by Michael Gingold | Dec 23, 2021 | Interviews
“TITANE”: Julia Ducournau talks one of 2021’s most celebrated horror films By MICHAEL GINGOLD Since it won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival in July, TITANE has kept on racking up the accolades, and landed on numerous end-of-year best lists (including ours)....
by Michael Gingold | Dec 22, 2021 | Reviews
Michael Gingold’s Best Horror Films of 2021 As the movie business struggled to right itself after being upended by the pandemic in 2020, horror kept right on chugging along. As has been the case for years now, a lot of the best stuff came from the independent sector,...
by Michael Gingold | Dec 22, 2021 | News
A “YULETIDE HORROR” announcement and poster for Christmas By MICHAEL GINGOLD The forthcoming documentary promises to be a gift for fans of holiday fear fare. Producer Kieran Nolan Jones, the filmmaker behind TEEN SCREAMS (which he told us about here), got in touch...
by Rue Morgue Manor | Dec 22, 2021 | Rue Morgue TV
Why “Black Christmas” Is Still Essential Holiday Viewing Tis the season for a classic. Join RJ NADON of KILLER CANUCK for a falalala-look at Bob Clark’s seminal 1974 horror masterpiece BLACK CHRISTMAS! For more spooky fun, visit RUE MORGUE TV on...
by Grace Detwiler | Dec 21, 2021 | Blu-ray/DVD
Sarah Adina Smith’s Acclaimed 2014 Debut Feature “THE MIDNIGHT SWIM” for Digital And Home Video Re-Release Yellow Veil Pictures announces the acquisition of Sarah Adina Smith’s THE MIDNIGHT SWIM through their distribution arm for North American release....
by Andrea Subissati | Dec 21, 2021 | Faculty of Horror
Feelin’ a little woozy? Join the Faculty of Horror for an all-new episode on “SCREAM!” Do you like scary movies? Because Wes Craven’s Scream sure does! In this episode, Andrea and Alex tackle the game-changing film, discussing its origins, impact and...
by Rue Morgue Manor | Dec 21, 2021 | Interviews
Molly C. Quinn on Bringing “Agnes” to Life Behind (and In Front Of) The Camera By RACHEL REEVES In Mickey Reece’s new indie horror film AGNES, demons take many forms. For the titular Agnes (played by Hayley McFarland), her demons are reminiscent of the...
by Rue Morgue Manor | Dec 21, 2021 | Interviews
Timothy Stuart Jones Gives Us A Peek Inside the Score for “Hide and Seek” By RACHEL REEVES In director Joel David Moore’s new film HIDE AND SEEK, class and chaos collide. A reimagining of Jung Huh’s 2013 Korean film of the same name, this new American...
by Michael Gingold | Dec 20, 2021 | News
Vikings get violent in the trailer for “THE NORTHMAN,” from Robert Eggers (“THE WITCH,” “THE LIGHTHOUSE”) By MICHAEL GINGOLD It’s the filmmaker’s most lavish period piece yet, but still dark as hell. Focus Features has released the trailer and poster for THE NORTHMAN,...
by Michael Gingold | Dec 20, 2021 | Retrospective
Staring into the Dark: Re-evaluating 2020’s “THE GRUDGE” By PATRICK BRENNAN “I should never listen to you. You told me Nicolas Pesce’s THE GRUDGE was not good. I just watched it. You were wrong.” Filmmaker, musician and former Fangoria editor Chris Alexander wrote...
