Back in 2013, a little independent film was made called Contracted. And it was pretty fucking disgusting. But more than that, it was just a really great movie. The star of the film, Najarra Townsend, is a big reason for how good it is. When The Stylist came out (the …
Read More »Interview With Filmmaker Brea Grant For ‘Lucky’
Brea Grant is everywhere these days. She truly embodies the statement, “The future of film is female.” From directing the stellar 12 Hour Shift (2020 – read our review of the film here) to starring in three films in the last two years all the way to a cameo in …
Read More »Arrow Video Announces June, 2021 Releases
Arrow Video is back with a brand new slate of new home video releases just in time for Summer. June brings us four new releases to be exact, including a new, modern horror film, an underrated western, and a collection of classic Italian crime films. You’re definitely going to want …
Read More »Final Girls Berlin Film Festival 2021: ‘The Stylist’ Is ‘Single White Female’ Meets ‘Audition’
A few years back, I reviewed Jill Gevargizian’s (check out our interview with her HERE) horror short drama, The Stylist, for Women in Horror Month (read that review here) and fell in love with it. When I heard it was being made into a full-length feature, I knew it was …
Read More »Fantastic Fest 2020 Review – ‘The Stylist’ Makes a Triumphant Transition to Feature
Since her breakout debut in 2014 with her stellar short film Call Girl (check it out here), Jill “Sixx” Gevargizian has consistently left the horror masses enamored. She directed a hefty 15 short films in under five years since, each one stellar in its own right. But it was her masterful …
Read More »Unleash the Darkness: ‘Portal’ (2019) Movie Review
What do you get when you mix the Ghost Adventures TV series and Evil Dead (1981)? A new horror film called Portal (2019) that was written by Peter Dukes (Escape Room 2017) and Dean Alioto (Shadowheart 2009, Quarries 2016), and directed by Dean Alioto (Lizzie Borden Had An Axe 2004). The …
Read More »Interview with Jill “Sixx” Gevargizian: Kickstarting The Stylist
Writer, director and producer Jill “Sixx” Gevargizian is just as passionate about indie horror since the first time we spoke (read our interview here). Last year, we caught up with the filmmaker as she returned from the Chattanooga Film Festival where her two award-winning short films, BFF Girls (read our …
Read More »FEAR HAUS Weekly Recap 3/20/19 – Barbara Stepansky’s ‘Substance’
Welcome back, victims, for our second ever FEAR HAUS weekly recap. I hope you’ve recovered from last week’s descent into the depraved depths of American Hell (recap for that episode here). But if you’re expecting mercy from our malevolent mistress of the macabre, Blair Bathory, you clearly don’t know Blair (read …
Read More »Horror Short ’42 Counts’ (2018) Is An Intense Burst of Suspense
One sign of a successful short film is when it has the ability to make the audience feel something in a limited runtime. Jill Gevargizian’s short horror film, 42 Counts, does just this in merely 8 minutes. With an outstanding soundtrack, well-shot scenes and great performances, 42 Counts is a …
Read More »Interview With Jill Gevargizian: Cutting Hair, Shooting Films and Taking Names
Ever since her short horror film, The Stylist (read our review here), became a smash hit on the film festival circuit in 2016, winning 7 awards and garnering 5 nominations, independent filmmaker Jill “Sixx” Gevarigizian has been on a roll. This ambitious director, writer, producer and hair stylist recently returned from …
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