by Michael Gingold | Apr 10, 2026 | Reviews
Movie Review: Netflix’s “THRASH” could be shark fans’ treasure By MICHAEL GINGOLD Starring Phoebe Dynevor, Whitney Peak and Djimon HounsouWritten and directed by Tommy WirkolaNetflix/Sony Just as nature has its circle of life, so does nature-amok cinema have its own...
by Michael Gingold | Apr 10, 2026 | Reviews
Movie Review: New “FACES OF DEATH” is stronger on presenting death than facing up to it By MICHAEL GINGOLD Starring Barbie Ferreira, Dacre Montgomery and Josie TotahDirected by Daniel GoldhaberWritten by Isa Mazzei and Daniel GoldhaberIndependent Film Company/Shudder...
by Michael Gingold | Apr 9, 2026 | Interviews
Exclusive Interview: Director Scott Glosserman launches the long-awaited “BEHIND THE MASK II: THE RETURN OF LESLIE VERNON” By MICHAEL GINGOLD Fans have been waiting for a sequel to BEHIND THE MASK: THE RISE OF LESLIE VERNON, and filmmaker Scott Glosserman has been...
by Rob Freese | Apr 9, 2026 | Exclusives, Interviews, Recollections From a Rotting Brain
Recollections From A Rotting Brain: “THE BROOD” And Beyond With Cindy Hinds By ROB FREESE Cindy Hinds made an indelible impression on audiences at age 8 as a child caught in her parents’ custody battle in David Cronenberg’s divorce drama/body horror The...
by Michael Gingold | Apr 9, 2026 | Exclusives, News
Exclusive clip: A taste of hallucinatory horror from giallo homage “SATURNALIA” By MICHAEL GINGOLD Experience a few of the colors of darkness from the just-released movie. SATURNALIA is now available for rent or purchase on Prime Video. Daniel Lerch directed the film...
by Michael Gingold | Apr 9, 2026 | News
“FRANKIE, MANIAC WOMAN” rampages this month; red-band trailer & poster By MICHAEL GINGOLD She’s mad as hell and not going to take it any more. FRANKIE, MANIAC WOMAN is coming to select theaters April 24 from Two Witches Films. Pierre Tsigaridis directed from a...
by Rue Morgue Manor | Apr 8, 2026 | Events
CALGARY UNDERGROUND FILM FESTIVAL 2026 LINEUP IS HERE! By BREANNA WHIPPLEThe CALGARY UNDERGROUND FILM FESTIVAL returns for its 23rd year, with 45 feature-length films, 35 shorts and six extra-special events from April 16 through 26 at the Globe Cinema. With a lineup...
by Michael Gingold | Apr 8, 2026 | News
*UPDATE with photos* Look out, NYC: “EXIT 8’s” Walking Man is coming to your subways today! By MICHAEL GINGOLD Check out The Walking Man’s visits to New York City’s subways below! If you’re in the Big Apple—or beneath it—you can (briefly) live the movie that opens...
by Michael Gingold | Apr 8, 2026 | News
Killer-scarecrow flick “STRAWSTALKER” explores the lighter side of found footage; trailer & poster By MICHAEL GINGOLD The rural horror figure is now invading Los Angeles. Indie Rights will release Dark Atlantic Studios’ STRAWSTALKER later this spring. The...
by Michael Gingold | Apr 8, 2026 | News
Witness the dark side of movieland in “HOLLYWOOD HELLS’” trailer & poster By MICHAEL GINGOLD What goes on behind these scenes is as violent and cruel as anything on the screen. Black Mandala has released the trailer and poster for HOLLYWOOD HELLS, written and...