by Michael Gingold | Jul 26, 2022 | News
“WNUF HALLOWEEN SPECIAL” sequel gets a title, poster and premiere By MICHAEL GINGOLD Chris LaMartina’s follow-up to his cult favorite is another homage to our favorite holiday. On his Twitter and Facebook, LaMartina revealed that his WNUF HALLOWEEN SPECIAL sequel is...
by Michael Gingold | Jul 26, 2022 | News
A24’s trailer and poster reveal the origin of “PEARL” in Ti West’s “X” prequel By MICHAEL GINGOLD Mia Goth returns to show just how her farmbound character first turned murderous. PEARL, billed as “The X-traordinary origin story,” arrives in theaters September 16...
by William J. Wright | Jul 25, 2022 | Interviews
Bow Before Blothar! Musician Michael Bishop talks Shudder’s “THIS IS GWAR” By WILLIAM J. WRIGHT THIS IS GWAR, the new Shudder Exclusive documentary from filmmaker Scott Barber is not the story of the misfit Scumdogs of the Universe, exiled to conquer...
by Grace Detwiler | Jul 22, 2022 | News
Sci-Fi Thriller “THE ARTIFICE GIRL” Premieres Tomorrow at Fantasia; Trailer & Poster Fantasia Film Festival, 2022 – Tense, taut, and timely, THE ARTIFICE GIRL is the feature directorial debut from Florida-based writer/director Franklin Ritch. An...
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...
