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Cryptids and Creeps Are Among the Horror Highlights at North Bend Film Festival

Washington’s North Bend Film Festival is back, and it is serving up a hybrid in-person and virtual version this July. Horror fans should look into titles such as We’re All Going to the World’s Fair, The Blazing World (reviewed here), Tailgate, and Cryptozoo. Following is the official press announcement. The North Bend Film Festival returns this summer with a hybrid festival taking place July 15-18, 2021. The in-person portion of the fest returns audience members to the historic art deco North Bend Theatre for a curated offering of feature film and short screenings, while both the virtual and physical programs will be complemented by special events, conversations with filmmakers, and immersive experiences. The majority of titles will be exclusive either to physical or virtual programs, with only a few overlaps making for a unique festival experience however you choose to attend. This year’s festival will open with the in-person screening of Swan Song, Todd Stephen’s ode to being singular in

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Joseph Perry
Jun 16, 2021
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Movie Review (Tribeca Festival 2021): My Heart Can’t Beat Unless You Tell It To

How far would you go to help keep a sick loved one alive? How willing would you be to enable an addicted family member? At what point would you begin to say “Enough is enough” in either of these scenarios and actually act on it? These are just three of the questions explored in writer/director Jonathan Cuartas’ arthouse horror feature My Heart Can’t Beat Unless You Tell It To. Three siblings live a bleak existence in their suburban home. Thomas (Owen Campbell) is the youngest, and he needs human blood to survive. He isn’t a typical fright-fare vampire, though. He is weak, often barely able to move without the help of his siblings, and totally dependent on them to survive. His brother Dwight (Patrick Fugit) rounds up unsuspecting homeless people under the guise of driving them to a shelter, and then takes them home where sister Jessie (Ingrid Sophie Schram) does the nasty business of draining the victims’ blood into

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Joseph Perry
Jun 12, 2021
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Twisted Dreams Film Festival Review: “To Freddy” 

Norwegian feature To Freddy (original title Til Freddy; 2020) finds the titular character, one of a group of friends planning a final camping trip after graduating university and heading into the workaday world, becoming increasingly paranoid after a box found randomly in the woods predicts that he will be killed by a member of their group. The film is a well-crafted thriller with horror overtones. Freddy (Nicolai Narvesen Lied) is worried about his future, and more than a little distrustful of social media, having recently abandoned it altogether after receiving targeted ads after a phone call. His friend Viljar (writer/director Viljar Bøe) finds a box containing birthday cards and messages anonymously addressed to Freddy. Curious, Freddy reads one that says one of his friends will kill him at a precise date and time during the camping trip, and that the trip cannot be cancelled. To prove the validity of this prediction, Freddy has instructions to perform specific games of chance

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Joseph Perry
Jun 10, 2021
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Supernatural Horror ‘Agnes’ Possesses A New Trailer Ahead Of Tribeca Premiere

Ahead of its premiere at Tribeca, writer-director Mickey Reece‘s supernatural horror film Agnes possesses a new trailer. Co-written by John Selvidge, the film centers on a nun whose disturbing behavior sparks rumors of demonic possession at a remote convent. When a priest-in-waiting and his disillusioned mentor are sent to investigate, their methods backfire, leaving a wake of terror and trauma. Molly Quinn, Jake Horowitz, Sean Gunn, Chris Browning, Ben Hall, Mary Buss, and Chris Sullivan star in Agnes, produced by Jensine Carr, Molly Quinn, Elan Gale, Jacob Snovel, and Matthew Welty, and executive produced by Molly Quinn, Elan Gale, Matthew Welty, Adam Hendricks, Greg Gilreath, and Zac Locke. While you wait for the film’s release date to be announced, be sure to check out our interview with director Mickey Reece who discusses Agnes as well as his other two recent films.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 2, 2021
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Twisted Dreams Virtual Film Festival Guarantees a Nightmarish Experience

