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Spoiler-Free Reviews: MARGINALIA and BURNT FLOWERS (GenreBlast 2025) 

Spoiler-Free Reviews: MARGINALIA and BURNT FLOWERS (GenreBlast 2025) 

MARGINALIA (U.S., 2025) Official synopsis: Summoned to Karnstein Abbey to serve as a mourner at the funeral of their recently deceased abbess, Sister Trista discovers a dark secret involving demons, witchcraft and killer rabbits. But Sister Trista has a secret of her own. Nunsploitation, a Hammer Films’ horror vibe, and the retro charm and surreal qualities of filmmaker Guy Maddin’s work: Writer/director/editor/cinematographer Mark Beal’s beautifully bizarre Marginalia has all this and more. This black-and-white supernatural feature will win cinephiles over with its atmosphere to spare, which includes impressive practical effects work, cool stop-motion creatures, and wonderful medieval set design, costumes, and illustrations. Composer Alexander Hellonious’s evocative score fits the proceedings perfectly. Beal kicks things off right away with one of the most imaginative demises you’re likely to see this year. The cast members do a fine job with their committed performances, led by Jessica Bell as Sister Trista. Beal does assured work at the helm, and as he did with

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Joseph Perry
Jun 18, 2026
One Last Trip to the Upside Down: Stranger Things Season 5 is Coming to Halloween Horror Nights

One Last Trip to the Upside Down: Stranger Things Season 5 is Coming to Halloween Horror Nights

If you thought navigating the final season of Netflix’s global phenomenon from the safety of your couch was stressful, Universal Studios is about to ruin your heart rate completely. The Upside Down is officially staging its grand return to Halloween Horror Nights this fall with all-new haunted houses based entirely on the acclaimed fifth and final season of “Stranger Things.” The screaming officially starts on Friday, August 28, at Universal Orlando Resort and Thursday, September 3, at Universal Studios Hollywood. Hawkins is Collapsing (And You’re Invited) Developed in a very cozy partnership with Netflix, this year’s house drops you directly into the visceral, gripping center of the ultimate battle to save Hawkins. The barrier between reality and the supernatural is collapsing, and the local tourism board has clearly given up. As you navigate the wreckage, you’ll trek through iconic locations like the Wheeler House, the Hawkins National Laboratory, and the MAC-Z military base. Naturally, you’ll also take a stroll through

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 17, 2026
Spoiler-Free Review: Recluse (Tribeca Festival 2026)

Spoiler-Free Review: Recluse (Tribeca Festival 2026)

Official Synopsis After being summoned back to her childhood home to care for her bedridden father, Joan must confront the unearthed demons of her family’s past and contend with the home’s dark, malevolent energy that is both unseen and, much to her horror, seen. Review Horror films involving protagonists working closely with sound are practically becoming a subgenre in the fright-fare field recently — Rabbit Trap and Undertone, for example. The latest entry is writer/director/composer Henry Chaisson’s Recluse, a gothic chiller drenched in dread. When will horror film protagonists learn not to return to their childhood homes when estranged parents suffer health issues or die? Hopefully never, if the resulting tales are as intriguing as Recluse. Joan (Sasha Frolova), a sound recordist in the film industry does just that when her father, acclaimed but highly troubled painter Lawrence (Xander Berkeley) —who evidently was no stranger to the dark arts — is badly burned in a fire. Housekeeper to the expansive

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Joseph Perry
Jun 8, 2026
Spoiler-Free Reviews: Grind and Friday the 69th (Portland Horror Film Festival)

Spoiler-Free Reviews: Grind and Friday the 69th (Portland Horror Film Festival)

Grind Official synopsis This horror anthology tackles the modern work landscape through four timely perspectives – a woman caught in a pyramid scheme, a delivery driver, a content moderator and a crew trying to unionize at a very familiar coffee shop. Review Brea Grant, Ed Dougherty, and Chelsea Stardust team up to codirect the workplace horror comedy anthology Grind (U.S., 2026). A mysterious packing warehouse, an online sales plan for leggings that comes with deadly consequences for not meeting sales quotas, a time loop that finds a food delivery gig worker in a huge mess, a content moderation job that features twisted images, and a corporate plot to overthrow unionizing baristas all feature in this scathing satire on the modern American economy and its effects on lower-level employees. Genre-film legend Barbara Crampton and comic actor Rob Huebel provide quality veteran performances as the head honchos behind evil empire DRGN. Many people will find the work situations uncomfortably highly relatable and

