Hmm, a documentary about found footage of paranormal aliens? Ok, I’m listening. Now, these aren’t just a few of my favorite things. They’re “Things that freak me out. For $700 Alex!” Or should I say, Ash Hamilton (Play With Me (2018), the writer, and director of Holes In The Sky. …
Read More »Polish horror film ‘FUGUE’ Makes Its North American Debut – Review
Fugue: “a loss of awareness of one’s identity, often coupled with flight from one’s usual environment, associated with certain forms of hysteria and epilepsy.” According to Google’s dictionary, the definition of Fugue is as unnerving and ambiguous as Polish director Agnieszka Smoczynska’s (The Lure 2015) 2018 release of the same …
Read More »Peter Hurd’s Horror Novel ‘XOLO’ Is Available Now
Director Peter Hurd (read our review of his film, The Control Group, here) just released his first horror novel! It’s called XOLO, and Peter was kind enough to give us an exclusive first look at the cover before the launch. It looks like a great read. Paul Allen of BlueInk …
Read More »A Love Letter To ‘Little Shop of Horrors’
Asking a horror fan what their favorite horror movie is is like asking a food critic what their favorite dish is; it all depends on the mood. Sometimes I’m in the mood for a complex psychological thriller and will throw on Jacob’s Ladder. Other times, I just want to see …
Read More »Available Now on Tubi: Horror Western ‘HOMESTEAD’ (2023)
Available now to stream on Tubi from October Coast and director Ehrland Hollingsworth (Family Therapy) is a new horror western: Homestead. The film stars Brian Krause (Sleepwalkers, Charmed), Jamie Bernadette (I Spit on Your Grave: Deja Vu), and Diamond Dallas Page (The Devil’s Rejects). Homestead Synopsis In this nail-biting mesh …
Read More »Psychosis Baby Blues: ‘ADALYNN’ (2023) – Movie Review
Only a few things come to mind as more difficult than becoming a new parent. Now add living with untreated mental illness and grieving trauma. Mixed in some baby blues and postpartum psychosis and you’ve got a recipe for real-life elevated horror cinema. Adalynn(2023) Synopsis After Adalynn’s husband goes away …
Read More »Scarring Social Horror: ‘SPEAK NO EVIL’ (2022) – Spoiler-Free Review
Before I became a father, I can remember some friends telling me “You don’t know what love is until you have kids”. What they should’ve said is, “You don’t know what fear is.” I can’t think of a more unacceptable horror than not being able to protect my children. We …
Read More »‘FIRE IN THE SKY’ (1993) 30th Anniversary Retro Review Is Here
Ahh yes. Chances are, if you ask someone if they’ve ever seen Fire in the Sky, they cringe and confirm that the movie ruined some portion of their life. I’d concur. I grew up a grandma’s boy, which might as well be a euphemism for no supervision. Grandma let me …
Read More »I’m Into Survival: My First Final Girl
When people ask me what my favorite horror movie of all time is, the answer may seem cliché. However, this movie changed my life. It changed my perspective. It made me curious. It emboldened me as a female. That film put its claws (knives, actually) into me and never let …
Read More »Thoughts on Lionsgate’s New ‘THE BLACKENING’ (2023) Trailer
First things first. Check out this trailer for The Blackening (2023)! If All the Characters are Black… Who Dies First? The Blackening (2022) is a horror comedy based on a short film by Chicago-based improv group 3Peat. It was acquired by Lionsgate last fall after premiering during the Toronto International …
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