by Michael Gingold | Sep 18, 2025 | News
Fantastic Fest premiere “NIGHT PATROL” gets a poster and release date By MICHAEL GINGOLD Vampire cops put the bite on inner-city dwellers in the latest from the director of LOWLIFE. RLJE Films and Shudder have announced that NIGHT PATROL (no relation to the...
by Jillian Kristina | Sep 17, 2025 | Piercing the Veil
PIERCING THE VEIL: RECKONING WITH THE VIRGO ECLIPSE WITH AISLINN CLARKE’S “FRÉWAKA” By JILLIAN KRISTINA Ireland, 1973. A wedding, a raucous dance floor. A mysterious procession arrives – men with straw hats concealing their faces. A goat draped with...
by Michael Gingold | Sep 17, 2025 | News
New trailers for “VICIOUS,” “GOOD BOY” and “ANACONDA” emerge, plus the uncensored opening of “BONE LAKE” By MICHAEL GINGOLD A Box, a dog, a snake and, um, franks and beans are showcased in the video previews released today. • VICIOUS (pictured), the latest from...
by Michael Gingold | Sep 17, 2025 | News
Life murderously imitates cinema in “A DYING ART,” with Jill Schoelen et al. By MICHAEL GINGOLD The original slasher feature has just wrapped production. A DYING ART recently filmed in Seattle, WA as part of Washington Filmworks’ Small Budget Production Initiative....
by Michael Gingold | Sep 17, 2025 | Exclusives, News
Exclusive poster, plus trailer for “DEATHGASM II: GOREMAGEDDON” By MICHAEL GINGOLD The hard-rock horror sequel is poised to world-premiere at Fantastic Fest. DEATHGASM II: GOREMAGEDDON, writer/director Jason Lei Howden’s follow-up to his 2015 cult favorite (pictured...
by Bill Reick | Sep 16, 2025 | Books, Exclusives, Interviews
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: AUTHOR WENDY N. WAGNER ON THE BEAUTY AND ROT OF HER TERRIFYING NOVEL “GIRL IN THE CREEK” By BILL REICK Anybody who has already connected with Wendy N. Wagner’s writing can attest to her powers to deeply unsettle. Her 2021 novel, The Deer Kings, is...
by Lindy Ryan | Sep 16, 2025 | Books, Exclusives, Interviews
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: AUTHOR RACHEL HARRISON GETS HAUNTED IN “PLAY NICE” By LINDY RYAN Charge your phones and dim your ring lights, horror fans. From Rachel Harrison comes PLAY NICE, a wickedly sharp haunted house tale in which the deadliest things might be the...
by Kevin Hoover | Sep 16, 2025 | News
Spanish Horror “DISFORIA” Brings Dark Web Danger to Fantastic Fest By KEVIN HOOVER Some folks have strange ideas of what they consider amusing, but the debut feature from Christopher Cartagena González explores a perverse form of entertainment that even...
by Kevin Hoover | Sep 16, 2025 | News
Brutal Buddy-Thriller “LUGER” to Debut at Fantastic Fest By KEVIN HOOVER Having enjoyed success with 2023’s I’ll Crush Y’all, actor Mario Mayo returns to Fantastic Fest in LUGER, a brutal and darkly funny thriller from director Bruno Martín. Pairing Mayo...
by Michael Gingold | Sep 15, 2025 | News
Halloween favorite “TRICK ’R TREAT” gets its long-deserved, restored theatrical release next month By MICHAEL GINGOLD The omnibus horror film will be screened nationwide with bonus content. TRICK ’R TREAT, the Halloween saga that was dropped from big-screen release...
