London’s Pigeon Shrine FrightFest, the U.K.’s premiere horror and genre-film festival, celebrates its 25th anniversary...
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Spoiler-Free Short Film Reviews: “Bookworm,” “Hevel,” “Souling,” “Dark Mommy,” “Spooky Crew,” “I Could Just Die, and That Would Be Alright” (Overlook Film Festival)
Following is a capsule review roundup of six of the short-film shockers that screened at this year’s edition of New...
Panic Fest 2024 Spoiler-Free Film Reviews: “Blind Cop 2” and “Keratyna”
Blind Cop 2 (2024) A sequel to a film that doesn’t exist, director Alec Bonk’s Blind Cop 2 follows the tropes of ...
UFO WITNESS Star to World Premiere Her Documentary CODE 12 at MidWest WeirdFest
A new documentary on the secret nature of reality world premieres at the 7th annual MidWest WeirdFest. The...
Inaugural Make Believe Seattle Film Festival Boasts Great Movies and Intriguing Live Events
A new genre-film fest debuts in the Pacific Northwest next month as Make Believe Seattle Film Festival runs March...
Film Reviews: SORCERY and MY ANIMAL (Sundance Film Festival)
Sorcery Blending elements of dark folklore and revenge horror, Chilean-set Sorcery (Brujeria; Mexico/Germany/Chile,...
Film Reviews: BIRTH/REBIRTH and RUN RABBIT RUN (Sundance Film Festival)
birth/rebirth A provocative take on the Frankenstein mythos, director Laura Moss’s birth/rebirth finds pathologist...
Shorts Reviews: TOOTH, MILLSTONE, and HUBBARDS (Slamdance Film Festival)
Tooth A woman (Janine Peck) takes impeccable care of her teeth, brushing, flossing, and whitening on a regular basis....
Film Review: TALK TO ME (Sundance Film Festival)
One of the finest fright-fare features in recent memory that involves teenagers making contact with spirits of the...
Film Reviews: NEW RELIGION and THE UNDERBUG (Slamdance Film Festival)
New Religion Writer/director Keishi Kondo’s haunting debut feature New Religion (Japan, 2022) offers a unique take on...
Film Review: In My Mother’s Skin (Sundance Film Festival)
From its blood-soaked, batty beginning to its harrowing third act, writer/director Kenneth Dagatan’s dark fairy tale...
FrightFest Glasgow 2023 Line-up Promises Shocks and Shivers Aplenty
Whether you are in the mood for the dark and demonic or whether you prefer chuckles with your chills, FrightFest...