enveloped us all and will apparently burn between now and the end of time. But I've got some great short horror to check out and give you an excuse to stay inside in the air conditioning at least for a little while.
Short Cuts: The Horror Short Film Round-Up for June 2018
Welcome to summer, horror fans. Or as most of us like to call it, “Pre-Autumn.” I’d like to thank those of you who have already started contacting me with films to consider for the column.
Short Cuts: The Horror Short Film Round-Up
Welcome to the first edition of Short Cuts, a column devoted to those movies that pack a lot of fright into a small run time.
Exclusive Interview: The Team Behind “Tragedy Girls” Discuss Their Charismatic Murderous Duo
RUE MORGUE got a chance to talk to TRAGEDY GIRLS writer/director Tyler MacEntyre, writer Chris Lee Hill, and producer Tara Ansley to find out what it took to make this murderous duo so damn likeable. Read the full interview here.
New York: Spread Some Holiday Fear With A Very Scary Xmas
After suffering a devastating burglary this past Halloween, CHAMBER OF HORRORS NY is transforming their haunted attractions into a Christmas horror fundraiser from December 15-16. If you’re in the area, you have a chance to help out, while getting one last good scare in before the New Year!
Kansas City’s Panic Fest Announces Hybrid Programming For 2023
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.
Panic Fest ’22 Announces Programming For 10th Anniversary of The Kansas City Festival
The Last Drive-In's Joe Bob Briggs and Darcy the Mail Girl are kicking off the 10th annual Panic Fest with a special 20th-anniversary screening of Don Coscarelli's Bubba Ho-Tep on Thursday, April 28 at 7 pm CST at Screenland Armour Theatre.
Movie Review: “PARANORMAL ACTIVITY: NEXT OF KIN” is a miss with the Amish
It’s second-hand and overly familiar, and misses the chance to truly re-energize the PARANORMAL franchise.
Michael Gingold’s Best Horror Films of 2020
In a scary year, these films offered catharsis and chills.
Movie Review: “THE EMPTY MAN” goes to strange, unexpected places
Not at all the movie that its trailers are selling–and in this case, that’s a good thing.
Nightstream, bringing five fright festivals together, reveals its full program!
World premieres and many other fear flicks will be showcased by this joint venture between several of the country’s top horror events!
“Beyond Fest” Announces Full Slate Of Featured Films
LA's biggest genre fest returns October 2nd-8th!
Blu-ray Review: “Flowers in the Attic” from Arrow Video
The polarizing 1980s adaptation of V.C. Andrews' classic novel arrives November 12th!
Unstable ground and rue morgue present the Little Terrors short film event at Frightmare in the falls
A special presentation at the upcoming FRIGHTMARE IN THE FALLS convention in Niagara Falls, Ontario. Featuring a great program of highlights from last season, and a special sneak preview from our upcoming season premiere, it's 90 minutes of gory, scary fun!
MOVIE REVIEW: AMBITIOUS INDIE EFFORT “THE HEAD HUNTER” SPILLS MORE AMBIENCE THAN IT DOES BLOOD
THE HEAD HUNTER is an out-of-nowhere horror film with a head full of artistic aspirations that proves a vision can be made manifest when the right people are so committed to bringing it to life.
Exclusive poster: Anthology “SPUNK’S NOT DEAD” has several ways to gross you out
There are bodily fluids aplenty in SPUNK’S NOT DEAD, an omnibus shocker that sees release in April. We’ve got the exclusive first look at the trailer and latest poster.
RESTROSPECTIVE: A DEAD MECHANISM – AN APPRECIATION OF “THE STONE TAPE” (1972)
The ghostly past is not what we think in this 1970s tv chiller...
MOVIE REVIEW: FLAGRANT IMITATION GOES VIRAL IN “E-DEMON”
E-DEMON follows the gamut of cliché with pentagrams, anti-Christ jargon, unrealistic reactions and lots of people screaming – none of it the least bit frightening but all of it thoroughly ridiculous.
MOVIE REVIEW: “CORBIN NASH” HAS BLOOD BUT LACKS BITE
The Jaggers have done a fine job replicating vampire lore, but haven’t done anything new with it... It’s this sticking to convention that keeps CORBIN NASH from developing its own stellar disposition.
