by Rue Morgue Manor | Apr 1, 2025 | News
Calgary Underground Film Festival 2025 Lineup Is Here! By RICHELLE CHARKOT The Calgary Underground Film Festival returns for its 22nd year, with 41 features, eight special events (including a 48-hour movie-making challenge) and 45 shorts, all showcasing a special...
by Bill Reick | Apr 1, 2025 | Reviews
MOVIE REVIEW: “BUTCHERS BLUFF” Misses The Mark As An ’80s Horror Throwback By BILL REICK Starring Michael Fischer, Paige Steakley and Johnny HuangDirected by William Instone and Matt RifleyWritten by William Instone and Renfield RasputinBreaking...
by Michael Gingold | Apr 1, 2025 | News
“MALEVOLENCE” creator’s “THE RUSE” to be revealed in May; trailer & poster By MICHAEL GINGOLD The filmmaker here transitions from slashers to the supernatural. Writer/director Stevan Mena, the filmmaker behind the MALEVOLENCE trilogy, has THE RUSE arriving in...
by Deirdre Crimmins | Apr 1, 2025 | Reviews
BUFF ’25 Movie Review: “SISTER MIDNIGHT” arranges the marriage of comedy and horror By DEIRDRE CRIMMINS Starring Radhika Apte, Ashok Pathak and Chhaya KadamWritten and directed by Karan KandhariMagnet Releasing As satisfying as good-for-her films can be, they are...
by Michael Gingold | Apr 1, 2025 | News
Poster premiere: The agony of the feet in “THE UGLY STEPSISTER” By MICHAEL GINGOLD The new art highlights one of the Grimm sides of the Cinderella story–but far from the only one. THE UGLY STEPSISTER, a very dark and disturbing body-horror take on the classic tale...
by Michael Gingold | Apr 1, 2025 | Games, News
“WORDS TO DIE BY” is a party game with fatal consequences; details and crowdfunding info By MICHAEL GINGOLD Outrageous death scenes are the name of this game. Creator Duane Freeman has taken inspiration from an number of classic screen demises for the card game WORDS...
by Michael Gingold | Apr 1, 2025 | News
Troma, home of the Toxic Avenger et al., sold to Disney By RUE MORGUE STAFF The Mouse House will now also be home to mutants and madmen. It was announced today by Troma Entertainment that Lloyd Kaufman will no longer serve as president of the legendary 50-year-old...
by Michael Gingold | Apr 1, 2025 | News
“BRING HER BACK,” from the “TALK TO ME” team, debuts a trailer and new poster By MICHAEL GINGOLD One of the year’s most eagerly awaited horror films looks like it’s going to be pretty damn creepy. BRING HER BACK, the new film from TALK TO ME directors Danny and...
by William J. Wright | Mar 31, 2025 | Books, Exclusives
EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS: “WE’RE HERE FOR THE KRITES: THE MAKING OF CRITTERS” GOES BEHIND THE SCENES OF A CULT CLASSIC By WILLIAM J. WRIGHT Unfairly dismissed by many as a rip-off of Joe Dante’s Gremlins, filmmaker Stephen Herek’s (Bill and...
by Jeff Szpirglas | Mar 31, 2025 | Blu-ray/DVD, Reviews
4K Disc Review: ROCK AND ROLL IS HERE TO STAY-IN 4K-WITH “TRICK OR TREAT” By JEFF SZPIRGLAS Starring Marc Price, Tony Fields and Lisa OrgoliniDirected by Charles Martin SmithWritten by Joel Soisson, Michael S. Murphey and Rhet TophamRed Shirt Home Video...