Milwaukee’s Twisted Dreams Film Festival always schedules challenging, gripping horror and related genre-film fare, and the selections for its 6th edition — also its second virtual edition — are no exceptions to that tradition. Following is the information you need, gathered from the fest’s press announcement and website. Twisted Dreams Virtual Film Festival Featuring the most Twisted Independent Films from around the world June 4th-13th Virtual Film Festival Nightmare pass $60 Short Film Pass $50 Feature Pass $40 It is finally time for Twisted Dreams to bring you the 6th annual Twisted Dreams Film Festival. Last year was the first time we did a virtual event, and it was such a huge success that we are going to do it again this year. Due to the overwhelming success we have increased our staff and will be expanding to a 10 day festival (June 4th-13th). To purchase passes for the online event please click the link https://www.twisteddreamsff.com/ We are proud to

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Joseph Perry
Jun 2, 2021
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Joshua Winch, Tyler Mane, Linnea Quigley, Danielle Harris Highlight Houston Horror Film Fest 2021

From the official press announcement: Joshua Winch (Fall of Grace) joins Tyler Mane (Rob Zombie’s Halloween), Linnea Quigley (The Return of the Living Dead), Danielle Harris (Halloween 4 & 5), Rob Mello (Happy Death Day), Oliver Robins (Poltergeist), Clint Howard (Evilspeak) and many more for the HOUSTON HORROR FILM FEST 2021. The weekend of June 25 – 27 the Marriott of South Hobby will be filled with monsters, maniacs, and the macabre. Visit special guest Joshua Winch, winner of best actor for horror movie for “Fall of Grace” and featured in Crave: Roots of Evil, Anna, Lake Fear, Lake Fear 3, and Allegience of Power. “Seeing my name listed as a guest for the Houston Horror Film Festival, with all those icons and great talent is really a dream come true!” – Joshua Winch For more information: https://www.houstonhorrorfilmfest.com/index.html And for more information on Joshua Winch imdb.me/joshuawinch https://twitter.com/joshua_winch?s=09 https://www.facebook.com/joshua.winch

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Joseph Perry
Jun 1, 2021
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Austria’s Slash ½ Film Festival Features Supernatural Shudders and Gag-Inducing Grue

The stellar minds behind Slash Filmfestival Austrian film festival present Slash ½ — which returns to cinemas after an absence last year — with 11 amazing films. Highlights of he fest, which runs June 17–20, 2021 at Filmcasino in Vienna, Austria, include the gruesome shocker The Stylist, the gory dark-horror comedy Cyst, the supernatural chiller Son, and much more. Following is official information from Slash ½. After cancelling last year’s edition due to the pandemic, SLASH 1/2 is making its big comeback in 2021. Extended to four festival days, the mini festival presents international Fantastic Cinema in all its diversity. Sporting more than ten films, the program serves up hearty scenes of blood and pus splattering everywhere (mmhh!) as well as subtle horrors and social critique — after all, it’s not just your stomach that ought to turn but also the wheels in your head. Festival films include Brandon Cronenberg’s sci-fi thriller POSSESSOR, Tyler Russell’s equally nasty and funny body

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Joseph Perry
May 31, 2021
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Korea’s BIFAN Film Festival Unveils a Six-Poster Set for Its 25th Birthday This Summer

The following information is Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival’s official press announcement. The 25th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN, Festival Director: SHIN Chul) unveiled this year’s official posters on the 27th. The six posters make up the “cake series” that celebrates BIFAN’s 25th birthday, and they reflect this year’s slogan: “Stay Strange.” The mix of cuteness and bizarreness depict a sense of disharmony within harmony. The posters also act as an invitation welcoming everyone to come eat and be merry at the feast that has been prepared by BIFAN for its 25th anniversary. The “Stay Strange” slogan is an expression of BIFAN’s determination to show keen support for unconventional genre film talents that have turned away from the mainstream. The slogan implies that, although their stories might be unfamiliar and strange to some, if these stories are nurtured, the talents behind them can eventually meet BIFAN and blossom. “Stay Strange” also captures the hope and comfort being offered to

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Joseph Perry
May 27, 2021
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Etheria Film Night Announces 2021 Lineup That Will Stream Exclusively on Shudder