Continue reading →
Joseph Perry
Jun 8, 2026
Spoiler-Free Review: Turn It Up! (Tribeca Festival 2026)

Spoiler-Free Review: Turn It Up! (Tribeca Festival 2026)

Official Synopsis An indie rock band struggling to make its mark finds a possible meal ticket in an infectious new guitar riff. Unfortunately, it’s also a cursed melody that just so happens to open a portal to another, much scarier dimension. Review Writer/director Sam Scott mashes up horror elements, weird science, and razor-sharp comedy in the Canadian feature Turn It Up!. The result is a fun, frenetic film that boasts some cool rock numbers to accompany its frenzied goings-on. Alternative rock group members AC (Justine Nelson), Berg (Jonathan Craig), Court (Gwenlyn Cumyn), and Russ (Xavier Lopez) are doing the unsigned band grind when a song that may or may not be called “The Odyssey” — depending on which member you talk to — catches the attention of famous manager Miss Vee (Liv Collins). She promises them their way to a big break, but this being a genre film, naturally she has ulterior motives. Scott delivers a nice twist on the

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Joseph Perry
Jun 8, 2026
Row Your Boat into a Nightmare: Watch the Trailer for 'I Think About Killing You'

Row Your Boat into a Nightmare: Watch the Trailer for ‘I Think About Killing You’

If you thought your high school gym teacher was tough, wait until you meet the coach in writer-director Ran Ran Wang’s thriller, I Think About Killing You. Rideback Rise has officially unveiled the intense new trailer for the short film. It is set to have its world premiere at the Tribeca Festivalthis week, on Thursday, June 4, 2026. It will screen as part of the “Shorts: Competitive Edge” block. Whiplash Meets American Psycho on the Water The film follows Dani, the fiercely dedicated captain of a Division One collegiate rowing team. Dani has a lot on her mind. There’s academics, perfect form, keeping time, and—oh yeah—constant, invasive fantasies about murdering her deeply abusive coach. When the coach pushes the team past the point of physical exhaustion. And straight into psychological torture. Dani is forced to make a choice. Pushed to the absolute brink of her sanity, she has to decide whether to keep rowing or to act on her darkest

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 6, 2026
'Antlers' Scribe Henry Chaisson Unleashing Nightmare Fuel 'Recluse' at Tribeca

‘Antlers’ Scribe Henry Chaisson Unleashing Nightmare Fuel ‘Recluse’ at Tribeca

If your ideal horror movie features a decaying mansion, an audio recorder, and an unhealthy dose of generational trauma, you are in luck. Henry Chaisson—the wonderfully twisted writer behind Antlers and Apple TV’s “Servant“—is officially making his feature directorial debut. He’s gearing up to serve us the gothic horror-thriller Recluse. Variety reports that mega-producer Steven Schneider has officially come on board as an executive producer via his acclaimed genre label, Spooky Pictures. Along with the announcement, a chilling new look at the film has been released, setting the stage for its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival next month. The Art of the Audio Jump Scare The narrative framework of Recluse sounds like a textbook recipe for a psychological breakdown. Joan (Sasha Frolova, The Empty Man) is a fiercely solitary audio engineer who spends her life hiding behind headphones. She’s our hero. She receives a sudden, ominous phone call from her ailing father. He’s an acclaimed, reclusive artist who,

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 5, 2026
Fantasia International Film Festival Unleashes Its Second Wave for 2026

Fantasia International Film Festival Unleashes Its Second Wave for 2026

Montréal’s Fantasia International Film Festival serves up an eye-popping amount of genre-film features with its second wave announcement for its 30th edition, scheduled for July 16 through August 2, 2026. Following is the official press announcement. The Fantasia International Film Festival will celebrate its upcoming 30th edition with an electrifying program of screenings, workshops, and launch events running from July 16 through August 2, 2026, returning to the Concordia Hall and J.A. de Sève cinemas, with additional screenings and events at Montréal’s Cinéma du Musée. The festival’s full lineup will be announced in early July but in the meantime, Fantasia is excited to reveal a select second wave of its 2026 titles. CAPE FEAR IS BACK WITH A VENGEANCE IN CHILLING APPLE TV ADAPTATION In this reimagining of CAPE FEAR, a storm is coming for happily married attorneys Anna (Amy Adams, ARRIVAL, NIGHTBITCH) and Tom Bowden (Patrick Wilson, THE CONJURING, INSIDIOUS) when Max Cady (Javier Bardem, NO COUNTRY FOR OLD

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Joseph Perry
Jun 5, 2026
Spoiler-Free Review: The Remedy (SXSW London)

