by Rue Morgue Manor | Jul 22, 2022 | Deep Dives
ARCHIVAL HORROR: The Urban Legends and Oral History of “CANDYMAN” By MICHAEL BROWN One of the major principles of archival horror is the question of knowledge and who has access to it. Not surprisingly, horror plots are often driven by the allure of...
by Deirdre Crimmins | Jul 22, 2022 | Fantasia International Film Festival, Reviews
Fantasia ’22 Review: The Frozen World of “POLARIS” Never Quite Warms the Heart By DEIRDRE CRIMMINS Starring Viva Lee, Muriel Dutil, and Dinah GastonWritten and Directed by Kirsten CarthewEpic Pictures Creating new mythology is a heavy lift. The myths we...
by Michael Gingold | Jul 22, 2022 | Fantasia International Film Festival, Reviews
Fantasia ’22 review: “THE HARBINGER” frighteningly combines real-world and otherworldly threats By MICHAEL GINGOLD Starring Gabby Beans, Emily Davis and Myles WalkerWritten and directed by Andy MittonXYZ Films Independent filmmaker Andy Mitton has been quietly...
by Rue Morgue Manor | Jul 22, 2022 | Rue Morgue TV
New on Rue Morgue TV: Andrea Interviews “THE INNOCENTS” Director ESKIL VOGT Our own Andrea Subissati takes time from her holiday in Mexico to chat with writer-director Eskil Vogt of THE INNOCENTS. Hungry for more horror? Subscribe to Rue Morgue TV on...
by Rue Morgue Manor | Jul 22, 2022 | Interviews, Music
Composer Kenny Wood Talks “Gatlopp” By RACHEL REEVES In the new dark comedy thriller GATLOPP, a night of nostalgia takes an unexpected and treacherous turn for four old friends. Reunited in support for one of their own going through a difficult time, the expected...
by Shawn Macomber | Jul 22, 2022 | Interviews
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: “GATLOPP” WRITER/STAR JIM MAHONEY ON BOARD GAMES AS A PORTAL TO SCARES, LAUGHS, & HELL By SHAWN MACOMBER Jean-Paul Sartre famously posited “Hell is other people,” but the raucous, imaginative new board game-centered horror-comedy GATLOPP...
by Michael Gingold | Jul 22, 2022 | News
Trailer and poster revealed for Anthony C. Ferrante’s chiller “NIX” By MICHAEL GINGOLD The director behind the SHARKNADO flicks gets serious with his latest film. 1091 Pictures has announced its acquisition of North American rights to NIX, which will be released on...
by Jillian Kristina | Jul 22, 2022 | News
Piercing the Veil – Resistance Magick By JILLIAN KRISTINA We’re in the burning times. Raging wildfires. Rising temperatures. Rising tempers. Rising fear. Literal book burnings, an hour away from where I lay my head. A crazed pastor leading his flock as they...
by Michael Gingold | Jul 20, 2022 | Reviews
Movie Review: Say yes to distress in Jordan Peele’s “NOPE” By ROBERT DANVERS Starring Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer and Steven YeunWritten and directed by Jordan PeeleUniversal Jordan Peele’s previous career as actor/sketchcom performer is now disappearing faster into...
by Michael Gingold | Jul 20, 2022 | Exclusives, News
Exclusive clip: The Wendigo lurks in new fright feature “BLACKWOOD” By MICHAEL GINGOLD The mists of time shroud a mythological threat in this excerpt from the movie coming this week. Saban Films releases BLACKWOOD to select theaters July 22 and on VOD/digital...