Etheria Film Night — the world’s most respected annual showcase of horror, science fiction, fantasy, action and thriller films directed by women — will feature nine short films and honor The Walking Dead Showrunner and Executive Producer Angela Kang with the 2021 Etheria Inspiration Award when it has its exclusive streaming run on Shudder from June 25-July 25. Following is the official press announcement. Etheria Film Night (www.etheriafilmnight.com) announced today the 2021 Official Short Films Showcase Lineup, which will stream exclusively on Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streamer for horror, thrillers and the supernatural, beginning Friday, June 25 through July 25. This year’s Festival, the world’s most respected annual showcase of horror, science fiction, fantasy, action and thriller films directed by women, will feature nine short films and honor The Walking Dead Showrunner and Executive Producer Angela Kang with the 2021 Etheria Inspiration Award, given annually to a person in the entertainment industry who has inspired women to pursue careers working

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Joseph Perry
May 26, 2021
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Fathom Celebrating ‘Stand By Me’s’ 35th Anniversary With Special Theatrical Run

Fathom Events is celebrating the 35th anniversary of director Rob Reiner’s coming of age thriller Stand By Me with a limited run in select theaters nationwide on Sunday, May 23rd and Wednesday, May 26th. An adaptation of Stephen King‘s novella The Body, the film released in 1986 was a hit with both critics and viewers earning itself a cult status quickly. In fact, it’s one of this writer’s top 10 favorite films ever. Starring Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, Jerry O’Connell, and Kiefer Sutherland, the screenplay was written by Raynold Gideon and Bruce A. Evans. Filled with humor and suspense, Stand By Me is the tale of four boys on a two-day journey. In a treehouse at the edge of Castle Rock, a small, woodsy Oregon town, a budding 12-year-old writer named Gordie LaChance (Wheaton) is about to begin an extraordinary trek into the heart of the northwestern forest, an experience that will alter the course of his life

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 17, 2021

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Cryptids and Creeps Are Among the Horror Highlights at North Bend Film Festival

Washington’s North Bend Film Festival is back, and it is serving up a hybrid in-person and virtual version this July. Horror fans should look into titles such as We’re All Going to the World’s Fair, The Blazing World (reviewed here), Tailgate, and Cryptozoo. Following is the official press announcement. The North Bend Film Festival returns this summer with a hybrid festival taking place July 15-18, 2021. The in-person portion of the fest returns audience members to the historic art deco North Bend Theatre for a curated offering of feature film and short screenings, while both the virtual and physical programs will be complemented by special events, conversations with filmmakers, and immersive experiences. The majority of titles will be exclusive either to physical or virtual programs, with only a few overlaps making for a unique festival experience however you choose to attend. This year’s festival will open with the in-person screening of Swan Song, Todd Stephen’s ode to being singular in

Continue reading →
Joseph Perry
Jun 16, 2021
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Movie Review (Tribeca Festival 2021): My Heart Can’t Beat Unless You Tell It To

How far would you go to help keep a sick loved one alive? How willing would you be to enable an addicted family member? At what point would you begin to say “Enough is enough” in either of these scenarios and actually act on it? These are just three of the questions explored in writer/director Jonathan Cuartas’ arthouse horror feature My Heart Can’t Beat Unless You Tell It To. Three siblings live a bleak existence in their suburban home. Thomas (Owen Campbell) is the youngest, and he needs human blood to survive. He isn’t a typical fright-fare vampire, though. He is weak, often barely able to move without the help of his siblings, and totally dependent on them to survive. His brother Dwight (Patrick Fugit) rounds up unsuspecting homeless people under the guise of driving them to a shelter, and then takes them home where sister Jessie (Ingrid Sophie Schram) does the nasty business of draining the victims’ blood into

Continue reading →
Joseph Perry
Jun 12, 2021
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Twisted Dreams Film Festival Review: “To Freddy” 

