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PAYTON MCCARTY-SIMAS
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Mommy Fearest! Hanna Bergholm On The Maternal Mayhem of “NIGHTBORN”
We catch up with the creative force behind one of the year's most frightening films, fresh from her Cheval Noir…
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Payton McCarty-Simas
Exclusive Interview: Georgia Bernstein and Cemre Paksoy on “NIGHT NURSE” And The Return of Nurseploitation
The director and star on bringing blend trauma, titillation and TLC back to the cinema.
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Payton McCarty-Simas
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: MAIKA MONROE GOES “VICTORIAN PSYCHO”
The steely star of "IT FOLLOWS" returns in the upcoming film adaptation of the best-selling Gothic horror novel by Virginia…
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Payton McCarty-Simas
INTERVIEW: Candy and Grime! Director Natalie Erika James And The Cast Of “SACCHARINE”
It's a sugar rush of terror! The filmmaker and stars behind the new supernatural body horror movie drop some sweet…
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Payton McCarty-Simas
MOVIE REVIEW: “HOKUM” Masterfully Prints the Witch Legend – with a Cackle!
Damian Mc Carthy's latest is a riotous horror thrill ride that delivers surgically composed scares and big laughs with equal…
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Payton McCarty-Simas
OVERLOOK FILM FESTIVAL REVIEW: “LEVITICUS” Is Engaging But Derivative
Adrian Chiarella's debut feature follows a 2014 favorite a little too closely.
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Payton McCarty-Simas
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: ALEXANDRA HELLER-NICHOLAS TALKS “1000 WOMEN IN HORROR” AND “CHAIN REACTIONS”
The award-winning author, director and genre scholar opens up about the film version of her groundbreaking book and the evolving…
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Payton McCarty-Simas
RETROSPECTIVE: A Faux Doc About A Faux Doc – 1999’S “CURSE OF THE BLAIR WITCH” In Context
In this excised essay from their second book, "THAT VERY WITCH," author and genre scholar Payton McCarty-Simas examines a post-postmodern…
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Payton McCarty-Simas
New Book Releases for July 2025
The blistering July sun is reason enough to spend some time indoors reading this summer's hottest new releases.
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Kevin Hoover
EXCLUSIVE: Let “THAT VERY WITCH” Cast A Spell On You This July
RUE MORGUE contributor Payton McCarty-Simas' upcoming book is a deep dive into cinematic witchcraft. See the cover now!
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William J. Wright