by Rue Morgue Manor | May 22, 2022 | Deep Dives
Fringe Benefits: Reassessing Roberta Findlay’s ’80s Horror By MARK MATICH With the initial rise of now very popular boutique DVD labels like Vinegar Syndrome, who released two of her most recognizable titles, Prime Evil and Lurkers, a few years ago, the films...
by Rue Morgue Manor | May 22, 2022 | News
Vaults of the Vatican: “STIGMATA” and Secret Gospels By MICHAEL BROWN At first glance, 1999’s Stigmata (Rupert Wainwright) seems like a typical Hollywood possession film. A girl or young woman, in this case, Frankie Paige (Patricia Arquette), begins...
by Michael Gingold | May 20, 2022 | News
“THE CROW’s” Alex Proyas is prepping a new horror movie, “SISTER DARKNESS” By MICHAEL GINGOLD The director is incorporating new virtual technology for this terror tale. 108 Media has announced its partnership with Alex Proyas’ Heretic Foundation and Mystery Clock...
by Grace Detwiler | May 19, 2022 | News
Steve KOSTANSKI’s “PSYCHO GOREMAN” WINS TWO 2022 FANGORIA CHAINSAW AWARDS Vancouver, BC & Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Horror genre director/writer/makeup FX artist Steve Kostanski and Emmy Award-winning makeup FX artist Todd Masters, founder of...
by Rue Morgue Manor | May 19, 2022 | Rue Morgue TV
Can 1989’s TABOO: THE SIXTH SENSE Foretell Your Doom? | RUE MORGUE TV LAURA HOKSTAD is joined by EVAN MILLAR to brave TABOO: THE SIXTH SENSE, the supposedly cursed Tarot card reading simulation put out by Nintendo back in 1989. Warning: this episode might...
by Michael Gingold | May 19, 2022 | News
“CRAWL’s” Barry Pepper will now “SCURRY” for his life in new horror film By MICHAEL GINGOLD Described as a “genre-raising” fright feature, it’s coming from the people behind the OPERATION RAINFALL sci-fi franchise. Film Mode Entertainment and Sparke Films have...
by Michael Gingold | May 19, 2022 | News
Neon takes the hallucinatory horror film “ENYS MEN” By MICHAEL GINGOLD Harking back to classic British chillers, the movie will be premiering at the Cannes Film Festival in the Directors’ Fortnight section. Neon has announced its acquisition of ENYS MEN, the second...
by Michael Gingold | May 18, 2022 | Interviews
Alex Garland talks the personal, unusual and surrealistic horror of “MEN” By KEN MICHAELS When the moderator of a Q&A following a special critics’ screening of Alex Garland’s MEN refers to it as a “mindfudge” movie, the writer/director is quick to clarify: It’s a...
by William J. Wright | May 18, 2022 | Exclusives, News
Shudder acquires Dutch supernatural shocker, “MOLOCH” By WILLIAM J. WRIGHT In an exclusive announcement, AMC’s premium horror streaming service, Shudder, has revealed to RUE MORGUE that it has acquired the rights to Dutch director Nico van den...
by William J. Wright | May 18, 2022 | Events
Run for your lives! BLOBFEST is back for 2022 By WILLIAM J. WRIGHT Beware of the blob … again! After hosting a virtual event during the COVID-19 pandemic, BLOBFEST will be creeping, leaping, gliding, and sliding back live and in-person to the historic Colonial...