Norwegian feature To Freddy (original title Til Freddy; 2020) finds the titular character, one of a group of friends planning a final camping trip after graduating university and heading into the workaday world, becoming increasingly paranoid after a box found randomly in the woods predicts that he will be killed by a member of their group. The film is a well-crafted thriller with horror overtones. Freddy (Nicolai Narvesen Lied) is worried about his future, and more than a little distrustful of social media, having recently abandoned it altogether after receiving targeted ads after a phone call. His friend Viljar (writer/director Viljar Bøe) finds a box containing birthday cards and messages anonymously addressed to Freddy. Curious, Freddy reads one that says one of his friends will kill him at a precise date and time during the camping trip, and that the trip cannot be cancelled. To prove the validity of this prediction, Freddy has instructions to perform specific games of chance

Continue reading →
Joseph Perry
Jun 10, 2021
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Supernatural Horror ‘Agnes’ Possesses A New Trailer Ahead Of Tribeca Premiere

Ahead of its premiere at Tribeca, writer-director Mickey Reece‘s supernatural horror film Agnes possesses a new trailer. Co-written by John Selvidge, the film centers on a nun whose disturbing behavior sparks rumors of demonic possession at a remote convent. When a priest-in-waiting and his disillusioned mentor are sent to investigate, their methods backfire, leaving a wake of terror and trauma. Molly Quinn, Jake Horowitz, Sean Gunn, Chris Browning, Ben Hall, Mary Buss, and Chris Sullivan star in Agnes, produced by Jensine Carr, Molly Quinn, Elan Gale, Jacob Snovel, and Matthew Welty, and executive produced by Molly Quinn, Elan Gale, Matthew Welty, Adam Hendricks, Greg Gilreath, and Zac Locke. While you wait for the film’s release date to be announced, be sure to check out our interview with director Mickey Reece who discusses Agnes as well as his other two recent films.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 2, 2021
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Twisted Dreams Virtual Film Festival Guarantees a Nightmarish Experience

Milwaukee’s Twisted Dreams Film Festival always schedules challenging, gripping horror and related genre-film fare, and the selections for its 6th edition — also its second virtual edition — are no exceptions to that tradition. Following is the information you need, gathered from the fest’s press announcement and website. Twisted Dreams Virtual Film Festival Featuring the most Twisted Independent Films from around the world June 4th-13th Virtual Film Festival Nightmare pass $60 Short Film Pass $50 Feature Pass $40 It is finally time for Twisted Dreams to bring you the 6th annual Twisted Dreams Film Festival. Last year was the first time we did a virtual event, and it was such a huge success that we are going to do it again this year. Due to the overwhelming success we have increased our staff and will be expanding to a 10 day festival (June 4th-13th). To purchase passes for the online event please click the link https://www.twisteddreamsff.com/ We are proud to

Continue reading →
Joseph Perry
Jun 2, 2021
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Joshua Winch, Tyler Mane, Linnea Quigley, Danielle Harris Highlight Houston Horror Film Fest 2021

From the official press announcement: Joshua Winch (Fall of Grace) joins Tyler Mane (Rob Zombie’s Halloween), Linnea Quigley (The Return of the Living Dead), Danielle Harris (Halloween 4 & 5), Rob Mello (Happy Death Day), Oliver Robins (Poltergeist), Clint Howard (Evilspeak) and many more for the HOUSTON HORROR FILM FEST 2021. The weekend of June 25 – 27 the Marriott of South Hobby will be filled with monsters, maniacs, and the macabre. Visit special guest Joshua Winch, winner of best actor for horror movie for “Fall of Grace” and featured in Crave: Roots of Evil, Anna, Lake Fear, Lake Fear 3, and Allegience of Power. “Seeing my name listed as a guest for the Houston Horror Film Festival, with all those icons and great talent is really a dream come true!” – Joshua Winch For more information: https://www.houstonhorrorfilmfest.com/index.html And for more information on Joshua Winch imdb.me/joshuawinch https://twitter.com/joshua_winch?s=09 https://www.facebook.com/joshua.winch

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Joseph Perry
Jun 1, 2021
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Austria’s Slash ½ Film Festival Features Supernatural Shudders and Gag-Inducing Grue

