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...
by Kevin Hoover | Apr 25, 2023 | Games, Reviews
Video Game Review: “DEAD ISLAND 2” is Gory Goodness Worth Waiting For By KEVIN HOOVER If you’re considering plunking down the cash for DEAD ISLAND 2, the most obvious question is, “Was it worth the wait?” That’s warranted, due to the fact the...
by Jenn Adams | Apr 24, 2023 | Reviews
MOVIE REVIEW: “HOMESTEAD” is a Progressive Horror Western With a New Kind of Hero By JENN ADAMS The Western genre is not particularly known for its feminism. These often regressive films are generally set in the American West of the 19th century and follow cowboys,...
by Ricky J. Duarte | Apr 24, 2023 | Reviews
MOVIE REVIEW: Found Footage Thriller “FOLLOWERS” Falls Flat By RICKY J. DUARTE Over the last few decades, the found footage subgenre has struggled to evolve as more and more people have regular access to recording devices. In the wake of technological...
by Chris Hammond | Apr 24, 2023 | Crowdfunding, News
Boris Karloff Returns In Gold Key Comics Kickstarter Campaign (Only A Few Days Left To Pledge!) By CHRIS HAMMOND 60 years after its inception, Gold Key Comics is returning in a big way. The quintessential publisher of titles like Magnus Robot Fighter, Turok: Son of...
by Grace Detwiler | Apr 24, 2023 | Reviews
Panic Fest ’23 Movie Review: A Witch Takes Vengeance in Animated Nightmare “AGATHA” By GRACE DETWILER Starring Emily Joyce-Dial, Ryan Whiting, Erin McDonoughWritten and Directed by Kelly Bigelow Becerra and Roland BecerraSoMuch Pictures While the...
by Michael Gingold | Apr 24, 2023 | Exclusives, News
Exclusive clip: WWII genre mash-up “FREAKS VS. THE REICH” By MICHAEL GINGOLD The war heats up between the evil and the unusual. VMI Releasing brings the spectacular genre-blender FREAKS VS. THE REICH to theaters (in Los Angeles, Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, Tampa and...