Spoiler-Free Review: The Remedy (SXSW London)

Official Synopsis Jason is a devoted son caring for his ill mother, Maria. Exhausted, isolated, and sleep-deprived, he begins to suffer from vivid nightmares of a monstrous entity devouring his mother. As his grip on reality loosens, the horrors of his dreams begin to seep into his waking life. At the same time, his estranged sister Rachel, recently released from psychiatric care, becomes convinced that an unseen evil has taken root in their home. Turning to forbidden spiritual practices for protection, she finds herself at odds with Jason, who dismisses her warnings as delusion. When Jason resorts to an obscure, ancient remedy in a desperate attempt to heal Maria, the results are both miraculous and deeply unsettling. As her health begins to improve, disturbing occurrences escalate around them, hinting that something unnatural may have been unleashed. As paranoia, family tensions, and supernatural forces converge, Jason is drawn into a terrifying descent. With no one left to trust, he must face

Continue reading →
Joseph Perry
Jun 5, 2026
Our Sinister Six: A Half Dozen Tribeca Genre Films We Can’t Wait to See

Our Sinister Six: A Half Dozen Tribeca Genre Films We Can’t Wait to See

Celebrating its 25th anniversary, the Tribeca Festival, presented by OKX, takes place June 3–14, 2026 in New York City, and plenty of horror, thriller, and science fiction offerings are on tap. Here are five features and one short film that have our attention here at Horror Fuel. Film descriptions and information are from the Tribeca website and official press announcements. Keep watching for our Tribeca reviews once the fest gets rolling! Turn It Up! An indie rock band struggling to make its mark finds a possible meal ticket in an infectious new guitar riff. Unfortunately, it’s also a cursed melody that just so happens to open a portal to another, much scarier dimension. (Our featured image for this article is from Turn It Up!.) Director: Sam Scott Writers: Sam Scott and Gwenlyn Cumyn Cast: Gwenlyn Cumyn, Justine Nelson, Xavier Lopez, Julian Richings Genre: Comedy, Horror, LGBTQIA+, Science Fiction https://tribecafilm.com/films/turn-it-up-2026 Crooks After Faye and Johnny stick up a local gangster’s poker

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Joseph Perry
Jun 1, 2026

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Spoiler-Free Reviews: MARGINALIA and BURNT FLOWERS (GenreBlast 2025) 

Spoiler-Free Reviews: MARGINALIA and BURNT FLOWERS (GenreBlast 2025) 

MARGINALIA (U.S., 2025) Official synopsis: Summoned to Karnstein Abbey to serve as a mourner at the funeral of their recently deceased abbess, Sister Trista discovers a dark secret involving demons, witchcraft and killer rabbits. But Sister Trista has a secret of her own. Nunsploitation, a Hammer Films’ horror vibe, and the retro charm and surreal qualities of filmmaker Guy Maddin’s work: Writer/director/editor/cinematographer Mark Beal’s beautifully bizarre Marginalia has all this and more. This black-and-white supernatural feature will win cinephiles over with its atmosphere to spare, which includes impressive practical effects work, cool stop-motion creatures, and wonderful medieval set design, costumes, and illustrations. Composer Alexander Hellonious’s evocative score fits the proceedings perfectly. Beal kicks things off right away with one of the most imaginative demises you’re likely to see this year. The cast members do a fine job with their committed performances, led by Jessica Bell as Sister Trista. Beal does assured work at the helm, and as he did with

Continue reading →
Joseph Perry
Jun 18, 2026
One Last Trip to the Upside Down: Stranger Things Season 5 is Coming to Halloween Horror Nights

One Last Trip to the Upside Down: Stranger Things Season 5 is Coming to Halloween Horror Nights

If you thought navigating the final season of Netflix’s global phenomenon from the safety of your couch was stressful, Universal Studios is about to ruin your heart rate completely. The Upside Down is officially staging its grand return to Halloween Horror Nights this fall with all-new haunted houses based entirely on the acclaimed fifth and final season of “Stranger Things.” The screaming officially starts on Friday, August 28, at Universal Orlando Resort and Thursday, September 3, at Universal Studios Hollywood. Hawkins is Collapsing (And You’re Invited) Developed in a very cozy partnership with Netflix, this year’s house drops you directly into the visceral, gripping center of the ultimate battle to save Hawkins. The barrier between reality and the supernatural is collapsing, and the local tourism board has clearly given up. As you navigate the wreckage, you’ll trek through iconic locations like the Wheeler House, the Hawkins National Laboratory, and the MAC-Z military base. Naturally, you’ll also take a stroll through

