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One of my favorite shorts of 2020 is hands down the brilliant horror, Red Light, which premiered at the Telluride Horror Show 2020. It was written and directed by Alex Kahuam (Escondida, Forgiveness). Red Light was a proof of concept and stars horror icons Ted Raimi (Ash vs. Evil Dead, …

Obsessive-compulsive disorder, more commonly known by its acronym OCD, is a torturous mental illness imprisoning an individual in vicious cycles of repetitive thoughts and rituals. Driven by irrational fears—consciously or subconsciously—that something horrible may happen without completion, the afflicted person is compelled to perform tasks a number of times until …

Tooth 4 Tooth is the latest film from Writer/Director Alice Maio Mackay (Smothered, Love and Blood, Book Club) and co-writer Benjamin Pahl Robinson (SplitTed, Inquisition, Passages). The cast includes Vincent Donato (Wrong Tracks 2018), Chris Asimos (Fags In The Fast Lane 2017), Shabana Azeez (Love, Guns and Level-ups TV series), …

Stucco is an SXSW 2020-nominated short film with a star-studded cast that is now available on Gunpowder & Sky’s horror brand ALTER. This is a pretty powerful story that will stick with you long after you’re done watching it. This short was co-directed and co-written by Janina Gavankar (True Blood, …

The SXSW 2020-nominated short film, Stucco (read our review – here). was released in theaters nationwide on March 6. It is now available on Gunpowder & Sky’s horror brand ALTER and I can’t recommend it enough. I was lucky enough to chat with one of the directors and writers of …

Love is filling the air as Valentine’s Day quickly approaches, leaving Halloween fanatics longing for their favorite time of year. However, up-and-coming filmmaker Elwood Quincy Walker (Kissed 2019) has just the remedy for this monster mash love sickness with his horror short, Trick. Packing a big punch with its brief …

Ding-Dong premiered at the 2019 Fantastic Fest under the paired-shorts category. It was super fun and surprising. I was happy to see it was different from any other short I’ve seen recently. Synopsis for Ding-Dong An inane chat is interrupted with a sudden outburst of violence, followed by an insistent …

There are so many shorts at this year’s Boston Underground Film Festival, it was hard to choose only a few to review. After checking out the Futuristic Wrist Watch music video I Owe You One Banana And Two Black Eyes (read the review here) for the fest, I had no …

Have you ever experienced an uncontrollable surge of fear and panic from which you cannot find relief? A nightmare from which you cannot wake? A horror film you’re forced to experience on repeat without a pause option? Several years ago, this was my reality… a living Hell far scarier than …

Cursed objects have haunted the horror community for years, unleashing terrifying spirits, opening nightmarish doors to Hell, and summoning the dead. With stories of such objects rumored to be inspired by actual events, such as The Conjuring films and practically anything featuring a Ouija board, this genre angle has a …