Tag Archives: Andrew van den Houten

When I first stumbled upon the 2013 folklore film, Jug Face, I had no idea what to expect. I had never heard of the filmmaker behind the project, Chad Crawford Kinkle, so I had to go on the synopsis alone: When she learns the supernatural pit worshipped by her remote …

Gravitas Ventures and Kamikaze Dogfight are joining forces to produce and distribute new Horror/Thriller films. The two companies were kind enough to send us a press release outlining the agreement. Read on for the details! From The Gravitas Ventures Press Release LOS ANGELES (May 29, 2020) – Gravitas Ventures, a …

Giant Pictures has announced the long-awaited Digital HD launch of writer/director Michael Reich’s semi-autobiographical experimental comedy She’s Allergic to Cats. This is the debut feature from music video director Michael Reich. The film is based in large part on his own experiences of life in Los Angeles. Reich spent years grooming dogs, documenting …

Anyone who knows me or has read my PopHorror bio knows that I love everything about Lucky McKee’s (read our interview with him here) film, The Woman (2011), which was based on the Off Season book series by the late Jack Ketchum. This cannibalistic gem is actually a sequel to Andrew …

We’re thrilled to announce that The Ranger, Shudder Labs master and Glass Eye Pix alum Jenn Wexler’s directorial debut, has found Blu-ray and DVD distribution through A71 Entertainment. The Canadian film distributor picked up the festival (and PopHorror) favorite after the film crushed it at its Toronto After Dark Film Festival premiere. The …

As reported exclusively on Variety, Glass Eye Pix’s throwback slasher, The Ranger (read our review of the film here), will be coming to Shudder in 2019. The horror/thriller/suspense subscription VOD service have acquired the US, UK, Australian, New Zealand and French rights to the punk rock slasher following the film’s …

Ever since catching the film, Jug Face, back in 2013, I’ve been a huge fan of Larry Fessenden. I immediately went through his IMDb page, looking for more films to watch. I had no idea how far his influence reached… he’s been directing shorts and indie films since 1978, but …

In Jenn Wexler’s film, The Ranger, a group of teens take off into the woods to party and piss off the locals. Sound familiar? On the surface, The Ranger does have a lot in common with many of the cabin in the woods slasher subgenre flicks that we’ve seen over …

Some people just amaze me with how talented they are. You can tell by their projects that they know what they’re doing and can deliver a story in a way that no else can. This can be said about director Aaron B. Koontz. Most know him from his bizarrely wonderful …

Anyone who has spent enough time on social media nowadays knows there is no shortage of hatred that festers when differing opinions collide. In a world where everyone is connected online 24/7 and armed with their biased opinions, there is no better way to create New World scares than by developing …