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 17, 2026
Spoiler-Free Review: Recluse (Tribeca Festival 2026)

Spoiler-Free Review: Recluse (Tribeca Festival 2026)

Official Synopsis After being summoned back to her childhood home to care for her bedridden father, Joan must confront the unearthed demons of her family’s past and contend with the home’s dark, malevolent energy that is both unseen and, much to her horror, seen. Review Horror films involving protagonists working closely with sound are practically becoming a subgenre in the fright-fare field recently — Rabbit Trap and Undertone, for example. The latest entry is writer/director/composer Henry Chaisson’s Recluse, a gothic chiller drenched in dread. When will horror film protagonists learn not to return to their childhood homes when estranged parents suffer health issues or die? Hopefully never, if the resulting tales are as intriguing as Recluse. Joan (Sasha Frolova), a sound recordist in the film industry does just that when her father, acclaimed but highly troubled painter Lawrence (Xander Berkeley) —who evidently was no stranger to the dark arts — is badly burned in a fire. Housekeeper to the expansive

Continue reading →
Joseph Perry
Jun 8, 2026
Spoiler-Free Reviews: Grind and Friday the 69th (Portland Horror Film Festival)

Spoiler-Free Reviews: Grind and Friday the 69th (Portland Horror Film Festival)

Grind Official synopsis This horror anthology tackles the modern work landscape through four timely perspectives – a woman caught in a pyramid scheme, a delivery driver, a content moderator and a crew trying to unionize at a very familiar coffee shop. Review Brea Grant, Ed Dougherty, and Chelsea Stardust team up to codirect the workplace horror comedy anthology Grind (U.S., 2026). A mysterious packing warehouse, an online sales plan for leggings that comes with deadly consequences for not meeting sales quotas, a time loop that finds a food delivery gig worker in a huge mess, a content moderation job that features twisted images, and a corporate plot to overthrow unionizing baristas all feature in this scathing satire on the modern American economy and its effects on lower-level employees. Genre-film legend Barbara Crampton and comic actor Rob Huebel provide quality veteran performances as the head honchos behind evil empire DRGN. Many people will find the work situations uncomfortably highly relatable and

Continue reading →
Joseph Perry
Jun 8, 2026
Spoiler-Free Review: Turn It Up! (Tribeca Festival 2026)

Spoiler-Free Review: Turn It Up! (Tribeca Festival 2026)

Official Synopsis An indie rock band struggling to make its mark finds a possible meal ticket in an infectious new guitar riff. Unfortunately, it’s also a cursed melody that just so happens to open a portal to another, much scarier dimension. Review Writer/director Sam Scott mashes up horror elements, weird science, and razor-sharp comedy in the Canadian feature Turn It Up!. The result is a fun, frenetic film that boasts some cool rock numbers to accompany its frenzied goings-on. Alternative rock group members AC (Justine Nelson), Berg (Jonathan Craig), Court (Gwenlyn Cumyn), and Russ (Xavier Lopez) are doing the unsigned band grind when a song that may or may not be called “The Odyssey” — depending on which member you talk to — catches the attention of famous manager Miss Vee (Liv Collins). She promises them their way to a big break, but this being a genre film, naturally she has ulterior motives. Scott delivers a nice twist on the

Continue reading →
Joseph Perry
Jun 8, 2026
Row Your Boat into a Nightmare: Watch the Trailer for 'I Think About Killing You'

Row Your Boat into a Nightmare: Watch the Trailer for ‘I Think About Killing You’

If you thought your high school gym teacher was tough, wait until you meet the coach in writer-director Ran Ran Wang’s thriller, I Think About Killing You. Rideback Rise has officially unveiled the intense new trailer for the short film. It is set to have its world premiere at the Tribeca Festivalthis week, on Thursday, June 4, 2026. It will screen as part of the “Shorts: Competitive Edge” block. Whiplash Meets American Psycho on the Water The film follows Dani, the fiercely dedicated captain of a Division One collegiate rowing team. Dani has a lot on her mind. There’s academics, perfect form, keeping time, and—oh yeah—constant, invasive fantasies about murdering her deeply abusive coach. When the coach pushes the team past the point of physical exhaustion. And straight into psychological torture. Dani is forced to make a choice. Pushed to the absolute brink of her sanity, she has to decide whether to keep rowing or to act on her darkest

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 6, 2026
'Antlers' Scribe Henry Chaisson Unleashing Nightmare Fuel 'Recluse' at Tribeca

