Film Festivals Articles

The Bodies Pile Up in ‘Frankie: Maniac Woman,’ Slashing into Theaters This April!

A slasher trades a hockey mask for a microphone and a massive grudge. Two Witches Films has officially announced that the award-winning horror feature Frankie: Maniac Woman is slashing its way into select theaters this April. So, if you missed its...

Spoiler-Free Reviews: Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion and Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41 (Japan Society’s “Meiko Kaji: A Retrospective”)

Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion and Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41 may not be straight-ahead horror films, but these thrillers are infused with fear-fare elements aplenty. These films and others screen as part of Japan Society’s film series...

Our Frightening Four: A Quartet of Recommendations for Unnamed Footage Festival

The 2026 edition of San Francisco’s Unnamed Footage Festival kicked off on March 24 and runs through March 29, featuring its biggest lineup of found footage features and shorts ever. I’ve had an advance look at some of the features on tap and would...

Scotland’s Dundead Film Festival Announces 2026 Lineup

Dundee Contemporary Arts presents the eerie, the weird, and the wild with this year’s edition of Dundead. Offering both cutting edge new horror and cult films along with a selection of curated classics, Dundead is serving up a top-notch selection...