by Michael Gingold | Jul 12, 2024 | News
Dates and details announced for “Fresh Hell” horror trilogy, with posters; trailer released for “THE EXORCISM OF SAINT PATRICK” By MICHAEL GINGOLD The trio of independent fright features launches in late summer with a conversion-therapy chiller. Cranked Up will...
by Michael Gingold | Jul 12, 2024 | Reviews
Movie Review: Don’t let “LUMINA” abduct two hours of your life By MICHAEL GINGOLD Starring Rupert Lazarus, Sidney Nicole Rogers and Andrea TividarWritten and directed by Gino McKoyGoldove Entertainment Some science fiction thrillers are inspired by ALIEN; others take...
by Michael Gingold | Jul 12, 2024 | Retrospective
Autopsy of a Dead Project: “THE NIGHT OWL ONLY BLINKS TWICE” By DAMIAN K. LAHEY While dead bodies were being stacked in coolers during the pandemic, I edited SIMPLE LIKE SILVER, a microbudget existential mystery that saw the return of Cristina Marsillach, star of...
by Michael Gingold | Jul 11, 2024 | News
New clip: A portrait of terror from “THE INHERITANCE” By MICHAEL GINGOLD Peyton List is the picture of death in this excerpt from the supernatural chiller. Vertical releases THE INHERITANCE tomorrow in select theaters and on VOD platforms. Directed by Alejandro...
by Michael Gingold | Jul 11, 2024 | Exclusives, News
Exclusive clip from hallucinogenic horror film “THE TRIP” By MICHAEL GINGOLD Premiering next week, the indie chiller has some familiar genre faces in its cast. Terror Films Releasing debuts THE TRIP next Friday, July 19 on its YouTube channel, including a live chat...
by Michael Gingold | Jul 11, 2024 | News
Fantasia ’24 premiere “RITA,” from the creator of “LA LLORONA,” finds a home and a date at Shudder By MICHAEL GINGOLD The frightening fable has been compared to the early works of Guillermo del Toro. Shudder has announced its acquisition of Jayro Bustamente’s RITA,...
by Michael Gingold | Jul 11, 2024 | News
Teaser trailer emerges for Coralie Fargeat’s crazy and brilliant “THE SUBSTANCE” By MICHAEL GINGOLD The director of REVENGE has one of the year’s most twisted and striking genre films coming later this year. MUBI will release THE SUBSTANCE to theaters in the U.S., UK,...
by Dr. Benny Graves | Jul 10, 2024 | Analog Abattoir
Analog Abattoir: 1989’s “NIGHTMARE BEACH” Is A Bloody Spring Break Rager By DR. BENNY GRAVES Starring Sarah Buxton, John Saxon and Michael ParksWritten by Vittorio Rambaldi and Harry KirkpatrickDirected by Harry Kirkpatrick and Umberto Lenzi (uncredited)Released...
by Michael Gingold | Jul 10, 2024 | Interviews
Exclusive Interview: “LONGLEGS” star Maika Monroe on the Nicolas Cage experience and more By MICHAEL GINGOLD A decade ago, Maika Monroe made quite an entrance into the horror scene as star of David Robert Mitchell’s terrifying sleeper IT FOLLOWS, and also co-starred...
by Michael Gingold | Jul 10, 2024 | News
Devon Sawa vs. the Wendigo in “CONSUMED,” out next month; trailer & poster By MICHAEL GINGOLD The forest-bound creature feature is the latest from the Butcher Brothers. Brainstorm Media releases CONSUMED in select theaters and on VOD platforms August 16. Directed...
