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Movie Review: ‘The Retaliators’ (2022 ) Delivers Chaotic, Bloody Revenge

The Retaliators

The Retaliators (2022) is a film that I’ve been wanting to see ever since it appeared on my radar after PopHorror’s Screamfest Horror Film Festival review. You may read another writer’s review here. The film sounds right up my alley. A horror-thriller about revenge, which who doesn’t love a good …

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Elvar Gunnarsson’s New Horror Comedy, ‘It Hatched’ (2021), Available on VOD – A New Nightmare is Born

It Hatched

Director: Elvar Gunnarsson Starring: Gunnar Kristinsson Vivian Ólafsdóttir Þór Túliníus Halldróra Geirharðsdóttir Magnús Ómarsson Synopsis: Pétur and Mira move from Nashville, TE, to a remote fjord in Iceland in search of peace and serenity. Their plans are horrifically altered when an ancient demon escapes from under their basement floor and …

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Check out the official trailer and poster for ‘NANNY’

NANNY

Check out the official trailer and poster for NANNY! This film is the haunting and award-winning debut feature from writer/director Nikyatu Jusu. It stars Anna Diop (US), Michelle Monaghan (Mission: Impossible – Fallout), Sinqua Walls (American Soul), Morgan Spector (The Gilded Age), Rose Decker (Mare of Easttown), and Leslie Uggams …

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Horror Short Review: Downright Creepy’s ‘PIROUETTE’ (2022)

Downright Creepy has released its very first short film called PIROUETTE. The film was directed and produced by Peter Howard and Glenn Delaney. It stars Ani Priyo and Hannah Sims. Check out my review down below and then watch this creepy little horror short with the lights off! Synopsis for …

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Official Trailer and Poster for ‘Masking Threshold’ From Drafthouse Films

Check out the official trailer and poster for Masking Threshold. The film was directed by Johannes Grenzfurthner (read our interview with him – HERE) as well as co-written by himself and Samantha Lienhard. It features Ethan Haslam as the voice of the protagonist and Katharina Rose as Dana. The film …

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New Trailer for ‘Spirit Halloween: The Movie’ Delivers Nostalgic Vibes!

SPIRIT HALLOWEEN: THE MOVIE.

Strike Back Studios has released the second trailer for its upcoming film, SPIRIT HALLOWEEN: THE MOVIE. Produced by Hideout Pictures and Particular Crowd, the film is inspired by the nation’s largest Halloween retailer, Spirit Halloween. The film is the feature directorial debut of David Poag and stars Christopher Lloyd, Rachael …

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GenreBlast 2022: Troma Tries Social Commentary Satire With Liam Regan’s ‘Eating Miss Campbell’ (2022)

Cannibalism seems to be making a comeback in horror lately. In past generations of filmmaking, it was usually something done by an “other,” be it a long lost tribe like in Cannibal Holocaust or a devious doctor like Hannibal Lecter, there was always a degree of separation. Now, that separation …

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Scott Friend’s ‘To The Moon’ – Official Trailer Released by 1091 Pictures

To The Moon is a new psychological thriller from young director Scott Friend. The official trailer has been released by 1091 Pictures, and To The Moon which stars Friend, Will Brill (The OA 2016, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel 2017), and Madeleine Morgenweck (The Dark End of the Street 2020), will …

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Interview with Cameron Cowperthwaite, Star of “American Horror Stories: Necro”

At the beginning of the summer, the second season of American Horror Stories premiered on Hulu, giving fans new and twisted tales to look forward to each week. So far, we’ve seen human dolls (“Dollhouse”), ghost-sensing doorbell cameras (“Aura”), club-going serial killers (“Drive”), cowpox-wound-sucking Puritans (“Milkmaids”), mirror-residing urban legends (“Bloody …

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Lisa Ovies and Raimi Productions Team Up for EmpowHer Female Film Program

Lisa Ovies (Puppet Killer) and Raimi Film Productions are teaming up to support EmpowHer Female Film Program. If you’re a female filmmaker looking to get into an exciting new film program, this news is for you. Synopsis: Ovies launched the program earlier this spring after years of traveling the film festival …

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