Note: This piece was written during the 2023 WGA and SGA-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, Hundreds of Beavers being covered here wouldn’t exist. It’s my favorite time of year! No, not Halloween or Christmas. My other favorite time! It’s Fantasia International Film Festival time! …

Note: This piece was written during the 2023 WGA and SGA-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, The Passenger being covered here wouldn’t exist. Last summer I watched a little indie gem called Swallowed for the Overlook Film Festival. Written and directed by Carter Smith …

Note: This piece was written during the 2023 WGA and SGA-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, Aporia being covered here wouldn’t exist. It’s my favorite time of year! No, not Halloween or Christmas. My other favorite time! It’s Fantasia International Film Festival time! …

Note: This piece was written during the 2023 WGA and SGA-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, Sharksploitation being covered here wouldn’t exist. Over the last few years there has been a plethora of silly shark movies released. Sharknado, Sharktopus, Sharks of the Corn… …

A few months ago, I stumbled upon a book called How to Survive Your Murder by Danielle Valentine (pen name for author Danielle Vega) and hot damn. It was so fucking good. So when I got an offer for her latest book, Delicate Condition – which is being called the …

If you read horror books, then you’ve heard of author Nick Cutter (pen name for Craig Davidson). Nick’s book The Breach, released on October 22, 2020 as an Audible exclusive (which means there is no print edition, it is audiobook only) has recently been adapted into a film directed by …

Back in 2003 a little indie film titled Thirteen premiered at Sundance and took the world by storm. Co-written and directed by Catherine Hardwicke (in her directorial debut), the film was loosely based on actress Nikki Reed’s (who helped co-write the script) life from ages 12-13. Controversial and troubling, Thirteen …

God is a Bullet, the new film by writer and director Nick Cassavetes (The Notebook 2004) and based on the novel by Boston Teran, is pretty fantastic. Clocking in at just over two and a half hours, it’s gory and super violent. It’s nothing like Cassavetes’ previous work, but it’s …

One thing that I really liked about the new film by Stewart Thorndike, Bad Things, is the strong LGBTQ+ characters. It’s refreshing to see new and upcoming talent as the lead in a movie, and Bad Things has four of them – Gayle Rankin (GLOW) as Ruthie, Hari Nef (Barbie …

Back in 2002, filmmaker Lucky McKee gifted us horror fans with his offbeat horror comedy gem, May. Starring Angela Bettis (Carrie 2002), Jeremy Sisto (Clueless 1995) and newcomer Anna Faris (Scary Movie 2000), May helped cement Lucky as the horror director to watch. As the years have gone by, Lucky’s …