‘Antlers’ Scribe Henry Chaisson Unleashing Nightmare Fuel ‘Recluse’ at Tribeca

If your ideal horror movie features a decaying mansion, an audio recorder, and an unhealthy dose of generational trauma, you are in luck. Henry Chaisson—the wonderfully twisted writer behind Antlers and Apple TV’s “Servant“—is officially making his feature directorial debut. He’s gearing up to serve us the gothic horror-thriller Recluse. Variety reports that mega-producer Steven Schneider has officially come on board as an executive producer via his acclaimed genre label, Spooky Pictures. Along with the announcement, a chilling new look at the film has been released, setting the stage for its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival next month. The Art of the Audio Jump Scare The narrative framework of Recluse sounds like a textbook recipe for a psychological breakdown. Joan (Sasha Frolova, The Empty Man) is a fiercely solitary audio engineer who spends her life hiding behind headphones. She’s our hero. She receives a sudden, ominous phone call from her ailing father. He’s an acclaimed, reclusive artist who,

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 5, 2026
Fantasia International Film Festival Unleashes Its Second Wave for 2026

Fantasia International Film Festival Unleashes Its Second Wave for 2026

Montréal’s Fantasia International Film Festival serves up an eye-popping amount of genre-film features with its second wave announcement for its 30th edition, scheduled for July 16 through August 2, 2026. Following is the official press announcement. The Fantasia International Film Festival will celebrate its upcoming 30th edition with an electrifying program of screenings, workshops, and launch events running from July 16 through August 2, 2026, returning to the Concordia Hall and J.A. de Sève cinemas, with additional screenings and events at Montréal’s Cinéma du Musée. The festival’s full lineup will be announced in early July but in the meantime, Fantasia is excited to reveal a select second wave of its 2026 titles. CAPE FEAR IS BACK WITH A VENGEANCE IN CHILLING APPLE TV ADAPTATION In this reimagining of CAPE FEAR, a storm is coming for happily married attorneys Anna (Amy Adams, ARRIVAL, NIGHTBITCH) and Tom Bowden (Patrick Wilson, THE CONJURING, INSIDIOUS) when Max Cady (Javier Bardem, NO COUNTRY FOR OLD

Continue reading →
Joseph Perry
Jun 5, 2026
Spoiler-Free Review: The Remedy (SXSW London)

Spoiler-Free Review: The Remedy (SXSW London)

Official Synopsis Jason is a devoted son caring for his ill mother, Maria. Exhausted, isolated, and sleep-deprived, he begins to suffer from vivid nightmares of a monstrous entity devouring his mother. As his grip on reality loosens, the horrors of his dreams begin to seep into his waking life. At the same time, his estranged sister Rachel, recently released from psychiatric care, becomes convinced that an unseen evil has taken root in their home. Turning to forbidden spiritual practices for protection, she finds herself at odds with Jason, who dismisses her warnings as delusion. When Jason resorts to an obscure, ancient remedy in a desperate attempt to heal Maria, the results are both miraculous and deeply unsettling. As her health begins to improve, disturbing occurrences escalate around them, hinting that something unnatural may have been unleashed. As paranoia, family tensions, and supernatural forces converge, Jason is drawn into a terrifying descent. With no one left to trust, he must face

Continue reading →
Joseph Perry
Jun 5, 2026
Our Sinister Six: A Half Dozen Tribeca Genre Films We Can’t Wait to See

Our Sinister Six: A Half Dozen Tribeca Genre Films We Can’t Wait to See

Celebrating its 25th anniversary, the Tribeca Festival, presented by OKX, takes place June 3–14, 2026 in New York City, and plenty of horror, thriller, and science fiction offerings are on tap. Here are five features and one short film that have our attention here at Horror Fuel. Film descriptions and information are from the Tribeca website and official press announcements. Keep watching for our Tribeca reviews once the fest gets rolling! Turn It Up! An indie rock band struggling to make its mark finds a possible meal ticket in an infectious new guitar riff. Unfortunately, it’s also a cursed melody that just so happens to open a portal to another, much scarier dimension. (Our featured image for this article is from Turn It Up!.) Director: Sam Scott Writers: Sam Scott and Gwenlyn Cumyn Cast: Gwenlyn Cumyn, Justine Nelson, Xavier Lopez, Julian Richings Genre: Comedy, Horror, LGBTQIA+, Science Fiction https://tribecafilm.com/films/turn-it-up-2026 Crooks After Faye and Johnny stick up a local gangster’s poker

Continue reading →
Joseph Perry
Jun 1, 2026
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