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Spoiler-Free Review: THE SPIRIT OF HALLOWEENTOWN (Overlook Film Festival 2025)

Official synopsis: What does it mean to live in a place known for Halloween? Set in St. Helens, OR, the filming site of the 1998 Disney Channel movie, Halloweentown, this heartfelt documentary follows the local residents and the impact that the...

Spoiler-Free Reviews: CHAIN REACTIONS and HEY FOLKS! IT’S THE INTERMISSION TIME MIXTAPE (Boston Underground Film Festival 2025)

Chain Reactions Official synopsis: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre's impact on 5 artists — Patton Oswalt, Takashi Miike, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, Stephen King, Karyn Kusama — through interviews, outtakes, exploring how it shaped their art, psyche...

Calgary Underground Film Festival 2025 Offers Exciting Genre CinemaFare

The Calgary Underground Film Festival has a distinguished reputation for annually presenting an incredible array of genre films among its program of narrative films and documentaries, and this year’s 22nd edition continues that trend. From...

The Overlook Film Festival Announces Its Fear-Fraught First Wave

Fright fare fanatics, get your drool cups ready! The Overlook Film Festival has just released the first wave of films for its 2025 edition, taking place April 3–6 in New Orleans. No matter what your favorite form of scare fare might be, the fest is...