Tag Archives: indie horror

Richard Tanner Assaults Your Eyeballs In ‘Mother Noose Presents: Once Upon A Nightmare’ (2020)

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 …

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Slamdance 2021 Movie Review: Jurgis Matulevicius’ ‘Isaac’ (2021) Is A Web Of Guilt

A man stands menacingly in front of a defeated, restrained man in a dark garage.

Guilt is always a complex emotion with a lot of nuance. Survivors guilt, deep guilt over a life changing mistake, guilt over neglecting a partner… guilt can manifest (and be handled) in a lot of ways. At its core, Jurgis Matulevicius’ directorial debut, Isaac (also known as Izaokas) uses it …

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Movie Review: ‘Morbid Colors’ (2020) is a Morbidly Beautiful and Heartbreaking Tale of Sisterhood

Kara Gray as Myca in Morbid Colors

Morbid Colors is a horror-thriller that I’ve been dying to sink my teeth into and I finally did. This film was written and directed by Matthew Packman (MARGO) and co-executive produced by stars Kara Gray (PAYTON’S BURDEN) and Lanae Hyneman. Alongside them stars Angela Fisher, Emily Durchholz, Sidney Shripka, Jonathon …

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Interview With Stephen Stull, Director of the Sick ‘n’ Wrong Film Festival’s 72-Hour Film Debacle

Sick and Wrong sound like terms best defined in notorious court decisions. For six years now, the Sick ‘n’ Wrong Film Festival has celebrated genre cinema of all codes, creeds, and countries that belongs in such beautiful ambiguity. In a word, Sick ‘n’ Wrong means different, and in these unprecedented …

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Interview With ‘Coeurs Noirs’ Creator, David Koenig

David Koenig is one of the most supportive individuals you will find in the independent horror film community. In addition to being an uber-fan, he is also a creator himself, knocking out graphic art projects, short films, and fanzines. For his latest contribution to the universe, Koenig has unveiled Coeurs …

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Tory Jones’ ‘Wicked Ones’ (2020) Movie Review

It’s been three years since I reviewed Tory Jones‘ The Wicked One (read that review here). There has been much talk over the past few years about a sequel and even one false start, but now the much-anticipated sequel Wicked Ones is finally here. The film premieres in Jeffersonville, Kentucky on …

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Interview With Award-Winning Filmmaker Jonathan JJ Perez

Making its round on the independent festival circuit is Jonathan JJ Perez’s Beneath: A Cave Horror. Most recently featured during the Houston Horror Film Festival Virtual Weekend earlier this month and now on to the ninth annual Phoenix FearCON (October 16th – December 31st) which will also be held virtually, …

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F.C. Rabbath’s ‘The Waiting’ (2020) Movie Review

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. …

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Brittany Blanton’s ‘Ambrosia’ (2020) Short Film Review

Sometimes I get emails about projects to review that get me really excited. That was the case when I got a message from Concept Media’s Shawn Burkett about a short film called Ambrosia, the latest directorial effort from Brittany Blanton (who directed the excellent short film Breaking Vera – read …

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Ember Burns’ ‘The Motel’ (2020) Short Film Review

I absolutely love Ember Burns (read our interview with her here) ever since I first saw her as Heavenly Holly in Slaughterhouse: House of Whores 2.5 (2017). Ember is a woman of many talents: acting, writing, directing, and modeling. She really can do it all. Recently, she released her short …

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