by Rue Morgue Manor | Apr 27, 2023 | Reviews
CALGARY UNDERGROUND FILM FESTIVAL ’23 REVIEW: “BIRTH/REBIRTH” DOESN’T REANIMATE ITS SUBGENRE By RICHELLE CHARKOT Starring Judy Reyes, Marin Ireland and Breeda Wool Written by Laura Moss and Brendan J. O’BrienDirected by Laura MossShudder A long line of Dr....
by Rue Morgue Manor | Apr 27, 2023 | Reviews
CALGARY UNDERGROUND FILM FESTIVAL ’23 REVIEW: “ONYX THE FORTUITOUS AND THE TALISMAN OF SOULS” TAKES MEME TO BIG SCREEN By RICHELLE CHARKOT Starring Andrew Bowser, Olivia Taylor Dudley and Jeffrey CombsWritten and directed by Andrew Bowser Some may already recognize...
by Grace Detwiler | Apr 27, 2023 | Reviews
Panic Fest ‘23 Movie Review: Sadistic Aussie Slasher “BLISS OF EVIL” Capitalizes On Trauma By GRACE DETWILER Starring Sharnee Tones, Shanay De Marco, Corrie HinschenWritten and Directed by Josh MorrisBayView Entertainment As the debate as to what constitutes “good”...
by Michael Gingold | Apr 26, 2023 | News
Trailer and poster for Kenneth Branagh’s supernatural thriller “A HAUNTING IN VENICE” appear By MICHAEL GINGOLD The film’s Oscar-winning composer has also been announced. 20th Century Studios has released the trailer and poster for A HAUNTING IN VENICE, which hits...
by Michael Gingold | Apr 26, 2023 | Exclusives, News
“SATAN WANTS YOU” to check out this exclusive poster, plus the trailer By MICHAEL GINGOLD The Satanic Panic saga is making its Canadian premiere this week. SATAN WANTS YOU, a documentary by Vancouver directors Steve J. Adams and Sean Horlor, had its world premiere...
by Michael Gingold | Apr 26, 2023 | News
Grady Hendrix’s “HOW TO SELL A HAUNTED HOUSE” is becoming a film from Sam Raimi et al. By MICHAEL GINGOLD The best-selling book’s evil puppet is on its way to the screen. Variety reports that Legendary Entertainment has won a bidding war for the movie rights to HOW TO...
by Michael Gingold | Apr 26, 2023 | News
“IT LIVES INSIDE,” and Neon reveals it in the trailer for the SXSW award-winner, plus poster By MICHAEL GINGOLD It’s a supernatural chiller from the producing team behind GET OUT. Neon will release IT LIVES INSIDE later this year, following its festival play at SXSW...
by Jenn Adams | Apr 26, 2023 | All of Them Witches, Deep Dives
“SHIRLEY,” “HANGSAMAN,” and the Art of Writing With a Broomstick By JENN ADAMS The 2020 film SHIRLEY is not a biopic. Josephine Decker’s dreamy film reimagines details from the life of author Shirley Jackson and explores the tumultuous months spent writing her second...
by Andrea Subissati | Apr 25, 2023 | Faculty of Horror
Live from Salem Horror Fest: The FACULTY OF HORROR digs through the ditches and burns through the witches for an episode on “THE BLOOD ON SATAN’S CLAW” We’re back on our old stomping grounds of Salem Horror Fest to plow the fertile fields of...
by Grace Detwiler | Apr 25, 2023 | Fest Wrap, Short Films
Panic Fest ’23: Innovative Short Film Offerings Introduce A New Class Of Genre Filmmakers By GRACE DETWILER Almost every beloved horror filmmaker in history got their start making short films. The short film is an incredibly flexible medium, that allows...
