I just added a new film to my ever-growing list of favorites of this year. Mariama Diallo’s Master (our review) is just amazing. It’s thoughtful, but packs a mean punch and doesn’t fuck around with the story it’s trying to tell. It will make you think but is also super …
Read More »Interview With Writer/Director Goran Stolevski For ‘You Won’t Be Alone’
Filmmaker Goran Stolevski directorial feature-length film debut, You Won’t Be Alone, is a beautiful, heartbreaking, and poetic film. Filmed in Serbia but set in 19th century Macedonia, You Won’t Be Alone follows Nevena on her horrific journey of finding out what it’s like to be human. To celebrate the film’s …
Read More »Interview With ‘Craving’ Star Rachel Amanda Bryant
Rachel Amanda Bryant is an up and coming phenom in the indie horror industry. She’s been all over the place in the past few years, and we’ve even reviewed her roles in The After Party (2020 – our reviews here and here), 2018’s Scratch (our review), The Campus (2018 – …
Read More »Interview of Umberto Smerilli, Composer For ‘The Bunker Game’
In Roberto Zazzara’s The Bunker Game, some live-action role-playing (AKA larping) goes awry. Are the characters really playing a game? Are the dangerous occurrences the fault of the game’s planners or is something more supernatural afoot? Here are some questions with the movie’s composer, Umberto Smerilli, regarding the themes in …
Read More »Mark Cassell’s ‘Parasite Crop’ (2022) – Book Review And Author Interview
A few years ago, we reviewed the novella, Hell Cat Of The Holt (2017 – our review), by horror author Mark Cassell (our interview), and we were big fans. Now, we’re back with another release from the author called Parasite Crop. How does this one compare? Mark Cassell’s Parasite Crop …
Read More »Interview With Star Of ‘The Exorcism Of God’ Will Beinbrink
I grew up going to church every weekend and attending a Catholic school from Kindergarten through 12th grade, so I don’t like normal religious movies. But give me an exorcism horror movie with a disgraced priest as its major character? I am in! That’s what drew me to Alejandro Hidalgo’s …
Read More »Interview With Filmmaker Mickey Keating For ‘Offseason’
The first Mickey Keating film I watched was Darling, not long after it was released. It was such a beautiful film that I was instantly hooked. Mickey’s latest film, Offseason, is just as mesmerizing. Visually striking, the deserted, dark beach setting is unsettling and pretty creepy. I was lucky enough …
Read More »Interview With Avery Konrad, Star Of Epix’s ‘From’
From, the new Epix show from the team behind the beloved Lost, is scary. Not only do the monsters look like people—and even worse, people that you know—but the thought of being stuck in a place with no escape, no matter how hard you try, is terrifying. To celebrate the …
Read More »A Chat With Naomi Grossman, Star Of ‘Bite Me’ (2022)
Bite Me, a film marketed as, “a subversive romantic comedy about the real-life subculture of people who believe that they’re vampires and the IRS agent who audits them,” is a hilarious take on a rom-com disguised as a horror comedy. To celebrate the digital release of the film, I chatted …
Read More »Interview with Thomas Hamilton: Director of ‘Boris Karloff: The Man Behind The Monster’ (2021)
I had the immense pleasure of sitting down with Thomas Hamilton, the director of Boris Karloff: The Man Behind The Monster (2021 – our review). We spoke about Karloff’s impact on the horror genre, how he affected the treatment of actors, and what kinds of roles Boris would shine in today. …
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