by Michael Gingold | Jan 4, 2024 | Interviews
Exclusive Interview: Blumhouse’s Ryan Turek jumps into the dark waters of “NIGHT SWIM” By MICHAEL GINGOLD Ryan Turek has been a member of the Blumhouse team for eight years now, having segued from being one of the on-line horror community’s most notable writers (as...
by Michael Gingold | Jan 4, 2024 | News
Love goes to pieces in new “LISA FRANKENSTEIN” trailer By MICHAEL GINGOLD The latest from the writer of JENNIFER’S BODY opens in time for Valentine’s Day. Focus Features and Universal Pictures Canada will release LISA FRANKENSTEIN in theaters nationwide February 9....
by Michael Gingold | Jan 4, 2024 | News
“DARIO ARGENTO PANICO” documentary gets a trailer and poster By MICHAEL GINGOLD And the poster is yellow, of course. Simone Scafidi’s DARIO ARGENTO PANICO, an in-depth examination of the life and career of the Italian horror master, begins streaming on Shudder...
by Michael Gingold | Jan 3, 2024 | News
“THERE IS A MONSTER”–or is there? Watch the trailer and decide By MICHAEL GINGOLD It may be haunting his life, or just his mind in the upcoming psychological horror film. Gravitas Ventures releases THERE IS A MONSTER on VOD January 30. Written and directed by Mike...
by Michael Gingold | Jan 3, 2024 | News
Trailer provides the first look at “THE FIRST OMEN”; poster, too By MICHAEL GINGOLD The forthcoming prequel reveals the conspiracy behind the arrival of the Antichrist. 20th Century Studios releases THE FIRST OMEN exclusively in theaters April 5. Directed by Arkasha...
by Scott Feinblatt | Jan 2, 2024 | Exclusives, Music
CONCERT REVIEW: SKINNY PUPPY REACHES THE END OF THE ROAD Text and photos by SCOTT FEINBLATT It’s the end of an era (or the end of several eras – if you wanna get technical). Industrial music pioneers Skinny Puppy, who first rose to underground prominence in the early...
by Grace Detwiler | Jan 2, 2024 | News
Dana Kippel’s New Age Thriller “REFLECT” Manifests on VOD Next Week On VOD on January 9, see the North American release of Cranked Up Films’ REFLECT, the feature film debut of writer/director/star Dana Kippel. The sci-fi metaphysical thriller follows...
by Michael Gingold | Jan 2, 2024 | News
The inevitable Mickey Mouse/“STEAMBOAT WILLIE” horror films are coming By MICHAEL GINGOLD Walt Disney is no doubt spinning in his…wait, let’s not give moviemakers any more ideas… With STEAMBOAT WILLIE, the 1928 Disney cartoon that introduced Mickey Mouse, entering the...
by Michael Gingold | Jan 2, 2024 | News
J.R. Bookwalter’s medical shocker “SIDE EFFECTS MAY VARY” releases trailer, sets roadshow theatrical dates By MICHAEL GINGOLD The indie horror veteran is taking his comeback movie nationwide. Tempe Digital has announced that SIDE EFFECTS MAY VARY (which we first told...
by Michael Gingold | Dec 28, 2023 | Fantasia International Film Festival, Reviews
2023 in Review: The Best Horror Shorts from Fantasia! By MICHAEL GINGOLD Last week, I ran my choices for the best horror features of 2023–a very good year for the genre. There were a whole bunch of fine scary short movies too, and many of them were part of the...