The stellar minds behind Slash Filmfestival Austrian film festival present Slash ½ — which returns to cinemas after an absence last year — with 11 amazing films. Highlights of he fest, which runs June 17–20, 2021 at Filmcasino in Vienna, Austria, include the gruesome shocker The Stylist, the gory dark-horror comedy Cyst, the supernatural chiller Son, and much more. Following is official information from Slash ½. After cancelling last year’s edition due to the pandemic, SLASH 1/2 is making its big comeback in 2021. Extended to four festival days, the mini festival presents international Fantastic Cinema in all its diversity. Sporting more than ten films, the program serves up hearty scenes of blood and pus splattering everywhere (mmhh!) as well as subtle horrors and social critique — after all, it’s not just your stomach that ought to turn but also the wheels in your head. Festival films include Brandon Cronenberg’s sci-fi thriller POSSESSOR, Tyler Russell’s equally nasty and funny body

Continue reading →
Joseph Perry
May 31, 2021
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Korea’s BIFAN Film Festival Unveils a Six-Poster Set for Its 25th Birthday This Summer

The following information is Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival’s official press announcement. The 25th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN, Festival Director: SHIN Chul) unveiled this year’s official posters on the 27th. The six posters make up the “cake series” that celebrates BIFAN’s 25th birthday, and they reflect this year’s slogan: “Stay Strange.” The mix of cuteness and bizarreness depict a sense of disharmony within harmony. The posters also act as an invitation welcoming everyone to come eat and be merry at the feast that has been prepared by BIFAN for its 25th anniversary. The “Stay Strange” slogan is an expression of BIFAN’s determination to show keen support for unconventional genre film talents that have turned away from the mainstream. The slogan implies that, although their stories might be unfamiliar and strange to some, if these stories are nurtured, the talents behind them can eventually meet BIFAN and blossom. “Stay Strange” also captures the hope and comfort being offered to

Continue reading →
Joseph Perry
May 27, 2021
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Etheria Film Night Announces 2021 Lineup That Will Stream Exclusively on Shudder

Etheria Film Night — the world’s most respected annual showcase of horror, science fiction, fantasy, action and thriller films directed by women — will feature nine short films and honor The Walking Dead Showrunner and Executive Producer Angela Kang with the 2021 Etheria Inspiration Award when it has its exclusive streaming run on Shudder from June 25-July 25. Following is the official press announcement. Etheria Film Night (www.etheriafilmnight.com) announced today the 2021 Official Short Films Showcase Lineup, which will stream exclusively on Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streamer for horror, thrillers and the supernatural, beginning Friday, June 25 through July 25. This year’s Festival, the world’s most respected annual showcase of horror, science fiction, fantasy, action and thriller films directed by women, will feature nine short films and honor The Walking Dead Showrunner and Executive Producer Angela Kang with the 2021 Etheria Inspiration Award, given annually to a person in the entertainment industry who has inspired women to pursue careers working

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Joseph Perry
May 26, 2021
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Fathom Celebrating ‘Stand By Me’s’ 35th Anniversary With Special Theatrical Run

Fathom Events is celebrating the 35th anniversary of director Rob Reiner’s coming of age thriller Stand By Me with a limited run in select theaters nationwide on Sunday, May 23rd and Wednesday, May 26th. An adaptation of Stephen King‘s novella The Body, the film released in 1986 was a hit with both critics and viewers earning itself a cult status quickly. In fact, it’s one of this writer’s top 10 favorite films ever. Starring Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, Jerry O’Connell, and Kiefer Sutherland, the screenplay was written by Raynold Gideon and Bruce A. Evans. Filled with humor and suspense, Stand By Me is the tale of four boys on a two-day journey. In a treehouse at the edge of Castle Rock, a small, woodsy Oregon town, a budding 12-year-old writer named Gordie LaChance (Wheaton) is about to begin an extraordinary trek into the heart of the northwestern forest, an experience that will alter the course of his life

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 17, 2021
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