Relentless independent filmmaker and Tampa Bay Screams horror convention founder Sean Donohue is at it again. Currently running a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo for his latest feature, Zed’s Dead, it is clear that the prolific provocateur has not abandoned his sleazy roots. Zed’s Dead promises gore, girls, and exploitation on …
Read More »Adam Egypt Mortimer’s ‘Archenemy’ (2020): An Anti-Hero Genre Mashup Movie Review
Adam Egypt Mortimer (read our interviews with him here and here) is a filmmaker I have come to deeply admire. Beginning with the supernatural, bully, revenge film of Some Kind of Hate (2015) to the thoughtful yet terrifying look into the horrors of mental health with Daniel Isn’t Real (2019 …
Read More »George James Fraser’s ‘Scaring Sheri,’ First Short In The ‘United States Of Horror’ Series: First Stop New Hampshire
George James Fraser (read our interview with him here) is back in the director’s chair for his latest film, Scaring Sheri. After delivering several shorts, including the wicked tale of a taunted ballerina with Balletomane (2019) and the seductive nature of Salt and Iron (2019 – read our review here), …
Read More »The Talented Mr. Sibley: An Interview With ‘The Box’ Filmmaker Sasha Sibley
The Box, written and directed by Sasha Sibley—an award-winning graduate of Loyola Marymount University in L.A.— explores some heavy universal themes in a deeply personal and creative space. Starring Graham Jenkins in a painfully relatable performance as struggling actor, Tyler Stevens, The Box follows him in Hollywood as his dreams …
Read More »The Dedication Behind The Extreme Horror Sensation, 29 Needles – An Interview With Filmmaker Scott Philip Goergens
It was a gray, overcast day when I had the opportunity to speak to artist and filmmaker Scott Philip Goergens; a day much like those depicted within his movie, 29 Needles, as if nature was helping set the perfect backdrop to my morning conversation. My mind was still reeling from …
Read More »Looking Back At The Significance Of ‘Scanners’ (1981) – Retro Review
In the late 1970s, fledgling Canadian filmmaker David Cronenberg introduced the world to his unique brand of horror. After completing three features—the first, which focused on parasitic psychosexual mania in Shivers (1975), then on to the uncommon, aggressive outbreak of Rabid (1977), and eventually, to mutant offspring in The Brood …
Read More »Interview With ‘Hacksaw’ (2020) Producer And Actress Amy Cay
Hacksaw—a new found footage slasher coming our way on January 5th—is quickly climbing the chart for Amazon’s top 100 New Release pre-sales! Written and directed by passionate newcomer Anthony Leone (read our interview here) and inspired by some of the best the genre has to offer, Hacksaw follows the doomed …
Read More »Interview With ‘Hacksaw’ (2020) Writer And Director Anthony Leone
Writer and directer Anthony Leone—a passionate, new addition to the genre—will have his feature film debut with Hacksaw, under the Midnight Releasing banner, January 5th on Vimeo On Demand. A found footage style slasher, Hacksaw follows newly engaged couple Ashley (Amy Cay) and Tommy (Brian Butler) as they head home …
Read More »Fred Vogel’s ‘The Final Interview’ (2018) – Movie Review
After nearly a decade of taking a break from the director’s chair, Fred Vogel comes back in rare form for his latest feature, The Final Interview. Over the years, Vogel’s name has become synonymous with unrepentant gore—largely due to the infamous nature of the August Underground trilogy which he co-wrote …
Read More »Austin Film Festival 2020: Interview With ‘Murder Bury Win’ Director Michael Lovan
With an irresistibly brilliant blending of horror and humor, Filmmaker Michael Lovan is beginning to find success on the festival circuit with the flick he lovingly helped bring to fruition, Murder Bury Win. Not only an Official Selection of the Austin Film Festival 2020 but also highlighted as a Staff …
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