Tag Archives: Indie Film

The “greasiest horror film festival in all of Quebec” is back! Cabane à Sang returns to theaters to screen the world premiere of the feature film THE IMPALERS (JP Langlois) along with an eclectic selection of genre short films. The festival kicks off on Facebook and then moves to the …

Let me start by saying that Mother Noose Presents: Once Upon A Nightmare is in no way connected to the alleged plagiarist and disgraced Michael Darkone’s project of very similar title, which was recently the cause of so much industry angst. Now that I’ve got that off my chest… Richard …

While I’m not a fan of modern day paranormal cinema, I am a fan of storytelling that uses ghosts in creative ways to tell a unique idea. One of my favorites is Guillermo Del Toro’s Crimson Peak, a Gothic horror/drama that uses ghosts to help a young woman solve mysteries. …

As a child, I had no idea that movies had creators. I grasped the idea of books and stories being the work of an author, and I could imagine them typing away at a typewriter the way my mom or dad would sit and type for their day jobs, or …

Hex Studios, the folks behind Frankenstein’s Creature (2018), Netfl!x and Kill web series, The Owlman and more, send word that they’re headed to Glasgow FrightFest! The new Channel Hex team attended the show and put together a feature length documentary, packed with indepth reporting, analysis, and interviews. Check out the …

What makes a monster? Is it hereditary, the way they are brought up or something else entirely? In the found footage film M.O.M. (Mothers of Monsters), we are witness to a battle of wills between a mother and son that seeks to answer that question. Does it leave us with …

Three years ago, I was given the opportunity to check out Adrian Tofei’s debut feature, Be My Cat: A Film For Anne (2015 –  read my review here), a dark and twisted film that I highly recommend. Recently, Tofei offered an update on his followup feature, We Put The World …

Dating is a crazy scene nowadays. You meet someone online, chat briefly, and eventually invite them to hook up. Finally, you meet this stranger facet to face. What could possibly go wrong? The new short film, Play. Pause. Kill., explores that. Check out the teaser trailer below, and then read …

I’m a huge fan of Tory Jones and the Jonestown Films crew. You may know them for the excellent indie slasher, The Wicked One (which has a sequel Wicked Ones in post), or the mystery/thriller/slasher, Angel. (read our review here) Jonestown Films has a new project entering development called Wraith: City …

It’s been a few years now since I have seen Jared Bratt’s psychodrama, Streamer, and I still find myself thinking about scenes from that movie. It is a raw, genuine and haunting depiction of loneliness and the need for a connection. Taking on the roles of editor, writer, director and …