John Carpenter is my favorite director, and frankly, it’s not a particularly close race. Classics like The Thing (read our 35th anniversary tribute here), Halloween, and Escape From New York are firmly entrenched on my Top 10 Films of All Time List. In some way, just about every Carpenter film …

American Psycho, a film based on the eponymous novel by Bret Easton Ellis, released on April 14th, 2000. The film was directed by Filmmaker Mary Harron (I Shot Andy Warhol 1996) and follows the story of a wealthy New York City investment banking executive, Patrick Bateman (Christian Bale: Batman franchise), who …

We Summon the Darkness (read our review – here) is a horror-comedy that doesn’t take itself too seriously and it doesn’t expect you to either. The satiric little gem fresh out of 2019’s Fantastic Fest is amusing entertainment, which I am welcoming very freely these last few weeks because of …

I’ve never done acid, but I imagine the experience must be something akin to watching Michael Reich’s (Video Town 2013) hallucinatory film, She’s Allergic to Cats. The film stars Mike Pinkney (Video Town 2013), Sonja Kinski (Dark Hearts 2014), Flula Borg (Pitch Perfect 2 2015), and Mike Daze (I Love …

This last November, I had the opportunity to host the Indie Horror Director’s Panel at Days of the Dead Chicago. I was so inspired by all of the directors. I would be remiss if I didn’t say that Director Jason Zink absolutely stood out! The way he talked about his …

On March 22, 2020, Friday the 13th: A New Beginning turned 35 years old. I’m pleased to be able to write about it today, as it has always been my fave of the series. Friday the 13th: A New Beginning is the 5th installment of the now essential Friday the …

The best thing about independent horror movies is that so many of them are made by horror fans for horror fans. When working on these films, the filmmakers know what the audience wants, because they know what they would want to see. Recently, I’ve noticed that a lot of indie directors …

We’re super stoked to announce a new Christmas horror anthology from Blood Moon Pictures, 13 Slays Till X-Mas. Learn all about this exciting anthology (with an insanely talented cast and crew!!!) down below including an exclusive interview with filmmaker P.J. Starks who goes into great detail about the project! Synopsis for …

Gunpowder & Sky, via their sci-fi label DUST, will release SEA FEVER this April. Check out the poster and trailer down below! The film stars Hermione Corfield (Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation), Connie Nielsen (Wonder Woman 1984, Gladiator), and Dougray Scott (Batwoman, Mission Impossible 2), and is the feature debut from BAFTA-winning director/writer Neasa Hardiman (Happy Valley, …

Uber producer Ant Timpson has already gifted us with so many genre favorites like Turbo Kid, The Greasy Strangler, Deathgasm, The ABCs of Death, and The Field Guide to Evil. So when it was announced that he was going to direct his first feature, you can only imagine the excitement …