by Michael Gingold | Jul 3, 2024 | Exclusives, Fantasia International Film Festival, News
Exclusive teaser trailer and poster: Fantasia-premiering short chiller “BERTA” By MICHAEL GINGOLD It’s part of the festival’s highly popular Born of Woman showcase. The team behind BERTA gave us the exclusive first look at the teaser and poster for the unsettling...
by Michael Gingold | Jul 3, 2024 | Events, Fantasia International Film Festival, News
Tribute to Mike Flanagan and many more movies are part of Fantasia 2024’s final-wave announcement; full details By MICHAEL GINGOLD One of our greatest modern fright filmmakers and works from both up-and-comers and established auteurs are part of the Montreal event....
by Michael Gingold | Jul 3, 2024 | Reviews
Movie Review: “LONGLEGS” is a giant step in serial-killer cinema By MICHAEL GINGOLD Starring Maika Monroe, Nicolas Cage and Blair UnderwoodWritten and directed by Osgood PerkinsNeon Reviewing LONGLEGS at this particular juncture puts this critic in a bit of an odd...
by Kevin Hoover | Jul 3, 2024 | Books
James M. Watjen’s Novella “THE VERMIN SLEEP” is True Crime for Slasher Fans By KEVIN HOOVER The delicate fibers of the human psyche are consecrated grounds for most. However, daring fiction fans willing to unlock their inner sanctum and invite in the...
by William J. Wright | Jul 2, 2024 | News
The Cat’s Out Of The Bag! The Trailer For Mary Dauterman’s “BOOGER” Is Here By WILLIAM J.WRIGHT Grace Glowicki stars as Anna, a woman desperate to find her dead roommate’s missing cat, in BOOGER, the feature debut of filmmaker Mary...
by Kevin Hoover | Jul 2, 2024 | News
“LONGLEGS” Final Trailer Gives Nic Cage a Voice – and it’s Pure Nightmare Fuel By KEVIN HOOVER Summer ’24 is shaping up to be quite the treasure trove for horror fans, with Osgood Perkins’ LONGLEGS poised to be the standout feature...
by Michael Gingold | Jul 1, 2024 | Interviews
Exclusive Interview: “THE DEVIL’S BATH” creators Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala on psychodrama in period, puking for real and more By MICHAEL GINGOLD A strong contender for the year’s most distressing film, THE DEVIL’S BATH (just debuted on Shudder) is the latest...
by Yasmina Ketita | Jun 28, 2024 | Reviews
WEB SERIES REVIEW: “LUTHER’S MID-FRIGHT SNACK” IS A SCHLOCKY DELIGHT! By YASMINA KETITA Do you miss the ‘70s and ’80s era of hosted horror movie programs such as Al “Grampa” Lewis’ Super Scary Saturday, Moona Lisa’s Midnight...
by Michael Gingold | Jun 28, 2024 | Reviews
Movie Review: “A QUIET PLACE: DAY ONE” is a moving metropolitan monster saga By MICHAEL GINGOLD Starring Lupita Nyong’o, Joseph Quinn and Alex WolffWritten and directed by Michael SarnoskiParamount An opening title on A QUIET PLACE: DAY ONE informs that New York City...
by Dr. Benny Graves | Jun 27, 2024 | Analog Abattoir
ANALOG ABATTOIR: “A DAY OF JUDGMENT” Is Part Southern-Fried Morality Play, Part Supernatural Slasher By DR. BENNY GRAVES Starring: William T. Hicks, Harris Bloodworth and Debra BloodworthWritten by Tom McIntyreDirected by Charles ReynoldsReleased on Blu-ray by Severin...