Film Festivals Articles

Austin Film Festival Features Fright Fare in Its 2025 Lineup

Austin Film Festival, which runs October 23-30, has just announced its full lineup for this year's edition, and among the many intriguing features on tap are the following five slices of fear fare in the Dark Matter Features block, along with a...
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Shudder Acquires Festival Favorite ‘The Holy Boy’

Shudder, the ultimate streaming destination for visionary genre cinema, has officially snagged the rights (for North America, the UK, and Ireland) to Paolo Strippoli’s menacing new film, The Holy Boy. The movie is getting serious festival buzz. It...
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Spoiler-Free Reviews: FREAKED and BEFORE THE FALL (Fantastic Fest 2025) 

FREAKED (1993) Official synopsis A vain actor (Alex Winter), his best friend (Michael Stoyanov), and an activist (Megan Ward) end up at a mutant freak farm run by a weirdo scientist (Randy Quaid).  Review Zany! Madcap! Bonkers! Freaked is all of...
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Johannes Roberts’ New Horror Film Unleashes a Rabid ‘Primate’

Horror fans, mark your calendars! Paramount Pictures has now announced the 2026 release date for the highly anticipated horror film Primate. Primate is generating some early buzz thanks to its world premiere at this year's Fantastic Fest. Johannes...
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