by Michael Gingold | Apr 20, 2026 | Interviews
Exclusive Interview: Writer/director Julie Pacino on her gripping Lynchian horror-drama “I LIVE HERE NOW” By MICHAEL GINGOLD A woman confronts her own troubling and frightening history in I LIVE HERE NOW, which arrives on VOD tomorrow, April 21 from Utopia. RUE MORGUE...
by Jillian Kristina | Apr 17, 2026 | Piercing the Veil
PIERCING THE VEIL: You Too Can Be A Powerful Paradox Like Vanessa Ives from “PENNY DREADFUL” By JILLIAN KRISTINA The energy of the week has blanketed the collective with a sort of haze, a brain fog obscuring the usual way forward. With seven planets, the...
by Michael Gingold | Apr 17, 2026 | News
Distributor becomes “LUCID” as it picks up hallucinatory horror film By MICHAEL GINGOLD The creative impulse leads to magic and monsters in the upcoming release. Dark Star Pictures has announced its acquisition of U.S. rights to LUCID, written and directed by Deanna...
by Rue Morgue | Apr 17, 2026 | Reviews
Movie Review: “LEE CRONIN’S THE MUMMY” unravels in every direction By ROBERT DANVERS Starring Jack Reynor, Laia Costa and Natalie GraceWritten and directed by Lee CroninNew Line/Warner Bros. Predicting a future cult film can be a tricky business, or even a fool’s...
by Kevin Hoover | Apr 16, 2026 | Podcasts
Genre Historians REVIVAL HOUSE Resurrects Old-School Horror for New Ghouls By KEVIN HOOVER RUE MORGUE’S history is as rich and diverse as the genre itself. As custodians of horror in culture and entertainment, every issue dating back to the magazine’s inception in...
by Michael Gingold | Apr 16, 2026 | Books, Exclusives, News
Exclusive news/covers: “THE FOG” and “ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK” novelizations coming back from Echo On By MICHAEL GINGOLD The adaptations of the John Carpenter classics are returning after many years out of print. Echo On Publications, which specializes in classic and new...
by Michael Gingold | Apr 16, 2026 | Events, News
“OBSESSION” and “NEVER AFTER DARK” top Overlook Film Festival awards By MICHAEL GINGOLD New twists on the supernatural topped the honored movies at the New Orleans event. The 2026 Overlook Film Festival, which ran April 9-12, has announced the winners of its Audience...
by Michael Gingold | Apr 16, 2026 | Events, News
Tribeca Film Festival announces its horrific Escape feature lineup By MICHAEL GINGOLD International terrors and a doc about death are part of the New York event. The 2026 Tribeca Film Festival takes place in NYC June 3-14. The cinematic offerings include the...
by Rue Morgue Manor | Apr 15, 2026 | Reviews, Short Films, Short Shrieks
SHORT SHRIEKS: “ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE APOCALYPSE” Presents A Future Horror That’s Eerily Reminiscent Of The Past By BREANNA WHIPPLE Starring Paulo Calatré, Sérgio Godinho and Mariana PachecoWritten by António Miguel Pereira and Tiago PimentelDirected by Tiago...
by Michael Gingold | Apr 15, 2026 | News
Vinyl soundtrack to Leif Jonker’s “DARKNESS” gets new signed limited-edition release with VHS art By MICHAEL GINGOLD Music for vampire slaughter is returning with a classic image on its cover. Mystic Vault, which specializes in soundtracks for cult indie-horror...
