by Rue Morgue Manor | Apr 28, 2026 | Exclusives, Fest Wrap
EXCLUSIVE: Calgary Underground Film Festival Announces Prize Winners By RICHELLE CHARKOT It’s the saddest time of year, the longest possible time before another Calgary Underground Film Festival! This year, CUFF team saw a 25% increase in audience attendance over last...
by Michael Gingold | Apr 28, 2026 | Events, News
“HALLOWARRIOR” world premiere, with “HEREDITARY” star, joins Tribeca Festival’s Escape lineup By MICHAEL GINGOLD Two popular subgenres are combined in the movie starring Milly Shapiro. The postapocalyptic/Halloween-themed HALLOWARRIOR is a new addition to the Escape...
by Rue Morgue | Apr 28, 2026 | Fundraising, News
New call for phans’ help with hospice care for “PHANTASM’s” Reggie Bannister By RUE MORGUE STAFF The beloved actor is in especially urgent need of medical care funding. Earlier this year, a GoFundMe page was set up to help Reggie Bannister’s wife Gigi with the in-home...
by Michael Gingold | Apr 27, 2026 | Reviews
Movie Review: Shark suspenser “DEEP WATER” packs more scare in the air By MICHAEL GINGOLD Starring Aaron Eckhart, Sir Ben Kingsley and Angus SampsonDirected by Renny HarlinWritten by Pete Bridges, Shayne Armstrong, S.P. Krause and Damien PowerMagenta Light Studios...
by Rue Morgue Manor | Apr 27, 2026 | News
Obsession Turns Deadly in “Rue Morgue #230”, in Stores May 1 RUE MORGUE #230 has arrived, tracing the moment where fixation begins to distort and turn into something far more dangerous. Love, Possession, Bloodshed Kicking this issue off is an in-depth look at...
by William J. Wright | Apr 26, 2026 | Interviews
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: DAMIAN McCARTHY ON THE OLD-SCHOOL SCARES OF “HOKUM” By WILLIAM J. WRIGHT Damian Mc Carthy is quietly becoming one of the most compelling and consistently interesting voices in horror. Although he doesn’t yet have the accolades...
by Rue Morgue Manor | Apr 25, 2026 | Retrospective
Why Did We Forget 2009’s “SORORITY ROW”? By GABE THOMAS From a financial perspective, the early aughts remakes of A Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13th and Halloween make perfect sense. Who wouldn’t line up to see modern reinterpretations of...
by Rue Morgue Manor | Apr 25, 2026 | Reviews
CUFF ’26 REVIEW: SET A DATE WITH THE “MAG MAG” By RICHELLE CHARKOT Starring Mai Fukagawa, Tetchy Hirahara and Atsuko HirataWritten by Eisuke NaitoDirected by Yuriyan RetrieverThird Window Films Have you heard of the Mag Mag? She’s freakishly tall, and you have to...
by Rue Morgue Manor | Apr 25, 2026 | Books, Reviews, Tie-In Me Up Tie-In Me Down
TIE-IN ME UP, TIE-IN ME DOWN: GARTH MARENGHI’S “THIS BURSTED EARTH” IS THE GIFT THAT KEEPS ON GIVING By JOEL HARLEY In the 1980s, horror author Garth Marenghi wrote, produced, directed and starred in Darkplace, a television series set in a supernaturally challenged UK...
by Michael Gingold | Apr 23, 2026 | News
The killer kids’ show of “BUDDY” has distribution and a date By MICHAEL GINGOLD The festival favorite is coming to big screens this fall. Roadside Attractions and Saban Films have announced their acquisition of North American rights to BUDDY, which has played the...
