One of the most notorious films ever made, Jörg Buttgereit’s Nekromantik, was released on January 29, 1988. Filmed on 8mm with little money and a homemade corpse, Nekromantik was courtesy of co-writers Jörg Buttgereit and Franz Rodenkirchen. It’s a nasty little number, an irreverent, late ’80s journey through perversion and …

For some, living in a small town can be hell. In Harvey, co-written by Shawn Golden and Ranelle Golden, and co-directed by Johnny Alonso and Ranelle, a tiny community is a breeding ground for insufferable behavior by many of its residents, setting in motion a series of events that change …

Taking over six years to complete, Johnny is the deeply personal psychological thriller conceptualized and crafted by John Charles Gerald. Brave enough to share the trauma he endured during his formative years, Gerald created a low-budgeted artistic equivalent to a high-dollar therapist’s couch with Johnny and tackles themes of abandonment, …

After numerous television roles and earning a stack of accolades while on stage, including a Tony Award for her Broadway performance in Jelly’s Last Jam, Tonya Pinkins set her sights on making her own film… a horror movie. Timely and terrifying, Red Pill (available on Amazon here) is Tonya Pinkins …

Back in 1987, stunning Spanish actress Christina Marsillach made an impression upon horror fans within Dario Argento’s giallo, Opera. Despite coming from an acting pedigree and establishing her own career with other notable performances such as Every Time We Say Goodbye (1986) co-starring Tom Hanks, and Marrakesh Express (1989), Christina …

Deep in the heart of Texas back in the late 1990s, an independent theater focusing on arthouse, horror, and exploitation cinema was established. Intent on bringing audiences unparalleled viewing experiences complete with beer and renegade programming, the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema solidified its residency in Austin. Proudly engaging with its early …

Extreme horror is a divisive subgenre usually suited for more seasoned horror audiences and delivers fans buckets of blood and violence. With FUKT, a new anthology that premiered at Nightmares Film Festival this year, the bloodshed is brought on by a new set of storytellers focusing on extreme horrors seen through …

Now available on VOD is the survivalist thriller, Weekend Warriors, written by Ritchie Greer and co-directed by Greer and Brett Bortle, co-starring Jason London (Dazed and Confused, The Rage: Carrie 2) and The Dentist’s Corbin Bernsen (our interview here). Deep in the woods, young siblings witness a cold-blooded murder and …

Extreme horror is a divisive subgenre usually suited for more seasoned horror audiences and delivers fans buckets of blood and violence. With FUKT, a new anthology that premiered at Nightmares Film Festival this year, the bloodshed is brought on by a new set of storytellers focusing on extreme horrors seen …

This year’s Nightmares Film Festival continues in its tradition of bringing together exceptional examples of genre filmmaking, but one film in particular, Masking Threshold, stood out from the crowd, ultimately winning the prestigious Film From Hell honor. The latest from Austrian filmmaker Johannes Grenzfurthner, founder of monochrom—an art and theory …