On the weekend of September 15-17, 2023, Marlborough, MA was besieged by genre lovers from all across New England, anxious to get their horror on for this year’s spooky season. Coming just a week after Ice Nine Kills’ Silver Scream Con in Danvers, MA (read our recap here), Altered Reality …
Read More »Carter Smith’s ‘SWALLOWED’ (2022) – Movie Review
I remember way back in 2008 when Carter Smith’s The Ruins came out. I remember being repulsed and disgusted by the film, and I mean that in the best way. For years I’ve been wondering what happened to Carter Smith. Apparently I’ve been living under a rock, as he directed …
Read More »Interview: L.C. Holt From ‘You’re Next,’ ‘V/H/S 2’ Discusses His Role In ‘Party Bus’
L.C. Holt has been around the indie horror circuit for several years now, making his mark with appearances in You’re Next, Time’s Up, V/H/S 2, along with several others. Recently though, Holt stars in Carlos Berber’s bloody new film, Party Bus, where he plays Sean, a psychotic individual with a …
Read More »‘A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 2’ Star Mark Patton Needs Help!
A GoFundMe page has been set up for Mark Patton, the star of A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge, to help him pay for medical bills. Peter Valderrama, his manager, posted on behalf of Mark: Mark is currently in a Mexican hospital where they speak very little English- …
Read More »Overlook Film Festival 2022: Interview With Mark Patton, Star Of ‘Swallowed”
Body horror is my jam. Gooey and slimy body horror. The kind that makes me cringe and also makes me thankful it’s not happening to me. But what’s even better? A queer body horror film! And even better than that? The film, Swallowed, from Carter Smith (The Ruins) that was my …
Read More »Overlook Film Festival 2022: Interview With Carter Smith, Writer And Director Of ‘Swallowed’
Body horror is my jam. Gooey and slimy body horror. The kind that makes me cringe and also makes me thankful it’s not happening to me. But what’s even better? A queer body horror film! And even better than that? The film, Swallowed, from Carter Smith (The Ruins) that was …
Read More »‘A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge’ (1985) Turns 35 – Retro Review
I’m not sure if there ever was as much anticipation for a sequel as there was after the release of Wes Craven’s 1984 sleeper hit, A Nightmare on Elm Street. Craven always gets credit for reinvigorated the horror genre with Scream, and rightfully so. However, his biggest contribution was taking …
Read More »Freddy Krueger: How His Evil Evolved #2 — ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge’
Even before Jack Sholder’s A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge, Freddy’s character and powers were a bit confusing. This was, after all, an undead deviant who could attack and kill people in their dreams. By his very nature, Freddy messes with reality, threatening to overturn conventional logic. That …
Read More »Amityville: Evil Never Dies (2017) Movie Review
The house in Amityville, New York, has been the subject of countless films from the original Amityville Horror, its remake, and its countless sequels as well as a multitude of indie horror films seeking to put their own spin on the material. The latest is Amityville: Evil Never Dies, Dustin …
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