Released on May 1, 1987, Michael Gornick’s Creepshow 2 just happens to turn 35 this month. That’s some respectable company to be in. The summer of 1987 was epic for movie releases. I can’t even begin to do it full justice. Let me just mention a few: The Lost Boys, …

“Let me tell you of the days of high adventure!” John Milius’ Conan the Barbarian (1982) is one kickass sword and sorcery flick. The film launched Arnold Schwarzenegger (End of Days 1999 – our retro review) into megastardom despite the Austrian Oak having minimal dialogue. A thrilling and gorgeous production, the …

I got the opportunity to sit down with Jay Cheel and Brian Robertson, the creators of Cursed Films, a standout series on Shudder about sets of famous films that have dark events connected to them. Jay writes and directs the series, while Brian produces it. Cursed Films has just begun it’s …

Check out all of the stuff you can see on Shudder next month! Between the Shudder Original movies and series, new horror films and some of our favorite genre classics, there’s something for everyone this April. New Shudder Originals And Exclusives Night’s End – Premieres March 31 In Night’s End, an anxious …

Phil Tippett has contributed more to the magic found in movies than he gets recognition for. A true wizard behind the curtain, Tippett first became enthralled with the worlds of stop-motion and creature creation thanks to the works of Ray Harryhausen, but his own innate abilities would prove to be …

Is Andrew Currie’s Fido, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 7, 2006, underrated? It’s not like no one’s ever heard of it, and it seems well-liked. Still, for whatever reason, I get a sense that it’s a bit overlooked, even on its 15-year anniversary. Then again, this …

Established in 2009, Horrible Imaginings Film Festival has become a genre fave. According to their website, HIFF “showcases the newest voices in horror, sci-fi and fantasy genre cinema.” From September 2 – 5, 2021, the festival is not only going virtual for those of us not in the Santa Ana …

As a child of the early 1980’s, few films sparked my imagination the way Clash of the Titans (1981) did. Even though it followed visual FX extravaganzas like Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, and Superman, Ray Harryhausen’s painstaking stop motion work was still more than capable of inciting wonder …

In his stunning feature debut, Filmmaker Alex Noyer electrified audiences with Sound of Violence during its world premiere at the virtual celebration of the renowned SXSW film festival in March 2021. After producing films in tandem with his love of music for the last few years, Noyer eventually heeded the …

The MAKE COOL SH!T podcast is a non-fiction podcast that is recorded in docu-series style capturing the process of all the grit and nuance of filmmaking in the modern age. Season 1 of MAKE COOL SH!T: Make a Movie, documents the making of the horror/comedy feature film, Scare Me (read our review – HERE) directed …