From director Nicolas Onetti (The Red Book Ritual) comes a new horror film: What the Waters Left Behind: Scars. The film stars Agustin Olcese (Oro Negro), Clara Kovacic (The Caregiver), and Magui Bravi (The 100 Candles Game). Synopsis “An Anglo-American indie rock band that winds up stranded in Epecuén, where …
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Dude, Where’s My Egg? ‘THE LAKE’ (2022) – Review
From Epic Pictures and directors, Lee Thongkham (The Maid) (read our interview with Lee here) and Aquig Xu, is an exciting new horror/thriller: The Lake. The Lake (2022) Synopsis A girl finds a strange egg and brings it back to her village, only to later realize it was from a …
Read More »MONROE POP FEST is Bringing the Horror This Fall
Listen up Horror Fans! Monroe Pop Fest is bringing the HORROR to Monroe, MI this Fall. Tony Moran (Michael Myers) from Halloween (1978) will be in attendance. As well as three lovely WOMEN OF HORROR: Cortney Palm–Zombeavers (2014), Sushi Girl (2012), & Silent Night (2012) Hannah Fierman–V/H/S (2012) & Siren …
Read More »Interview With Filmmaker Catherine Hardwicke For ‘Prisoner’s Daughter’
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 …
Read More »‘WALL-E’ (2008) Turns 15: Doesn’t Seem Too Farfetched
In the Apocalypse, Your Best Friend Could Be a Roach Disney is no stranger to having dark elements in their stories. Hell, Bambi traumatized several generations of children. Not me though, I was already effed up from A Nightmare on Elm Street and Aliens. So for WALL-E to be a …
Read More »Adam Mason’s ‘BABY BLUE‘ (2023) Review: See You on the Other Side
“Baby Blue, Baby Blue, Don’t Look Back, Mommy’s Behind You…” Possessions, demonic curses, and ghosts make for some great movies, but do I believe in them? Nope. The thought of something so terrible happening in a particular place that it leaves energy behind seems arbitrary to me. I mean, bad …
Read More »Roxanne Benjamin‘s ‘There’s Something Wrong With The Children’ (2023) – Review
Maybe it’s just me, but when a title is a complete sentence, I’m intensely intrigued. Then add Blumhouse with the blooming director Roxanne Benjamin who produced some of my all-time favorite horrors in V/H/S and V/H/S 2, and you have my full attention. Let’s take a look at the movie …
Read More »In Defense Of Extreme Horror Films
Extreme horror films don’t get a lot of respect, and are often called unwatchable, torture porn, and even garbage. It’s understandable – it’s not a genre for everyone. For me, the violence has never been a problem as long as the filmmaker doesn’t just show it for no reason. When …
Read More »‘Twilight Zone: The Movie’ (1983): An Anthology Classic
Twilight Zone: The Movie is a science fiction/horror anthology film released in 1983. Based on the popular television series The Twilight Zone, created by Rod Serling in the 1950s, this 1980s version begins in a classic way. In a great prologue directed by John Landis, two men (played by Dan …
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