One of the great joys of reviewing films is watching a talented director tell a complete story or a fully realized snippet of life in a short period of time. Recently, I had the privilege of reviewing the Ethereal Fantasies block of shorts from the North Bend Film Fest 2021, …

Available now from Vesuvian Books is a new novel from Jim Potts called Defending a Serial Killer: The Right to Counsel. Synopsis: In 1982, ambitious law student Jim Potts was recruited to assist in writing a death penalty appeal for notorious convicted serial killer, Michael Dee Mattson. In DEFENDING A SERIAL …

Producer Michael Joy and Director Thomas Walton (Room 9) have joined forces to make an upcoming new horror film called Camp of Terror. The cast so far includes Shawn C. Phillips (Scream Bloody Murder) and Lauren Francesca (Construction). Synopsis: They say, “You cross paths with at least 20 killers in …

Coming soon to in Demand and Digital from Uncork’d Entertainment and director BJ Verot (After the Rain) is a new horror film called The Return (2020 – read our review here). The film stars Richard Harmon (The 100 TV series), Sara Thompson (Night Hunter), Echo Anderson (Cult of Chucky), and Marina Stephenson-Kerr …

Director Thomas Walton (Dreams) has announced that sequel to his newly released film, Room 9, called Room 9…They Turned Us Into Killers. The film will start shooting this August. It will star much of the original Room 9 cast including Scout Taylor-Compton (Halloween 2007), Michael Berryman (The Hills Have Eyes), …

This month, one of my favorite horror films, Michael Wadleigh’s (Woodstock) Wolfen (1981), celebrates its forty year anniversary. Unlike many werewolf films, Wolfen goes beyond the normal hack and slash and chooses instead to delve deep into issues like power, mysticism, and ecological welfare. Synopsis: A city cop is assigned to …

Following the success of the B-movie Ouija Shark over a year ago, Wild Eye Releasing announced the principal photography will be completed this year on the sequel, Ouija Shark 2. It will be directed by and starring John Migliore (Exorcism of the Dead). It will also feature Kylie Gough, Simon …

A trailer has been released for Paralyzed By Fear directed by Glenn Berggoetz (To Die Is Hard) and released by BayView Entertainment. The film stars Kane Hodder (Hatchet), Haidyn Harvey (I Sell the Dead), Andrea Rabold (Evil Intent), and Maya Grace (Trashslotation). Synopsis: When Chemock, a 15th-century demon, is unwittingly unleashed …

An official trailer has been released for Dash Shaw’s (My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea) new animated film, Cryptozoo. The film features the voice work of Lake Bell (No Escape), Michael Cera (Superbad), Emily Davis (Almost Family), and Alex Karpovsky (Girls TV series). It will be available on …

Coming soon to Digital and DVD is an new crime thriller directed by Mike Burns (Capturing the Prince) called Out of Death. The film stars Bruce Willis (Die Hard), Jaime King (Sin City), and Lala Kent (Hard Kill). It will be available on digital on August 2, 2021, and on …