by Michael Gingold | Apr 21, 2025 | News
Sarah Michelle Gellar, Elijah Wood, David Cronenberg (!) and more join “READY OR NOT” sequel By MICHAEL GINGOLD As if we weren’t looking forward to this one already, they’re stacking the cast to make it a must-see. Variety reports that genre faves Sarah Michelle...
by Rue Morgue Manor | Apr 20, 2025 | Reviews
CUFF ’25 REVIEW: NO DEBT OF LAUGHS IN “PORTAL TO HELL” By RICHELLE CHARKOT Starring Trey Holland, Romina D’Ugo and Keith DavidWritten and directed by Woody BessRaven Banner Entertainment In a dour office awash in gray, we find our hero, Dunn (Trey...
by Rue Morgue Manor | Apr 20, 2025 | Retrospective
MISSED MASTERPIECES: Gory, Goofy Gags Galore in “MOTEL HELL” By BILL REICK Starring Rory Calhoun, Paul Linke and Nancy ParsonsWritten by Robert Jaffe and Steven-Charles JaffeDirected by Kevin ConnorUnited Artists In the 2020s, the horror genre sometimes seems like a...
by Rue Morgue Manor | Apr 19, 2025 | Reviews
CUFF ’25 REVIEW: SIT AND STAY FOR “GOOD BOY” By RICHELLE CHARKOT Starring Indy, Shane Jensen and Larry Fessenden Directed by Ben LeonbergWritten by Alex Cannon and Ben Leonberg Few things are more exciting than when a filmmaker finds a truly unique angle...
by Rue Morgue Manor | Apr 19, 2025 | Reviews
CUFF ’25 REVIEW: “TINSMAN ROAD” REWARDS PATIENCE WITH UNIMAGINABLE TERROR By RICHELLE CHARKOT Starring Robbie Banfitch, Leslie Ann Banfitch, Salem BelladonnaWritten and directed by Robbie BanfitchFathom Film Company Although some may think that found footage...
by Shawn Macomber | Apr 19, 2025 | Exclusives, Interviews, Music
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: DEATH METAL PIONEER AND HORROR NOVELIST JEREMY WAGNER ON DISINTERING GRINDCORE SUPERGROUP EARTHBURNER By SHAWN MACOMBER Long before he founded long-running seminal Midwest death metal outfit Broken Hope or penned hellacious, high-velocity novels...
by Kevin Hoover | Apr 19, 2025 | Books, Exclusives, Interviews
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Burrow Into the Life and Work of Nick Cutter By KEVIN HOOVER Nick Cutter – the nom de plume of horror author Craig Davidson – got into the book-writing trade as a way to splay out all the creepy crawlies that slither around inside his head. But...
by William J. Wright | Apr 18, 2025 | Events, Exclusives
EXCLUSIVE: Salem Horror Fest Announces Jury Prize Winners By WILLIAM J. WRIGHT The Salem Horror Fest comes screaming back to New England’s witchiest city in just over a week, and ahead of the festivities, the event’s organizers have shared this...
by Michael Gingold | Apr 18, 2025 | News
Who is “HIM”? Teaser trailer and poster released for Jordan Peele-produced fright film By MICHAEL GINGOLD The scary side of fame is the subject of this fall release. Universal Pictures will release HIM, from Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions, to theaters September...
by Ricky J. Duarte | Apr 17, 2025 | Interviews
Exclusive Interview: “THE UGLY STEPSISTER” writer/director Emilie Blichfeldt talks placing the bloody shoe on the other foot By RICKY J. DUARTE In the great pantheon of iconic horror characters, one thing is clear: Oftentimes, the villain is the more captivating...
